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I was majorly disappointed when I found out this wasn't going to run Mac OS. I want a tablet PC similar to this with a full OS like Windows or Mac OS. I know why it's like this and it'd cost more with a full OS. No flash is also no sale for me. I hate flash, but half the websites I view everyday use that.

At this point, it's of little interest to me, but I might change my mind. I wonder if all the Ipod touch apps I own can be moved over to this. I doubt it.

Whenever I see this, it reminds me of those super huge TV remotes with the 1" buttons my grandmother beulah uses.

I can't believe Apple thinks it can get away with charging $14 for an electronic book.

Anyway, the price is fair, so I may end up buying one. I just can't help but keep comparing it to those huge TV remotes for some reason.

I'd love to get a Blu-Ray burner if the media was cheaper. Did you know it's dirt cheap if you import the media from Japan? I don't understand why that is. Once the discs get down to $2 each I might buy a blu-ray burner. Oh wait, I don't even think my display is HDCP compatible. Forget that idea. Perhaps I can just burn Blu-Ray discs and not watch store bought movies. Nice.

A year ago the best wireless mouse for a laptop was by far the VX Revolution from logitech. It seems to be similar to the VX Nano, but it doesn't come with the smaller receiver.

For years i've never been able to get used to a wireless mouse of any kind on a 24" LCD. Somehow they do ok for me on a laptop however. Well, i've finally found a wireless mouse that has none of that micro-lag. Even the most expensive mice seems to have very minor lag. It was so small and you could barely notice it, but it was enough to keep me away from any type of wireless mouse.

I picked up the Microsoft Mobile Mouse 4000 and it's by far the best tracking mouse i've ever owned. The Blue-Track stuff is no marketing gimmick and it really works better. I swear that on my 24" LCD and laptop there is absolutely no lag for once. I like it so much that's it's at my desktop full time and I now need to buy another one for my laptop. The only negative is that the wheel feels a bit cheap and that's where the VX revolution beats it.

The quality isn't as good as the VX Nano or Revolution (both cost like $70 retail) but it's only $40. It's too bad they're hard to find still. It took me about two weeks to find one locally.

Why do all the good speakers have to be so hard to find? I wanted to get a Paradigm sub 6 months ago but nobody told them locally and they're impossible to get online it seems. I had some Paradigm speakers 10 years ago (The Titans) but that when someone could actually stay in business selling Home audio in a city with a Best Buy and Circuit City.

I purchased some $1000+ speakers before and can honestly say it will never happen again due to them even being worse then my JBL floor standing Northridge speakers. My Infinity P362s are the best i've found yet and they only cost $200 each. It seems that all the speakers from small companies that gets dozens and dozens of rave reviews online are really the worst to my ears. Maybe I just have bad luck. I've always had better luck from the JBL's, Infinity and Polks. No idea why this is. To this day i've never had any bad experiences with JBL. Even their crappy $15 computer speakers sound decent for the price!

You know what's funny? Starbucks around where I live is about a dollar cheaper for a tall latte then the other local chains. That just doesn't make sense to me. I always thought Starbucks was the most expensive. I asked the local company and they said it was because they lost a lot of customers and had to do that to stay in business?! I wonder if this is true elsewhere.

I wish I could drink coffee but it messes up my stomache. One type didn't. It was something grown in Hawaii, but i'm not sure what it was called. Kona something or other. Not sure why this is. Maybe it was just a coincidence.

I should buy a coffee maker. I haven't owned one in about 10 years or so. A year ago I was going to get a Senseo or similar brewer until I read some reviews on them and heard about the prices of the coffee pods. I wonder who makes the best coffee makes these days? Hopefully not Mr. Coffee

Seems kind of wrong to act like only people who live in trailer homes would buy these and shop at Wal-Mart. I like Wal-Mart for certain items. Not clothing. I'm aware of some of their unfair business practices, but I don't like going to the fancy pants store down the street to buy a single apple for $2! Call me cheap if you want. I imagine some would have bought these for a cheap region free player (if it's possible and it most likely is) or for a secondary player for kids. I've seen a stereo at Wal-Mart from Durabrand. It was HUGE, but must have weighed like half a pound! Seriously! I swear the inside had to be completely hollow.

I'm sure this DVD player was junk and would never go this low when buying a DVD player. Some of the cheap players though can easily made region free. Back years ago I purchased a Daewoo DVD Player for $40 and made it region free and it was the best player I owned. Back then though nobody had heard of progressive scan, DVI or HDMI.

Right now the 1080p Philips players are the best deals. They're decent. I just wish I could buy a second Oppo, but $200 on a second one that's used only on a few times a week will hurt a bit.

These better have triple drivers and a replaceable cable for that price. I imagine almost everyone who would pay $250+ for some headphones/earphones for a portable player (and home stereo) would also have a headphone amp as well. I have the UE Triple Fi 10's and I thought I was crazy at first spending $300 or so for some earphones. I love them so much that I highly doubt i'll ever find something better. I'm not willing to try a comparable Shure model now though. If they died i'd easily want to replace them with the exact model. To me, the difference between the Triple Fi's and a $100 in-ear pair is HUGE. For most people though, yes, it's a waste to pay $300 for some earphones. Despite the prices, some things are worth the extra money.

It's too bad most of the good earphones really need a headphone amp. My ipod will drive the Triple Fi 10's ok, but my Sansa Fuze sounds terrible without one.

I imagine these Grados are good. I have the SR-80 and they're the best pair of headphones for the price, but I absolutely HATE the design and think it's worthless. It's probably just to cut costs, but who knows.

Apple vs PC and now PS3 vs Xbox 360. Geez people, just get whatever system you want. Who cares which is best. As for myself I purchased a PS3 back long ago when they still cost a fortune and it hasn't had a single issue. I've played a few games on it and somehow my once hated Xbox 360 has turned into a decent video game system also. The games that interest me the most somehow are all on the Xbox 360, but when a good PS3 game comes out i'll buy that too.

The Xbox 360 as a piece of hardware is sadly very unreliable, but they've fixed that problem by now. I hope. It just stinks that I have to power off my Xbox once a day just to play a game. It's not like I can just stop playing my Xbox and only go with the PS3. I'll pretty much buy any system that has good games I want to play. Despite all it's faults, I just can't give up my Xbox.

The PS3 seems to have a lack of games. Hopefully with the price cut a lot more will be released.

I was once a fan of Blu-Ray, but to be honest, i've been way more selective lately. $25-$30 for a movie is a rip-off. On average i'll now only buy 2 a month. What makes me even more mad is blu-ray new releases in Japan or in Europe before we even get them. Then there is that issue with BD-R media costing like $85+ for a 25 pack when it's dirt cheap in Japan.

Please people, don't automatically assume a Vizio TV is "low quality" or garbage. Do some research and check into one yourself first. They are very good price the price. My primary TV is a 46" Sony Wega, but I have TWO Vizio's in my house. A 32" in the bedroom and a 37" 1080p for the Xbox and PS3. I've owned the 32" for about several years and it hasn't hard a problem yet.

Not everyone can afford a Sony or a Samsung, despite being only maybe a hundred more. If my Sony ever dies and I can't repair it myself, i'll probably just get another Vizio and save myself some money. Yes, I'm even picky about picture quality and I own a Vizio.

For a secondary display or even a primary, a Vizio LCD is perfectly fine.

When Final Fantasy XI came out for the Xbox 360 I bought the system and later gave it away to my brother. Within a month it was acting up and he had sent it to Microsoft several times. I guess it's working now.

A year later I bought another Xbox 360 and it's still working to this day. I've had it for years. I've only had the RROD once due to overheating. It was during Fallout 3 on "The Pitt" expansion. I've had about two dozen random lockups in games in the 3 or so years i've had it. Since I got one of those cooling fans for the back it hasn't locked up since, but maybe it's a coincidence. About 6 months ago it also randomly would not read discs i've inserted unless I power it off and start it back up. Hasn't done that in 3 months now. All the discs were new and in perfect condition. No scratches, dirt or fingerprints.

I also have an "Arcade" Jasper unit in my bedroom and it hasn't locked up or had many issues yet. Strangely the load times are way higher. Perhaps they used a cheaper DVD-ROM in it. In Fallout 3 to exit Megaton it takes about 1 minute. Not a big deal, but still slower then my old Xbox. It also seems to always be reading something constantly on the disc. Never noticed that with my old Xbox. I think perhaps it's due to my Arcade version not having a hard drive. Never installed Fallout 3 to my hard drive on the other one though, but maybe it still uses it temporarily. Who knows.