Comments on: Skytone Alpha 680 Shows the Downside of Android on a Netbook http://blog.laptopmag.com/skytone-alpha-680-shows-the-downside-of-android-on-a-netbook News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:43:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ricky http://blog.laptopmag.com/skytone-alpha-680-shows-the-downside-of-android-on-a-netbook/comment-page-1#comment-20678 Ricky Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:35:18 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=15008#comment-20678 I just have TWO problems... 1.Incompatibility, I use camera and video a lot and Android seems that its not compatible with anything. 2.Multitasking, or should I say no multitasking. I love streaming Pandora or listening to music in the background but this might be not possible with Android's current version. And what about iTUNES?? OR RHAPSODY? Those were not made for Android. I just have TWO problems…

1.Incompatibility, I use camera and video a lot and Android seems that its not compatible with anything.

2.Multitasking, or should I say no multitasking. I love streaming Pandora or listening to music in the background but this might be not possible with Android’s current version. And what about iTUNES?? OR RHAPSODY? Those were not made for Android.

]]> By: Glenn http://blog.laptopmag.com/skytone-alpha-680-shows-the-downside-of-android-on-a-netbook/comment-page-1#comment-19979 Glenn Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:11:49 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=15008#comment-19979 No, but that doesn't mean the idea doesn't have long term potential. If you can build a "netbook" with an ARM core instead of an x86 CPU, and if doing this drops the cost enough, or increases the battery life enough, then that would be a fine tradeoff. A future version of Android could be adapted that would provide better support. The flash thing for example is expected to be addressed in the future. If most of what you do with your netbook is just browse the web, and if Android has a viable app store that actually has applications that work correctly on larger screens offering the sorts of things the iPhone offers, then it could be a viable alternative. However, at $250, this is still too expensive. I can get a Dell Mini 9 for under $200... No, but that doesn’t mean the idea doesn’t have long term potential.

If you can build a “netbook” with an ARM core instead of an x86 CPU, and if doing this drops the cost enough, or increases the battery life enough, then that would be a fine tradeoff. A future version of Android could be adapted that would provide better support. The flash thing for example is expected to be addressed in the future.

If most of what you do with your netbook is just browse the web, and if Android has a viable app store that actually has applications that work correctly on larger screens offering the sorts of things the iPhone offers, then it could be a viable alternative.

However, at $250, this is still too expensive. I can get a Dell Mini 9 for under $200…

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