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| Thread ID: 109716 | 2010-05-20 05:24:00 | Most of your non IT mates using laptops? | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 886593 | 2010-05-21 06:52:00 | To make another point. I've never left my desktop behind when I got off public transport. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 886594 | 2010-05-21 06:57:00 | To make another point. I've never left my desktop behind when I got off public transport. I haven't left my netbook behind either :p |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 886595 | 2010-05-21 07:07:00 | I repaired an Acer 1.4Ghz, 1gig ram, XPsp3, Office 2007, 80Gig HDD, dual core laptop today, used malwarebytes to get some malware off it, it was a really nice machine, fast and slick, I was impressed, very fast opening programs and overall it seemed far better than I have been led to believe by opinions on this site. Just because it's fast doesn't mean it's good quality |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 886596 | 2010-05-21 07:43:00 | Most of my customers & my family have laptops because they can store them behind a seat in the lounge & set it up on the kitchen table when they want to do work, or *shock horror* use it on their lap if it is just looking a a few photos. If I get a laptop, I would want a docking station for it so I can have a large monitor & normal keyboard & mouse. I don't need my big PC, but I like it. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 886597 | 2010-05-21 09:00:00 | If I get a laptop, I would want a docking station for it so I can have a large monitor & normal keyboard & mouse. I don't need my big PC, but I like it. Mm, I use a docking station and it's very very nice to just slot in and use the 24" monitor :D |
george12 (7) | ||
| 886598 | 2010-05-21 10:20:00 | i think laptops are cool but even my compaq evo n410c with the docking stations big speakers on the side arent satisfactory to my needs. i like my desktop as i have an old Sanyo am/fm stereo tuner amplifier r5 with my pc sound pumped into it. i have 18 yr old phillips speakers (same as what you see in early shortland street episodes, just look out, i saw them on it) hooked up to the amplifier. and man is the bass strong!, wow amazing bass, the bass is soo good thru ear and headfones too. im sticking with my desktop, even if it is 6 years old, it still looks new, and most people who see it think its more powerful than it really is (it has decent specs which i have posted in an earlier post) | goodiesguy (15316) | ||
| 886599 | 2010-05-22 04:11:00 | I am a real man and need a real mans computer (a win 7 desktop) that I build myself and upgrade every few years. I used to hate laptops, (I remember the first Compaq luggables) but got one last year to carry some work data around. Now my daughter uses it every night in her room (Facebook) I do like the idea of using it on the coffee table, but I hate laptop keyboards as everything is in a different place. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 886600 | 2010-05-22 21:58:00 | i like desktops as they are customizable in nearly everyway. you sort of cant make a laptop eg: get a case, chose the parts, set it up etc... This is why non- IT people like laptops. They don't care about building it themselves or upgraded. What % of desktops ever get upgraded? I suspect very low. At most, a bit more ram. They prefer the convenience of using it where ever they like. |
wotz (335) | ||
| 886601 | 2010-05-23 21:14:00 | I think NZ is a handful of places where you can still find large houses in the main cities with a back and front yard. I know some people who work in NZ in the larger cities, they have accepted townhouses / apartment living - it's quite a bit different than suburbian living. I had a conversation at home after a chat with a friend in Singapore. I come to believe the future is about convenience and wireless. Most people don't need the state of the art, even if you can get that in Korea is can be priced higher and limited in areas. People just need a decent speed, an affordable price. Albeit more expensive than ADSL. They will pay that. The trend now is laptops, cellphones, a mobile lifestyle. They want to be online at home, when they are out, on public transport, at the library / cafe. They can chat MSN, they can Skype, they can check restaurant reviews, tourist attractions all on the phone, check bus timetables, watch the breakfast news, check the email on the morning bus. People are just crazy about iPhones, iPads, Netbooks, Laptops, Smartphones. You can use it when you go for a family holiday - tourist info, weather, local news, can Skype home etc. I think NZ is missing the goal post. You have these crazy devices people love, but the capability is constrained. Who wants to buy an expensive item and use it at home and when they are on the go - listen to saved mp3 and videos, they want it on demand. I don't know the official stats. A friend in Singapore said more people are with mobile internet. They provide 100Mbps for ADSL and up to 21Mbps for mobile internet. He's on the 2Mbps plan and it's more than enough for him. He's only got mobile internet. When I had a 1.8Mbps connection via ADSL, that was more than enough - I could stream youtube without pauses, I could get the downloads quickly, for larger downloads I could go for a short break. Many people do not download GBs in one go. They do little downloads or stream video. The killer package for customer and supplier alike is a affordable 3/5/10GB mobile data plan. A number of my friends go on Facebook while they are at work on their mobile plan, they can bid on Trademe, check their personal emails. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 886602 | 2010-05-23 21:26:00 | Wikipedia stats re: Singapore: Broadband * Subscribers: 4,883,700 (79.5% wireless, 10.3% xDSL, 10.1% cable modem, 0.1% others) as of February 2009. |
Nomad (952) | ||
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