[ale] possibility of a non Android Linux tablet

[Ted W]

I pre-ordered the Kindle Fire and really like it. I have mine rooted and have loaded ADWLauncher on it. I didn't know that people had ICS running on it already. I remember when it first came out I was working with a few members of XDA-Developers to get it working. Contrary to popular opinion, I have ound the 7" tablets to provide the best compromise between portability and usability. If I need a larger screen to do "real" web browsing I have my 12" UltraBook.
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Ted W. < Ted at Techmachine.net >
Registered GNU/Linux user #413569



On Feb 25, 2012, at 4:10 PM, Jim Lynch wrote:

> On 02/25/2012 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 just 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.
> I went for a compromise after getting tired of lugging the laptop around 
> and got a Toshiba Netbook.  Upgraded the memory to 2G and replaced the 
> HD with a Sony hybrid 4 Gb SSD cache in front of a 500 Gb drive.  I love 
> it.  I installed Linux Mint 12 and it boots up in less than a minute and 
> works fine.  The keyboard is acceptable and I hate touch pads, but 
> that's all there is.  When I'm not in range of free wireless, I have an 
> Android and can crank up the Wifi in it.  Not the fastest game in town, 
> but gives me connectivity most anywhere I am likely to be.
> 
> For less than a pad, I have a more capable box, IMHO anyway.
> 
> Jim.
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