[kwlug-disc] Tablet shopping

Sat Sep 27 17:30:42 EDT 2014

Plug in one of these (ridiculously cheap) cables

http://www.amazon.ca/SANOXY-Micro-USB-OTG-Adapter/dp/B005QX7KYU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411853148&sr=8-1&keywords=otg+cable

and you can use a mouse and/or keyboard with your Nexus 7.

Brian

On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 4:49 PM, William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca> wrote:

> 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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