So... for $99, this is a steal.. but I have to say I'm already being tempted to sell it for an android tablet... which sadly, I don't have yet. I'm thinking a nook color would be a good place to start given the support, hackability and size.
BUT
I'd LOVE to hang on to the touchpad but with WebOS seemingly going the way of the dodo bird I don't have much hope in the way of app support.
So... give me some creative and useful ideas... how are you using your touchpad aside from the obvious websurfing and book reading?
I don't have mine yet.. so ARE there any killer apps on it that i'm just not aware of yet?
Im using it for its single most intended and greatest function..
Reading XDA and [H]ardforums on the crapper..
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thinking of using it as a universal remote, add an IR dongle and it would end up being cheaper almost all remotes, and it will have 10 times the functionality
I have an Advent Vega, a ASUS Transformer and now a touchpad. I would say the touchpad compares nicely with the transformer. If you paid ~£89 for it (as I did) I wouldn't sell, it really is quite functional, and that is assuming it never gets a port of HC/ICS.
Personally I'd use it for the same sort of things I use my TF101 for, that is web browsing/RSS viewing/Facebook/Twitter/PDFs/Ebooks/Video/Music on a big lovely screen
I had a nook color. It was okay. The touchpad is about a million times more functional. It has so much horsepower that it simply doesn't slow down (after a few tweaks). It runs flash and HTML5 with ease that the lack of apps is solved by using web apps. I can definitely see myself skipping Android and keeping WebOS in the future...
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God dammit! That was my line.
I use it for porn as well. What else is it good for? Porn on a 4" screen isn't cutting it for me anymore.
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School, way lighter than a laptop and faster then a netbook. do you know how easy it is to have the assignment, research, or random web page laying next to the paper you are writing on? Well worth the money even if android doesn't get ported.
I will buy it if you can't figure out a creative use for it.
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Desk clock.
Use it for my business. Most of my business apps I use are web base.
as a Kindle for my daughter, she loves it.
I actually have had a Nook Color for a while myself. The Touchpad is still trying to update, but performance-wise they seem pretty similar actually (the NC is overclocked). The bigger screen is nice, and I really really am liking WebOS, at least just from a spit-and-polish perspective.
So far the Touchpad is destined to be a radio in the kitchen, and probably a recipe machine, along with maybe a calendar/weatherman. We'll see I guess. I also have some PDFs I need to read which *just* don't fit well on the NC. I wish it could do netflix or hulu to open up its potential as a media center.
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Just curious how people feel who have played with them a few days.
If android never comes, are you happy with the device as is? Is the current crop of apps and the OS not sufficient and you bought it only with the hopes of android?
Do you like the existing OS and if android is never ported would you still be happy with your purchase?
I think for 99/149 I don't see many complainers but just curious what people think who've had the device a few days.
I have had it a few hours and I am very happy, the few thins i really want my tablet to do it is do wonderfully, even more happy than my Nook Color on CM7. honeycomb on the NC might be nicer, but until a HC port comes to touchpad i doubt i'll put android on it.
If no android then its ****. I don't like the webos. ANDROID is farrrrrrrrr better.
I agree that android is so much better.. one thing that would make this thing collect dust on my desk is the lack of apps.. I must admit that i did get it mainly for the potential of an android port. I am of no help porting android but if that doesn't happen relatively soon then I think it will be on eBay..
I have a question for those that may be more familiar with webos... when i am listening to music and plug my headphones in, it still plays the music on the speakers and my headphones, which as you know defeats one of the main purposes of headphones.. LOL is it a bug or intended?
I really like it, I think webos makes more sense on a tablet than android currently does, but that's imho. Its a shame they dumbled in the beginning of the os game, it could've been something special. Inductive charging is really cool, I misses that after I got rid of my pre and its cool to have it back. I'm surprised more devices don't have it. The tp isn't great for app happy people, but out of the hundreds of appa I've tried on ansroid I only use 3 or 4 of them regularly ans the tp's internet ia more than capable of replacing some of them.
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For what I paid and what limitations they inherently have, I couldn't justify paying more than $150 with any OS on it. I'd like to see some more games on the WebOS side but at $150 I'm happy with it and it wouldn't be worth any substantial money to have more.
Even if Android doesn't come, I am happy with my purchase. I really like the way a lot of things work in webOS. But I will replace the OS with android if it gets a polished build.
Even if you only use the touchpad as a digital picture frame, you can't get one with this size and quality of screen for $99.
For what I paid and what limitations they inherently have, I couldn't justify paying more than $150 with any OS on it.
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You wouldn't pay more than 150 even if it had android on it? Say it was an official android device and it was 200 bucks. You wouldn't think that was a deal?
Like it so far the audio is great.
Mine is sitting quietly in my office, waiting for someone to work some magic with Android. I've played around with webOS for a few hours but that got boring fast. This is my first tablet purchase and even at the firesale price I'm not impressed. I see little use for tablets beyond being a source of occasional entertainment for people with money to burn.
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i manage to get two 32gb,
i give one to my wife with the intent to keep it stock webos and the other for me to play and maybe flash android one day.
i love android ,but 115 british pounds for a capacitor screen with a browser that support flash,a decent email client,photos and video playing,music sound good(due to the thickness of the tablet i think the speakers take advantage of that),just a bit heavy.
what there is to don't like.??
definitely not a 400pounds worth,but definitely 115.
don't forget the nice 50gb free cloud space that comes with it.
thumb up for me.
So far, I love my decision to purchase it. I picked two up, one for me and one for the girlfriend. WebOS is very smooth and looks amazing but needs some more apps which could come with the huge influx of Touchpads. I will be looking forward to an android port just to mess around with it and decided which to keep.
I've currently applied a few speed patches and have it overclocked to 1.5GHz and it flies.
I feel like the screen clarity sucks. I have never used a tablet before, except a brief use of a ipad during a checkout, but the touchpad screen looks blurry to me. It remind me of the old school color screen nextel phones i95.
I've had it for almost a day now. Very happy after I finally got the patch installed, it's pretty ridiculous to have to click the thing 20 times to get the patch to finish.
When I bought it I had fully intended to flash android when it's ported, but now I think I'm going to stick with webos for quite a while. There's nothing that I really miss from the Nook Color so far, and webos has a far better browser and keyboard than android.
I bought one and ordered another (that I hope will someday arrive). After playing with this one for a few days... I wish I had bought a few more.
Yeah, app catalog is lacking, but as a previous poster said, $100-150 for a 9.7" capacitive, snappy internet slate is awesome. I'd love to permanently mount one in the kitchen for recipes and whatnot, and replace the "family calendar".
Can anyone comment on the readability of PDFs on the Touchpad? That is the primary reason I would be buying this to supplement my nook color.
The NC is perfect for everything except finance/accounting/technical PDFs , for which I'm hoping the 10" screen of Touchpad would be better?
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I agree that android is so much better.. one thing that would make this thing collect dust on my desk is the lack of apps.. I must admit that i did get it mainly for the potential of an android port. I am of no help porting android but if that doesn't happen relatively soon then I think it will be on eBay..
I have a question for those that may be more familiar with webos... when i am listening to music and plug my headphones in, it still plays the music on the speakers and my headphones, which as you know defeats one of the main purposes of headphones.. LOL is it a bug or intended?
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Same thing happened to me when I plugged in my beats by Dre solo hds.. did the software update and problem was eliminated..
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Proud owner its still in the unopened box, haven't had time to open it and get into it enjoyably.Plan to keep it stock Web OS, I owned a palm pre and enjoyed it. I still believe Web OS is underrated and some users don't see the brilliance of it. I would have paid more if I had to. But the idea of flashing anything on it talks to the flashing geek in me haha. I would be more interested in flashing window 7 on it (not sure if it's a option) just saying.
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Can anyone comment on the readability of PDFs on the Touchpad? That is the primary reason I would be buying this to supplement my nook color.
The NC is perfect for everything except finance/accounting/technical PDFs , for which I'm hoping the 10" screen of Touchpad would be better?
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the built in app is decent at PDFs
I'm actually surprised by how much I like mine. I have a honeycomb tablet, also, and the hp is actually very enjoyable to use. It definitely lacks in expandability, since the app catalogue is def smaller, but I actually like it a lot.
That being said, definitely not worth the original price. 150$ (32gb) maybe.... we'll see in a few weeks.
after a string of cancelled orders, I decided to just suck it up and buy one from CL. I paid about 40$ over tax+shipping but it's worth not having to deal with shopping around while at work. I'm much more productive and I actually have my toy in my hands.
That being said I'm keeping my eyes open for a 16gb for my daughter to play with, hopefully HP SMB will have some more tomorrow.
is this device worth <200$? opinions on your device please, and also thoughts on before/after android porting!
i have the option of getting a 16 or a 32 for <200$ and am wondering if this is a piece of junk or worth getting.
or if i should just get something like a kindle fire.
uses: entertainment, ereading, videos, games, actually wtf do people use touchpads for????
ICS source is out so HE** the F*** YES it's worth it!
it was worth it b4, now I'm going to be busy.
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I use my touchpad for everything I need to do. The webos side has good apps for work and the cm7 side gives me netflix, games, video, photos, skype, ect... the TP is a very usefull tablet. If you get one for 200 and find you don't like it, PM me and we might be able to work something out, especially if you get the 32GB unit.
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I just put CM7 Alpha 2.1 on it this weekend and it is amazing how well an Alpha is running on this thing. If you can get a 32 gig for less than $200 you aren't that far off from the fire sale price.
I have a Nook Color with CM7 as well. I think both size devices have their merits so it depends what you want to use them for.
seems like everyone loves it with the new ports!
can someone comment on how the TP improved from the original OS to the android?
more interested in the before/after thing. im figuring that if you do not mod it at all, it is truly a POS.
I actually like WebOS.
I'm in WebOS most of the time.
that might change once ICS comes over.
webOS, you will use most of the time because it's nice to be in and it's the most useful. You can get to where you need to be quick. Skype call? No problem. Email? Coming right up. And while I'm reading a Wikipedia page and Facebooking at the same time, I can buy a scooter from Amazon. Not to mention reading a magazine and downloading podcasts and listening to music. I can do every single one of those things, all at one time.
That's the point of getting a tablet, right?
That's just it. webOS puts you at the center of all the action. It's a tablet in the way it's supposed to be.
That's something no other tablet can do. Anywhere. It's unmatched. And on top of allllll that, you still have the latest version of Android. Useless?! It's the furthest thing from.
oh didnt know you can have BOTH android and webOS. weird.
why do people have gripes about webOS then?
i already have a samsung galaxy phone, so i dont want the same thing but bigger (unless i can read better on it)
Exactly.
In order to be a good operating system, everything has to come together. You cannot miss one thing. WebOS has an app store, but you won't see many big name companies (the ones that matter) developing apps for it.
The problem with A & I tabletwise is that it doesn't work that different from your phone.
Which means the productivity, is not there.
I'm in Android watching a YouTube video, but as soon as I open another webpage, the video stops.
I'm in iOS and I get an email, or I want to look up how to beat this level of Angry Birds, if I enter the Internet, bye-bye Angry Birds, I have to start all over.
Those are big problems. WebOS saved us from that.
While you can do more in webOS, the ironic thing is, there's less apps, so you can't use that fantastic multitasking on everything you would like to.
So webOS used to be on thin ice, but better apps are coming in.
Still, this is a big problem for any tablet maker. We need a system where you can just push apps to make them compatible with any tablet device, or we are going to be stuck with iOS and Android as the only operating systems there are.
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seems like everyone loves it with the new ports!
can someone comment on how the TP improved from the original OS to the android?
more interested in the before/after thing. im figuring that if you do not mod it at all, it is truly a POS.
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If you don't mod the TouchPad, it's not truly a POS. with the original firmware, yes, it's the most laggy experience ever. But ever since the latest official firmware update, it becomes infinitely more usable.
If you apply the relevant preware patches and overclock on top of that, it becomes pretty darn snappy.
So WebOS is definitely still alive and kicking.
The latest CM Alpha is indeed impressive. But I still have trouble using it as my daily OS primarily due to the faster battery drain. But I'm sure that's just a temporary issue.
At the firesale price of $99 for a 16GB, it's a steal. I would say that it would even be worth it at $200.
But keep in mind that you're within range of getting one of these:
Kindle Fire is $199
Nook Tablet is $249
Personally, I want another one. Currently using my TP as my main computing device. Have CM installed, and barely using it, honestly.
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Personally, I want another one. Currently using my TP as my main computing device. Have CM installed, and barely using it, honestly.
Sent from my very "non-stock" TP.
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Same here, been my main computer for a week or two now. Except i exclusively use CM and haven't touched webos in a long time.
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Woth it? Well, if there will be a stable ICS port, and you understand what is a tablet and how you could use it, it's worth it, i guess. Personally, after i bought it i understood that there are quite few tasks that i could use a tablet for, so this thing just lies on my table, collecting dust.
Anyway, if you are going to buy TP NOW, better look in the Nook Tablet direction: for $250 you will have more compact tablet with better CPU/GPU and microsd slot.
I'm sitting at my laptop, but I'm using my TouchPad anyway because it's so fun to use.
I have to agree with Unrealwolf. If you have a purpose for a tablet, it is a good one for the price. It would be nice to have the SD Cord slot but the only reason I filled up my 16GB is because I put on 2GB of music and 20 full length MP4 movies.
At home I seldom use my laptop because I do all my email, social networking, and web browsing (ie. shopping, research, and forum updates) on a tablet (I have both a TP and a Nook Color). Very much worth it to me.
doh the deal got away
should i continue hunting or go for a fire/nook? not sure how well they compare but prices are close
Not too sure yet about the new nook tablet but the fire is getting some less than stellar reviews today. Seems to be a bit laggy. After using my touchpad for a while, I have a hard time going back to my nook color 7 inch screen. I am actually starting to develop apps in enyo for the touchpad. I really like webos as well as cm7. For me, the touchpad gives me the besr of both worlds.
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Im getting my touchpad on wednesday. 159 euros 32gb on Cyberport. Is it still worth it or shall i wait for kindle fire?
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I love it.
I had some second guessing when I first picked it up but I am more than happy with my purchase now. There was two main reasons I wanted to replace my touchpad:
1. Aspect ratio: Probably 75% of the time I used my touchpad was for watching netflix or youtube and the widescreen on the transformer is a million times better.
2. Wifi: Wifi on the touchpad is horrible, it's super spotty and would constantly drop the connection. It's not just mine either, if you do a search for touchpad wifi problems you'll find dozens of threads. It's really slow for whatever reason too, for comparison I average 6-8Mbps on my touchpad while on the same connection my transformer gets 25-30Mbps.
I guess the touchpad wasn't too bad for $100 but I'm liking the transformer a whole lot more so far.
So this is a thread about your HP Touchpad.....
GTFO
Sounds like a thread about him dissing his HP Touchpad. It's not so much on topic, but it is amusing.
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So this is a thread about your HP Touchpad.....
GTFO
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Well, if read carefully, the thread is about the person preferring their NEW TRANSFORMER over their OLD TOUCHPAD. Some better grammar on the OPs part would have helped here, however.
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I love it.
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Glad you like the new Transformer!!!
OP meant TF, I'm sure. Its amazing with the flood of devices this summer and the bigger prices how in just a few months with the poor sales or problems how big companies tablets like the Playbook, Touchpad, Dell Streak, HTC Flyer, and even the Xoom, have discontinued or deeply slashed prices.
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Then sell it. I paid 100 bucks for mine like many of us here did. Nothing to complain about. 8mbps internet speed on a tablet non PC is perfectly fine....the os does not support gaming like your desktop may do. Lets get real here. This thread is all kinds of fail. A tablet at this age and infancy is seriously a convenience personal or small business toy.
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Wait ...I can get a transformer for $100? Where???
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he's complaining about android on a device which doesnt natively run android
...on an alpha. And costs 3-4x less than his TF101
yes the TF101 is probably better. I would gladly trade my Touchpad for it, but look at the prices and where the Android port is at right now
The wifi is spotty?
ITS AN ALPHA BUILD ;_;
Give it a couple more months, android will run a lot better on the touchpad.
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Sounds like a thread about him dissing his HP Touchpad. It's not so much on topic, but it is amusing.
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Well, if read carefully, the thread is about the person preferring their NEW TRANSFORMER over their OLD TOUCHPAD.
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Well it seems so.....
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I guess the touchpad wasn't too bad for $100 but I'm liking the transformer a whole lot more so far.
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I'd gladly take the touchpad off your hands for 100$ =P
I absolutely love my touchpad. I've had no wifi issues at all. But I left mine on webOS, see no reason to try a buggy phone version on Android. I will gladly try a buggy ICS build, but gingerbread has no appeal to me when I have it on my phone.
webOS seems extremely underrated. Its so intuitive ans easy to use. The browser is fast and renders everything great.
Yeah, I'd swap it for a transformer, xoom, or galaxy tab 10". But for the price (I paid $200 for a 16), it can't be beat.
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I absolutely love my touchpad. I've had no wifi issues at all. But I left mine on webOS, see no reason to try a buggy phone version on Android. I will gladly try a buggy ICS build, but gingerbread has no appeal to me when I have it on my phone.
webOS seems extremely underrated. Its so intuitive ans easy to use. The browser is fast and renders everything great.
Yeah, I'd swap it for a transformer, xoom, or galaxy tab 10". But for the price (I paid $200 for a 16), it can't be beat.
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Yup its polished at the webOS side l. If only android has the same screen guestures thing then it will be perfect.
I, for one, would stay with webos if it included a good web browser. My chief complaint has been the browser from day 1 along with the lack of a back button function. Otherwise, webos is a polished OS that performs much faster and smoother, IMHO, than android. While I can hope that Meg will see the light and keep HP active with webos development, the actions of HP in the last 2 months lead me to believe it's a dead end. I still work with webos and android daily on the TP and look forward to good things with an ICS port in the near future.
The touchpad is still the best investment I have made in quite some time.
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the aspect ratio may suck for movies... but it's AWESOME for reading books, comics, and mangas. not everyone prefers to watch netflix/movies/youtube on a 10" screen over their TV/PC
I bought my TouchPad with the full intention of running CM7 as soon as I got my hands on it. After all, I am an Android addict, and all my past and current phones have been heavily tampered with to void warranty on day 1.
However, even after two weeks of purchasing the TouchPad, I am still with the WebOS without any desire to move to CM7 any time soon. Maybe I'll get there when CM9 is available.
I was wondering if any of you guys have a kindle fire? I have the note, and I was thinking about it, I just don't know since I already have the note..... I would like the opinions of the people that DO own both...
I have both. I have cm7 running in my fire. I use the fire for reading, games, YouTube, and Netflix. The note I use for everything else. Honestly I could do without the fire and be fine but I do appreciate having it to run the battery down instead of my note. My note had pretty bad battery life, but I'm on it all the time.
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Is the kindle slow and or buggy/laggy? How is it reading on it vs the note?
My wife has a kindle fire. Its awesome as an ebook and video device along with our prime account. Build quality and battery life are pretty good as well.
I don't know how it performs as a dedicated tablet since its running the stock rom. Over all it isn't as versatile as my note and its not a replacement for my ipad2. My wife loves it tho and for the price its hard to beat.
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Its not too much bigger than the note, I don't find myself picking it up over my note ever and my wife still takes my ipad from time to time.
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I use the Fire as an eReader, I don't have much use for it besides that. Its running CM7 and it has bugs, most notably the sleep of death which is not a big deal. It's great as an ereader and comic reader though. If you're looking for a tablet, I'd still go iPad, refurbished are so cheap and so well built, its an easy decision.
I just need/want a good Ereader with some side options, to do homework and such.... I don't need a full fledge tablet... is it choppy/buggy/laggy with the 6.3 update? I also like the fact that updates are very quick...
lol with all the ICS hoopla going on I don't think I'll get any replies... hehe
I seen your post last night but I was too busy with the whole ICS leak
But the Kindle is actually a great device for your basic needs. I sold my iPad2 because I really did not see myself using it much and decided to have all Android devices in my home as well. I seen all these complaints about the bugs and lag but I have not encountered any. The silk browser is solid but I do not see all the hype behind it. 6.3 is already rooted so if you do not like the stock look you can also install go launcher. The device is great to read and feels natural(like a book) instead of holding a big 9.7 inch screen. I have read The Walking Dead comic on my KF and it is a very enjoyable reading experience. There is nothing cheap about the device. I recommend the device and if your into gaming on your tablet, someone on the amazon website said that it can handle games such as shadowgun and GTA3...but i have not tried them personally.
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I have a solid 2011 MBP 8GB that I hardly use anymore. I am on this thing all of the time. I am a student but have everything I need on my tablet. A part of me is itching to sell my MBP but the other tells me no.
Conflicted, as you can see.
Has anyone completely substituted their CPU with this tablet? If so, how is it working out for you?
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I've tried to substitute my late 2011 MBP with a N10 and a surface pro. neither of which could really do the job. but the N10 was nice enough i kept it around anyway.
what are you majoring in?
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I have a solid 2011 MBP 8GB that I hardly use anymore. I am on this thing all of the time. I am a student but have everything I need on my tablet. A part of me is itching to sell my MBP but the other tells me no.
Conflicted, as you can see.
Has anyone completely substituted their CPU with this tablet? If so, how is it working out for you?
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It really depends man... a computer, especially a nice MBP, really is a wonderful workstation. The thing you have to realize is that you're giving up any sort of desktop-reliant feature. Such as native and easy to install JDKs, development environments, word processors, etc. While there are a lot of cloud-based replacements, you really can't beat a desktop client. For things like a word processor, you could use Google Docs app, go to the main site and do some final piecing together, but then again you'd just be doing an extra step which you could have done in the first place on the desktop. As a student who's taking multiple programming classes, I know I couldn't live without my laptop. I love having my tablet for browsing the web, reading textbooks, and other things but it just does not beat an "actual" computer at all. I wouldn't do it. If you really want to test it, put the MBP away for a week or so and don't do anything on it. Rely on the tablet for everything. See how it goes. Go out of your way to test things that you might need to use in the future to see how it works for you. While I wouldn't sell it, you might be able to use your tablet for everything you need to.
Thanks for the advice. Yeah I am going to keep it. It is too gnarly and lord knows that when I actually need Iy I will NEED it.
I am an accounting major BTW.
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I love having a powerful tablet, but honestly I'd rather have a nice Mac book air or dell xps 12 or 13 for versatility. Those devices all weigh under 3 lbs and are pretty portable. The fact that you can do real productivity makes them much better than a tablet. If you only browse pages or do light word processing I guess a chrome book or tablet might work depending. For me I would keep the laptop unless all you do is browse.
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