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| 1123641 | 2010-08-01 08:21:00 | I would rather have a Frisbee. Less expensive and more fun. | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1123642 | 2010-08-01 11:26:00 | What do you expect from a PC forum, lol . I just watched a electronics gadget documentary on Prime . Pretty much everyone knows what an iPhone is, the same cannot be said for other products . Similarly people here trash a laptop and prefer a PC . Go onto a NZ news site and more people have a laptop . The trend is mobility . Apartment living . NZ is quite laid back but there is a trend nonetheless that NZders move to the inner city to live . Singapore has 80% market penetration in mobile data for their internet . |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1123643 | 2010-08-02 00:41:00 | Amazon ship kindles to NZ now. I understand they display pdf files and cost about $220 shipped to NZ for the Wifi only model | McRuff (12291) | ||
| 1123644 | 2010-08-02 05:15:00 | That's interesting about the Kindle. The new one looks good and better priced than the Kobo. Interesting discussion on the ipad. I can see virtue in the 'pad' concept (had a play in Sydney) but my leaning is towards an Android one. Maybe not mature enough yet but I am put off with the ipad's no flash and no usb etc. |
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| 1123645 | 2010-08-08 07:56:00 | Thanks for the comments.... how do you input to the iPad? My friend, who has one, has an Apple computer which I don't.... Personally I would prefer a Windows version as I am familiar with that system.... I don't want/need to work on it, more to read documents without having to nurse my laptop... sigh... Bryden |
Bryden (4161) | ||
| 1123646 | 2010-08-08 08:05:00 | Thanks for the comments.... how do you input to the iPad?Via the touchscreen. My understanding is that you can also pair a bluetooth keyboard with it, but I'm not sure whether that is actually the case. Personally I would prefer a Windows version as I am familiar with that system....Except that Windows in its current state doesn't have any sort of touch UI - you can use a touchscreen with it, but it's incredibly cumbersome. Almost all Windows software is also targeted at x86, which means that if you want to maintain compatibility a Windows-based tablet would be unable to use an ARM-based CPU, which means it'll eat the battery a whole lot faster. ...more to read documents without having to nurse my laptop... sigh...They're great for that, provided the format you want to read is supported. If not, then you're out of luck. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 1123647 | 2010-08-08 08:30:00 | Thanks for the comments.... how do you input to the iPad? My friend, who has one, has an Apple computer which I don't.... Personally I would prefer a Windows version as I am familiar with that system.... I don't want/need to work on it, more to read documents without having to nurse my laptop... sigh... Bryden Whenever input is required you touch the appropriate field and a virtual keyboard appears at the bottom of the screen. It will never replace a proper keyboard but works ok to input passwords or a short message( I am using it for this). In no way does an iPad replace a desktop PC but it does what it does very well. |
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