[GLLUG] Laptop recommendations?

[Clay Dowling]

On 02/06/2013 09:17 PM, Nathan Hartley wrote:
>
> Until recently, I had been in the market for a ultra-portable 
> computer, a long time. Besides the Lenovos, I had my eye on Zareason's 
> (http://zareason.com/shop/UltraLap-430.html). Eventually, I decided 
> that I could get away with an Android Tablet (Asus Transformer TF300). 
> It was a third cheaper than the ultrabooks I was looking at. There are 
> apps that will do most of what I need, when I'm out and about. But 
> since I've bought it, I have been disappointed at almost every turn. 
> It is a giant phone, without the usefulness of being able to call 
> someone. Oddly enough, one of my biggest complaints is the awkward 
> copy-n-paste interface. Besides it taking 10+ seconds to copy 
> anything, if you try to copy more than a sentence the selector starts 
> jumping around on you.

A number of us own that tablet or similar.  Spend the $100 and get the 
keyboard.  Completely changes how  you interact with the machine.  The 
pointer still isn't as elegant as you'd get with a regular laptop, but 
it's close.

Clay