Commodore returning to the PC market

[Niode]

Wtf are all these morons spouting about how it's not portable and you have to bring a screen with you. Erm... Hello? It's not meant to be fucking portable, it's meant to take up a small amount of space on your desktop. (not aimed at you guys, mostly bloggers/youtube commenters just not understanding this form factor at all)

I have to admit that the commodore looks like it should have come out 10 years ago. Really dated. The EEE keyboard PC looks way more attractive. It's all about having the minimum amount of space dedicated to 'PC stuff' on your desk. That's the whole reason behind the iMac's form factor and those EEE PCs.

[Ivo]

Of course this is just like a "Shuttle" PC (i.e. a Mac Mini that isn't from Apple, basically) that has an in-built keyboard.

I think Mac Mini and Shuttle PCs are good ideas and useful in different ways than laptops. But I'm not sure there is enough market in the "portable" side of Computing to support all of this - the vast majority seem to want the screen and everything else already included.

So basically now we have:

Mac-mini / Shuttles (need external keyboard, mouse and screen);

These ones / Asus keyboard PC (need mouse and screen, the Asus one actually has that tiny screen which doubles as a touch screen so can make up for the mouse?);

ultra-portable laptops (like the EEE PCs);

Tablets (hopefully better than the iPad so that you can have flash in your browser of choice)

An array of "Normal" laptops.

An array of desktop choices.

I have to say, I think my next portable purchase in the computing segment is going to be a tablet, but that is going to be in some 6 months or so and I'll need to check how things are comparatively.
Ivo.

[CRTGAMER]

Of course this is just like a "Shuttle" PC (i.e. a Mac Mini that isn't from Apple, basically) that has an in-built keyboard.

I think Mac Mini and Shuttle PCs are good ideas and useful in different ways than laptops. But I'm not sure there is enough market in the "portable" side of Computing to support all of this - the vast majority seem to want the screen and everything else already included.

The Mac Mini is great as shuttle but even better because of its small size, an idea permanent candidate for the HD TV shelf. Add a wireless keyboard with mouse pad and browse Internet from comfort of couch.

For portability Laptop is very handy. To me a keyboard computer would be a hinderance, not only because lack of screen but the keyboard itself. My old C64 tan model after hours of typng in code was a real pain, couldn't move keyboard around because of its cable connection and cartridge expansion board leashes. I added a number pad to it which had an extension cable, so much easier entering all those Gazette magazine machine language game codes.

At the end of the C64 cycle, finally a separate, comfortable keyboard, the 128D.

[CRTGAMER]

upon further inspection, it supports "most" OS's, but *not* GEOS!?!?!??!

If you like to be punished you can always install GEO WORKS made for pre Windows 286 PCs. Probably won't have the right drivers though. Now where is that lightpen!



This Flexidraw Lightpen actually works pretty well on my 128D in C64 mode, sensitivity a lot better then the Koala Pad.