(okay my tangent is almost over for a bit!)
The Android KitKat tablet I bought the other day only lacked one thing that might be retrofittable. That's USB OTG or On The Go.
It's a micro USB male plug that goes into the tablet, and the other end is a female regular USB. That way I could hook up say a Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard and be quick about some tablet prep that's otherwise hard when you're used to the old way.
At about $2, it's a lot cheaper than a bluetooth mouse. Downside is that it runs on tablet's internal battery. Although I know exactly what I need to do and am quick about it.
There are some who swear you can keep your tablet charging while using USB devices. The beauty of going this route is, let's say down the road my screen cracks, yet I've got a nice little quadcore to tun my neighborhood web server. Or the battery on the tablet is worn out, something like that. I could run a USB > Ethernet adapter for networking and turn off the onboard wireless, and run the tablet from the adapter. It's another option to make sure one problem isn't so catastrophic.
But if that adapter doesn't work, I'll tell you that's my only "regret" is my tablet didn't have networking or another USB, and I'd seriously think of a net book as a replacement down the road. Otherwise right now, I love this tablet :-)
The Android KitKat tablet I bought the other day only lacked one thing that might be retrofittable. That's USB OTG or On The Go.
It's a micro USB male plug that goes into the tablet, and the other end is a female regular USB. That way I could hook up say a Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard and be quick about some tablet prep that's otherwise hard when you're used to the old way.
At about $2, it's a lot cheaper than a bluetooth mouse. Downside is that it runs on tablet's internal battery. Although I know exactly what I need to do and am quick about it.
There are some who swear you can keep your tablet charging while using USB devices. The beauty of going this route is, let's say down the road my screen cracks, yet I've got a nice little quadcore to tun my neighborhood web server. Or the battery on the tablet is worn out, something like that. I could run a USB > Ethernet adapter for networking and turn off the onboard wireless, and run the tablet from the adapter. It's another option to make sure one problem isn't so catastrophic.
But if that adapter doesn't work, I'll tell you that's my only "regret" is my tablet didn't have networking or another USB, and I'd seriously think of a net book as a replacement down the road. Otherwise right now, I love this tablet :-)