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Indeed, the crunchpad is the exact kind of device that sounds really cool when you first hear about it, but then after you think about it for a minute you reali
by zackattack 17y ago
Indeed, the crunchpad is the exact kind of device that sounds really cool when you first hear about it, but then after you think about it for a minute you realize there's no way you would ever need to use something like it
- huhtenberg 17y agoAre you kidding ? I would buy it just for being able to read stuff at the kitchen table or in the bed. The $200-300 is exactly right price for this sort of gadget.
- zackattack 17y agoI use my macbook in bed all the time, or on the kitchen table, with no problems at all
- huhtenberg 17y agoSo do I. In fact I wrote a good third of my first startup code in bed at a nighttime. It died shortly after though because I didn't vacuum it regularly :-) The thing is that I really don't need a keyboard to read a PDF, nor do I need it to browse a couple of dozen of sites I frequent. And this is all I do before going to bed or in the mornings. The CrunchPad-like tablet is not as a replacement for a laptop, it is more of a beefed up (ebook/Internet) reader. Lighter and simpler, both physically and functionally. It doesn't appeal to you - fine, to each his own. But there is a substantial demand for this sort of device, so yay for it.
- edmccaffrey 17y ago> The $200-300 is exactly right price for this sort of gadget. Not if the manufacturer wants to be profitable.