I took apart my mini netbook today....
Taking things apart helps me understand better, how things work, ... like Mom's video camera, but that is a different story.
The hard drive is really small. The size of 1/2 a matchbook. It seems to be well put together as the hard drive, wireless card and RAM are all available by taking out a few screws. One could change hard drives in a few minutes if needed, and carry an extra in your pocket. This might even make tech support easier. Presently, most uses of computers are some kind of connected to the internet process. This type of computer provides this in a portable format.
Advantages.
1. Better battery life should be expected - ... as it has a small screen, and no dvd rom to spin to use up power. I have used it all day without charging it up.
2. Portability - it is somewhat easy to carry around.... not quite as easy as a phone though.
3. Economy - lower cost
What does it need?
1. It should have some kind of rubber outside, so that i feel it is more sturdy and rugged.
2. It needs to have built in GPS, so that applications can use this technology in an integrated way, with other applications .
3. It needs to have a built in phone so that i can talk to people on a telco network.
4. It needs a better video card as it is limited to 1020 X 600.
What does it not do?
I have not tried video editing, but i expect it would lack video capability and storage space.
Things i need to try.
- sound editing and video editing
- connecting a GPS receiver
Computer uses and needs are changing.
1. Applications like word processing are now on line, not on a server accessible in one building.
2. Most high end video and audio is better done on a workstation with a user home directory located on that same computer as opposed to a network home directory.
3. People are acquiring personal communication devices.
So what does this mean?
It means more questions to ask. like...
Do we even need centralized servers in a building?
Should we focus on connection or bandwidth?
Should we be focussing on high end computers for video editing and low end for accessing and inputing information?
How long will it be before every student has their own communication device?
When i went to high school, a new gym was constructed and made available for our grade 12 year. The school acquired a set of blue badminton racquets. We had a choice of blue or blue. They had the balance and finesse of a club. Over time students brought their own and there was no expectation for the school to provide the racquet. The school provided the gym and the net and so on.
How long will it be before affordable communications devices are brought by all students ?
4 comments:
I think that it'll be awhile before every student will bring their own computer to school. Most parents would see no point in it, after all they most likely will have one at home, and the school would have perfectly good computers. And portable laptops mac, windows or Lynix are more prone to damage that is caused by traveling.
I think that maybe in 20 years that every student have a portable device. But that dosnt include the lower grades maybe from 5 to all the way to college.
Hello. I think that each student and person in the school will carry their own devices...the real question is will teachers allow these devices? Will they make strict rules and not allow them? I think that these devices are both good and bad. Good, because people can get notified about daily events and news - bad, because these devises are slowly taking over peoples' lives. What happened to calling someone over the telephone? When you think about it, there are beyond belief amounts of communication these days; for example Instant Messaging, text messaging, emailing, faxing, etc. The list goes on and on. Now, are these ways and devises influencing out lives negatively or ppositively? Think about it.
I think it won't be long before students bring in affordable devices because many kids already have these things. Students could just be waiting for teachers to allow us to use them for what we need them for.
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