fasterquieter

About

Username
fasterquieter
Joined
Visits
72
Last Active
Roles
member
Points
157
Badges
0
Posts
90

Reactions

123Like8Informative

  • Compared: The 2019 Amazon Fire HD 10 versus the 10.2-inch 7th gen iPad

    fasterquieterfasterquieter
    rare comment said:
    fasterquieter said:
    I bought the previous version for $99. I was very pleased with myself, as I'd have a tablet to take traveling without having to worry about losing it. Traveling with my expensive iPad Pro made me very nervous. Turns out is was just a waste of $99. The volume was too low, the screen had a terrible light leak that drew my eye away from any movie I was trying to watch. It was too dim to see in a bright room. It was painfully slow. Almost felt broken sometimes waiting for the home screen icons to appear. I hated it so much.

    The article states that if you don't have enough money then you don't have a choice between this and the iPad. This is true, but I think a third option is to put the extra $150 toward a better phone. I found the Kindle device to be so horrible to use, I used my phone instead. Maybe the faster chip will make this revision worth it, but I doubt it.
    Or buy a prior generation iPad? We have some ancient iPads that still seem to work fine for email, video, news, etc.
    Perhaps, though you'd have to go pretty far back to only spend $150. You'd end up with an iPad Air or iPad Air 2 most likely. I would take the Air 2 over the kindle. Not sure about the original Air. That no longer gets software updates and the A7 was unimpressive on that device in 2013.
    williamlondon

  • Microsoft partners on touchscreen 'Kano PC' to challenge iPad in education

    fasterquieterfasterquieter
    Assembling this thing will likely teach the kids nothing. The "how computers work" program will probably be less effective that any number of YouTube vids on the topic. Overall, it's a silly gimmicky idea and a waste of money. Sorry if I sound bitter, I once bought my son a "build your own camera" kit with a similar educational message. Took 5 minutes to "build" and was a piece of trash. May as well have burned $100.
    colinngwatto_cobra

  • How to extend the battery life on your Apple Watch

    fasterquieterfasterquieter
    Or charge every night and use the watch for all the reasons you bought it.
    randominternetpersonStrangeDaysSnickersMagooGeorgeBMacwatto_cobra

  • First look at the new space gray 2018 Mac mini

    fasterquieterfasterquieter
    I agree with everyone who says this is horribly overpriced. I cursed for a good few hours, but ultimately caved and ordered the $1,100 i5 6-core config, 256GB. I had to reming myself that I am not paying for specs. I am paying to have Mac OS and not Windows. That is worth the markup.
    racerhomie3williamlondonSpamSandwich

  • Sprint, T-Mobile merger will generate 5G powerhouse, cut costs for users

    fasterquieterfasterquieter
    I could use some of this 5G today in NYC. I am on T-Mobile and my data has been crazy slow all day.
    cornchip