On 26/05/18 10:18 AM, Markus Egg wrote:
There are currently 2 choices for my usage (watching videos, doing 3D printing, usenet, dual ethernet).
Er-um. That's your objective. An in-stated objective seems to be 'portability' otherwise we'd be looking for a PC with powerful graphics (for 3d editing and huge 'Cinerama' displays. if it comes to watching videos, browsing, and simply carting 3-d print files from the PC creation site (with its high end graphics and huge 'Cinerama' displays) to the 3-d printer then the sophistication of the device need not be aggressive. I have a friend who also teaches CS courses who does content development and presentation, as well as pretty much as his browsing and writing and movie watching using a netbook. He tells me he was cynical at first but is now a True Believer. He says the conversion to being convinced took a couple of months for new habits to become established. Before my own laptop died I got a deal on a 12" Samsung and bluetooth keyboard. Heck, I could have used a USB keyboard or my USB octopus and lots of stuff. At first I was hesitant but now I use it more than I ever used my laptop. Yes, I prefer Thunderbird on the PC; yes I prefer the PC for photo-editing (Think Cinerama screen), but for the bulk of graphics work, and lets face it, that's the way the net is going, the tablet is fantastic. For example, one of the issues we see often discussed here is the suspension of a laptop when the lid is closed and its restoration then the lid is opened again. With my tablet and its cover, that 'just works'. The bluetooth keyboard 'just works'; the usb keyboard 'just works'. I borrowed a usb controller from a friend's XBox and loaded a flight simulator and it 'just worked'. I loaded a remote X program and linked to my PC over Wifi and read my mail using the view into Thunderbird, the tablet being a X-terminal, and it 'just worked'. Yes, for the PC I'm wedded to openSuse and it will make me ore than the series of petty pissed-off items we encounter here to make me give that up. The real issue here, the point I'm trying to make with the tablet, is that this is really a matter of focusing on the OBJECTIVES and not getting hung up on the mechanism. I've seen too many project get delayed, over-run, many other problems and un-necessary expenses that way. The classic is choosing the hardware before the scope of what is needed by the software, though I don't think that is the case here. Just because this worked that way with the old laptop doesn't mean you have to replicate it with a new laptop. You have a chance at innovation. And hey, it is easier to watch movies in bed with a tablet than a laptop. If you don't want to stream, then you can put half a dozen on a microXDSC card and pop it in the side slot. Hmm. I suppose you can also get a laptop with a detachable touch screen ... Apple do a very nice one ... But anyway, do keep the OBJECTIVES in mind and not get hung up on the mechanisms. -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org