| ??? 05/12/07 00:03 Modified: 05/12/07 00:06 Read: times |
#139093 - Our needs are clearly different! Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Andy Peters said:
Richard Erlacher said:
How are you using your laptop? Is it a desktop-replacement? I'm not Craig, but for all intents and purposes, my MacBook Pro and my old ThinkPad G40 are desktop replacements. I haven't turned on the Athlon box in months. Well ... I like the big keyboard, mouse, and 20" display. I can't imagine having two displays while sitting in a coach seat on a flight from LAX to Logan, and I can't imagine hauling two displays with me either. When I'm in the airport or sitting on the couch surfing the Intertubes whilst watching the basketball playoffs (Go Suns!) of course I'm not using the second display. I'd pay plenty just to ensure I never see a sporting event on my computer! But when I'm in the office, I plug in a regular keyboard and mouse, the Gigabit ethernet, and hook up the second monitor and I'm ready to get to work. (FWIW, Mac OS X handles switching between single-monitor setups and dual-head a lot better than XP does.)
-a Aside from my dislike of team sports involving more than two players per team, don't like the way keyboards are presented on notebooks. While I can work with the touchpads, nipple pointers, etc, I like a mouse. In fact, I like a BIG mouse that has some weight, and three buttons. I couldn't give a ratz less about who's playing against whom and what the score is, and, frankly, I don't care who's being interviewed on Meet the Press, either. My notebooks are used as (1) terminals, because they're otherwise outdated, or (2) so I can update the documentation on a project, or review the presentation I've got to present in a review when I arrive. If I get bored at the airport, I'll attack a 280-lb TSA agent or that hot redhead that's talking to him. (Not likely, but you get my meaning.) I get my news from the radio, which often preceeds the TV news by a day or so, or from the internet. RE |
