Comments on: Acer Iconia tablet is UMPC-killer http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Lupus_Yonderboy http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1649110 Lupus_Yonderboy Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1649110 Yeah, I'm currently doing the "mid-range laptop with second monitor/keyboard/mouse" thing and it's fine when I only take my laptop home for the weekend (or at night to do a couple of extra hours of work) but it's not the best for when I'm on call and have to have access 24/7 (in the bar, at the beach, in a box, with a fox, etc.).  That's the real reason that I've been looking for a tablet, so I don't develop back problems from that one week a month when I need to have access to IE at-all-times-no-matter-what. Yeah, I’m currently doing the “mid-range laptop with second monitor/keyboard/mouse” thing and it’s fine when I only take my laptop home for the weekend (or at night to do a couple of extra hours of work) but it’s not the best for when I’m on call and have to have access 24/7 (in the bar, at the beach, in a box, with a fox, etc.).  That’s the real reason that I’ve been looking for a tablet, so I don’t develop back problems from that one week a month when I need to have access to IE at-all-times-no-matter-what.

]]> By: Jenny Jones http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1646850 Jenny Jones Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1646850 I prefer the Kindle Fire HD. The interface is great and it's very easy to use. Check out its Amazon page http://amzn.to/11SRHbE if you want to compare what they bring to the table. I prefer the Kindle Fire HD. The interface is great and it’s very easy to use. Check out its Amazon page http://amzn.to/11SRHbE if you want to compare what they bring to the table.

]]> By: Sasha Shepherd http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1646830 Sasha Shepherd Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1646830 Lenovo X series. I picked up a used 4GB C2D X61 for $120, got a deal on a 500GB HDD for another $40. Dual booting linux and windows, it's a fantastic computer. Never owned a better one in my life, much prefer it even to the new MacBook Air I had last year. Of course, you have to get used to the trackpoint..which I absolutely adore for it's two axis scrolling. Lenovo X series.

I picked up a used 4GB C2D X61 for $120, got a deal on a 500GB HDD for another $40.

Dual booting linux and windows, it’s a fantastic computer. Never owned a better one in my life, much prefer it even to the new MacBook Air I had last year.

Of course, you have to get used to the trackpoint..which I absolutely adore for it’s two axis scrolling.

]]> By: scatterfingers http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1646574 scatterfingers Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1646574 That sure isn't something I want to own, ever. That sure isn’t something I want to own, ever.

]]> By: howaboutthisdangit http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1646348 howaboutthisdangit Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1646348 Disappointed in the cradle; it should provide some extra ports.  Combine that with a better keyboard and a decent mouse, and it might make a passable basic desktop/tablet crossover. Personally though, I feel that if it's going to run Windows, it should come with an attached keyboard/pointer combo. Disappointed in the cradle; it should provide some extra ports.  Combine that with a better keyboard and a decent mouse, and it might make a passable basic desktop/tablet crossover.

Personally though, I feel that if it’s going to run Windows, it should come with an attached keyboard/pointer combo.

]]> By: Grumphy http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1646339 Grumphy Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1646339 Speaking as a southpaw, I deeply resent that rack-thing. Speaking as a southpaw, I deeply resent that rack-thing.

]]> By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1646228 ocker3 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1646228 It gets a 6/10 and they call it a killer? It gets a 6/10 and they call it a killer?

]]> By: Shane Simmons http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1646150 Shane Simmons Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1646150 I agree, that whole "tablet" thing will never catch on. I agree, that whole “tablet” thing will never catch on.

]]> By: TombKing http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1646005 TombKing Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1646005 My personal one is a beast but any large screen laptop is. 7.14lbs per specs on the web but then 70% of the time I am not lugging it anywhere. It more of a portable pc. I wouldn't want to lug it around all day every day but it is nice to take out of the office and sit elsewhere in the house and watch movies or play torchlight. My work machine though is 4.25lbs and has a 14 inch screen, but even when I take it to the office once a week it gets a second monitor plugged in and a proper keyboard and mouse hooked up though I don't pack all that with me. Just the laptop, power brick and odds and ends that stay in the bag for the most part. I don't notice it much and for my work use I think that is as small a screen as I want to deal with. This tablet if the hardware is solid is probably cheaper than an equivalent business class laptop. My personal one is a beast but any large screen laptop is. 7.14lbs per specs on the web but then 70% of the time I am not lugging it anywhere. It more of a portable pc. I wouldn’t want to lug it around all day every day but it is nice to take out of the office and sit elsewhere in the house and watch movies or play torchlight.

My work machine though is 4.25lbs and has a 14 inch screen, but even when I take it to the office once a week it gets a second monitor plugged in and a proper keyboard and mouse hooked up though I don’t pack all that with me. Just the laptop, power brick and odds and ends that stay in the bag for the most part. I don’t notice it much and for my work use I think that is as small a screen as I want to deal with.

This tablet if the hardware is solid is probably cheaper than an equivalent business class laptop.

]]> By: Lupus_Yonderboy http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1645968 Lupus_Yonderboy Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1645968 How heavy is your laptop, though? Semi-serious question, I'm looking for something to toss in my bag that I can carry around all day without needing to go to the chiropractor after. Only real requirements are a) lightweight and b) Windows-based (I hate it but I have to use IE for my job, so Android/Linux/iOS aren't really options). How heavy is your laptop, though? Semi-serious question, I’m looking for something to toss in my bag that I can carry around all day without needing to go to the chiropractor after. Only real requirements are a) lightweight and b) Windows-based (I hate it but I have to use IE for my job, so Android/Linux/iOS aren’t really options).

]]> By: SuperMatt http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1645946 SuperMatt Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1645946 UMPC killer?  Is it possible to kill something that's already dead?  Maybe there are Zombie UMPCs shambling around the Acer campus and this is the only way to kill them. UMPC killer?  Is it possible to kill something that’s already dead?  Maybe there are Zombie UMPCs shambling around the Acer campus and this is the only way to kill them.

]]> By: edgore http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1645919 edgore Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1645919 Wait...I thought that UMPCs were already the ultimate UMPC killer... Wait…I thought that UMPCs were already the ultimate UMPC killer…

]]> By: TombKing http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1645913 TombKing Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1645913 Or will it blend? Or will it blend?

]]> By: Stooge http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1645905 Stooge Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1645905 Is there a re-boxing video? Is there a re-boxing video?

]]> By: TombKing http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1645872 TombKing Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1645872 And my now almost a year old laptop is beefier and was less than that and I went for a dedicated graphics card and 17" screen,  Is the touch screen interface that expensive? That does look to be a step in the right direction for a proper working tablet for a basic office enterprise environment. Not sure it would work for what I end up with day to day though. And my now almost a year old laptop is beefier and was less than that and I went for a dedicated graphics card and 17″ screen,  Is the touch screen interface that expensive?

That does look to be a step in the right direction for a proper working tablet for a basic office enterprise environment. Not sure it would work for what I end up with day to day though.

]]> By: Michael Smith http://boingboing.net/2013/02/04/acer-iconia-tablet-is-umpc-kil.html#comment-1645869 Michael Smith Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210819#comment-1645869 Tablets seem to be turning into laptops, just for more money. Tablets seem to be turning into laptops, just for more money.

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