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[Stefancos]

I don't have dodgy porn! On that hard drive!

[Ren]

HEY! I'm not dodgy.

[Stefancos]

No, YOU are on the other hard drive. I keep you quite separated from Tattooed Anal Angels From Thailand VIII.

[Koray Savas]

This is why tablets are pointless. If you're buying a keyboard attachment, you should have gotten a laptop in the first place.

[Stefancos]

No, absolutely wrong.

I bought a keyboard/protection case/stand because sometimes if I have to write a long email or text, it can be usefull and more efficient to do it using a normal keyboard.But when i had a netbook, i used it mostly for browsing, shorts posts, watching youtube etc...

So 95% of the time i wont need a "real" keyboard and the touch version does it's job very well.

Are you the ant-matter version of Quint?

[Marian Schedenig]

This is why tablets are pointless. If you're buying a keyboard attachment, you should have gotten a laptop in the first place.

Absolutely not. Hardly any of the things I do with my tablet could be done equally well with a laptop.

[Stefancos]

I find a full touch screen be be an improvement over a laptop touch pad.

A tablet is no replacement for a desktop, but it's a perfect addition.

[Quint]

For me a tablet has utterly replaced my laptop. But yeah, they're no replacement for a pc at a workstation.

[Stefancos]

I would agree with that. my tablet is a perfect replacement for my Netbook

[Pasi Tiitinen]

So you guys have desktop, netbook and tablet...?!

[Stefancos]

In my house:

HP Desktop PC (Windows Vista)

Sony Vaio laptop (Windows Vista) Belongs to Ketu

Acer Netbook (Windows XP, broke the screen a few months ago because i closed it while one of my earphones was on the keyboard)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (android 3.2)

[Marian Schedenig]

So you guys have desktop, netbook and tablet...?!

Yes, though I've used my netbook perhaps twice since I bought the tablet. A desktop (or fully equipped laptop - but I prefer a desktop these days as I have two equally sized large screens and cabling to both my stereo systems) for working cannot be replaced by a netbook or tablet, and I still prefer it for internet browsing, too. The tablet is great for always being in my bag and ready to use whenver I'm away. Also for quick internet searches when I have friends over, and perfect to backup my photos on a holiday and as a photo viewer.

A netbook is a decent replacement for when you occasionally have to work/type a lot away from home and can't justify a full laptop.

[Stefancos]

Correct as ever Marian!

[Pasi Tiitinen]

After having a second thought, my question was stupid. We have also all those gadgets in our household and
I use them all in different needs. And of course like you, include also the smartphones, kind of mini computers.

Life has become weird.

[Stefancos]

I forgot to add my HTC Desire (android 2.3)

[Quint]

I sold my pc after getting the laptop. PCs are bad for one's heart and mind.

After getting the iPad, my laptop was demoted to torrent client.

[Pasi Tiitinen]

Despite all these gadgets I love my PC, it's still invincible with 24 inch screen and Creative sound system. The other ones are secondary devices.

[Ren]

i have my own macbook, i also have a school macbook, an ipad and iphone. Though I do need to bow down to apple on the iphone, it's been a lifesaver during late night nursing sessions....

[Quint]

The only downside to my eradicating my time spent on a pc is the lazy creativity aspect. I used to be pretty good with photoshop, I loved making animated gifs and stupid images; I'd spend ages editing cues with various tools, I can't imagine now going to the effort to share that Charge of the Rohirrim cue I posted here years ago before the EE release; and the drinking at my desk to John Williams music blaring out my speakers whilst posting here and on Empireonline in the early hours. That part I don't miss at all.

Yeah, I don't do anything creative with computers anymore. Nowadays I just consume media, from the comfort of the sofa. I think it's healthier.

[Ren]

God I remember those days, just sitting in front of the computer, having a drink, editing webpages, photoshopping avatars, creating lesson plans as I listened to film scores.....


ahhhhhhh

now I'm up at 3:30am usually. My phone is my lifeline all day long.....

[Quint]

I'm currently reading this face-down in the recovery position in bed, with my hand and thumb operating my phone over the edge of the bed. It's pitch black, but this browser I'm using has a very useful night mode. I'll be asleep soon!

[Ren]

aw, that's too bad

[Koray Savas]

Dekstops are more or less dead, in my opinion. Unless your profession or hobby (such as gaming) requires their processing power, everything average people do can be done on a laptop.

A laptop can do everything a tablet can do, and more, sans touch screen, etc. They're oversized smartphones, which can be useful at times, I will agree. I have a Macbook, a Kindle Fire, and an HTC Incredible piece of shit. I primarily use my Fire for reading, but will do the occasional apps and gaming on it. I rarely use it for web browsing, and I can't even imaging typing a post such as this on it. It takes too long and with autocorrect misspellings galore. It's the perfect size too at 7 inches; if you go iPad level, a Macbook Air will suit you better.

I know I've discussed this before with you guys, when they become more affordable I can accept their uses. Right now a 64GB iPad with 3G will run you what, $800? Just get a laptop. If you say you don't need the 3G or the space, well then I envy that you can afford such an expensive web browser for the couch.

[Stefancos]

Fuck man, you've become so boring.

[Koray Savas]

Probably, I have no reason to get up in the morning.

[Stefancos]

Neither do I, but I attempt to be interesting.

What happened man? You used to be overenthusiastic, annoying, a mindless Zimmer fan....

But you were never dull!

[Quint]

Indeed. Koray seems to be going through the motions. What happened to his passion?

You're not smoking copious amounts of weed are you, Koray?

[Ren]

Probably, I have no reason to get up in the morning.

:-(. That's never good

Neither do I, but I attempt to be interesting.

Rude actually. ;-)

[Stefancos]

Some people like rude.

[Koray Savas]

Indeed. Koray seems to be going through the motions. What happened to his passion?

Probably a mixture of maturity and depression.

[Stefancos]

If maturity is like that then I'd rather say a kid!

Why are you depressed Koray?

[Quint]

A girl?

[Stefancos]

Don't let them drag you down man! that's their plan!

[Ren]

Pffft

[alicebrallice]

Pffft

[Quint]

Typical women - drop in with their silent but deadlies before abruptly evacuating the area.

[Stefancos]

Yes, first PMS, now farting!

[Pasi Tiitinen]

And even in unison!!

[Stefancos]

Dirty...dirty women!

[Ren]

Wtf!