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   charles to nospam@example.net   
   Re: Laptop replacement   
   01 Apr 25 20:45:02   
   
   XPost: uk.d-i-y   
   From: charles@candehope.me.uk   
      
   In article <701af825-6c39-135f-6233-9f8f745edfcf@example.net>, D   
    wrote:   
      
      
   > On Mon, 31 Mar 2025, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
      
   > > On 31/03/2025 21:16, D wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >>   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> You could use an iPad to watch You tube shit in bed and the iPad   
   > >>>> doesn't need to leave the house either!   
   > >>>   
   > >>> Its Apple. It doesn't have a mouse It doesn't have a keyboard It   
   > >>> doesn't understand many video protocols Its shit   
   > >>>   
   > >>   
   > >> Again you have shown yourself to be a wise man! I completely agree! I   
   > >> won an iPad once at a company event. After trying to use it for one   
   > >> month I came to the conclusion that I could do everything it could do   
   > >> with my computer, and my computer could do more and had longer battery   
   > >> life, and was generally more useful. So why should I carry two things?   
   > >>   
   > >> I sold it for about 200 EUR or so.   
   > > Very wise. My sister has one. It cant to vorbis/Vp8, She chats on whats   
   > > app and watches apple TV.   
      
   > But how can she stand typing on that thing? It is not a pleasant   
   > experience!   
      
   I don't type on mine, I't is used to store sheet music saving me inches   
   worth of shelf space and much easier to carry about rathe than 3+ lever   
   arch files.   
      
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