RWB
12 Feb 2008, 6:26am
So I've had my T-Mobile 'Dash' for a while now, maybe 4-5 months at this point. And within the past month I've really gotten into it, and this past week I've got it to have better web browsing using Opera, watching movies, etc... pretty much everything my laptop does(except play higher performance demanding games that I don't really play much anyways). I find myself using the phone more and more everyday as I get more used to it.
So far I've enjoyed it more than my laptop in many ways, most notably heat and battery life; in that order. While the phone has a much smaller screen, the lack of heat and not having to worry about the power cable(which is getting on my last nerve at times) more than makes up for this. Sure I can get one of those laptop boards, but when it comes to my lap in Texas.... it sweats if something is there period.
So far this week I've learned to do a great deal of things on my phone including using it as a NES Emulator(it plays so well), eBook reader(found some fantastic legally free ebooks at Baen), and of course the obvious web browser and email client.
Granted, the phone ain't perfect. The keyboard and screen are small and there is not much I can do about either, storage is also small, but again I go back to what I just said. But that to me is superficial to the big points made at the beginning of this post and that is heat and battery life, plus that damned power cable. I can't get very comfortable with my laptop while reading eBooks or online articles for that matter. I like to lay in bed if possible but that begins to wear out my arms as I don't like to rest in the positions required to see a laptop screen properly. With the phone it's much more comfy, but not totally. I still have to hold up the phone, but.... nothing you can do about that as it'd have to be done even with a book. Guess I am just lazy.
The screen on the phone is crisp and clean, and at night or in the dark my eyes can easily read the screen for hours on end without a problem. I thought I would need to buy an eBook reader with an E-Ink screen so to not hurt my eyes for this, but gladly I won't(got a ticket, taxes, and too many bills to catch up on first and I have yet to receive my first paycheck on my new job).
Back to the "it ain't perfect" deal, I also have to reboot the device about twice a day as lockups occur from certain sites or some kind of memory leak. And for long posts like this one, I of course go back to using the laptop for obvious stated reasons.
All in all, I went from desktop to laptop for the smaller space and portability, but now I think I see Smartphones being the new thing for me as I don't need a laptop or desktop for much these days(thank god). I can see the Smartphone market growing as much as I am sure a lot of you do. I'd like to see a smart phone that can "do it all". Like having ports to plug in an external display for example so you can have in essence a desktop when you want it. I am happy with my purchase(it was actually an early Christmas gift), and with adding the data plan for only $20/month when I get my paycheck it will be a great thing to have with me on the job where I drive around a lot and the places I go don't have any open AP's.
So far I've enjoyed it more than my laptop in many ways, most notably heat and battery life; in that order. While the phone has a much smaller screen, the lack of heat and not having to worry about the power cable(which is getting on my last nerve at times) more than makes up for this. Sure I can get one of those laptop boards, but when it comes to my lap in Texas.... it sweats if something is there period.
So far this week I've learned to do a great deal of things on my phone including using it as a NES Emulator(it plays so well), eBook reader(found some fantastic legally free ebooks at Baen), and of course the obvious web browser and email client.
Granted, the phone ain't perfect. The keyboard and screen are small and there is not much I can do about either, storage is also small, but again I go back to what I just said. But that to me is superficial to the big points made at the beginning of this post and that is heat and battery life, plus that damned power cable. I can't get very comfortable with my laptop while reading eBooks or online articles for that matter. I like to lay in bed if possible but that begins to wear out my arms as I don't like to rest in the positions required to see a laptop screen properly. With the phone it's much more comfy, but not totally. I still have to hold up the phone, but.... nothing you can do about that as it'd have to be done even with a book. Guess I am just lazy.
The screen on the phone is crisp and clean, and at night or in the dark my eyes can easily read the screen for hours on end without a problem. I thought I would need to buy an eBook reader with an E-Ink screen so to not hurt my eyes for this, but gladly I won't(got a ticket, taxes, and too many bills to catch up on first and I have yet to receive my first paycheck on my new job).
Back to the "it ain't perfect" deal, I also have to reboot the device about twice a day as lockups occur from certain sites or some kind of memory leak. And for long posts like this one, I of course go back to using the laptop for obvious stated reasons.
All in all, I went from desktop to laptop for the smaller space and portability, but now I think I see Smartphones being the new thing for me as I don't need a laptop or desktop for much these days(thank god). I can see the Smartphone market growing as much as I am sure a lot of you do. I'd like to see a smart phone that can "do it all". Like having ports to plug in an external display for example so you can have in essence a desktop when you want it. I am happy with my purchase(it was actually an early Christmas gift), and with adding the data plan for only $20/month when I get my paycheck it will be a great thing to have with me on the job where I drive around a lot and the places I go don't have any open AP's.