Comments on: CloudBook unboxed and riddled with problems [Update] http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/15/cloudbook-unboxed-and-riddled-with-problems/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:38:54 -0500 hourly 1 By: whiskey http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/15/cloudbook-unboxed-and-riddled-with-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-592767 whiskey Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:52:49 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/15/cloudbook-unboxed-and-riddled-with-problems/#comment-592767 Bug? Please! Old Lappies used to have the trackball (yes, that old) there or to the side of the screen... Also, multimedia keyboards for your livingroom used to have that there too... I would say, ok, yes, it is rather small... but how hard would it be to get a cordless mouse (the last time i bought a laptop for the office, the place where i bought it gave me one for free as a reward for my shopping!!!). And if batteries are a concern, there are some rather useful and pretty well corded mouses for your laptops (available wherever!)... The next button should be a tab or two away (geez i know this should have been solved but if you cannot figure it out then you should expel yourself from computation immediately). Bug? Please! Old Lappies used to have the trackball (yes, that old) there or to the side of the screen…

Also, multimedia keyboards for your livingroom used to have that there too…

I would say, ok, yes, it is rather small… but how hard would it be to get a cordless mouse (the last time i bought a laptop for the office, the place where i bought it gave me one for free as a reward for my shopping!!!). And if batteries are a concern, there are some rather useful and pretty well corded mouses for your laptops (available wherever!)…

The next button should be a tab or two away (geez i know this should have been solved but if you cannot figure it out then you should expel yourself from computation immediately).

]]> By: Devin Coldewey http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/15/cloudbook-unboxed-and-riddled-with-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-592436 Devin Coldewey Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:55:48 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/15/cloudbook-unboxed-and-riddled-with-problems/#comment-592436 Yeah, I messed around with one at CES and I thought the touchpad placement was actually kind of cool, and the thing really is small enough that you would want to hold it like that. But the crippling initial setup bug? Really, now. Yeah, I messed around with one at CES and I thought the touchpad placement was actually kind of cool, and the thing really is small enough that you would want to hold it like that.
But the crippling initial setup bug? Really, now.

]]> By: drdrew http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/15/cloudbook-unboxed-and-riddled-with-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-590944 drdrew Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:23:41 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/15/cloudbook-unboxed-and-riddled-with-problems/#comment-590944 whew, that's a relief. it must be a global os bug as i had it happen to me when i was [trying] to run it on my test laptop, it just wouldn't go any further than that either. at least it's nice to know i'm not <i>totally</i> retarded... whew, that’s a relief. it must be a global os bug as i had it happen to me when i was [trying] to run it on my test laptop, it just wouldn’t go any further than that either. at least it’s nice to know i’m not totally retarded…

]]> By: jj550 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/15/cloudbook-unboxed-and-riddled-with-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-590878 jj550 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:05:54 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/15/cloudbook-unboxed-and-riddled-with-problems/#comment-590878 Bug? Feature? eeePC! Bug? Feature? eeePC!

]]> By: Lingster http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/15/cloudbook-unboxed-and-riddled-with-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-590832 Lingster Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:03:40 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/15/cloudbook-unboxed-and-riddled-with-problems/#comment-590832 The mouse placement is not a bug, it's a feature: the trackpad and mouse buttons are placed so that the device can be held like a gaming controller while web browsing. Presumably an external wireless mouse would be preferred when sitting and typing. (You can't type while holding any laptop with both hands, either.) The config screen problem seems a bit more severe. The mouse placement is not a bug, it’s a feature: the trackpad and mouse buttons are placed so that the device can be held like a gaming controller while web browsing. Presumably an external wireless mouse would be preferred when sitting and typing. (You can’t type while holding any laptop with both hands, either.)

The config screen problem seems a bit more severe.

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