WotEver Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 1 hour ago, rusty69 said: What make was it? You made me go search in the drawer didn’t you? Alcatel One-Touch Pixie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Just now, WotEver said: You made me go search in the drawer didn’t you? Alcatel One-Touch Pixie Accrington stanley, Who are they! Never touch a pixie....tis illegal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Just now, rusty69 said: Accrington stanley, Who are they! Exaccly! 1 minute ago, rusty69 said: Never touch a pixie....tis illegal My bad... Pixi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bob Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Just now, rusty69 said: Or any other iirc. Oh, you meant the tablet? Yes, it works well in the sun. We use it instead of the book and it's often on the sliding hatch. Never found it difficult to see even in bright sunlight. 3 minutes ago, rusty69 said: Accrington stanley, Who are they! Never touch a pixie....tis illegal We beat them back in 60's iirc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Dr Bob said: Oh, you meant the tablet? Yes, it works well in the sun. We use it instead of the book and it's often on the sliding hatch. Never found it difficult to see even in bright sunlight. Erm,wot did you think I meant.You been on the Bunnahabhain again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bob Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, rusty69 said: Erm,wot did you think I meant.You been on the Bunnahabhain again? Ooooh yes. My favoir right. That and the Bruick laddick one. Try the spull chucker on that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) On 19/05/2018 at 07:34, rusty69 said: Thanks all. My heart says Macbook, my wallet says Chromebook. Decision made. Well, a year on. I bought an Asus C101 Chromebook in the end, and have been using it for the last few months. I like:- It is much quicker than the old netbook it replaced. The battery life is brilliant The screen is good. The sound is acceptable Price - 100 quid second hand Ability to run some Linux apps, but not as many as my netbook.Also runs playstore apps I dislike:- Lack of storage, although you can add a micro sd card. Only one USB A port File structure - everything goes into the downloads folder, although you can add other folders within. Keyboard is a bit bouncy. Having to sign in with my google password. Not 12V like the netbook It is mainly used for internet stuff, which I guess is what it was designed for, and it does it well. I don't use the touch screen or the fold back screen option. For 100 quid it was the right choice. For more serious work,I would opt for the I-thingy. ETA. Thanks @Robbo....wherever you are. Edited March 18, 2019 by rusty69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Welsh Cruiser Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 I've just replaced my old netbook with a Lenovo miix 310. Very few of these smaller laptops are made these days. I tracked down an ex display one for £125.00. I'm very pleased with it. 2 full sized usb ports and 1 mini one. Keyboard can be detached from the screen for it to be used in tablet mode, not that I ever use it this way. Battery is excellent, around 10 hours. The charger from my old netbook (also Lenovo) fits which is great because the lead plugs into the plug part of the charger with usb. This means I can simply plug it into a usb port in my 12v system, saves having to buy an (expensive) car charger. I guess these aren't made any more because they aren't popular, people prefer tablets. It's a strange one, the keyboard protects the screen very well for very little extra weight. Does anyone really prefer an on screen keyboard to a proper one? I would doubt it. And of course, you can use it as a tablet if you wish. It baffles me why anyone might prefer a tablet over something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 15 hours ago, rusty69 said: Well, a year on. I bought an Asus C101 Chromebook in the end, and have been using it for the last few months. I like:- It is much quicker than the old netbook it replaced. The battery life is brilliant The screen is good. The sound is acceptable Price - 100 quid second hand Ability to run some Linux apps, but not as many as my netbook.Also runs playstore apps I dislike:- Lack of storage, although you can add a micro sd card. Only one USB A port File structure - everything goes into the downloads folder, although you can add other folders within. Keyboard is a bit bouncy. Having to sign in with my google password. Not 12V like the netbook It is mainly used for internet stuff, which I guess is what it was designed for, and it does it well. I don't use the touch screen or the fold back screen option. For 100 quid it was the right choice. For more serious work,I would opt for the I-thingy. ETA. Thanks @Robbo....wherever you are. If you download the Astro File Manager app from Playstore then it will enable you to create folders where you want them and to move files about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 27 minutes ago, cuthound said: If you download the Astro File Manager app from Playstore then it will enable you to create folders where you want them and to move files about. Thanks. I have downloaded it, but can't see a way of creating a folder outside of the download folder. 1 hour ago, The Welsh Cruiser said: I guess these aren't made any more because they aren't popular, people prefer tablets. It's a strange one, the keyboard protects the screen very well for very little extra weight. Does anyone really prefer an on screen keyboard to a proper one? I would doubt it. And of course, you can use it as a tablet if you wish. It baffles me why anyone might prefer a tablet over something like this. Agreed. The netbook format and style suited me very well.It is a great shame that it couldn't keep up with the modern software. The chromebook is pretty good, but a modern netbook would be better. Your Lenovo sounds like a good compromise, although I would have to ditch the windows,and those hinges look a bit flimsy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 45 minutes ago, rusty69 said: Thanks. I have downloaded it, but can't see a way of creating a folder outside of the download folder. Open Astro Go to the location where you want to add a folder, for example internal storage/media Press the add folder symbol (a folder with a + sign on it) Give the folder a name and press create Move files to it by selecting the location of the target files, (copy or move) going to the folder you have created and pressing paste. Job done. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 3 hours ago, cuthound said: Open Astro Go to the location where you want to add a folder, for example internal storage/media Press the add folder symbol (a folder with a + sign on it) Give the folder a name and press create Move files to it by selecting the location of the target files, (copy or move) going to the folder you have created and pressing paste. Job done. ? Many thanks Mr Hound. It works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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