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GNote for sysadmin and webadmin?

jago25_98

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I have a Nokia E71 so I'm looking for a new phone anyway.

If I spend twice as much for a Note instead of a galaxyS can I realistically expect to be able to do remote sysadmin tasks like ssh and cpanel? How much difference does that screen make? Is it a smooth browsing experience with everything working? Or how about connecting to a remote machine by vnc or similar to work from there?

A laptop is quite big to carry so I usually have to wait til i get home.

I had an iPad2 but I sold it because it didn't make much sense in that it was so crippled and couldn't really do laptop stuff and i never had it with me when i needed it.

My worry is that I get the phone and find the same inadequacies as I did with the iPad.

I want to be able to do ssh comfortably, use the amazon s3 panel (i think it's java though) and things like admining a webstore interface etc. Basically developing a webstore when a laptop is not an option (i find netbooks are pretty small anyway)
 
Well ssh is possible (I have used it to access my work servers) but the lack of physical keyboard is always going to make things a bit tricky. If you are a patient type of guy then you should be able to get used to it. Vnc is great on the Note due to the resolution of the screen although again the on screen keyboard can be a pain.

I will not be giving my Note back unless I get tempted by the SIII when it comes out. In fact I rarely use my desktop machine any more. Might consider a bluetooth keyboard though.

Regards,
Eric Ritchie.
 
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