[ale] possibility of a non Android Linux tablet

[Cameron Kilgore]

I see tablets as devices to consume media, with a very limited creation capacity due to the lack of a proper keyboard. Even my Eee Pad with the keyboard dock is very weak at creating content, but its a perfect device for SSHing and even Windows RA.

Everyone I know who's tried to use a tablet to do real work only has to teleconference, use a CRM, or send emails. I can't think of anyone here who strictly does those things. 

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On Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Collin Pruitt wrote:

> On 2/25/2012 10:50 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote: 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Here I am replying to my own email again.  Well, I've been thinking and thinking about this.  There's no doubt that I WANT a tablet, although that would be one more computer to maintain and one more to try to prevent from getting viruses.  Android is a huge virus target.  However, my NEED to go to Atlanta Bread Company or Starbucks and look at websites, check email, or check financial charts is not that great, when I can generally go back home in 10 minutes and get access to my computers.  When I had that Pandigital tablet for a few days, I couldn't get it to attach to Atlanta Bread Company's internet at all.  And, when I've had my laptop there, performance is spotty at best.  I can always take my laptop somewhere if I really want to.  In the end, I think I might want to keep or reallocate the $ 200 more than I want to have a tablet.  I think that I might just get a new slim case for my 15.6" laptop as well as a separate power supply.  That way, if I want to go portable, I can ju
st put the computer into standby mode, put it in the case and go.  Now, if I had a couple of thousand dollars to burn, I wouldn't flinch about spending $ 200, but that's not the case.  Regardless, thanks to those who responded.  I learned a good bit about the HP Touchpad tablet and the Acer Aspire One netbooks during my research.  If I were going to buy something, it would probably be either one of those or a Kindle Fire or an Acer Iconia tablet.
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > 
> > Ron
> 
> I think you should try to look at it from this perspective: A tablet is a convenience device. Press the power button, slide your finger to unlock, then open your app, all of which can be done in under 5 seconds, while a laptop takes much more time to do the same thing with. That's why I got a tablet of my own, so I can stop lugging my laptop everywhere with me for simple tasks like reading email and looking up websites. I don't need a Core 2 Duo with 4GB RAM and a 15.4" screen to check Facebook or read the news. I also don't always have the time or the space to bring my laptop out. It's uncomfortable at best to hold a laptop with one arm while trying to reasonably do something on it.
> 
> Basically, don't ever intend on doing something intense on a tablet device, because that's not what it was designed or purposed to do. It's purely a device of convenience and speed.
> 
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