[ale] Tablet as a desktop

[Robert Heaven]

Actually, the Transformer (Tablet+Keyboard) makes perfect sense for people that need computing functions while in a mobile environment. You can't always find a convenient table/desk to sit a laptop on. And, besides the keyboard/trackpad adds battery drain.

Now, for someone like me that is a full-time tele-commuter and sit at my desk 10-14 hours a day, it does not make sense. I don't need computing functions while mobile so, the smart phone is more than sufficient.

On Jan 17, 2012, at 10:44 AM, Brian Mathis wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Chris Fowler
> <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
>> Is anyone here using a tablet and keyboard dock as a main desktop?
>> 
>> I'm looking at one so that I can just grab and go.  One issue is going
>> to be maintaining productivity with my current desktop.  It would run
>> headless (no LCD) and then I would access its desktop via the tablet.
>> This would be the only solution since I keep about 10 xterms open at all
>> times.
>> 
>> Crazy idea?
> 
> 
> Yes, crazy idea.  This how Microsoft approached tablets for so many
> years -- do the same thing you do on a computer but use a tablet
> instead -- and failed so miserably.
> 
> A tablet is not a replacement for your computer, it never will be, nor
> should it be.  It's like trying to figure out how many saddle-bags you
> need after going from a horse to a car.  It's just not the right
> approach.  Tablets are primarily consumption devices, and while they
> can be used for certain kinds of input, you don't want to be doing it
> every day.
> 
> What you are describing is simply a laptop with a working sleep mode.
> I'm not sure the state of Linux today on laptops, but if it has not
> met your needs in this respect, both Windows and OSX easily handle
> sleep mode with no problems.
> 
> 
> ❧ Brian Mathis
> 
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