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hlthe2b

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8. I'm happy with my current small laptop, but if someone tossed me the $$, I'd buy one.

Reply to Snake Alchemist (Original post)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 01:17 PM

Mar 2012

I don't see it replacing a laptop, though. Without the virus/firewall protections of a laptop, how would one ever feel really comfortable doing anything but casual browsing on wifi. If you use the 4G cellular model, that affords a bit more protection, but still. Further, typing on a virtual keyboard is really not a lot of fun to me--certainly not very efficient, so there goes using it for major document creation. Tapping out a few emails, fine... but

That said, it is a beautiful device that I'm sure would be great to read ebooks on, take to the coffee shop to browse the internet on Sunday mornings and to give the laptop a little break now and then. But, frankly, I don't see it doing anything that I don't get done readily with an iphone and/or my sony laptop.

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I don't get the whole iPad 3 craze. [View all] Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 OP

Some people have too much money Taverner Mar 2012 #1

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Here: Taverner Mar 2012 #13

Sales of 'netbooks' are plummeting. Asus and Dell are basically giving up on that space. onehandle Mar 2012 #31

'Plummeting' is an exaggeration. randome Mar 2012 #44

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Which are two more accessories you have to buy to use an iPad like a netbook. randome Mar 2012 #85

I just borrowed an IPad for a week to see if I wanted it. Big complaint for me is the keyboard! riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #90

macbook air is what you need. Pisces Mar 2012 #134

Thanks. We're in the market for a new computer riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #136

The keyboard may still be too small for your husband. You may need go with Vaio. We have all macs Pisces Mar 2012 #209

Beautifully, you say? nt sudopod Mar 2012 #97

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. randome Mar 2012 #102

Yes, because journalists are ALWAYS 100% accurate and never sensationalize anything. nt TheWraith Mar 2012 #173

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And Lenovo, is any manufacturer still making them? IDemo Mar 2012 #47

I LOVE my Acer netbook! WTH would I want an i-Pad for? WinkyDink Mar 2012 #125

There will always be a market Taverner Mar 2012 #144

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Ah but give me cheap electronics over cheap beer any day Taverner Mar 2012 #205

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Hey I used to work for the mothership... Taverner Mar 2012 #207

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You seem to have missed the fact that he could by five of them for the same price. sudopod Mar 2012 #45

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Don't be mad. nt sudopod Mar 2012 #93

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Do you laugh at people that you see out with other non-Apple laptops or tablets? Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #108

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It sure sounds like you take a lot of pride in your purchase. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #112

I mean, if you have $500 to throw around, good for you. sudopod Mar 2012 #117

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There was an argument? sudopod Mar 2012 #126

So you DO work in an Apple Store then.... Pholus Mar 2012 #138

Again, bagging on One Laptop Per Child is pretty much uncool Pholus Mar 2012 #142

Other NOTHINGS by extention of this post -- One Laptop per Child Pholus Mar 2012 #141

Beautiful. joshcryer Mar 2012 #165

I kind of miss my netbook at times. I have an iPad2 and a PC sammytko Mar 2012 #59

Thanks for that, will google it now DeschutesRiver Mar 2012 #77

My I-Phone is over three years old adigal Mar 2012 #106

My old one got bricked after a software update that I accidentally allowed. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #110

Yes, esp your last line. nt DeschutesRiver Mar 2012 #158

Is this an online deal? flamingdem Mar 2012 #148

How about HD Video? Zalatix Mar 2012 #156

That display of a pathetic 800x480 sucks Ter Mar 2012 #160

AGREED Mr Dixon Mar 2012 #174

Or are brainwashed by Apple Fanboyism. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #7

We have a iPad 2. anti-alec Mar 2012 #2

Mindless consumerist BS is what it is. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #3

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It's overpriced for what it does. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #20

so no then belcffub Mar 2012 #87

You sure showed him. sudopod Mar 2012 #98

I'm not pretty enough for marketing belcffub Mar 2012 #100

:/ sudopod Mar 2012 #101

I don't have the disposible income for overpriced consumerist crap. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #129

you got me... belcffub Mar 2012 #140

I was generalizing. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #155

Only an iDouche will be out buying one today. nt madinmaryland Mar 2012 #5

ROFLMAO! I'm stealing that! Odin2005 Mar 2012 #23

An idouche conversation: madinmaryland Mar 2012 #56

"macs can't get viruses" . . . always love that one. HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #69

there are mac "viruses" but they are few and far between belcffub Mar 2012 #89

Ha! I bought one for me and one for my wife's birthday yesterday. onehandle Mar 2012 #34

LOL tabbycat31 Mar 2012 #41

I recommend iPhones to all my friends got root Mar 2012 #50

i'd consider an iphone if they had a real keyboard tabbycat31 Mar 2012 #83

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And how much extra would that cost me? tabbycat31 Mar 2012 #187

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Still have not sold me tabbycat31 Mar 2012 #191

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Classic.... WCGreen Mar 2012 #115

Or a tech geek Ter Mar 2012 #161

Just shut up and drink the Apple koolaid! rbixby Mar 2012 #6

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Exactly, this is about refined taste DireStrike Mar 2012 #200

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I'm happy with my current small laptop, but if someone tossed me the $$, I'd buy one. hlthe2b Mar 2012 #8

I don't get why you spend so much on a camera. Isn't that more expensive than an iPad? dkf Mar 2012 #9

MUCH more. But I saved for years to buy one and it's one of my passions. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #18

And completely different! Try taking the Nikon-SLR photos with an i-Pad! ROFL!!!! WinkyDink Mar 2012 #127

Try accessing DU with a camera. That won't work either. dkf Mar 2012 #135

It's an easy to use computer got root Mar 2012 #10

I think it is a pricey toy adigal Mar 2012 #113

well, you'd be wrong as it is much more than a toy - though it can be that, too ;) got root Mar 2012 #150

A gadget really? surfdog Mar 2012 #11

amazing what some people will do for porn, isn't it? unblock Mar 2012 #14

I don't feel like I'm missing anything without an iPad. limpyhobbler Mar 2012 #15

I call it "Malibu Stacy Syndrome" Initech Mar 2012 #16

lol got root Mar 2012 #22

The same reason Apple never sold more desktop OSes than Micro$haft. nt sudopod Mar 2012 #48

lol got root Mar 2012 #55

...eh, maybe not in the way you mean. sudopod Mar 2012 #57

I would argue that Mac didn't have a 'way better' unti X got root Mar 2012 #63

Apple was practically giving machines to schools thinking they could get kids use to using WCGreen Mar 2012 #122

Yeah I remember every computer lab growing up being full of Macs. Hosnon Mar 2012 #183

I was WAITING to use that, and you beat me to it! :) Pholus Mar 2012 #139

It is! Initech Mar 2012 #157

I use my tablet everday for everything of course I would never use an Apple product bowens43 Mar 2012 #17

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LOL....his loss??? You know his needs? Typical Apple fanboy. Logical Mar 2012 #52

If you're shooting with a Nikon SLR DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2012 #21

A fellow shooter? Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #28

I'm from the enemy camp: Canon 7D DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2012 #64

Haha, definitely the enemy. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #67

I don't get the whole Nikon SLR craze... SidDithers Mar 2012 #24

A tad different. It's one of my passions and I saved for YEARS for the camera and lenses. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #29

Edit: I derped when I should have herped. nt sudopod Mar 2012 #65

Human nature being what it is and all... LanternWaste Mar 2012 #73

The difference lies in the fact that my camera will not be obsolete for a very long time if ever. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #74

Again, we simply rationalize those things we like... LanternWaste Mar 2012 #78

I always differentiate between a passion for photography and a passion for watching TV. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #82

I don't.. Tikki Mar 2012 #25

apple ipads made by wage slaves and you think you don't "steal from the poor" lol nt msongs Mar 2012 #66

so you buy no chinese products... belcffub Mar 2012 #91

I really don't give a shit what people spend their own money on johnnie Mar 2012 #26

Love Your Response (I agree, its none of my business what other people like) we can do it Mar 2012 #75

I see. iPad owners = Elitists. Apple products are in over two out of three American homes. onehandle Mar 2012 #27

Apple fanboys... RevStPatrick Mar 2012 #30

Back in the 80s HappyMe Mar 2012 #32

Ebay is the only place I buy electronics bart95 Mar 2012 #33

My phone pokerfan Mar 2012 #35

Why do you care so much about what other people spend their money on? bigwillq Mar 2012 #36

I care because I love analyzing marketing ploys. Logical Mar 2012 #53

Not to really get in the middle of a good sharp_stick Mar 2012 #38

thanks for that, I lol'd. nt DeschutesRiver Mar 2012 #99

Think I'm stealing that... Dead_Parrot Mar 2012 #104

I don't get it either. I'm just fine with my Skidmore Mar 2012 #39

I am a Tracfone fan, too~~~!!! MADem Mar 2012 #198

Disparage the iPad buyers all you want... brooklynite Mar 2012 #40

I suppose anyone who bought the stock when it was 4$ can now afford to buy an iPad 3. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #42

Most anyone can afford an iPad bigwillq Mar 2012 #62

LOL nt sudopod Mar 2012 #71

It will be obsolete by the time I save up!! adigal Mar 2012 #116

Well then at least you have your priorities straight! bigwillq Mar 2012 #124

Or advertising is becoming ever more effective. sudopod Mar 2012 #54

+1 proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #128

It's too pricy for me get the red out Mar 2012 #43

They used to call this "planned obsolescence" hifiguy Mar 2012 #46

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Ooh, Ooh, Ohh, I do! It means I can't replace my batteries without a big hassle!!!! Pholus Mar 2012 #146

It is this simple...... Logical Mar 2012 #49

I wonder why their competitors don't do this easy trick, too? got root Mar 2012 #58

No, it take years to build up the cult status. Apple did a hell of a job doing it. Logical Mar 2012 #60

To clarify what I said above sudopod Mar 2012 #61

I think that being made by mistreated child labor raouldukelives Mar 2012 #51

So this video kinda speaks to your ipad feelings? Liberal Veteran Mar 2012 #68

Telephones and computers are just a craze too. LanternWaste Mar 2012 #70

still waiting on the MacBook wheel, myself. KG Mar 2012 #72

!! kentauros Mar 2012 #184

Then why bother posting? we can do it Mar 2012 #76

I think it comes down to Coke vs. Pepsi. LanternWaste Mar 2012 #79

I know, right? sudopod Mar 2012 #94

thank you! HAHAHAHA we can do it Mar 2012 #130

My take Broken_Hero Mar 2012 #81

Here's what iPad buyers are giving up: Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #86

My Compaq with Win7 has not crashed once. Nice try. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #131

Microsoft themselves beg to differ. Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #170

yawn. KG Mar 2012 #168

I didn't know Windows 7 was around in 95! Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #171

Neither was OS lion Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #181

Many of the same people willing to spend $500 on the next Ipad taught_me_patience Mar 2012 #88

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Nice post Newt! Renew Deal Mar 2012 #92

Hit close to home, huh? :3 nt sudopod Mar 2012 #95

Newt rants on about "NY elites" Renew Deal Mar 2012 #96

Born and raised in NYC. I think I have the right to name a place where the upper class Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #132

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yeah, i was kinda surprised to see this locked... got root Mar 2012 #152

Kick. William769 Mar 2012 #105

With a cover with a built-in keyboard rocktivity Mar 2012 #109

I can easily afford one. NightOwwl Mar 2012 #114

While I don't question.. sendero Mar 2012 #120

do you have an HD TV got root Mar 2012 #153

Yes but I used them. sendero Mar 2012 #162

In the developed world, yes, there are a lot of privileged people who can afford it. joshcryer Mar 2012 #133

+1000 Taverner Mar 2012 #145

I'm not ashamed to admit this but I found an entire bag of almost-new shirts... joshcryer Mar 2012 #154

Yes we are consumers. onenote Mar 2012 #178

I love consumerism. joshcryer Mar 2012 #194

You can get the new iPads and iPhones almost free if you trade or sell your old ones sammytko Mar 2012 #137

It's a toy for people who like a specific brand of toy Taverner Mar 2012 #143

i think that there's probably more to it than that got root Mar 2012 #151

I have an iPad 1 that works just fine for me Major Nikon Mar 2012 #147

Hipsters gotta have "The Newest THING" n/t BiggJawn Mar 2012 #149

The 80 year-old grandmother I saw buying one was such a hipster! onehandle Mar 2012 #163

Interesting. joshcryer Mar 2012 #166

Apple products are in over 2/3rds of American homes. onehandle Mar 2012 #169

You can tell a 'fan boy'/hipster from a 'normal' easily. Pholus Mar 2012 #172

Precisely. It's like bashing Dell or Windows or something. joshcryer Mar 2012 #195

The funniest moment is when the Apple fanboi tries to find your "brand" to pay you back... Pholus Mar 2012 #199

I might get it in a year or so, but not right now. agentS Mar 2012 #159

Well if its not Puppy Linux its crap MichaelMcGuire Mar 2012 #164

"changing the number of available pixels by a factor of four doesn't completely change... joshcryer Mar 2012 #167

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$1.50 a day onenote Mar 2012 #175

I picked Nikon because they have the best color metering. Not the best selection of lenses though. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #176

Of course not. But that's an apples and oranges comparison onenote Mar 2012 #177

The difference is between a passion and a gadget. Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #179

And there's the answer: what you don't get is that some people are passionate about their iPads. onenote Mar 2012 #182

It bothers me because they need to be practicing their arithmetic?? Pholus Mar 2012 #203

most photographers I meet have a passion for photography Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #204

lol negativenihil Mar 2012 #180

I guess we can put you down as a non-buyer Stinky The Clown Mar 2012 #185

I'm probably going to have to jump on the Apple bandwagon soon high density Mar 2012 #196

I finally ditched my iphone today for a Samsung Galaxy and couldn't be happier with the replacement. Initech Mar 2012 #197