From: mkow1234_at_aol.com
Date: Tue Apr 26 2005 - 04:38:13 PDT
Ah, that thing is way over-rated, in my opinion. Looks like a glorified Nintendo DS.
I agree that for the money, a lower-end or even used laptop is the way to go. Juggling a Newton, an older IBM 600X ThinkPad, and a Toshiba e-310, takes care of my computing needs just fine. Come to think of it, you could buy all three of the portable computing devices I use for the $849 asking price of the Pepper, and you'd STILL have a few dollars of walking around money. I'm not cheap, just poor.
If you're REALLY looking for a handheld device for gaming, skip the PSP and DS. Here's the one you want:
http://www.vidgame.net/SEGA/NOMAD.html
Heh, heh... Actually, the backlit color screen ain't bad. Too bad there aren't a few side-scroller shoot-em-up games for the Newton platform.
Warmest regards,
Matt the K.
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:58:36 -0400
From: Dan <dan_at_dbdigitalweb.com>
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newt on HGH
>>http://www.pepper.com/
>
>
> Holy crap, this is my hardware wet dream!
*SNIP*
> Seriously though, I was thinking of buying a thin laptop for couch-surfing but
> gosh, I hope this isn't vapourware...
>
It is nice, but personally I would rather spend the over $800 on a real
laptop that has a full keyboard handy and wouldn't weigh much more and
have a bigger screen besides (not to mention larger HD, memory, and more
capabilities). Again it is nice, but I tend to think it is a bit
pricey when you can't load regular software on it (by the looks anyway).
And has other limitations.
I do wonder how long the battery lasts though. They don't mention that.
Since it has a HD, I suspect it won't last past say 4 or 5 hours, if
that. Especially if you do much wireless surfing.
-Dan
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