Wow, really? That's not cool at all. It is very hard to take to a friend's house. I agree on the reasons presented, including Alan's of course, but that is just NOT cool for a 14 year old, I'm afraid. I can't imagine a tower seeming like anything more than an anchor. If I may take James on his word, "possibly disposable" is a stated goal. Play along, here, huh?? Can any of you imagine how disappointed you'd be, if already shopping for a cool small portable, then some wise old fart decides a bulky box is "better"? How is that "better". Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I would not recommend a gift that would not be enjoyed. But hey, what do I know? Not much. I'm wrong a lot, both in thinking and action. Just remember, this thread is not trying to find the best purchasing decision for a library. It is for a teenager. Mobile lifestyle? Welcome to the NEXT decade, folks. Sorry to be a downer =P
Ben PS - OTOH, I actually bought a tower recently, having thought they were completely outmoded. But, I haven't taken it anywhere, and it hasn't won me any cool points... it does compute, it is expandable, and on and on... it will also take up more room in the landfill, on day, but it will prolly stay out of the landfill longer. If there was an ideal computer, it'd probably be the only computer available. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 10:58 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Well in that case, I would say buy a desktop. He'll get way more out of > the machine, it would be significantly more upgradable, and it drops his > chances of getting rolled for his netbook down to 0. Without a hardware > budget, practicality and safety of one's hardware become way more important > than it's "coolness", and "portability". > > -E > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Kaplan <[email protected]> > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 7:31 pm > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] netbook + WoW > > Indeed. The goal is cheap and possibly disposable..remember we're talking > about a 14 year old with no hardware budget to call his own. > > [email protected] wrote: > > How about forgo the hardware limitations and buy a laptop? For the > same > amount of money you'll shell-out for a "netbook" capable of > rendering WoW, > you'd be able to buy a laptop far superior in specs > (bigger hd, more ram, > better video capabilities, more viewable space, > and an optical drive). Now > if we were talking about a $200 "netbook" > capable of playing WoW worth a > damn, I would say go for it. > Unfortunately, I have only this to say about > "netbooks"... the > technology isn't there yet. > > > > -E > > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >
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