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[jagmanx]

I do not think so ! but just My preference

So 10" Tablet with a bluetooth keyboard .. No reason why you have to have a PC. You can even back everything up to an external hard drive via USB .. Tablet will run off 12v socket using a USB Adaptor ..

A proper keyboard and screen are best for prolonged typing etc.

I have a 10 in Tablet and keyboard but I find for some work.. The laptop ( 13in HP Stream) is so much better.
It charges very quickly off a !2V to 19V charger.

Tablet is great but for some work a proper laptop is so much better for more detailed work either WP or SS
AND not a problem to power/charge

 

[sparrks]

Best to fit a 'locking' type power socket for any high current device. Whilst true cigarette sockets have the rated power the design was for uses of up to 30s until the lighter was glowing.

 

[Deleted member 13867]

Just don't forget with all this talk of sockets being able to handle the maximum load a vital part of this ability to handle the rated load is the plug which must also be of the same high quality to prevent overheating. With any plug and socket arrangement it is resistance between the contacts causing voltage drop that will cause heat under load. So with a good quality plug inserted into a good quality socket and providing that the contacts are clean there will be negligible resistance and therefor negligible heat produced.
Dave

 

[alwaysared]

It's just a CHEAP Chinese version of the Hella Plug and Socket ..

Maybe it is but why does it have to cheap because it's Chinese? Apple's products certainly aren't lol

Regards,
Del

 

[ricc]

theres a world of difference between cheaply made chinese crap sold at at premium prics (apple crap)
and cheap cinese stuff thats actually fit for purpose and does what it says on the tin.
often the same stuff is shoved in branded packaging and sold here at higher prices by the "reputable brand names"

 

[Deleted member 5816]

Interesting this is a supposedly a Hella product sold on ebay by as I have always found a reputable dealer if you know otherwise I suggest you contact EBay.

Alf

It's just a CHEAP Chinese version of the Hella Plug and Socket ..

 

[Admin]

Oh yes they are! Cheaply made Chinese tat. Yes, the retail price is high, but that's down to the huge marketing cost and profit margins.
Apple stuff is only designed to last a year or two, so being cheaply made doesn't matter.
Stylish, light and slim, expensive and short-lived cheaply-made products. That how Apple makes money.

I am sorry but that is incorrect. Apple hardware is pretty much the best that money can buy. I have been a Mac user for many years and have never had one fail or wear out on me. Many five year old Macbooks are better than the laptops that you can buy today.

Apple products are at the cutting edge of technology. They make these innovations then others copy them.

Apple products also have a higher resale value.

My opinion is based on years of use of Apple product and being involved in the retail of secondhand technology.

 

[jagmanx]

Apple

I am sorry but that is incorrect. Apple hardware is pretty much the best that money can buy. I have been a Mac user for many years and have never had one fail or wear out on me. Many five year old Macbooks are better than the laptops that you can buy today.

Apple products are at the cutting edge of technology. They make these innovations then others copy them.

Apple products also have a higher resale value.

My opinion is based on years of use of Apple product and being involved in the retail of secondhand technology.

I have never used apple products so my post must be considered Biased.

I believe they are very good/excellent but
You can get very good products from mother reputable sources
eg Samsung and more.
My opinions are no doubt biased in that I managed a PC (no-apple based) network and some idiot bouth apple PCs without any consultation.
Apple may have been the very best for DTP and graphics 5 or 10 years ago and worth paying the premium
NOW you can get very good devices and software either from Microsoft and to a lesser extent Linux.. I believe your server(s) are linux ?

My snapshot camera has died and I will be getting a samsung smartphone with camera to replace.
This will match my samsung Tablet which is too big to use as a satnav but the smart phone will do that and also work as a hotspot for my tablet and laptop.

 

[Admin]

I have never used apple products so my post must be considered Biased.

I believe they are very good/excellent but
You can get very good products from mother reputable sources
eg Samsung and more.
My opinions are no doubt biased in that I managed a PC (no-apple based) network and some idiot bouth apple PCs without any consultation.
Apple may have been the very best for DTP and graphics 5 or 10 years ago and worth paying the premium
NOW you can get very good devices and software either from Microsoft and to a lesser extent Linux.. I believe your server(s) are linux ?

My snapshot camera has died and I will be getting a samsung smartphone with camera to replace.
This will match my samsung Tablet which is too big to use as a satnav but the smart phone will do that and also work as a hotspot for my tablet and laptop.

MacOS OSX and IOS are all Unix based the same as linux is. They share the strengths of Linux.

I have tried several times to change over to PC or linux based systems, but they are just no where near as good for professional use.
My argument was not that OSX or IOS are better systems (but they are), it was that Apple hardware is not rubbish that is designed to only last a few years.

 

[Fletch6]

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[sparrks]

imacs along with Macbooks since changing to Intel processors share probably 90% of the computing hardware as PCs. Apple like adding a few propitiatory touches to this hardware whilst they may improve the hardware slightly they will improve Apple's profit margin. A lot of their products are not very 'green' as they are not readily upgradeable, try upgrading the memory and a lot of the time it will be soldered on.

Most people when comparing Macs to PCs never seem to compare like for like ie a macbook pro up against a £500 Laptop - no contest. The software is a lot better than

Microsofts offering if you can get on with it, personally I can't, but Win 10 might make me take another look.

I remember reading an article many years ago concerning the ipod, under $10 dollars of components around the same again in labour costs, $70 odd of profit to Apple.

As for being indestructible, a relative of mine who uses them for his business has had a couple Macbooks Pro break (repaired under warranty) and his imac died before Christmas at north of a £1000 to fix is now written off . Yes if they survive then they do have good resale value.

 

[ricc]

personally i think the merits of apple computers is a different argument to the merits or otherwise of their phones and tablets.

the case for a mac against a pc for serious computer work is different to that for an ipad versus an android tablet to tweet and update facebook

 

[alwaysared]

Maybe it is but why does it have to cheap because it's Chinese? Apple's products certainly aren't lol

This was said tongue in cheek, I wasn't saying Apple's stuff wasn't any good, I was pointing out that not all stuff made or assembled in China is cheap, quality control plays a large part in the cost wherever stuff's made and I'm sure that Apple's QC is better than most. I've worked in ITC for a good many years and have customers with Apple, Windows and Linux stuff and believe me they can all go wrong and thankfully they all do which is good for my business lol. I have one customer who absolutely loves the style of the Apple Macbook and has been buying them since around 2005 but the first thing he does is buy a retail version of Windows and pays me to install it because he doesn't like the Apple OS and he's a pro photographer! There is no one better than the other, it just depends on what you like and what suits you, you can mostly do everything on a PC that you can do on a MAC. The one thing we all forget when we run down Windows and praise the MAC OS is the MAC OS only has to work with their hardware whereas Windows is expected to work with lots of different hardware so with this in mind I think Microsoft do a pretty good job.

Regards,
Del

 

[sparrks]

This was said tongue in cheek, I wasn't saying Apple's stuff wasn't any good, I was pointing out that not all stuff made or assembled in China is cheap, quality control plays a large part in the cost wherever stuff's made and I'm sure that Apple's QC is better than most. I've worked in ITC for a good many years and have customers with Apple, Windows and Linux stuff and believe me they can all go wrong and thankfully they all do which is good for my business lol. I have one customer who absolutely loves the style of the Apple Macbook and has been buying them since around 2005 but the first thing he does is buy a retail version of Windows and pays me to install it because he doesn't like the Apple OS and he's a pro photographer! There is no one better than the other, it just depends on what you like and what suits you, you can mostly do everything on a PC that you can do on a MAC. The one thing we all forget when we run down Windows and praise the MAC OS is the MAC OS only has to work with their hardware whereas Windows is expected to work with lots of different hardware so with this in mind I think Microsoft do a pretty good job.

Regards,
Del

I think too many people overlook that - if Microsoft built a PC and tuned the OS to the hardware and vice versa then they would have very few if any problems, but somany people expect Win xx to work with any configuration of hardware.

 

[El Veterano]

I have a 600W pure sine wave inverter. After trying two different Ebay bought 12v chargers for charging my newish Dell laptop and then my brand new Asus notebook, both the chargers were on the verge of catching fire, I now use the inverter for charging anything that needs charging - laptop, toothbrush, razor etc. No battery problems in 2 years, with 100w solar panel. But we do tend to move just about every day.

 

[El Veterano]

This will match my samsung Tablet which is too big to use as a satnav but the smart phone will do that and also work as a hotspot for my tablet and laptop.

I would be very reluctant to use a smart phone as a sat-nav after reading the latest reports on the police cracking down on people using mobile 'phones whilst driving. What does everyone else think?

 

[funkylyn]

Delicagirl ......I share your pain ...... but I am valiantly trying to wade through all this info, sorry, "electrical/power nightmare", and so far am thinking another 12v socket wired direct from one of my 2 leisure batteries (which are also attached to a solar panel) .....sounds like a good idea.

I travel with a big power ace type thingy on the passenger seat and recharge phone/kindle/tablet/satnav/dvd player from that then charge that up when driving.....It also has a 240v socket, so has an inverter in it too.
I think what I really need to do is when I get my van serviced/mot'd next month I'm going to ask my friendly local m/home dealer to explain to me in simple language ......and write it down ! ....what all my electrical power gadgetry is actually doing and indeed is it all still working properly.......I'm ashamed to say I used to know, but I seem to have forgotten it all and my brain just doesn't seem to compute this complicated stuff any more.

I don't know if it's a long term blonde thing, old age creeping up, post op mushy brain or just that it's one of the things men are just SO much better at understanding, them being from another planet and all ......

 

[jagmanx]

Hands free phones are OK still ?

I would be very reluctant to use a smart phone as a sat-nav after reading the latest reports on the police cracking down on people using mobile 'phones whilst driving. What does everyone else think?

The phone will be mounted similar to a satnav using a suction mount.
Thus it is not being used as a phone..
If it rings My wife may(or maynot answer it).
If I wanted to use it I would get a hands free kit.
This is legal (but still a distraction).

Our usual plan is to stop soon and "ring back"

Some satnavs can link to a phone anyway using bluetooth

 

[alcam]

I would be very reluctant to use a smart phone as a sat-nav after reading the latest reports on the police cracking down on people using mobile 'phones whilst driving. What does everyone else think?

Sometimes use phone for sat nav but also use it for music . Clampdown will certainly make me extra careful

 

[jagmanx]

Thanks

It is an offence to use a hand-held mobile phone when driving, no matter what you use it for (except making an emergency call). Even just checking the time qualifies you for a hefty fine and points on your licence.
However, if the phone is not hand-held (it's in a holder fixed to the dash or windscreen, for example) you can legally use it to make and receive calls (use speakerphone if you don't have a bluetooth headset), as a satnav, or to play music. All legal.

Confirms what I believed.

I think that even hands free is a distraction (although legal).
Having "restructured" my ICT it maybe that the phone is more useful than my satnav for finding POIs

My latest laptop is USB3 only so I cannot upload POIs to my TomTom as it is USB2 only.
However for general use TOMTOM is VG.

But having dropped and broken my snapshot camera a decent phone will replace it and do more.

Phone photos handy with GPS on them