Comments on: Splashtop Adds Instant-On to Acer, Sony Computers http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/23/splashtop-adds-instant-on-to-acer-sony-computers/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: T http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/23/splashtop-adds-instant-on-to-acer-sony-computers/#comment-65346 T Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:46:04 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=38507#comment-65346 My house mate just got one of these Acer revo netops and it's fast! Very fast! It reboots in two seconds. Try that on your Windows machine. Plays flash videos right off the bat and my house mate was impressed the most by how fast it is, including surfing using the browser and time to power on (About three seconds from button press until you can click on the web browser. The browser takes about half a second to load.) He was also impressed by the fact it had a hdmi port. He's your average PC user and the point CSMR is trying to make about it confusing users is invalid, as I offered to install XP for my house mate and even Fedora if he wants that instead but his reply was "I probbably won't need it." The Acer Revo Linux with splashtop is on sale at ebuyer : http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161260 With free delivery. I'd recommend it to anyone that wants a netop. My house mate just got one of these Acer revo netops and it’s fast! Very fast! It reboots in two seconds. Try that on your Windows machine.
Plays flash videos right off the bat and my house mate was impressed the most by how fast it is, including surfing using the browser and time to power on (About three seconds from button press until you can click on the web browser. The browser takes about half a second to load.)
He was also impressed by the fact it had a hdmi port.

He’s your average PC user and the point CSMR is trying to make about it confusing users is invalid, as I offered to install XP for my house mate and even Fedora if he wants that instead but his reply was “I probbably won’t need it.”

The Acer Revo Linux with splashtop is on sale at ebuyer :

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/161260

With free delivery.
I’d recommend it to anyone that wants a netop.

]]> By: Me http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/23/splashtop-adds-instant-on-to-acer-sony-computers/#comment-62186 Me Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:27:05 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=38507#comment-62186 The only laptops I know of that have seamless sleep and wake are Apple. The only laptops I know of that have seamless sleep and wake are Apple.

]]> By: CSMR http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/23/splashtop-adds-instant-on-to-acer-sony-computers/#comment-62176 CSMR Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:15:46 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=38507#comment-62176 The small OS is there in addition to the regular OS. That's the main point. There is no added value of the small OS. The stated advantage, starting quickly, is possible with the regular OS. Even if the only thing you use is a browser, using a regular OS is no disadvantage. In fact even then there are a lot of advantages of using a regular modern OS (to name a few: good font display, good browsers, adjustable dpi - especially important for the target audience who might have difficulty reading at normal dpi). The small OS is there in addition to the regular OS. That’s the main point. There is no added value of the small OS. The stated advantage, starting quickly, is possible with the regular OS.

Even if the only thing you use is a browser, using a regular OS is no disadvantage. In fact even then there are a lot of advantages of using a regular modern OS (to name a few: good font display, good browsers, adjustable dpi – especially important for the target audience who might have difficulty reading at normal dpi).

]]> By: Dan http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/23/splashtop-adds-instant-on-to-acer-sony-computers/#comment-62137 Dan Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:42:37 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=38507#comment-62137 why not use Android as the splash top? It has tight web integration and has an app store with small useful apps. It already supports 3G technology and it's open (free to customize). why not use Android as the splash top? It has tight web integration and has an app store with small useful apps. It already supports 3G technology and it’s open (free to customize).

]]> By: luckyauto http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/23/splashtop-adds-instant-on-to-acer-sony-computers/#comment-62126 luckyauto Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:44:42 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=38507#comment-62126 hi all i did try and use my sony p instant on,the bootup time vs my xp ( using ssd ) os , is only slight faster only. but is good for vista n other os which need longer time to bootup. "I’d like to see Splashtop work with 3G connections instead of just Wi-Fi. When I spoke with the DeviceVM folks in January, they said they were working on it." by JK refer to above , i have found a update instant on for sony p from japan sony site , is come with wwan beside lan and wlan. unfortunately , in the wwan setting the apn can not be edited , and fixed for FOMA ( ntt celco tied with vaio in japan ) , even my 3g modem card is unlocked. jk , anyway to hack or make the APN can be edited to my or your own celco.thank andy, sg hi all
i did try and use my sony p instant on,the bootup time vs my xp ( using ssd ) os , is only slight faster only. but is good for vista n other os which need longer time to bootup.

“I’d like to see Splashtop work with 3G connections instead of just Wi-Fi. When I spoke with the DeviceVM folks in January, they said they were working on it.” by JK

refer to above , i have found a update instant on for sony p from japan sony site , is come with wwan beside lan and wlan.
unfortunately , in the wwan setting the apn can not be edited , and fixed for FOMA ( ntt celco tied with vaio in japan ) , even my 3g modem card is unlocked.

jk , anyway to hack or make the APN can be edited to my or your own celco.thank

andy, sg

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/23/splashtop-adds-instant-on-to-acer-sony-computers/#comment-62123 Kevin C. Tofel Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:18:54 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=38507#comment-62123 Useless for you, perhaps. But if you just need a browser and web connection, why waste device resources on all of the other "stuff" that's required for the full OS? To me, that's where the benefit lies, since as you pointed out, modern operating systems can already sleep and resume just as fast. Just a thought... Useless for you, perhaps. But if you just need a browser and web connection, why waste device resources on all of the other “stuff” that’s required for the full OS? To me, that’s where the benefit lies, since as you pointed out, modern operating systems can already sleep and resume just as fast. Just a thought…

]]> By: CSMR http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/23/splashtop-adds-instant-on-to-acer-sony-computers/#comment-62122 CSMR Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:10:31 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=38507#comment-62122 Completely useless, a distraction and waste of time. Standard OSes have instant resume from sleep and fast resume from hibernate anyway. Computer-literate people will find this useless and non-computer-literate people will just be confused, and energy is taken from making sure the standard set-up is bug-free. Completely useless, a distraction and waste of time. Standard OSes have instant resume from sleep and fast resume from hibernate anyway. Computer-literate people will find this useless and non-computer-literate people will just be confused, and energy is taken from making sure the standard set-up is bug-free.

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