I think I found my requirements to be somewhat similar to his; atleast in that I wanted something very versatile, powerful, connected -- and yet still having an input method that was efficient for me ( nice keyboard with normal travel, size, spacing -- etc ). So basically you go thinking 'laptop', except that it is large, but more importantly much much more power hungry and not running an operating system optimized for portable use as say a PalmOS machine.
So, after lots of looking around, I eventually found the NEC Mobile Pro 780 Windows CE H/PC. Its a large-sized WinCE machine, but it is still much smaller and lighter than a laptop. It has a lot of expandability, a great screen, excellent battery life , a *wonderful* keyboard and a robust operating system.
This machine has a been a godsend for me, and it has ended up being a perfect fit for me.
I know some people will be turned off by it's tight affiliation with MS, but I urge you to examine it. WinCE really does have lots of nice features and I think lots of nay-sayers haven't used one or often done their research ( or are just doing it on a bias against MS )
Thats just me -- but I think lots of people need something with a keyboard, but still want the other avantages that come with portabled-engineered machines.
I agree.. this is the most valid point of the whole thing; 200fps just means that for the time being it is able to handle an 'average' scene at 200fps; a machine that maxes out at 72fps will most likely drop pretty hard in a 'crusher' level or a more complex game/map/whatever. You want to have as high as possible to ensure the most consistent possible game play.
I am a huge movie fan, and part of the fun of movies for me is going out to the theatre with people, getting candy and popcorn and having fun. If it ever got to be such an impersonal experience as watching everything in your house, you can count me out. You'll find me at the drive-in;)
Well, the BeOS camp has had a project in the works for a while now and it's called Gimmick ( http://www.gimmick.org/ ). They've been releasing neat betas, and hopefully it could become a nice tool.
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I think I found my requirements to be somewhat similar to his; atleast in that I wanted something very versatile, powerful, connected -- and yet still having an input method that was efficient for me ( nice keyboard with normal travel, size, spacing -- etc ). So basically you go thinking 'laptop', except that it is large, but more importantly much much more power hungry and not running an operating system optimized for portable use as say a PalmOS machine.
So, after lots of looking around, I eventually found the NEC Mobile Pro 780 Windows CE H/PC. Its a large-sized WinCE machine, but it is still much smaller and lighter than a laptop. It has a lot of expandability, a great screen, excellent battery life , a *wonderful* keyboard and a robust operating system.
This machine has a been a godsend for me, and it has ended up being a perfect fit for me.
I know some people will be turned off by it's tight affiliation with MS, but I urge you to examine it. WinCE really does have lots of nice features and I think lots of nay-sayers haven't used one or often done their research ( or are just doing it on a bias against MS )
Thats just me -- but I think lots of people need something with a keyboard, but still want the other avantages that come with portabled-engineered machines.
I agree.. this is the most valid point of the whole thing; 200fps just means that for the time being it is able to handle an 'average' scene at 200fps; a machine that maxes out at 72fps will most likely drop pretty hard in a 'crusher' level or a more complex game/map/whatever. You want to have as high as possible to ensure the most consistent possible game play.
I am a huge movie fan, and part of the fun of movies for me is going out to the theatre with people, getting candy and popcorn and having fun. If it ever got to be such an impersonal experience as watching everything in your house, you can count me out. You'll find me at the drive-in ;)
Well, the BeOS camp has had a project in the works for a while now and it's called Gimmick ( http://www.gimmick.org/ ). They've been releasing neat betas, and hopefully it could become a nice tool.