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for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? |
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On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? What a silly question. If your wife says she wants one, then they're obviously better than anything else. Now, just find a good deal on one and go for it. Here...I learned a lot... http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/14/a...e-fire-review/ Now, get out the $199 and buy one from Amazon. |
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On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? ==== The Kindle is primarily designed for reading books although with a little patience you can also browse the web and check EMAIL. The Kindlefire has been upgraded to make it more like an iPad. Amazon has sold a zillion of them and there are lots of online reviews. I got one of the older Kindles for my wife a couple of years ago and you can hardly pry it out of her hands. She reads it on the boat, in the car, at the fitness center and at home. She's read over 100 books on it this year alone. |
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On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:24:22 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? ==== The Kindle is primarily designed for reading books although with a little patience you can also browse the web and check EMAIL. The Kindlefire has been upgraded to make it more like an iPad. Amazon has sold a zillion of them and there are lots of online reviews. I got one of the older Kindles for my wife a couple of years ago and you can hardly pry it out of her hands. She reads it on the boat, in the car, at the fitness center and at home. She's read over 100 books on it this year alone. We got our granddaughter one last Christmas. Her head has been buried in it constantly, and what she wants for Christmas is gift cards from Amazon for more books. Unreal, but nice. |
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On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:15:44 -0500, Happy JH
wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? What a silly question. If your wife says she wants one, then they're obviously better than anything else. Now, just find a good deal on one and go for it. Here...I learned a lot... http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/14/a...e-fire-review/ Now, get out the $199 and buy one from Amazon. ======== It turns out that there is also an interesting alternative for just a bit more money: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005B9G79I/ref=asc_df_B005B9G79I1841434 It has a better screen, a built in GPS, and full access to all of the Android apps. There are some great navigation apps available like Navionics which comes with charts. |
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On Dec 30, 9:44*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:15:44 -0500, Happy JH wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? What a silly question. If your wife says she wants one, then they're obviously better than anything else. Now, just find a good deal on one and go for it. Here...I learned a lot... http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/14/a...e-fire-review/ Now, get out the $199 and buy one from Amazon. ======== It turns out that there is also an interesting alternative for just a bit more money: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005B9G79I/ref=asc_df_B005B9G79I1841434 It has a better screen, a built in GPS, and full access to all of the Android apps. * There are some great navigation apps available like Navionics which comes with charts. oooooh! Now I'm thinking....... ?;^ ) |
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, says... I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? The fire can be used like a tablet, but they're having a lot of trouble with them crashing, etc. Amazon is already sending out firmware and software updates for them. |
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says... On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. Some of us are adventurous and therefore don't plop our ass in the nearest hotel and thus have a need for a tablet with 4G capability. |
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On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception. |
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On 12/31/2011 9:33 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. Don't stray from your 4G coverage spots or you will be disappointed when the best you can get is 2G or 3G. Like the Chevy Volt, 3G and 4G can be a big disappointment. |
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On Dec 31, 10:41*am, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My #2 son gave us a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. When I bundled our phone/internet/cable tv services last summer, I lost my Wi-Fi modem. I had to call and schedule my service provider to come in on the 3rd of January to swap out the basic modem for one capable of Wi-Fi. It was no big deal up till now because the only one using that feature ws my #1 son on his infrequent visits from Toronto. I probably wouldn't have bought a playbook myself, but now that I have one I'm anxious to see what it can do. I'll tell you one thing...the 3 meg front camera and the 5 meg back camera are limited for indoor use on a dark day. It claims to have 1080i video.... whick is ok outside in the bright light. Also got an iPod Nano for Christmas.. so I had to visit a nearby audio store earlier this week to pick up a new pair of Grado headphones. Good grief..they cost as much as the iPod but do have a nice sound. (supplied 'bud style' headphones sounded crappy & fit worse) |
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On 12/31/11 11:34 AM, North Star wrote:
On Dec 31, 10:41 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My #2 son gave us a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. When I bundled our phone/internet/cable tv services last summer, I lost my Wi-Fi modem. I had to call and schedule my service provider to come in on the 3rd of January to swap out the basic modem for one capable of Wi-Fi. It was no big deal up till now because the only one using that feature ws my #1 son on his infrequent visits from Toronto. I probably wouldn't have bought a playbook myself, but now that I have one I'm anxious to see what it can do. I'll tell you one thing...the 3 meg front camera and the 5 meg back camera are limited for indoor use on a dark day. It claims to have 1080i video.... whick is ok outside in the bright light. Also got an iPod Nano for Christmas.. so I had to visit a nearby audio store earlier this week to pick up a new pair of Grado headphones. Good grief..they cost as much as the iPod but do have a nice sound. (supplied 'bud style' headphones sounded crappy& fit worse) I have a friend who takes some great photos on her iPhone4S. I'm not a big fan of phone cameras, but I know lots of folks are. I don't much like earbud earphones, either. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception. |
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On 12/31/2011 11:34 AM, North Star wrote:
On Dec 31, 10:41 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My #2 son gave us a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. When I bundled our phone/internet/cable tv services last summer, I lost my Wi-Fi modem. I had to call and schedule my service provider to come in on the 3rd of January to swap out the basic modem for one capable of Wi-Fi. It was no big deal up till now because the only one using that feature ws my #1 son on his infrequent visits from Toronto. I probably wouldn't have bought a playbook myself, but now that I have one I'm anxious to see what it can do. I'll tell you one thing...the 3 meg front camera and the 5 meg back camera are limited for indoor use on a dark day. It claims to have 1080i video.... whick is ok outside in the bright light. Also got an iPod Nano for Christmas.. so I had to visit a nearby audio store earlier this week to pick up a new pair of Grado headphones. Good grief..they cost as much as the iPod but do have a nice sound. (supplied 'bud style' headphones sounded crappy& fit worse) I guess so. http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CIwBEPMCMAQ You could have had your yard cleaned for that kind of money. |
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On 12/31/2011 11:46 AM, Oscar wrote:
On 12/31/2011 11:34 AM, North Star wrote: On Dec 31, 10:41 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My #2 son gave us a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. When I bundled our phone/internet/cable tv services last summer, I lost my Wi-Fi modem. I had to call and schedule my service provider to come in on the 3rd of January to swap out the basic modem for one capable of Wi-Fi. It was no big deal up till now because the only one using that feature ws my #1 son on his infrequent visits from Toronto. I probably wouldn't have bought a playbook myself, but now that I have one I'm anxious to see what it can do. I'll tell you one thing...the 3 meg front camera and the 5 meg back camera are limited for indoor use on a dark day. It claims to have 1080i video.... whick is ok outside in the bright light. Also got an iPod Nano for Christmas.. so I had to visit a nearby audio store earlier this week to pick up a new pair of Grado headphones. Good grief..they cost as much as the iPod but do have a nice sound. (supplied 'bud style' headphones sounded crappy& fit worse) I guess so. http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CIwBEPMCMAQ You could have had your yard cleaned for that kind of money. Just a note on Earbuds.. The Sony earbuds (about 20 bucks) come with an in line volume control and have great sound like most Sony audio products... |
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On 12/31/2011 12:10 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:33:29 -0500, wrote: The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. === I have a 4G Verizon aircard that I use with laptops. When it's working well (not always, but improving), it is faster than a good cable connection. Yeah, that's what we use when we are away from the house... Works pretty good when you get 4G. Started working better after the huge NE storm. I think they finally replaced the old crap that really wasn't ready for 4G... |
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On 31/12/2011 5:34 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 12/31/11 12:43 AM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:32:01 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Dec 30, 9:44 pm, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:15:44 -0500, Happy wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? What a silly question. If your wife says she wants one, then they're obviously better than anything else. Now, just find a good deal on one and go for it. Here...I learned a lot... http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/14/a...e-fire-review/ Now, get out the $199 and buy one from Amazon. ======== It turns out that there is also an interesting alternative for just a bit more money: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005B9G79I/ref=asc_df_B005B9G79I1841434 It has a better screen, a built in GPS, and full access to all of the Android apps. There are some great navigation apps available like Navionics which comes with charts. oooooh! Now I'm thinking....... ?;^ ) It is better to get a tablet that can read books than a book reader that wants to be a tablet when it grows up. Make sure it is expandable and runs a real OS. If you are not invested in the apple culture, "I" anything may not be your best choice, unless you are planning on moving. If I were not buying an iPad, I'd be taking a serious look at the Galazy: http://tinyurl.com/7cmqhlf The problem with virtually all the tablets is that they only have an on-screen typing keypad. Most offer an option to attach a USB or bluetooth keyboard, but then you are back to a sort of laptop computer. If your typing needs are minimal, then a tablet makes some sense. My little iPhone pretty much mimics the iPad...it's okay for non-typing-intensive tasks and it handles a lot of them pretty well. But it is no replacement for a laptop, and I don't think the iPad is, either. Not yet. Also, it is a pain in the ass to access the file system in most tablets, and that makes a number of "computer" facilities cumbersome. As a book reader, though, the tablets are an interesting alternative to the printed page. Or just hold off for a year or two, save big and get more. http://www.everbuying.com/Wholesale-...FQhbhwod0VOdlw Industry is moving so fast it is hard to buy something new that isn't obsolete and over priced. If I have Apple stock, I would sell it. -- No mater how liberally you try to ignore rationality and reality, reality always wins in the end. |
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Thanks for all the replies. My wife has still settled on the
Kindlefire though. She figures she doesn't need all the bells and whistles. Then again, later she'll wish she'd upgraded but that's normal around here. I sent her this thread and she studied out all the options. She was humored by some of the tag lines. Wayne, I liked the idea of the marine apps, but she says I'm on my own there........ oh well. |
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On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:19:28 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: Wayne, I liked the idea of the marine apps, but she says I'm on my own there........ === Tim, hope you had a good harvest season. If so, there's always the "one of each" option. :-) On any boat big enough to offer spray protection I prefer a laptop however. With a tablet you can slip them into a large zip lock bag. |
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On Dec 31, 12:58*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:19:28 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: Wayne, I liked the idea of the marine apps, but she says I'm on my own there........ === Tim, hope you had a good harvest season. * If so, there's always the "one of each" option. * * :-) On any boat big enough to offer spray protection I prefer a laptop however. *With a tablet you can slip them into a large zip lock bag. Wayne, that's a pretty good plan and we've sort of discussed that before , There will be more planning as the winter goes on, I want to have the boat ready for splash in April, and plan the cruise for Memorial day weekend.... |
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On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:19:27 -0500, JustWait
wrote: On 12/31/2011 12:10 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:33:29 -0500, wrote: The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. === I have a 4G Verizon aircard that I use with laptops. When it's working well (not always, but improving), it is faster than a good cable connection. Yeah, that's what we use when we are away from the house... Works pretty good when you get 4G. Started working better after the huge NE storm. I think they finally replaced the old crap that really wasn't ready for 4G... === Verizon is spending a *lot* of money to roll out 4G as fast as possible and gain a competitive advantage. We've even got it here in SWFL which is usually about the last place to get new technology. If I could get an unlimited data plan I'd chuck my DSL service and use the aircard for the entire house. |
OT- Kindlefire. What's it's advantages?
On 12/31/2011 2:03 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:19:27 -0500, JustWait wrote: On 12/31/2011 12:10 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:33:29 -0500, wrote: The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. === I have a 4G Verizon aircard that I use with laptops. When it's working well (not always, but improving), it is faster than a good cable connection. Yeah, that's what we use when we are away from the house... Works pretty good when you get 4G. Started working better after the huge NE storm. I think they finally replaced the old crap that really wasn't ready for 4G... === Verizon is spending a *lot* of money to roll out 4G as fast as possible and gain a competitive advantage. We've even got it here in SWFL which is usually about the last place to get new technology. If I could get an unlimited data plan I'd chuck my DSL service and use the aircard for the entire house. Yeah, it's still pretty pricey... But it allows us to leave the house during split shifts we run for our peers... |
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On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:19:28 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
Thanks for all the replies. My wife has still settled on the Kindlefire though. She figures she doesn't need all the bells and whistles. Then again, later she'll wish she'd upgraded but that's normal around here. I sent her this thread and she studied out all the options. She was humored by some of the tag lines. Wayne, I liked the idea of the marine apps, but she says I'm on my own there........ oh well. Toldja! |
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On Dec 31, 12:46*pm, Oscar wrote:
On 12/31/2011 11:34 AM, North Star wrote: On Dec 31, 10:41 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com *wrote: On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My #2 son gave us a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. When I bundled our phone/internet/cable tv services last summer, I lost my Wi-Fi modem. I had to call and schedule my service provider to come in on the 3rd of January to swap out the basic modem for one capable of Wi-Fi. It was no big deal up till now because the only one using that feature ws my #1 son on his infrequent visits from Toronto. I probably wouldn't have bought a playbook myself, but now that I have one I'm anxious to see what it can do. I'll tell you one thing...the 3 meg front camera and the 5 meg back camera are limited for indoor use on a dark day. *It claims to have 1080i video.... whick is ok outside in the bright light. Also got an iPod Nano for Christmas.. so I had to visit a nearby audio store earlier this week to pick up a new pair of Grado headphones. Good grief..they cost as much as the iPod but do have a nice sound. (supplied 'bud style' headphones sounded crappy& *fit worse) I guess so.http://www.google.com/products/catal...es&oe=utf-8&rl... You could have had your yard cleaned for that kind of money.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I didn't get that model... the SR60i sounded just fine... especially when they cost 40% more in a local, half decent audio store compared to 'merican online re-sellers. |
OT- Kindlefire. What's it's advantages?
In article ,
says... On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:19:27 -0500, JustWait wrote: On 12/31/2011 12:10 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:33:29 -0500, wrote: The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. === I have a 4G Verizon aircard that I use with laptops. When it's working well (not always, but improving), it is faster than a good cable connection. Yeah, that's what we use when we are away from the house... Works pretty good when you get 4G. Started working better after the huge NE storm. I think they finally replaced the old crap that really wasn't ready for 4G... === Verizon is spending a *lot* of money to roll out 4G as fast as possible and gain a competitive advantage. We've even got it here in SWFL which is usually about the last place to get new technology. If I could get an unlimited data plan I'd chuck my DSL service and use the aircard for the entire house. Verizon is rolling it out to where the people will adopt it the quickest. It is all about device density. |
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OT- Kindlefire. What's it's advantages?
X ` Man wrote:
On 12/31/11 12:43 AM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:32:01 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Dec 30, 9:44 pm, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:15:44 -0500, Happy wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? What a silly question. If your wife says she wants one, then they're obviously better than anything else. Now, just find a good deal on one and go for it. Here...I learned a lot... http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/14/a...e-fire-review/ Now, get out the $199 and buy one from Amazon. ======== It turns out that there is also an interesting alternative for just a bit more money: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005B9G79I/ref=asc_df_B005B9G79I1841434 It has a better screen, a built in GPS, and full access to all of the Android apps. There are some great navigation apps available like Navionics which comes with charts. oooooh! Now I'm thinking....... ?;^ ) It is better to get a tablet that can read books than a book reader that wants to be a tablet when it grows up. Make sure it is expandable and runs a real OS. If you are not invested in the apple culture, "I" anything may not be your best choice, unless you are planning on moving. If I were not buying an iPad, I'd be taking a serious look at the Galazy: http://tinyurl.com/7cmqhlf The problem with virtually all the tablets is that they only have an on-screen typing keypad. Most offer an option to attach a USB or bluetooth keyboard, but then you are back to a sort of laptop computer. If your typing needs are minimal, then a tablet makes some sense. My little iPhone pretty much mimics the iPad...it's okay for non-typing-intensive tasks and it handles a lot of them pretty well. But it is no replacement for a laptop, and I don't think the iPad is, either. Not yet. Also, it is a pain in the ass to access the file system in most tablets, and that makes a number of "computer" facilities cumbersome. As a book reader, though, the tablets are an interesting alternative to the printed page. In the US, it's spelled "Galaxy", Mr. Writer guy! -HB |
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X ` Man wrote:
On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. No one cares, Harry! -HB |
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North Star wrote:
On Dec 31, 10:41 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My #2 son gave us a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. When I bundled our phone/internet/cable tv services last summer, I lost my Wi-Fi modem. I had to call and schedule my service provider to come in on the 3rd of January to swap out the basic modem for one capable of Wi-Fi. It was no big deal up till now because the only one using that feature ws my #1 son on his infrequent visits from Toronto. I probably wouldn't have bought a playbook myself, but now that I have one I'm anxious to see what it can do. I'll tell you one thing...the 3 meg front camera and the 5 meg back camera are limited for indoor use on a dark day. It claims to have 1080i video.... whick is ok outside in the bright light. Also got an iPod Nano for Christmas.. so I had to visit a nearby audio store earlier this week to pick up a new pair of Grado headphones. Good grief..they cost as much as the iPod but do have a nice sound. (supplied 'bud style' headphones sounded crappy& fit worse) "whick"? You actually let that through your spell checker and you continue to correct other people's typos? Enjoy your little 7" toy. -HB |
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The wife is downstairs digging hers already. Watching something
romance or other sappy Netflix movie at the moment. Looks like I'm a hero! HA! |
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On 12/31/11 9:17 PM, Honey Badger wrote:
North Star wrote: On Dec 31, 10:41 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My #2 son gave us a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. When I bundled our phone/internet/cable tv services last summer, I lost my Wi-Fi modem. I had to call and schedule my service provider to come in on the 3rd of January to swap out the basic modem for one capable of Wi-Fi. It was no big deal up till now because the only one using that feature ws my #1 son on his infrequent visits from Toronto. I probably wouldn't have bought a playbook myself, but now that I have one I'm anxious to see what it can do. I'll tell you one thing...the 3 meg front camera and the 5 meg back camera are limited for indoor use on a dark day. It claims to have 1080i video.... whick is ok outside in the bright light. Also got an iPod Nano for Christmas.. so I had to visit a nearby audio store earlier this week to pick up a new pair of Grado headphones. Good grief..they cost as much as the iPod but do have a nice sound. (supplied 'bud style' headphones sounded crappy& fit worse) "whick"? You actually let that through your spell checker and you continue to correct other people's typos? Enjoy your little 7" toy. -HB His 7" surely is more pleasing to his wife than your 2" is to yours, eh, Krueger? Just for you...since I won't see you in the New Year: http://flickr.com/gp/hakr/w75rCE |
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On 12/31/2011 5:59 PM, BAR wrote:
In , says... On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:19:27 -0500, JustWait wrote: On 12/31/2011 12:10 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:33:29 -0500, wrote: The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. === I have a 4G Verizon aircard that I use with laptops. When it's working well (not always, but improving), it is faster than a good cable connection. Yeah, that's what we use when we are away from the house... Works pretty good when you get 4G. Started working better after the huge NE storm. I think they finally replaced the old crap that really wasn't ready for 4G... === Verizon is spending a *lot* of money to roll out 4G as fast as possible and gain a competitive advantage. We've even got it here in SWFL which is usually about the last place to get new technology. If I could get an unlimited data plan I'd chuck my DSL service and use the aircard for the entire house. Verizon is rolling it out to where the people will adopt it the quickest. It is all about device density. The issue is that they told us we had it here in CT, in our general area. We hooked up and even got "4G" sometimes but it was slower than the old 2400 baud modem we had a dozen years ago for **** sake. Then the storm wiped out everything around here and when they "repaired" (I suspect finally actually put in the new 4g stuff), now it's fast as hell in comparison... |
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On Dec 31, 10:44*pm, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:17 PM, Honey Badger wrote: North Star wrote: On Dec 31, 10:41 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My #2 son gave us a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. When I bundled our phone/internet/cable tv services last summer, I lost my Wi-Fi modem. I had to call and schedule my service provider to come in on the 3rd of January to swap out the basic modem for one capable of Wi-Fi. It was no big deal up till now because the only one using that feature ws my #1 son on his infrequent visits from Toronto. I probably wouldn't have bought a playbook myself, but now that I have one I'm anxious to see what it can do. I'll tell you one thing...the 3 meg front camera and the 5 meg back camera are limited for indoor use on a dark day. It claims to have 1080i video.... whick is ok outside in the bright light. Also got an iPod Nano for Christmas.. so I had to visit a nearby audio store earlier this week to pick up a new pair of Grado headphones. Good grief..they cost as much as the iPod but do have a nice sound. (supplied 'bud style' headphones sounded crappy& fit worse) "whick"? You actually let that through your spell checker and you continue to correct other people's typos? Enjoy your little 7" toy. -HB His 7" surely is more pleasing to his wife than your 2" is to yours, eh, Krueger? Just for you...since I won't see you in the New Year: http://flickr.com/gp/hakr/w75rCE- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - That Ditzy Dan is something else... a jackass right to the wire... (and I'd bet $500.00) ... beyond the deadline. (which is only 12 minutes away for us) |
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, says... On Dec 31, 10:41*am, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My #2 son gave us a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. When I bundled our phone/internet/cable tv services last summer, I lost my Wi-Fi modem. I had to call and schedule my service provider to come in on the 3rd of January to swap out the basic modem for one capable of Wi-Fi. It was no big deal up till now because the only one using that feature ws my #1 son on his infrequent visits from Toronto. I probably wouldn't have bought a playbook myself, but now that I have one I'm anxious to see what it can do. I'll tell you one thing...the 3 meg front camera and the 5 meg back camera are limited for indoor use on a dark day. It claims to have 1080i video.... whick is ok outside in the bright light. Also got an iPod Nano for Christmas.. so I had to visit a nearby audio store earlier this week to pick up a new pair of Grado headphones. Good grief..they cost as much as the iPod but do have a nice sound. (supplied 'bud style' headphones sounded crappy & fit worse) All you had to do is buy a $15 wireless router. |
OT- Kindlefire. What's it's advantages?
On 1/1/2012 9:25 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article0d345b13-1b0b-418d-b294- , says... On Dec 31, 10:41 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My #2 son gave us a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. When I bundled our phone/internet/cable tv services last summer, I lost my Wi-Fi modem. I had to call and schedule my service provider to come in on the 3rd of January to swap out the basic modem for one capable of Wi-Fi. It was no big deal up till now because the only one using that feature ws my #1 son on his infrequent visits from Toronto. I probably wouldn't have bought a playbook myself, but now that I have one I'm anxious to see what it can do. I'll tell you one thing...the 3 meg front camera and the 5 meg back camera are limited for indoor use on a dark day. It claims to have 1080i video.... whick is ok outside in the bright light. Also got an iPod Nano for Christmas.. so I had to visit a nearby audio store earlier this week to pick up a new pair of Grado headphones. Good grief..they cost as much as the iPod but do have a nice sound. (supplied 'bud style' headphones sounded crappy& fit worse) All you had to do is buy a $15 wireless router. Why buy something when you can pay an installation fee and lease it forever? |
OT- Kindlefire. What's it's advantages?
In article , dump-on-
says... On 12/31/11 9:17 PM, Honey Badger wrote: North Star wrote: On Dec 31, 10:41 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My #2 son gave us a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. When I bundled our phone/internet/cable tv services last summer, I lost my Wi-Fi modem. I had to call and schedule my service provider to come in on the 3rd of January to swap out the basic modem for one capable of Wi-Fi. It was no big deal up till now because the only one using that feature ws my #1 son on his infrequent visits from Toronto. I probably wouldn't have bought a playbook myself, but now that I have one I'm anxious to see what it can do. I'll tell you one thing...the 3 meg front camera and the 5 meg back camera are limited for indoor use on a dark day. It claims to have 1080i video.... whick is ok outside in the bright light. Also got an iPod Nano for Christmas.. so I had to visit a nearby audio store earlier this week to pick up a new pair of Grado headphones. Good grief..they cost as much as the iPod but do have a nice sound. (supplied 'bud style' headphones sounded crappy& fit worse) "whick"? You actually let that through your spell checker and you continue to correct other people's typos? Enjoy your little 7" toy. -HB His 7" surely is more pleasing to his wife than your 2" is to yours, eh, Krueger? Just for you...since I won't see you in the New Year: http://flickr.com/gp/hakr/w75rCE Well, gee Harry, tell us what you know about that....... |
OT- Kindlefire. What's it's advantages?
In article 2b5e24dc-9380-41e0-9282-
, says... On Dec 31, 10:44*pm, X ` Man dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:17 PM, Honey Badger wrote: North Star wrote: On Dec 31, 10:41 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My #2 son gave us a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. When I bundled our phone/internet/cable tv services last summer, I lost my Wi-Fi modem. I had to call and schedule my service provider to come in on the 3rd of January to swap out the basic modem for one capable of Wi-Fi. It was no big deal up till now because the only one using that feature ws my #1 son on his infrequent visits from Toronto. I probably wouldn't have bought a playbook myself, but now that I have one I'm anxious to see what it can do. I'll tell you one thing...the 3 meg front camera and the 5 meg back camera are limited for indoor use on a dark day. It claims to have 1080i video.... whick is ok outside in the bright light. Also got an iPod Nano for Christmas.. so I had to visit a nearby audio store earlier this week to pick up a new pair of Grado headphones. Good grief..they cost as much as the iPod but do have a nice sound. (supplied 'bud style' headphones sounded crappy& fit worse) "whick"? You actually let that through your spell checker and you continue to correct other people's typos? Enjoy your little 7" toy. -HB His 7" surely is more pleasing to his wife than your 2" is to yours, eh, Krueger? Just for you...since I won't see you in the New Year: http://flickr.com/gp/hakr/w75rCE- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - That Ditzy Dan is something else... a jackass right to the wire... (and I'd bet $500.00) ... beyond the deadline. (which is only 12 minutes away for us) You back out of every bet you've offered, Suckling Don the Coward so what's the sense? |
OT- Kindlefire. What's it's advantages?
In article m,
says... On 1/1/2012 9:25 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In article0d345b13-1b0b-418d-b294- , says... On Dec 31, 10:41 am, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com wrote: On 12/31/11 9:33 AM, wrote: On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:09:36 -0500, X ` wrote: On 12/30/11 9:09 PM, wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:26:25 -0800 (PST), wrote: I know nothing about them, but my wife want's one [and I get to pay for it]. What are the advantages [or not] over a Xume, iPhone, and a host of other lightning technology talkie gadgets out there? First, let's look at what it IS. It is a marketing tool from Amazon to hawk their digital wares. It has a decently large screen, though Ipad is larger. It has about 15K apps to Ipads roughly 100K apps. It is light in memory at 8GB. It does not have 3G, but does have b/g/n Wi-Fi. It has no camera. She may not want some of this and may want things not listed. So if she is looking for a reader with some netbook/tablet capability, it may be OK. Best feature is the price. I personally am passing on one because I can pay a bit more for a really good netbook. I think this is a LOT like buying a boat. Figure out what you are going to use the reader/tablet/netbook/notebook for and then find the features that meet your requirements. If you like to read books and magazines on a small computer screen, the Kindles and similar readers are ok. I still prefer reading books the "traditional" way, although I did read an entire "beach" novel on my laptop the last time I flew cross country. It was ok. The lack of 3G/4G on a tablet may not be so serious an issue. Most places you end up using a tablet will have free wifi available, which means the need to pay for an additional 3G appliance (in addition to a smart phone) is not overwhelming. Wifi is faster, anyway. On my hardware, 4G kicks wi-fi's ass. I don't have a 4G cell or tablet, so I can't compare its speeds to Wi-Fi. When I'm away from Wi-Fi, 3G speed is more than adequate for my needs. I don't "net surf" very much on my cell phone, and the other apps - emails, messages, et cetera, seem fast enough on 3G when Wi-Fi is not available. -- Hate women? Hate the idea of women having sex? Vote Republican, and join in the GOP's unhinged attacks on Planned Parenthood, the HPV vaccine, and insurance coverage of contraception.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My #2 son gave us a Blackberry Playbook for Christmas. When I bundled our phone/internet/cable tv services last summer, I lost my Wi-Fi modem. I had to call and schedule my service provider to come in on the 3rd of January to swap out the basic modem for one capable of Wi-Fi. It was no big deal up till now because the only one using that feature ws my #1 son on his infrequent visits from Toronto. I probably wouldn't have bought a playbook myself, but now that I have one I'm anxious to see what it can do. I'll tell you one thing...the 3 meg front camera and the 5 meg back camera are limited for indoor use on a dark day. It claims to have 1080i video.... whick is ok outside in the bright light. Also got an iPod Nano for Christmas.. so I had to visit a nearby audio store earlier this week to pick up a new pair of Grado headphones. Good grief..they cost as much as the iPod but do have a nice sound. (supplied 'bud style' headphones sounded crappy& fit worse) All you had to do is buy a $15 wireless router. Why buy something when you can pay an installation fee and lease it forever? Good point! |
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