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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | aus.computers |
| Subject | Re: Device advice... |
| Date | 2016-08-31 15:51 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <e2n9jiF1so7U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <b9pcsbl4s7t6ktqqa0pr4u1i0chamfg8br@j.net> |
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. > - 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. > - Make phone calls Presumably you mean normal cellular calls, not voip calls. That excludes almost everything except smartphones and phablets. > - 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. > 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. Makes a difference if you want to take videos with you to watch or are happy to pay for them over wifi as required from say netflix. > Appreciate any useful advice, many thanks.
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