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. > -- > > * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company > number 6741909. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > 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 ;-) > > > > -- > > 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]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > > > -- > 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]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > -- 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.
