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these http://www.dx.com/p/v702-7-0-lcd-android-4-0-netbook-w-wi-fi-camera-lan-hdmi-sd-slot-white-188806#.VTTNX9LtlBchave started becoming super popular at my school, my question is why get one of these when you have a phone thats more powerful/can do more + more apps? (for taking notes and stuff)

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My guess is because they are very cheap and have a keyboard

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My guess is because they are very cheap and have a keyboard

I agree, if you need to do lots of typing on the go, this is the cheapest option. Although I guess you could connect a keyboard to your smartphone/tablet.

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I have to say, for 74 bucks I'm tempted myself... if it had ubuntu it would be an instant buy (that is, if I didn't have my nexus 7 on crack). The appeal is the price, the fact that you get a decent size keyboard, the full size usb ports and the trackpad.

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LOL! my phone is 5.5in!

why even tablet?

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I have to say, for 74 bucks I'm tempted myself... if it had ubuntu it would be an instant buy (that is, if I didn't have my nexus 7 on crack). The appeal is the price, the fact that you get a decent size keyboard, the full size usb ports and the trackpad.

pi-top + raspberry pi ubuntu (pi-snappy) = this with ubuntu.

My pc:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dvcw23 

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My server:

Dual xeon x5679 processors, 24gb of ECC memory, Nvidia quadro 295 NVS and 48tb of storage.  (z600) 

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I have to say, for 74 bucks I'm tempted myself... if it had ubuntu it would be an instant buy (that is, if I didn't have my nexus 7 on crack). The appeal is the price, the fact that you get a decent size keyboard, the full size usb ports and the trackpad.

Some Android laptops, such as Toshiba AC100 can run Ubuntu.

Any unknown button should be pressed even number of times.

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@LinusTech should do a video on devices like this (oddball cheap android/linux devices)

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My server:

Dual xeon x5679 processors, 24gb of ECC memory, Nvidia quadro 295 NVS and 48tb of storage.  (z600) 

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I think it's a case of this has a keyboard, it can run a browser and note taking stuff, and it's stupid cheap, which is kinda nice for a machine that's gonna spend a decent amount of its life in a bag.

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pi-top + raspberry pi ubuntu (pi-snappy) = this with ubuntu.

 

...at 330 bucks. For comparison, my nexus 7 has a faster cpu, a great screen and is running ubuntu in dual boot with android, and only came in at 250 bucks including bluetooth mouse and keyboard. This netbook makes sense for the price, of course if I spent 6 times as much I could go and buy a windows convertible with a quad core atom...

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Some Android laptops, such as Toshiba AC100 can run Ubuntu.

 

Not at 74 bucks. Some tablets can run ubuntu too (including mine), but it takes a decent amount of messin around, definitely an advanced user sort of task.

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2 x USB ports 

 

More usb ports than the new MAC.

#Shotsfired.

more = better therefore this is better than a new mac!

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dvcw23 

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My server:

Dual xeon x5679 processors, 24gb of ECC memory, Nvidia quadro 295 NVS and 48tb of storage.  (z600) 

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more = better therefore this is better than a new mac!

 

Inst a bit silly that a 74 euros device has more ports than a 1300 euro device thought lol.

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Not at 74 bucks. Some tablets can run ubuntu too (including mine), but it takes a decent amount of messin around, definitely an advanced user sort of task.

I don't think non-advanced users need Ubuntu on a mobile device :D 

Any unknown button should be pressed even number of times.

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I don't think non-advanced users need Ubuntu on a mobile device :D

 

That's what they all think, and then they realize android lacks multi-window multitasking and other functionalities that we take for granted on desktops and laptops. Since windows is not going to happen on something that slow, at least ubuntu offers a solid compromise between features and user-friendliness.

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