[kwlug-disc] Tablet shopping

[William Park]

I have Nexus 7 (Asus/Google), and I can't do any work on it, especially
email/web.  

    - I spend all my time adjusting zoom, scrolling, tap/hold,
      tap/scroll, etc.  Things that I do with one key or one mouse click
      on desktop, tablet requires multiple interactions.
      
    - I had to get a case, screen protector, and stand.

    - If it accepts external USB keyboard/mouse, then I could probably
      use it as 7" all-in-one.  But, it doesn't.  I thought about
      getting bluetooth keyboard/mouse, then, I gave up.

If laptop has a builtin stand, then that would be great.  I've seen Sony
laptop with foldable stand at the back, but it was pricy.
-- 
William

On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 12:27:29PM -0400, Ken Hermanson wrote:
> *I have the Nexus 7, 2013 and am very happy with it as a tablet. Your wife
> using a tablet for email/FB is fine but as you all know it is a far cry
> from a laptop/notebook. The smallest, FULLY FUNCTIONAL, laptop/notebook
> that I have found (so far) is 11.6".*
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Keefer Rourke <keefer.rourke at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > I second the Nexus 7 suggestion. While I've never used the 2013 version,
> > my N7 2012 has served me really well over the past two years.
> >
> > The easily unlockable boot loader is a huge benefit. And as a result of
> > being a Nexus device, you get all the latest updates from Google first, or
> > your choice of pretty much any third-party ROM.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Keefer
> > On Sep 26, 2014 4:01 PM, "Darcy Casselman" <dscassel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I've been very happy with my Nexus 7 2013.  Mind you, I only really use
> >> it for catching up with the Internet in the morning.  I prefer Nexus
> >> devices in general because they don't have all that terrible OEM cruft.
> >>
> >> I got my parents an ASUS Transformer, where you can attach a keyboard and
> >> make it laptop-like.  I thought that was cool, but they don't use the
> >> keyboard much.  Mostly as a stand when their skyping with my nephews.
> >>
> >> Darcy.
> >>
> >> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 3:52 PM, CrankyOldBugger <
> >> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Maybe for myself down the road.  Wifeski isn't a power user so she
> >>> doesn't need all the fancy bells and whistles.  Just email and Facebook
> >>> (and yes I keep trying to get her off of Facebook!).
> >>>
> >>> I'm going with the Lenovo for this job.  Thanks, William and Khalid for
> >>> your suggestions.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 26 September 2014 15:34, William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Have you considered those laptops where the screen folds back almost/all
> >>>> the way?
> >>>>
> >>>> You get built-in stand, built-in keyboard/mouse, built-in screen
> >>>> protector, bigger/upgradeable memory, bigger/upgradeable harddisk/SSD,
> >>>> Intel/AMD cpu, Windows 8.1, etc.  It's a bit heavier, but you don't hold
> >>>> tablet free-hand that long anyway.
> >>>> --
> >>>> William
> >>>>
> >>>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 11:05:11AM -0400, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> >>>> > Wifeski has been saying for some time now that she wants a tablet
> >>>> computer
> >>>> > as her laptop computer is getting to be a pain to use.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > I've never bought a tablet other than the Kobo reader (which isn't
> >>>> really a
> >>>> > tablet).  Has anyone had any experiences with the Lenovo A8-50,
> >>>> before I go
> >>>> > ahead and buy one?  I'd prefer to hear from anyone here over the
> >>>> customer
> >>>> > reviews on Amazon..  This model seems fairly robust for a smaller
> >>>> tablet,
> >>>> > and under $200.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > What's like is to keep the laptop at her desk all day, and run around
> >>>> the
> >>>> > house with the tablet to check emails, FaceBook, etc.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > I've had good luck with Lenovo laptops so that's why I'm looking up
> >>>> their
> >>>> > product line for tablets.
> >>>>
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