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The Post-PC thread
pwhodges:
The reason my home desktop has a Xeon, 32GB of memory and 5TB of disks is that I have that much data, need to have that much in memory at once, and need to access and process it that fast. Neither the cloud nor a tablet can approach the specs I require.
I also do a lot of portable computing using my iPhone, both locally, and using it as a window to my desktops or servers. A tablet doesn't do for me because it doesn't go in my pocket, and therefore might not be to hand when I require.
So for me, tablets lose out from both directions!
ankhtahr:
I'm skeptical about this kind of things. For mobile usage I like my Thinkpad, my smartphone and if I could afford it, I might add a 7" Tablet as well, but I don't think I could replace my notebook by a tablet or "phablet". I need a more powerful device than that, and couldn't live with using a that closed operating system exclusively. I think these OSes are not really suited for power intensive work cases.
And I could never live without a physical keyboard. Even mice/trackballs are still the best devices for some tasks.
And the excitement for "Cloud"-stuff I never shared. I don't see any advantage which is worth giving my data to a company. I have a small server at home (halfur.de), running a web server, a Zarafa server, and I'm contemplating running an Owncloud server as well. Zarafa is the server I use the most. It's an open source groupware server which offers iCal and Exchange compatible interfaces, so I sync my calendars and contacts with it.
bhtooefr:
Of course, there's always some of the stealth tactical pants (usually intended for concealed carry or just weirdos (5.11's advertising is based around how many AR-15 magazines you can put in them, but it makes no sense to conceal AR-15 mags), but they're useful for other things too), and you might be able to fit a 7" tablet in those.
But that's adjusting one's wardrobe to the technology, which some may consider beyond the pale.
(Mind you, once I'm done losing weight, I might order myself a pair of the 5.11 covert cargos, see how good they are. I like the Wrangler Comfort Solutions khakis that I usually wear for work, but I can tell that longevity isn't their strong point (given that they're Wal-Mart-grade), and they're just normal khakis, no hidden compartments.)
Also, I set OwnCloud up, and was NOT impressed by it at all. CLUUUUNKY. When I've already got my choice of SMB/CIFS, NFS, and soon AFP to connect to my server directly, why use some weird web interface?
Masterpiece:
--- Quote from: ankhtahr on 10 May 2013, 05:08 ---I'm skeptical about this kind of things. For mobile usage I like my Thinkpad, my smartphone and if I could afford it, I might add a 7" Tablet as well, but I don't think I could replace my notebook by a tablet or "phablet". I need a more powerful device than that, and couldn't live with using a that closed operating system exclusively. I think these OSes are not really suited for power intensive work cases.
--- End quote ---
But that's the point right, this isn't a tablet thread, it's about the convertibles.
A PC that is also usable as a tablet. With Haswell coming up, I'm seriously itching to get one.
ackblom12:
I'm likely to stick with desktops for several more years simply due to the fact that I like the customization, cost savings and lack the travel time to care about owning a laptop. I also tend to have several TBs worth of data.
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