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Except a good keyboard really makes the difference, an iPhone is worse in many ways from my Xiaomi Mi5, that costed 200 euros. For example you can't use the iP

Except a good keyboard really makes the difference, an iPhone is worse in many ways from my Xiaomi Mi5, that costed 200 euros. For example you can't use the iPhone as an usb disk.

Retric 9y ago
This is not limited to iPhones, you can buy very nice Android phones that are meaningful upgrades vs a Xiaomi Mi5.
- walterstucco 9y ago
  Sure! I tend to buy top of the line devices given a price range. Mi5 was the flagship phone for Xiaomi when I bought it I also was a owner of previous Xiaomi products and I wanted to test the new one My point is that iPhone is a very limited platform And its value for money is very low
totony 9y ago
What makes a keyboard better in your opinion? I once bought a 100$ mechanical keynoard and ended up going back to my 10$ keyboard because it was familiar I am not sure if the difference between keyboards is that price dependant
- rockostrich 9y ago
  Better is mostly subjective. Even with mechanical keyboards, people like different types of switches so some will say their brown keys are better than blue keys or their white keys are better than red keys. Most of it is feeling. Different key types require different amounts of force and give different amounts of feedback. Your $10 keyboard was better for you because you were more comfortable on it. My tenkeyless blue switch keyboard at home is nice, but I don't think it has much of an effect compared the Apple keyboard that I use at work. Disclaimer: In the world of mechanical keyboards there are certainly keyboards that are better than others. That can't be said when comparing switch types, but within a certain switch type there are switches that are manufactured better than others. Here's a blog post with gifs that show the different switches: http://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2012/12/an-introduction-to-cherry-mx-mechanical-switches/ http://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2012/12/an-introduc...
- ghaff 9y ago
  A lot of people (including myself) like long-throw clicky keyboards given the choice. However, especially with the wholesale shift to laptops, they're far less familiar to people than they once were. I do like my mechanical keyboards but I admit that I use other keyboards so much of the time that I don't feel I "have" to use them like I once did. (And, indeed, I may have to adjust a little if I haven't used them in a while.)
  - NewRapGod 9y ago
    There are multiple laptop models on the narket with mechanical keyboards, from Razer, Acer, Asus, etc. Mechanical keyboards are objectively bettet in that all top competative touch typists use them.
- walterstucco 9y ago
  > What makes a keyboard better in your opinion? In my case it reduces wrist fatigue I'm 40, being using computers for 35 years now A good keyboard literally makes my life better My point is that a good keyboard can make the difference, while an "iPhone only" feature most probably won't
jsjohnst 9y ago
I don't know about you, but I most certainly can use my iPhone as a USB disk.
- h4waii 9y ago
  To clarify, he means he can both use it as a mass storage device on any platform, as well as it can be used boot an ISO if needed. An iPhone can do neither of those things.
  - jsjohnst 9y ago
    > An iPhone can do neither of those things. That's simply not true, an "iPhone" most certainly can, just not with "stock iOS". Google "roqyUSB7" if you don't believe me.
    - panzagl 9y ago
      Right, and an iPhone can get you to the grocery store once you plug a car into it's charging port.
      - jsjohnst 9y ago
        There are tons of advantages to an Android phone (I know, as I own a bunch of them), why do you and the previous posters resort to childish antics rather than sticking to the actual facts which are more the sufficient here to make your point?
- walterstucco 9y ago
  > but I most certainly can use my iPhone as a USB disk. No, you can't. Try to connect your iPhone to the USB port of your smart TV and see what happens. HINT: nothing

Except a good keyboard really makes the difference, an iPhone is worse in many ways from my Xiaomi Mi5, that costed 200 euros. For example you can't use the iPhone as an usb disk.

Retric 9y ago

This is not limited to iPhones, you can buy very nice Android phones that are meaningful upgrades vs a Xiaomi Mi5.

walterstucco 9y ago
Sure! I tend to buy top of the line devices given a price range. Mi5 was the flagship phone for Xiaomi when I bought it I also was a owner of previous Xiaomi products and I wanted to test the new one My point is that iPhone is a very limited platform And its value for money is very low

totony 9y ago

What makes a keyboard better in your opinion? I once bought a 100$ mechanical keynoard and ended up going back to my 10$ keyboard because it was familiar I am not sure if the difference between keyboards is that price dependant

rockostrich 9y ago
Better is mostly subjective. Even with mechanical keyboards, people like different types of switches so some will say their brown keys are better than blue keys or their white keys are better than red keys. Most of it is feeling. Different key types require different amounts of force and give different amounts of feedback. Your $10 keyboard was better for you because you were more comfortable on it. My tenkeyless blue switch keyboard at home is nice, but I don't think it has much of an effect compared the Apple keyboard that I use at work. Disclaimer: In the world of mechanical keyboards there are certainly keyboards that are better than others. That can't be said when comparing switch types, but within a certain switch type there are switches that are manufactured better than others. Here's a blog post with gifs that show the different switches: http://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2012/12/an-introduction-to-cherry-mx-mechanical-switches/ http://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2012/12/an-introduc...
ghaff 9y ago
A lot of people (including myself) like long-throw clicky keyboards given the choice. However, especially with the wholesale shift to laptops, they're far less familiar to people than they once were. I do like my mechanical keyboards but I admit that I use other keyboards so much of the time that I don't feel I "have" to use them like I once did. (And, indeed, I may have to adjust a little if I haven't used them in a while.)
- NewRapGod 9y ago
  There are multiple laptop models on the narket with mechanical keyboards, from Razer, Acer, Asus, etc. Mechanical keyboards are objectively bettet in that all top competative touch typists use them.
walterstucco 9y ago
> What makes a keyboard better in your opinion? In my case it reduces wrist fatigue I'm 40, being using computers for 35 years now A good keyboard literally makes my life better My point is that a good keyboard can make the difference, while an "iPhone only" feature most probably won't

jsjohnst 9y ago

I don't know about you, but I most certainly can use my iPhone as a USB disk.

h4waii 9y ago
To clarify, he means he can both use it as a mass storage device on any platform, as well as it can be used boot an ISO if needed. An iPhone can do neither of those things.
- jsjohnst 9y ago
  > An iPhone can do neither of those things. That's simply not true, an "iPhone" most certainly can, just not with "stock iOS". Google "roqyUSB7" if you don't believe me.
  - panzagl 9y ago
    Right, and an iPhone can get you to the grocery store once you plug a car into it's charging port.
    - jsjohnst 9y ago
      There are tons of advantages to an Android phone (I know, as I own a bunch of them), why do you and the previous posters resort to childish antics rather than sticking to the actual facts which are more the sufficient here to make your point?
walterstucco 9y ago
> but I most certainly can use my iPhone as a USB disk. No, you can't. Try to connect your iPhone to the USB port of your smart TV and see what happens. HINT: nothing