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Scott (Admin) RJ: Ratan Joyce CO: Ratan Joyce Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 1175 Karma: 5083 Joined: Jan 13, 2012 |
Posted on Mar 6, 2012 (Last edited on Mar 6, 2012) I just bought a touch-screen laptop to test out the game, and so far I haven't seen any problems :-)(A computer, not a tablet) Don't want to start a war here, but I like Windows so much more than iOS or Android. |
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Garry Hurst RJ: jackosbournelookalike CO: jackosbournelookalike Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 151 Karma: 21 Joined: Jan 23, 2012 |
Posted on Mar 7, 2012 hear hear, love it too....but i want a ios emulator similar to dosbox. |
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Jurry Hart RJ: jurry CO: Jurre Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 78 Karma: 10 Joined: Feb 28, 2012 |
Posted on Mar 8, 2012 Not to kindle the war , I own an ipad so if you want I can do some testing from it, in case you're intrested.Downside of an ipad you can't develop on your own device unless by paying 99$ to apple to sign your code. |
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Scott (Admin) RJ: Ratan Joyce CO: Ratan Joyce Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 1175 Karma: 5083 Joined: Jan 13, 2012 |
Posted on Mar 8, 2012 No, the downside is... you can't develop on iPad, period.Apple forces you to buy a Mac in addition to the $99 Dev sign-up; or you can go the Hackintosh route which may be more trouble than it's worth. I'm never an Apple fan, but I pre-ordered an iPad before the thing was made - because I've searched for a super-light-weight multi-color multi-touch slate computer for years and Apple was the first to get it out. Only problem is after playing around with it for a day I realized it's not actually a computer. I just use it for map, music, and reading now, purely consumption. Content generation is hard on the device, even typing an e-mail is a pain, not to mention coding. Granted it's much better than on any smartphone, but still no where close to a real PC for people who type normally*. *As in typing with the correct cases and punctuation marks. |
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Roald Adriaansen RJ: Wuvil CO: Wuvil Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 146 Karma: 281 Joined: Feb 4, 2012 |
Posted on Mar 8, 2012 (Last edited on Apr 23, 2012) Apple is just overpriced for what it is anywaycustom builds ftw |
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Mister Death RJ: McFlono McFloninoo Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 266 Karma: 300 Joined: Feb 6, 2012 |
Posted on Mar 8, 2012 Don't get an iPad. Get an Eee Pad. That's what I've been using to play EoS since day 1. It's a bit on the slow side, but it does most of the things I want to do, and the keyboard dock just makes it so much more functional.That said, my next computer will be a proper tablet laptop. I'll never go back to a computer without a touch screen, but I miss my online poker (-: |
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Christopher Fowler RJ: Brasswick Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Joined: Apr 20, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 20, 2012 I've never had a new computer. I'm typing this post right now on an old Compaq Presario 5320US that was built in or around 2001. I got it refurbished for $150, and it does everything I want for gaming, music, and videos with the parts I managed to scavenge and put in. Also I've never used a tablet computer outside of Angry Birds and one astronomy app, so I really don't have any use for one.Also, I used to use Apple computers all the time when I was in school. My favorite was the Apple II. So many fun little games on that. Too bad the one my class had caught fire in the middle of English one day. |
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Matthew Suozzo RJ: Buckaroo Bonzai Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 40 Karma: 51 Joined: Apr 5, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 22, 2012 Asus Transformer Prime comes really close, for what it's worth. Price isn't great but Tegra 3 and keyboard dock make it a worthy entrant. I bought it to see what it could do and was impressed by it's responsiveness, display, and weight. I found the keyboard almost unusable but the dock ups the battery life to 10-12 hrs (awesome). The day I returned it, Asus unlocked the bootloader and an Ubuntu port was released. Would've liked to have tried it out but the keyboard was a real deal-breaker.Re: Scott's comment. Completely agree about content consumption over creation on tablets. My compromise was the Samsung Chromebook. Before you jump all over it, it has solid battery life (8+ hrs), gorgeous screen, and, big for me if you hadn't already guessed, a stellar keyboard. All I really use is ssh without Xterm (Chrome OS has a great ssh terminal) and Google Docs for word processing so the Chromebook works perfectly. Also: super light and reasonable price. |
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Karl Katzke RJ: SpecialK Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Joined: Mar 29, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 26, 2012 Consumption vs. Creation? I think there's an IDE for developing on the iPad now -- Codea, I think it's called. Several authors have started to write books on the iPad or at least edit them. Personally, I've worked for a week via my iPad when my main laptop was broken. I work in IT. But yes, I mainly read books and play games on my own iPad. |
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Luke Trager RJ: Richard Kner CO: Richard Knerr Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Joined: May 25, 2012 |
Posted on Jun 20, 2012 Thank you for the iPad compatibility.
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Christopher Fowler RJ: W. T. Snacks CO: Sirkh Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 71 Karma: 36 Joined: Aug 11, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 10, 2013 I might be getting a new computer in a month or two thanks to the generosity of a friend who is recently finding himself employed for the first time. He is also thinking of getting one for himself, and on the $360 USD or so he would have to spend, I recommended that he get two of these.http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dell-Refurbished-Black-Optiplex-360-Desktop-PC-with -Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processor-2GB-Memory-160GB-Hard-Drive-and-Windows-7-Home-Premi um-Monitor-Not-I/22985037 Would this be a good deal or is there one that is even better for a budget of around $360 USD? - EDIT - Before anyone makes any suggestions, I'm a retro gamer and my friend just wants to be able to play World of Warcraft on decent settings. |
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Scott (Admin) RJ: Ratan Joyce CO: Ratan Joyce Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 1175 Karma: 5083 Joined: Jan 13, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 10, 2013 $360 USD is usually good, but I don't think a 2GB RAM - REFURBISHED - Desktop is anywhere close to a good deal.For "pre-owned", you might as well get this one at $219.99 free shipping Samsung NP365E5C-S05US Laptop A6 X2 2.7GHz 4GB 500GB http://www.cowboom.com/product/1314445 Or more choices: http://www.techbargains.com/catsearch.cfm/0_12_0 My recent favorite (but I got one below $500 after tax with Win 7 and a free nook last year): http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP%20ENVY |
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Christopher Fowler RJ: W. T. Snacks CO: Sirkh Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 71 Karma: 36 Joined: Aug 11, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 10, 2013 Those look good but as it turns out my friend's plans for employment fell through and now he's getting maybe $100 a month from his job due to the fact that he's only working part-time, so he won't be able to get me a new computer. Thanks for showing those to me though Scott. I might be able to get one of those sometime after I move out of this complex, which should be within the next couple months. It might require though that I save up a bit still, but luckily I've got a payee to help manage my finances.
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Scott (Admin) RJ: Ratan Joyce CO: Ratan Joyce Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 1175 Karma: 5083 Joined: Jan 13, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 10, 2013 If you're not planning on getting it any time soon, then wait till Black Friday / Cyber Monday, the prices really do drop significantly then.But if you do need something with good value now, I'd say bookmark that techbargains site, and check back every 3 days. I've never used another site to find deals on ready-made PCs since 5+ years ago. |
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Christopher Fowler RJ: W. T. Snacks CO: Sirkh Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 71 Karma: 36 Joined: Aug 11, 2012 |
Posted on Apr 10, 2013 If you're not planning on getting it any time soon, then wait till Black Friday / Cyber Monday, the prices really do drop significantly then.That sounds like a good idea. I should have my own place by then and as a result I should be able to take advantage of those deals. I am unable to take advantage of most any deal right now because I'm on a fixed income and for now most of it goes toward my rent at this group home. But I guess now I have a reason to look forward to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. But if you do need something with good value now, I'd say bookmark that techbargains site, and check back every 3 days. I've never used another site to find deals on ready-made PCs since 5+ years ago. I actually did bookmark techbargains right when you showed me that first link that featured it. It looked incredibly useful and even more so for the coming months, so once more I appreciate the link and such. Until I am able to take advantage of one of those bargains though all I really need to get some more life out of my old Compaq Presario 5320US is a can of compressed air and some 512MB PC133 SDRAM to max out it's memory slots. I think my machine can go up to about 1.5GB of RAM, but I'll have to check again. |
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Jayson Drake Tan RJ: Ben CO: Ben Post Rating: 0 + / - Total Posts: 74 Karma: 10 Joined: Apr 13, 2013 |
Posted on May 11, 2013 me too, i love windows, but when i used the windows phone i sometimes have problems in dealing with the links, sometimes it does not load.. hahaha i just refresh it and it is fixed
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