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There is a certain class of developer where something like the ASUS transformer is perfect. They can: - Play all sorts of media - Download things with uto
by mahyarm 14y ago
There is a certain class of developer where something like the ASUS transformer is perfect.
They can:
- Play all sorts of media
- Download things with utorrent
- Browse the web with webkit
- Access terminals,
- Use SSH,
- Write their PHP websites with a highlighting text editor
- Edit images
Getting all of that in a package that is:
- Under 2 pounds
- Has 10 hour battery life
- Is $300 if you shop around, almost disposable.
- Backed up on the cloud
Add a mSATA SSD and more RAM and it would work with even more developers, photographers and other professionals. Student who just needs to write papers and use facebook? Especially them too.
- DigitalSea 14y agoTo me the Asus Transformer is more of a netbook than a tablet as it is being marketed as. It's about the same size as an Acer Aspire One which I owned a few years ago, battery life sucked though. To me a tablet is a device without a keyboard, a device with a keyboard is merely a netbook or depending on screen size a laptop. I could definitely see myself coding on a Transformer, but I have this thing where staring at a small screen gives me the feeling of tunnel vision and I feel as though I can't concentrate and it distracts me. There's nothing better than coding in Sublime Text full screen on a 27" monitor. Side note: the Asus Transformer is a beast, you don't get any better for that kind of price. I'm going to buy one for the commute to and from work on the train.
- unholyalliance 14y agoI expect that tablets will one day get the knack of supporting multiple resolutions and multiple monitors, and serve just as a secondary input device when on your desk.