I think manufacturers are getting the clue. I might spend $200 on
something that will implode from heat related malaise or get stolen in
six months before he gets $500 for a voodoo9000 graphics desktop with
neon tubes. The weight to value ratio for a 14 year old isn't in the
performance per se. Yes, it should run WoW. No, it doesn't require a 26"
monitor although in retrospect it was fun playing on Jim's pc.
jk
Ben Barrett wrote:
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]
<mailto:[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]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]
<mailto:[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] <mailto:[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
>
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