Re: Device advice...

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: Device advice...
Date	2016-09-01 09:10 +1000
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Jeßus <j@j.invalid> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> Jeßus <j@j.invalid> wrote

>>> I hope to be travelling overseas late this year, and I need
>>> some sort of portable device to take with me that:

>>> - Has a screen at least  200x100mm

>> Not convinced about that one. Try doing ebook reading
>> on the largest iphone like the 6S+, its surprisingly
>> readable and not bad for watching videos either.

> I give it a go... but aint promising anything ;)

>>> - Can attach a small keyboard and mouse

>> Mad requirement. Really only the Win and Linux based
>> tablets and laptops that do that with the mouse. But they
>> don't make normal cellular phone calls.

> Yeah, I wasnt overly optimisitc I'd find just one device that does all I 
> need.

It is possible if you relax that screen size requirement.

>>> - Make phone calls

>> Presumably you mean normal cellular calls, not voip calls.

> Yep.

>> That excludes almost everything except smartphones and phablets.

> I can see two devices travelling with me at this point...

I don't bother myself, too much farting around with a laptop IMO.

>>> - Wifi (natch)
>>> - Camera
>>> - Preferably not locked into some restrictive
>>> proprietary OS and/or software

>> Then you are restricted to just Linux based
>> tablets and wont get a normal cellular phone.

>> Another mad requirement tho.

>>> - Usenet software would be nice :)

>> There isnt much of that at all that is much good.

>> Newstap is about the best around, and only for ipads and iphones.
>> Irritatingly slow to get new posts into the device, but that's no big
>> deal with all but the most active groups which have hundreds of
>> new posts a day and there are fuck all of those now.

> I can always use a web-based service, I guess.
> And by that I don't mean google groups.

I much prefer Newstap to that.

>>> This sort of gear is one area where I'm hopelessly uniformed...
>>> Admittedly wilfully uninformed, as generally speaking,
>>> I hate such devices :) but now I have a use for one...

>> Yeah, I wouldn't travel without something like that,
>> but much prefer a high end smartphone myself.

>> You don't say much about what you plan to do with it either.

> Well, basically take pics, maybe some videos, occasional phone calls
> and Internet access. I'll likely take a small, proper camera with me
> too, even though I plan to travel fairly lightly.

So what do you plan to do to pass the time when actually flying ?

I mostly listen to podcasts but I don't watch movies at all anymore
tho I do still watch drama series like Wallander and Foyle's War.
That stuff has a big effect on the storage you need if you arent
happy to pay for it using netflicks etc.

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  Re: Device advice... "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-08-31 15:51 +1000
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                Re: Device advice... not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-09-05 23:07 +0000
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