David Rothman pointed me to Michael Lasky’s PC World review of the Pepper Pad. Lasky bangs on Pepper, saying he can’t recommend it.
Too often, I think, technology reviewers approach a new product without understanding it. Lasky tells us how the Pepper performs when playing music or videos before comparing it to “notebook computers available for the same or a lower price.” We wouldn’t let an automotive reviewer conclude a review of a Prius hybrid to a Chevy truck by saying the truck is the better deal because it has a bigger engine for the same money, so why let technology reviewers off so easy?
Lasky and others need to remember that Americans with mobile phones outnumber Americans with home internet access almost two to one. Clearly, PCs are missing the point, and I’m pretty certain price isn’t the issue. I’ve known too many people who’ve decided their PCs are too spyware, malware, and bloatware infested… too troublesome to continue using.
The Pepper Pad (and the Nokia 770, I like them both) may be able to open that market of more than 80 million Americans who find their cellphone an essential part of their lives, but don’t have the same feelings for Internet access.
tags: access, cluetrain, doesn’t get it, internet access, laptop, michael lasky, notebook computers, palmtop, pc world review, pcworld, pepper, pepper pad, pepper pad review, portable, portable computer, portable computing, post pc, post-pc, review, ultraportable
Related:
Posted September 20, 2005 by Casey
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information, Technology. Tags: access, cluetrain, doesn't get it, internet access, laptop, michael lasky, notebook computers, palmtop, pc world review, pcworld, pepper, pepper pad, pepper pad review, portable, portable computer, portable computing, post pc, review, ultraportable.
1 Comment(s)
Comments RSS
TrackBack Identifier URI
Leave a comment
User contributed tags for this post:
pepper pad review (430) - fear cd crack (191) - fear no cd crack (177) - crack fear (139) - fear crack (122) - F E A R no cd crack (110) - SERIAL F E A R (89) - world erth (86) - serial fear (85) - crack fear pc (80) - F E A R cd crack (80) - fear pc game cd key (80) - F E A R crack (74) - crack F e a r (70) - PC CRACKS (69) - serial fear pc (67) - FEAR pc crack (64) - pepper pad 3 (60) - FEAR pc cd key (58) - No CD Crack FEAR (55) - pc game cracks (47) - fear pc serial (45) - pepper pad 3 review (45) - http://google com (43) - FEAR game crack (42) - cd crack fear (36) - FEAR Crack pc (35) - f e a r pc crack (33) - pc game crack (30) - fear serials (28) - f e a r game crack (28) - fear pc game crack (27) - game serials (27) - fear pc game serial (27) - fear cd cracks (26) - crack f e a r pc (23) - F E A R pc game cd key (23) - F E A R serial crack (22) - 299 laptop (22) - f e a r pc game crack (21) - pepper pad computer (20) - no cd crack f e a r (20) - pc fear crack (20) - fear nocd crack (19) - erth satelite (18) - fear crac (18) - pc fear cd key (18) - F E A R pc serial (17) - crac fear (16) - crack fear game (16) - pc game fear cd key (15) - FEAR SERIAL CRACK (15) - 89 com (15) - fear crack no cd (15) - f e a r serials (14) - pc game FEAR serial (14) - f e a r pc cd key (14) - F E A R GAME serial (14) - FEAR Serial PC (14) - F E A R crack no cd (14) - pepper pad 2 reviews (14) - pc game cd keys (14) - SERIAL F E A R pcgame (13) - fear crack cd (13) - PC games CD crack (13) - pc game fear crack (13) - serial f e a r pc (13) - games serials (13) - cd key for fear pc game (13) - F E A R cd keys (12) - PC FEAR Serial (12) - FEAR game cd key crack (12) - pepper pad reviews (12) - get google erth (12) - pc cd keys (12) - Pepper Pad Internet Access (12) - crack for fear pc game (12) - fear cd key for pc (12) - get google eart (11) - FEAR SERIAL NO CD (11) - Review Pepper Pad (11) - world pad (11) - F E A R game cd key for pc (10) - pc F E A R crack (10) - PC GAME F E A R CD KEY (10) - fear 103 crack (10) - f e a r game crack serial (10) - pepper pad 1 (10) - pepper pad 3 reviews (10) - fear pc game serial key (10) - serial crack fear (10) - f e a r pc game SERIAL (10) - CRACK PC FEAR (10) - F E A R crack PC (10) - game cracks (9) - crack fear no cd (9) - cracks fear (9) - game serials fear (9) - F E A R pc game key (9) - F E A R pc serial key (9) - FEAR game serial (9) - fear game serials (9) - fear serial (9) - pcworld 299 laptop (8) - fear pc cd crack (8) - game fear serial (8) - FEAR game cd key (8) - eart world (8) - Fear pc cd keys (8) - serials pc (8) - fear pcgame cd key (8) - fear game pc serial (8) - fear (8) - all (8) - FEAR for no cd crack (8) - F E A R serial noCD crack (8) - fear cd key pc game (8) - funny videos com (8) - Cracks For FEAR (7) - pc game fear nocd (7) - fear game key serial (7) - cd cracks fear (7) - cd crack f e a r (7) - PC SERIALS (7) - serials fear (7) - FEAR PC NO CD CRACK (7) - game serialz (7) - CD Crack for FEAR (7) - f e a r nocd crack (7) - F E A R Cracks (7) - PC CDKEY (7) - pc crack fear (7) - fear key pc game (7) - f e a r pc CRACKS (7) - fear as crack no cd (7) - Fear no dvd crack (7) - deal or no deal no cd crack (6) - 89 com videos (6) - fear serial UK police game torrent (6) - get pc game cd key (6) - PC games crack (6) - pc crack for FEAR (6) - fear for pc crack and key (6) - CRACKS FOR PC GAME FEAR (6) - crack for fear no cd (6) - crack no cd F E A R (6) - cd key for f e a r pc game (6) - fear pc game (6) - f e a r game cd key (6) - serials f e a r (6) -
i don’t know casey… in theory i agree, but i’m not sure this is as great as you crack it up to be. i’m not in the best position to say much, having never used one, but it looks a little clumsy to me. i’m probably wrong, but then again.