Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I finally got a new laptop with a lone USB 3.0 port. I'm now looking at getting a USB 3.0 hub with a power adapter so I can use both of my USB 3.0 hard drives at faster speeds. I've read lots of horror stories where some hubs either don't come with power adapters -- and as a consequence the portable drives don't work with them properly -- or they are designed poorly which results in USB 2.0 speeds. Or, the hard drives keep getting disconnected. Do your readers have any suggestions or experience using USB 3.0 hubs? Thanks!"
I'm not sure how well touch screen will work with all the tiny fiddly menus in Windows... Windows tablets have been around for years and have never taken off. Mainly because they are too expensive, hard to use and generally big plastic chunky bricks like this one.
What advantage is the touch screen in this device offering over a traditional laptop? You still have all the annoyances of Windows, compounded by a slow processor. It's much better just to get a powerful laptop with hardware the OS was designed to run on. Or an iPad ;0) If you want speed, portability and a far more usable interface.
@Downpour why shuld i have a netbook and an ipad when i can have the Hanvon Touchpad, and do it all??
i agree, this thing does not offer a good batery life, but other than that it kicks some serius ipad and netbooks ass, and with HDMI you could also run some kind of media center software, etc, the posible uses are only limited by the imagination of the users, not itunes ecosistem.
ps, sorry my bad english i am from mexico, and have never taken a class
@Downpour
I agree. Devices like these are more evolutionary than revolutionary. They are modified a little to satisfy certain needs without too many sacrifices.
Apple is bold enough to forgo convention and try out something they think is revolutionary, consequently changing consumers' habits and lifestyle. Some devices keep the keyboard because certain customers still prefer the keyboard. Many still use Windows/modified desktop OS, because they fear users will abandon them. Others keep the full set of I/O ports so they can still attract the computer crowd.
Ultimately why most tablets FAIL is their reluctance to be bold. To the makers, it's more important to retain a full set of features for the sake of market share.
If you think the iPad is dumb for being a larger iPod touch, then obviously you are the one not thinking enough. With a device the size of the iPad, people will expect it to come loaded with familiar features and the full set of I/O ports. Apple took the risk of excluding these things in order to make something they feel is perfect for certain purposes. They may be an ass with the Flash issue and all, but, hey, wouldn't it be scary if Apple were actually perfect?