Statements like "incredibly powerful computer" describing a smart phone always ring false and bit silly to my ears. I'm not saying that phones haven't made great advances in the past years, but still that "incredibly powerful computer" is about as powerful as 10 year old PC.
The Superbook: Turn your smartphone into a laptop for $99
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#82Re: The Superbook: Turn your smartphone into a laptop for $99
#83You can get a cheap Chromebook (which, though inexpensive are actually quite nice quality wise), install crouton on the chromebook, install Lil'Debi on the phone and have an X-server connection over USB. It'd cost about the same and you'd get to have an extra usable device The way I see it, the only way I think it can really take off (as a niche product) is if the screen and keyboard are amazing (like a Pixel) and it…
All of those installation steps and disjoint applications make this comment sound like one of the early detractors of Dropbox commenting on its Show HN thread.
Re: The Superbook: Turn your smartphone into a laptop for $99
#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would like a docking station that has a fast CPU and lots of RAM. When the phone is plugged in, you can use the computing power of the docking station instead of the phone CPU. And it should run windows or OSX apps.
And it would.. what? Use the display of your phone? Otherwise you're literally describing a computer.
Sorry, forgot the 27 inch screen, external mouse, keyboard and USB Hub. In short, my phone contains the OS and my data and it can be used on small screens or multi-monitor setups.
Re: The Superbook: Turn your smartphone into a laptop for $99
#85Motorola did this 5 years ago. Nobody cared. http://www.digitaltrends.com/buying-guides/a-complete-guide-... I think the main problem is who wants to carry around a laptop that you have to plug your phone in to use? That's a pretty big "Accessory." I mean, if you already are carrying something around as big as a laptop, why cripple it with phone hardware? I think a more compelling use-case would be a phone dock video…
Palm built a mobile device 7 years before the iphone...
Re: The Superbook: Turn your smartphone into a laptop for $99
#86Motorola did this 5 years ago. Nobody cared. http://www.digitaltrends.com/buying-guides/a-complete-guide-... I think the main problem is who wants to carry around a laptop that you have to plug your phone in to use? That's a pretty big "Accessory." I mean, if you already are carrying something around as big as a laptop, why cripple it with phone hardware? I think a more compelling use-case would be a phone dock video…
This is a wonderful idea. I know at least three people in my family who do all of their computing on their smartphone. My fiancee is one of them. She only uses a computer when she needs to edit some documents. I think this would be an ideal accessory for her, but she uses an iPhone.
Re: The Superbook: Turn your smartphone into a laptop for $99
#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
The problem I see with this is that, even if the phone is work property, it's still often used for play as well as work (because who carries around a work mobile as well as a personal). Blackberry tried to address this problem, but I think we all can agree that they were unable to address pretty much any problem at that point. A little OT but... I'd very much like to see a Qubes-like OS for my phone, so I can use one…
> The problem I see with this is that, even if the phone is work property, it's still often used for play as well as work (because who carries around a work mobile as well as a personal). A lot of people carry around two phones, specifically the same type of people who have two laptops.
> A lot of people
Well, I'll push back on the phrase "a lot", but point taken.
Re: The Superbook: Turn your smartphone into a laptop for $99
#88How many times do we have to watch this exact kickstarter project fail to deliver? There have been countless made for phones, raspberry pis, and tablets. Maybe they'll ship, but the ux is trash especially considering you can get a chromebook for $100 more. What is the actual benefit of this device? Instead of toting around a chromebook, you tote around the shell of a chromebook? My laptop is never 'out of sync' that…
I'm not really sure why people keep thinking that you're supposed to lug this around. If I were to get this, I would only use it at home when a keyboard and bigger screen would be nice; or I would buy one for the office and the house. imo the whole point of this is so you wouldn't have to carry anything huge anymore.
Then why a laptop form factor? Laptops exist to be lugged around.
Re: The Superbook: Turn your smartphone into a laptop for $99
#89Motorola did this 5 years ago. Nobody cared. http://www.digitaltrends.com/buying-guides/a-complete-guide-... I think the main problem is who wants to carry around a laptop that you have to plug your phone in to use? That's a pretty big "Accessory." I mean, if you already are carrying something around as big as a laptop, why cripple it with phone hardware? I think a more compelling use-case would be a phone dock video…
Palm built a mobile device 7 years before the iphone...
And Apple build mobile device 14 years before the iPhone. So?
Re: The Superbook: Turn your smartphone into a laptop for $99
#90Seems grossly misleading to call it a laptop. 8 inch or so phones already exist which have a better resolution. Is there much point in having a bigger screen with lower resolution?
Yes, the keyboard.