Bacon, What tablet are you talking about? Or, are you typing in your sleep?!?!
OS10Geek: You, by far, have had the best logic I've seen on this board when it comes to an Apple product. You are absolutely right, what ever Apple does, whether it be a PDA, iTablet, etc. it has to be unique to Apple. No matter what innovations they may come out with they can NEVER lose their uniqueness in design.
Thank you, thank you! My Mama always said that my reasoning on Apple's design strategies was my most attractive feature... <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
<strong>My tablet runs an 866 7457 pulling 7.5 watts. It's 6" x 9" touch screen display is good for 800X600. It's got built in 802.11g, firewire, usb2, bluetooth and infrared connectivity. I can sit on the couch listening to iTunes pull music off its 40 gig hard drive while wirelessly surfing the net. I also surf the net on the train to work through my optional t-mobile modem kit. What else...6 hours of battery life isn't bad. It makes one hell of a universal remote. Best of all, at night I can curl up to a little Pr0n when my wife is out of town. Best $999 i ever spent.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I would rather have a 1024x768 screen, as in this "laptop":
Of course, many of his points are dead on. 6"x9" seems to be the ideal size for a "tablet" machine. Small enough to be portable while big enough to be useful.
Built-in wireless is a must, even if it's just Bluetooth (though Airport would make more sense). USB ports would be excellent, so you could plug in a keyboard/mouse if needed (or other accessories). Firewire's probably overkill though.
<strong>Built-in wireless is a must, even if it's just Bluetooth (though Airport would make more sense). USB ports would be excellent, so you could plug in a keyboard/mouse if needed (or other accessories). Firewire's probably overkill though.</strong><hr></blockquote>
If such a tablet had a small form factor hard drive (like the iPod), Firewire would be almost necessary to move large amounts of data between desktop and tablet. USB or Airport are just too slow for that sort of thing... and with firewire, you could use it as an external HD (also like the iPod).
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OS10Geek: You, by far, have had the best logic I've seen on this board when it comes to an Apple product. You are absolutely right, what ever Apple does, whether it be a PDA, iTablet, etc. it has to be unique to Apple. No matter what innovations they may come out with they can NEVER lose their uniqueness in design.
<strong>My tablet runs an 866 7457 pulling 7.5 watts. It's 6" x 9" touch screen display is good for 800X600. It's got built in 802.11g, firewire, usb2, bluetooth and infrared connectivity. I can sit on the couch listening to iTunes pull music off its 40 gig hard drive while wirelessly surfing the net. I also surf the net on the train to work through my optional t-mobile modem kit. What else...6 hours of battery life isn't bad. It makes one hell of a universal remote. Best of all, at night I can curl up to a little Pr0n when my wife is out of town. Best $999 i ever spent.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I would rather have a 1024x768 screen, as in this "laptop":
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... and I better get more than 6 hours of battery life. I'll be using mine on those 36 hour shifts at the hospital.
Of course, many of his points are dead on. 6"x9" seems to be the ideal size for a "tablet" machine. Small enough to be portable while big enough to be useful.
Built-in wireless is a must, even if it's just Bluetooth (though Airport would make more sense). USB ports would be excellent, so you could plug in a keyboard/mouse if needed (or other accessories). Firewire's probably overkill though.
<strong>Built-in wireless is a must, even if it's just Bluetooth (though Airport would make more sense). USB ports would be excellent, so you could plug in a keyboard/mouse if needed (or other accessories). Firewire's probably overkill though.</strong><hr></blockquote>
If such a tablet had a small form factor hard drive (like the iPod), Firewire would be almost necessary to move large amounts of data between desktop and tablet. USB or Airport are just too slow for that sort of thing... and with firewire, you could use it as an external HD (also like the iPod).