All-in-One PCs

In article ,
Eric Stevens wrote:

On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:04:10 -0500, nospam
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In article , PeterN
wrote:


Bottom line. either will work. I personally would not consider an all in
one.

then you're missing out on a 5k display.

I have a personal bias in favor of flexibility, which gives the
edge to Windows.

flexibility comes at a cost. by making that the priority, you
compromise productivity and user experience.

Logic says why buy a Mac if you are going to run
Windows programs.

if flexibility is your goal, then a mac is the way to go because not
only can you run windows apps but you can *also* run mac apps, making
it the most flexible choice.

I would be concerned about driver issues when the
programs update.

there's no need to be concerned. apple supplies the necessary drivers
for the hardware.

But do they concern themselves with drivers compatible with Windows
applications? I think not.

app os driver hardware ...
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In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:


why would someone want to buy a 24" tablet with 5 minute battery life
and wall mount brackets. the whole concept is stupid.

Don't you read or have just got locked in argumentative mode?

i read.

"Internal battery not needed or perhaps small for for 5 minutes of
autonomy, in case the power gets cut off for some reason."

that's what an external ups is for, and it can last for much longer
than 5 minutes too.

there is *no* need to put a battery inside something that normally runs
off of wall power or mounts on a wall. it's a complete waste of time
and money.

now try to justify a wall mounted 24" tablet. are you going to stand in
front of it all day?

it's a dumb idea.

In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:


I would be concerned about driver issues when the
programs update.

there's no need to be concerned. apple supplies the necessary drivers
for the hardware.

But do they concern themselves with drivers compatible with Windows
applications? I think not.

apps don't care about drivers. they talk to windows apis, which talk to
the hardware drivers.

tl;dr - it's a complete nonissue. it's fud. ignore it.

On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 16:01:42 -0500, nospam
wrote:

In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:


why would someone want to buy a 24" tablet with 5 minute battery life
and wall mount brackets. the whole concept is stupid.

Don't you read or have just got locked in argumentative mode?

i read.

"Internal battery not needed or perhaps small for for 5 minutes of
autonomy, in case the power gets cut off for some reason."

that's what an external ups is for, and it can last for much longer
than 5 minutes too.

there is *no* need to put a battery inside something that normally runs
off of wall power or mounts on a wall. it's a complete waste of time
and money.

now try to justify a wall mounted 24" tablet. are you going to stand in
front of it all day?

it's a dumb idea.

I wouldn't mind getting my two 24" screens off my desk and onto the
wall, along with their four not very flexible cables.
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:

why would someone want to buy a 24" tablet with 5 minute battery life
and wall mount brackets. the whole concept is stupid.

Don't you read or have just got locked in argumentative mode?

i read.

"Internal battery not needed or perhaps small for for 5 minutes of
autonomy, in case the power gets cut off for some reason."

that's what an external ups is for, and it can last for much longer
than 5 minutes too.

there is *no* need to put a battery inside something that normally runs
off of wall power or mounts on a wall. it's a complete waste of time
and money.

now try to justify a wall mounted 24" tablet. are you going to stand in
front of it all day?

it's a dumb idea.

I wouldn't mind getting my two 24" screens off my desk and onto the
wall, along with their four not very flexible cables.

you're ignoring the part where he said tablet. are you going to stand
in front of them to touch it?

putting an external display on the wall while the keyboard/trackpad
remains on a desk (or lap) is something entirely different. that's
*not* a tablet.

as you asked,
Don't you read or have just got locked in argumentative mode?

On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 22:00:00 +0100, android wrote:

In article ,
Eric Stevens wrote:

On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:04:10 -0500, nospam
wrote:

In article , PeterN
wrote:


Bottom line. either will work. I personally would not consider an all in
one.

then you're missing out on a 5k display.

I have a personal bias in favor of flexibility, which gives the
edge to Windows.

flexibility comes at a cost. by making that the priority, you
compromise productivity and user experience.

Logic says why buy a Mac if you are going to run
Windows programs.

if flexibility is your goal, then a mac is the way to go because not
only can you run windows apps but you can *also* run mac apps, making
it the most flexible choice.

I would be concerned about driver issues when the
programs update.

there's no need to be concerned. apple supplies the necessary drivers
for the hardware.

But do they concern themselves with drivers compatible with Windows
applications? I think not.

app os driver hardware ...

Some drivers for external hardware are not just passive but
configurable. Nor is an application for an Apple necessarily identical
to that of nominally the same application for Windows.
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

In article , Eric Stevens
says...
Don't you read or have just got locked in argumentative mode?

"Internal battery not needed or perhaps small for for 5 minutes of
autonomy, in case the power gets cut off for some reason."

Since it's a 24" thing, it's not something you would bring on a train or
plain like a notebook. It would be something which is used in an office
or a home.

It should be powerful (fast quad core i7 processor, lots of RAM etc.),
and because it has a 24" screen, power consumption at full processor
load could be in the 60-90 Watt range (just guessing).

You could put in a battery, but this would increase the weight. The
thing would have some battery life, but if you were to insist on 12
hours of power, the battery would probably be heavy. So keep the battery
small & light, and rely for the power supply primarily on an A/C
adapter.
--
Alfred Molon

Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/
http://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site

In article ,
says...
I never thought I end up with a Mac or an all-in-one, but here I am,
sitting in front of a 5K iMac.

Are you using it with Mac or Windows software?
--
Alfred Molon

Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/
http://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site

In article , Lewis says...
Apple makes the best Windows laptops.

Why don't they deliver them with Windows on them?
--
Alfred Molon

Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/
http://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site

In article ,
Eric Stevens wrote:

On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 22:00:00 +0100, android wrote:

In article ,
Eric Stevens wrote:

On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:04:10 -0500, nospam
wrote:

In article , PeterN
wrote:


Bottom line. either will work. I personally would not consider an all
in
one.

then you're missing out on a 5k display.

I have a personal bias in favor of flexibility, which gives the
edge to Windows.

flexibility comes at a cost. by making that the priority, you
compromise productivity and user experience.

Logic says why buy a Mac if you are going to run
Windows programs.

if flexibility is your goal, then a mac is the way to go because not
only can you run windows apps but you can *also* run mac apps, making
it the most flexible choice.

I would be concerned about driver issues when the
programs update.

there's no need to be concerned. apple supplies the necessary drivers
for the hardware.

But do they concern themselves with drivers compatible with Windows
applications? I think not.

app os driver hardware ...

Some drivers for external hardware are not just passive but
configurable. Nor is an application for an Apple necessarily identical
to that of nominally the same application for Windows.

Bootcamp supplies drivers for Windows... OSX drivers would not work.
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