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On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:04:38 +1200, Fred <> wrote:

>On 16/09/2012 7:31 p.m., Rich80105 wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:56:34 +1200, Fred <> wrote:
>>
>>> On 16/09/2012 10:36 a.m., Enkidu wrote:
>>>> On 15/09/12 10:51, Katipo wrote:
>>>>>> Worth a read and a local school ir recomending them
>>>>>> tut tut
>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2012/09...o-switch-back/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Switching to ipads was a bad move even though they are much more
>>>>> portable.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't get me wrong, my iPad is great, but it will not be replacing my
>>>>> laptop anytime soon. Moving files between the two is a pain and the
>>>>> ipad's virtual keyboard is no substitute for the physical one on my
>>>>> laptop.
>>>> >
>>>> The physical one on a laptop is no substitute for a proper full-sized
>>>> physical keyboard.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Cliff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 15.6 laptops usually have full sized keyboards.
>>
>> Even then most have the function keys and numeric keypads stuffed up -
>> with cursor control keys only on the numeric keypad.
>>
>>
>
> You forgot to blame John Key for that.


I though the he sold NZ to the Chinese to solve is problems with the
Water Rights etc

..NZ = now .CN

Somewhere on teh intarwebs Enkidu wrote:
> On 15/09/12 10:51, Katipo wrote:
>>> Worth a read and a local school ir recomending them
>>> tut tut
>>
>>> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2012/09...o-switch-back/
>>>
>>
>> Switching to ipads was a bad move even though they are much more
>> portable. Don't get me wrong, my iPad is great, but it will not be
>> replacing my
>> laptop anytime soon. Moving files between the two is a pain and the
>> ipad's virtual keyboard is no substitute for the physical one on my
>> laptop.
> The physical one on a laptop is no substitute for a proper full-sized
> physical keyboard.

I haven't found a keyboard that feels anywhere near as nice to type on as
this IBM 15" T60 ThinkPad. It's keys are so sensitive, you hardly have to
press them - but they have an excellent tactile response too. I'd much
rather use it than any external keyboard I've ever used.
--
/Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long, way when religious belief has a
cozy little classification in the DSM."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)

On 14/09/2012 9:03 p.m., victor wrote:

> Give the staff back their laptops. simple.
>
Yep, my 7 yr old is at a school with MacBooks for teachers, a few iPads
per classroom for kids, Apple TV for display, and the odd iMac in the
library etc. Kids are allowed but not required to bring their own
iPad/iPod to school. They get to do lots of creative stuff with the iPads.

Seems to me to all work pretty well. Great to see my kid wanting a turn
on the iPad at home so they can take a few more times tables tests and
try to up that high score.