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Anybody else considering getting rid of thier laptop and just use thier EVO?

There are still many things Android/Evo can't do, but they are getting pretty few these days. But ultimately nothing replaces size for doing a decent amount of work on a computer. Still given my uses, I almost never consider taking my laptop on trips anymore.
 
It has replaced taking my laptops on trips and vacations . but otherwise its not a laptop replacment for me but its close.
 
No way.

Little over a year ago I picked up a netbook to 'replace' my 15" dell laptop. Yea it was nice and portable....but it was just too small. I then picked up a 13" macbook and its perfect (for me).

The EVO is a great little device for browsing on the go or if you want to look something up real fast.
 
I need a new super box... I priced one out... over $5k.... =(

But... it's a geeks dream... 3.33ghz core i7, win7 pro, 24gb ram, 64bit, 22" flatscreen monitor, 2tb hard drive... where's the drool smiley....

Too bad its not in the budget.
 
IOWA said:
I need a new super box... I priced one out... over $5k.... =(

But... it's a geeks dream... 3.33ghz core i7, win7 pro, 24gb ram, 64bit, 22" flatscreen monitor, 2tb hard drive... where's the drool smiley....

Too bad its not in the budget.
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That can't be a DIY price...
 
Since I got the EVO, I have used my laptop less than a handful of times. I have not used my netbook once.

I'll let all (I have a couple) my laptops go when I have a nice, solid desktop and a 2.1 or 2.2 9 inch tablet for light duty. Until then I see no reason to not keep one laptop. The netbook and GPS might as well go.
 
... evo replaced my laptop the day i got it. im a desktop person, i use log me in to do any remote work i need. i can do full pc troubleshoots over my pc using my work pcs vpn and my rdp connection. if i need to type documents i use my desktop but for quick little things i dont mind the evo
 
No way could a phone ever replace my actual computers in any way. Though for normal web browsing and checking email, i use my Evo more than my laptops now. But for anything else, i don't think it'd be possible for me. Even if my phone did just as much as my laptop, i'd still prefer the larger screen if nothing else.
 
I think it is a worthy goal. Anytime I can use my device instead of booting up the machine, or leave the laptop at home when I would otherwise not, is a victory for me.

In college, I wrote papers on my Palm T5 all the time.

Now, as pointed out, ease of use is a major point. I am a fan of bluetooth keyboards, but,in essence, you've then added another device to the equation. Still, with the right device, you can eliminate at least some laptop use, I think.

I am not that bold yet.
 
laptop, maybe, real computer not yet.

i can see leaving the laptop at home when we travel, but i will still need a real computer to type up word docs, work in excel, use a real keyboard, have a full size screen, etc etc etc.

but the EVO is still a kick ass device.
 
Smartphones don't replace laptops. They just make them less necessary, especially for non-work items or when traveling with a laptop isn't possible. I could see smartphones doing much more damage to standalone GPS and digital cameras.

Smartphones don't have the OS capability, speed, storage, or multi-purpose capabilities of good laptops so I don't see laptops ever being dismissed by smartphones.

Tablets and iPad-like devices could crimp laptops, but they still don't have the horsepower to displace them just yet.

As they get closer to each other too, people are going to wonder why 64GB tablets cost as much or more than 250GB+ laptops.
 
.... yet.

I get the feeling it hasn't supplanted laptops "yet."

It may happen. Wasn't long ago that laptops were predicted to never be able to replace a desktop at any major task.
 
Tre Lawrence said:
.... yet.

I get the feeling it hasn't supplanted laptops "yet."

It may happen. Wasn't long ago that laptops were predicted to never be able to replace a desktop at any major task.
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I'm not optimistic on the yet because the operating systems on desktops and laptops are far more complex and full-featured than would ever be practical on a smartphone.

When you add more of these features, you'll be adding more battery drain too. These battery tech is way too far behind to support that type of change, and people would be complaining about battery drain in minutes, not hours.
 
screen would have to be atleast 7 inches or larger for me to consider not using my 11inch vaio. Needs to be faster and capable of DNLA.
 
Rigmaster said:
I'm not optimistic on the yet because the operating systems on desktops and laptops are far more complex and full-featured than would ever be practical on a smartphone.

When you add more of these features, you'll be adding more battery drain too. These battery tech is way too far behind to support that type of change, and people would be complaining about battery drain in minutes, not hours.
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Can't argue that point.

To be honest, for the average task, if I had my laptop (already running) and my device out, I'd probably pick my computer most of the time. A quick email might be the exception. I also agree that the battery issue will be a huge stumbling block.

But, in the off times when I have had to be without a laptop for an extended period (like repair), I have done quite well with just a smartphone, albeit reluctantly.

However, I think we are already on the way. Laptops have relatively inefficient batteries, but we make that concession. Just last weak at the barber, I saw an EVO owner bring a full fledged charger and plug his device in while he was cutting his hair. I carry extra batteries, and generally keep my devices plugged in.

In any case, as i said, I cannot argue your points; just saying we seem to be inching towards more compact devices.

And tablets don't count. I am persnickety that way! :D
 
Rigmaster said:
When you add more of these features, you'll be adding more battery drain too. These battery tech is way too far behind to support that type of change, and people would be complaining about battery drain in minutes, not hours.
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I'm not so sure. Adaptive changes could be made. I don't see why the EVO or a future derivative couldn't have a "phone mode" that seriously cut power usage (I do not mean phone radio only). Cut the screen colors, processor and memory available, cut the displayed size and only have a dialer, etc. Then you fire up the smartphone part when needed and you have a dual core processor running full bore, etc etc.

Look at the changes in the automotive industry in the last ten years on a product that had been around forever (figuratively). It is still evolving, as will mobile devices. That, and we are on the cusp of new battery tech.
 
No. Evo is still miles behind a standard laptop and/or desktop computer. When I can watch bluray rips and stream 1080p content via a phone, that's when I can call it as a reliable comptuer replacement. I found the browsing experience on the iPhone to be better than the one on the Evo. Could be the overall smoothness of the UI but it's still nice to know that I can use my Evo for wireless tethering and basic internet surfing.
 
uniquenameEVO said:
I'm not so sure. Adaptive changes could be made. I don't see why the EVO or a future derivative couldn't have a "phone mode" that seriously cut power usage (I do not mean phone radio only). Cut the screen colors, processor and memory available, cut the displayed size and only have a dialer, etc. Then you fire up the smartphone part when needed and you have a dual core processor running full bore, etc etc.

Look at the changes in the automotive industry in the last ten years on a product that had been around forever (figuratively). It is still evolving, as will mobile devices. That, and we are on the cusp of new battery tech.
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You're an optimist. Gotta be younger than me too, and that's a good thing.

Everything you're proposing is possible. The problem is consumers. They don't want cut power or other reduced features.

Using your auto industry example, there are advances, but consumers still want powerful cars with decent fuel mileage and high safety. Alt fuel cars haven't yet been able to match the power equation in a production-friendly way. Automakers have been working on it for decades. The two common solutions (reducing cylinder use when not accelerating and using electic cells exclusively or in hybrid combinations), are what the industry is likely going to settle on. The true advance would be harnessing hydrogen and solar power sources, but that's not going to happen as long as consumers continue to demand what they're used to now.

Here's what I think is the future of smartphones: 1) True hands-free operation so that calls, searches, directions, voicemails, texts, and phone operation can be done by voice command only. 2) Use as an information access device - I think phones will be used to remotely access rather than replace desktops and laptops. And 3) Multimedia sources and remote access devices - same as now except I don't think there will be much of a market for freestanding car GPS, non-professional P&S cameras and video recorders, and media play via onboard microSD storage or remote-access to other media sources (similar to mobile Slingbox).

As an office/work-based tool, phones aren't the right interface. Still too much typing and too many other software and peripherals for a mobile phone OS to handle.
 
Rigmaster said:
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You're an optimist. Gotta be younger than me too, and that's a good thing.
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Don't be too sure on either of those points :D

Everything you're proposing is possible. The problem is consumers. They don't want cut power or other reduced features.
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Agreed. Technology will catch up. My scenario could be as simple as pushing the power button and sliding the unlock on the screen. Consumers already do that.

Using your auto industry example, there are advances, but consumers still want powerful cars with decent fuel mileage and high safety. Alt fuel cars haven't yet been able to match the power equation in a production-friendly way. Automakers have been working on it for decades. The two common solutions (reducing cylinder use when not accelerating and using electic cells exclusively or in hybrid combinations), are what the industry is likely going to settle on. The true advance would be harnessing hydrogen and solar power sources, but that's not going to happen as long as consumers continue to demand what they're used to now.

Here's what I think is the future of smartphones: 1) True hands-free operation so that calls, searches, directions, voicemails, texts, and phone operation can be done by voice command only. 2) Use as an information access device - I think phones will be used to remotely access rather than replace desktops and laptops. And 3) Multimedia sources and remote access devices - same as now except I don't think there will be much of a market for freestanding car GPS, non-professional P&S cameras and video recorders, and media play via onboard microSD storage or remote-access to other media sources (similar to mobile Slingbox).
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I'll agree with much of that. However, thanks to the marketing machine at Apple, consumers have changed their concept of what a phone is far faster than they ever would change how they think of transportation.

As an office/work-based tool, phones aren't the right interface. Still too much typing and too many other software and peripherals for a mobile phone OS to handle.
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No chance they will replace a real workstation in the near future, I agree. Think of the average home user. I get asked minimum once a week something like "We are buying a new laptop so we can use it around the house...is 2 gigs ram good for email and internet? Should we get a dual core?". These are people who have computers already and want something in the kitchen or living room. Those tasks can be handled today by the EVO if only we had a way to output HDMI from the entire OS and have external input.
 
If they made a dock for the EVO with a DVI out and I could hook up a BT mouse and Keyboard then it could replace my wifes laptop. All she does is surf with it no games at all.
 
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