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OneTenthofOnePercent

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43. I don't think our infrastructure is all that ideal for full cloud computing
Wed Jan 2, 2013, 06:19 PM
Jan 2013

Alot of people need to access the full capabilities of their PC without ideal (or any) internet connections. I don't think a chromebook is a good substitute for a chromebook, or even a regular shitty netbook/tablet yet. It can be, in certain situations - but not all (yet).

I still don't see typing on an iPad or other tablet as an acceptable replacement for a keyboard. randome Jan 2013 #1
There's that microsoft thing that has the detachable keyboard. MADem Jan 2013 #3
There are bluetooth keyboards available for most tabs hootinholler Jan 2013 #4
Then you have to lug all that stuff to the coffee shop. A netbook is only one device. randome Jan 2013 #9
There are apps that understand word and excell hootinholler Jan 2013 #20
Can you type on your ASUS keyboard? cally Jan 2013 #48
This is the one I have hootinholler Jan 2013 #49
Thanks. Mine is an earlier version, I think cally Jan 2013 #53
You can use a wireless keyboard with an ipad Bjorn Against Jan 2013 #6
Maybe a mini-keyboard would be better but that's still two devices to lug around instead of one. randome Jan 2013 #10
I use mine all the time with no problem FreeState Jan 2013 #16
I use my keyboard at home gollygee Jan 2013 #50
They typically snap on magnetically & clamshell. DirkGently Jan 2013 #55
You can get a keyboard for your iPad. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #17
A two-piece device that snaps into one is a better option. randome Jan 2013 #23
The Zaggfolio for iPad would also allow you to carry it in a single piece Bjorn Against Jan 2013 #44
I write novels and do stats on my ipad. politicat Jan 2013 #46
I'm still not going to HappyMe Jan 2013 #2
The problem with netbooks was no optical drive. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #5
When I got mine, I got an external DVD drive for it. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #22
But it goes back to that toting extras around with you. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #24
There's always a little bit of that. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #32
Alot of ultraboos and alot of the new Macbooks have done away with opticals. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #31
i like my netbook and my iPad TeamPooka Jan 2013 #7
I love my netbook and my iPad-- I look at them as different tools. Rectangle Jan 2013 #52
exactly.... TeamPooka Jan 2013 #56
trends in the consumer computing market baffle me... mike_c Jan 2013 #8
I'm with you on all that. I don't get it, either. randome Jan 2013 #11
they baffle me too, but... Enrique Jan 2013 #12
in a fully networked environment today's tablets might work for me... mike_c Jan 2013 #13
Pretty much any gaming computer is going to be powerful enough to do a lot of computing Fumesucker Jan 2013 #14
ah-ha! mike_c Jan 2013 #15
Better off to network the tablet to a desktop somewhere via VPN Fumesucker Jan 2013 #25
Heat is the problem One_Life_To_Give Jan 2013 #47
I just had a gaming laptop custom built to produce music and video. dogknob Jan 2013 #21
I use my netbook for internet, word processing (lil bit), simple spreadsheets... nothing else. Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #18
Look at the 'extinction' of the supercomputer and mainframes hootinholler Jan 2013 #27
I do. enlightenment Jan 2013 #28
My guess on the people making these broad statements about tablets kentauros Jan 2013 #38
I'm using one of the last of Acer's netbooks. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #19
Going the way of earth shoes and biorhythms. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #26
When I start liking something, they stop making it. Story of my life. Dems to Win Jan 2013 #29
Man, I like my Acer netook. It's all I use. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #30
Chromebooks are netbooks that start at $200 but but run Googles's Chrome operating system MightyMopar Jan 2013 #34
Shhhh... Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2013 #37
I don't think our infrastructure is all that ideal for full cloud computing OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #43
Not surprised, really. Netbooks have turned into notebooks... SidDithers Jan 2013 #33
That's pretty much what happened. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #40
The battery life was what drew me. randome Jan 2013 #41
ASUS Transformer RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #35
Tablets didn't destroy the netbook, netbooks destroyed the premium on thin and light Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2013 #36
"We love your asus." aikoaiko Jan 2013 #39
I have both a netbook and an iPad. Use 'em for different stuff. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2013 #42
You can get a laptop for not much more than a netbook obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #45
I have an iPad that I mostly only use as a reader Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #51
Mine still works just fine KaryninMiami Jan 2013 #54
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