No viruses, nobody spying on you, freedom to do what you want how you want, the strength of standard unix tools, performance, price, stability and reliability, independence, ... do I need to go on?
Have a look at this: http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=30747&vpn=LU.S020A.011&manufacture=Acer $299 CDN = $245 US. That comes with linpus but is easily upgraded to Fedora 10, performs great with F10, due to the SSD would be totally unsuitable for microshaft, out specs that android netbook by a LOOOONG shot. Definitely capable of android development... On Apr 27, 4:31 pm, Incognito <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, you can develope for android with the windows xp machine that I > sugested and at the same price and just as small (8 inches). So other than > your hate for windows what is the big advantage? > > On Apr 27, 2009, at 3:08 PM, Pd <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's like asking "can I pull my 33 foot static caravan with my robin > reliant three wheel car" LOL > > Incognito wrote: > > I mean, can I develope for Android in the machines you are sugesting? > Otherwise they are useless to me. How do you plan to use it? > > On Apr 27, 2009, at 2:32 PM, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actual work? Then what you you want windeath for? I run fedora 10 on > my Acer Aspire One with SSD. MUCH greater functionality than any > windeath, and boots up from cold in about 10 seconds (with the SSD, > the write speed is a touch slow, but the read speed is phenomenal). If > you had an ARM CPU instead of the x86, you wouldn't be limited to > android -- you could use debian, for example. You would just be > forcibly freed from that monopoly. > > On Apr 27, 1:34 pm, Incognito <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I was just thinking in terms of being able to get actual work done. > > On Apr 27, 2009, at 9:43 AM, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > > On top of that, you have the added benefit that running on an ARM > processor will prevent the user from installing that crap. This can go > a LONG way in beating down the monopoly and providing people with > actual FREEDOM. > > On Apr 27, 9:34 am, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > Because despite the unsuitability of android for such devices, > ANYTHING is better than microshaft. > > On Apr 27, 9:10 am, Incognito <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can get a dell laptop with windows for $250. Why get android? > > On Apr 27, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Pd <[email protected]> wrote: > > Apologies if you've already seen this > > http://www.infoworld.com/d/hardware/first-android-netbook-cost-about-... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
