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Thanks for the reply. By "prop up the screen" I actually meant angling the device itself like a laptop. I understand the iPad's case allows this and the upcomin

Thanks for the reply. By "prop up the screen" I actually meant angling the device itself like a laptop. I understand the iPad's case allows this and the upcoming Surface provides a kickstand. With regard to IDEs, I'm not really familiar with Android and I naively assumed that one would readily be able to install native Linux apps like vim, but Googling around I discovered this is not trivial. That's a shame.

CrazedGeek 14y ago
Terminal IDE (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartacusrex.spartacuside&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartacusr...) goes a long way towards making Android a good dev environment, although I personally prefer using Complete Linux Installer to automate a chrooted Ubuntu install (needs root though, obviously) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zpwebsites...).
vibrunazo 14y ago
I just use a case I bought from amazon to angle my tablet for typing. It works pretty good. The big problem of using Android for serious work is mostly software, not hardware. You can use pretty much any great keyboard you'd want. But the software is still lacking some features you'd expect from a linux desktop. For example, you can't just ctrl-z at every app. It's kind of inconsistent, some apps don't support keyboards at all. I stopped using Firefox on android because it sucks with a keyboard. If you really, really want to do serious work on a tablet, I'd dual boot linux like others recommended. So in the hardware side, tablets are already pretty good for working. But android still lacks a bit. But if you already own an Android tablet, then buying a keyboard is a must-have imo. It will enable to do thinks you only dreamed of before.
nl 14y ago
If "a mini-laptop with better battery life" is what you are after, then you should look at an Asus Transformer - it is perfect for that usecase. If you think you'll use the keyboard occasionally, then choose a tablet stand that suits your style, from EBay or http://s.dealextreme.com/search/tablet+stand http://s.dealextreme.com/search/tablet+stand
drstrangevibes 14y ago
http://www.johnlewis.com/Home+and+Garden/DIY+and+Home+Decorating/Plate+Stands/Plate+Stands/16387/ProductCategory.aspx http://www.johnlewis.com/Home+and+Garden/DIY+and+Home+Decora...

CrazedGeek 14y ago

Terminal IDE (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartacusrex.spartacuside&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spartacusr...) goes a long way towards making Android a good dev environment, although I personally prefer using Complete Linux Installer to automate a chrooted Ubuntu install (needs root though, obviously) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zpwebsites...).

vibrunazo 14y ago

I just use a case I bought from amazon to angle my tablet for typing. It works pretty good. The big problem of using Android for serious work is mostly software, not hardware. You can use pretty much any great keyboard you'd want. But the software is still lacking some features you'd expect from a linux desktop. For example, you can't just ctrl-z at every app. It's kind of inconsistent, some apps don't support keyboards at all. I stopped using Firefox on android because it sucks with a keyboard. If you really, really want to do serious work on a tablet, I'd dual boot linux like others recommended. So in the hardware side, tablets are already pretty good for working. But android still lacks a bit. But if you already own an Android tablet, then buying a keyboard is a must-have imo. It will enable to do thinks you only dreamed of before.

nl 14y ago

If "a mini-laptop with better battery life" is what you are after, then you should look at an Asus Transformer - it is perfect for that usecase. If you think you'll use the keyboard occasionally, then choose a tablet stand that suits your style, from EBay or http://s.dealextreme.com/search/tablet+stand http://s.dealextreme.com/search/tablet+stand

drstrangevibes 14y ago

http://www.johnlewis.com/Home+and+Garden/DIY+and+Home+Decorating/Plate+Stands/Plate+Stands/16387/ProductCategory.aspx http://www.johnlewis.com/Home+and+Garden/DIY+and+Home+Decora...