Yeah,

I question anyone who can do Dev on a pad let alone a single screen.   :D

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:03 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote:

> Kind of an apples and oranges comparison you've got there given the OS
> design, physical dimensions, and target audience (many of whom are looking
> to get away from wired ethernet and would buy the iPads keyboard dock if
> they wanted a keyboard).
>
> At the end of the day it doesn't come down to technical specs, it's all
> about user experience, and a number of people are finding they're as
> productive (if not more so) than they are on their netbook, and one guy from
> EMC has even thinks that after trying it he'll be unlikely to buy any more
> desktops or laptops (
> http://chucksblog.emc.com/chucks_blog/2010/05/what-ipads-did-to-my-family.html),
> but personally I can't see myself doing dev on an iPad any time soon :).
>
> Al.
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> On 9 May 2010, at 00:39, Andy Burns wrote:
>
> > Al Sutton wrote:
> >
> >> it's not about offering anything "over" a good laptop, it's about going
> head to head with a mid/low end netbook
> >
> > So compare the iPad 3G to an 18 month old Dell Mini9
> >
> > iPad 3G pros
> > ============
> > 28% more pixels
> > 25% lighter
> > touchscreen
> > lower power consumption/longer runtime
> > accelerometer
> > light sensor
> > compass
> > HDMI out
> > wifi "n"
> > probably better graphics accelerator
> > Shiny, shiny ;-)
> >
> > Mini9 pros
> > ==========
> > way under half the price
> > physical keyboard
> > wired ethernet
> > internal SSD (up to 128GB) and SD/MMC/MS slot
> > 8x the RAM
> > 33% higher battery capacity (replaceable)
> > 60% faster CPU (Atom cf ARM)
> > choice of O/S
> > camera
> > widescreen
> > VGA out without dongle
> > proper multi-tasking
> > Not Apple ;-)
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