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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
      last edited by

      @DustinB3403 said:

      Have you considered an iPad Mini 2 for the tablets? Under 1lb, extremely portable, and still functional. And super cheap too..

      Same size and the Mini that we have now.

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403
        last edited by

        The Acer S7 is 2.87 Lbs

        Throw in a USB 3.0 BluRay player that you can just tuck in your bag and be golden.

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        • DustinB3403D
          DustinB3403
          last edited by

          Something like this maybe if you have bluray content.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
            last edited by

            @DustinB3403 said:

            The Acer S7 is 2.87 Lbs

            Throw in a USB 3.0 BluRay player that you can just tuck in your bag and be golden.

            We certainly are not traveling around the world with things on discs. This isn't the 1990s. We are purely online content.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
              last edited by

              @DustinB3403 said:

              I'm pretty sure you said you weren't a fan of Acer but.... here

              With its RAID 0 Solid State Drive, the Aspire S7 reacts up to twice as fast as laptops with normal SSDs.

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              • MattSpellerM
                MattSpeller
                last edited by

                Not starting the kids off on Linux? Just curious.

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                • stacksofplatesS
                  stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

                  @scottalanmiller said:

                  @DustinB3403 said:

                  I'm pretty sure you said you weren't a fan of Acer but.... here

                  With its RAID 0 Solid State Drive, the Aspire S7 reacts up to twice as fast as laptops with normal SSDs.

                  And will lose data faster if something happens.

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                  • gjacobseG
                    gjacobse @scottalanmiller
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                    @scottalanmiller
                    If they both have iPads - why get a Kindle Fire?

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @gjacobse
                      last edited by

                      @gjacobse said:

                      @scottalanmiller
                      If they both have iPads - why get a Kindle Fire?

                      1. because they are not from us
                      2. the iPads are huge and heavy, the Kindles are small and light
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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender
                        last edited by

                        huh, if iPads are huge and heavy, what is the Chromebook?

                        How old are your girls?

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                          last edited by

                          @Dashrender said:

                          huh, if iPads are huge and heavy, what is the Chromebook?

                          How old are your girls?

                          They are 4 and 6. And they are big time gamers.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
                            last edited by

                            The Chromebooks are actually more portable than the iPads.

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                            • DashrenderD
                              Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              The Chromebooks are actually more portable than the iPads.

                              How is that?

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                                last edited by

                                @Dashrender said:

                                @scottalanmiller said:

                                The Chromebooks are actually more portable than the iPads.

                                How is that?

                                Same size and weight but less fragile.

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                                • Minion QueenM
                                  Minion Queen
                                  last edited by

                                  Will the Chromebooks play all the games they like?

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                                  • gjacobseG
                                    gjacobse
                                    last edited by

                                    What about a Surface? where you can drop the keyboard?

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @Minion Queen
                                      last edited by

                                      @Minion-Queen said:

                                      Will the Chromebooks play all the games they like?

                                      Chromebooks don't play games. All games will be on the Steam Machine and the Yoga 2.

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                                      • KOOLERK
                                        KOOLER Vendor @scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        @scottalanmiller said:

                                        [ ... ]

                                        • Family Devices: Steam Machine, Kindle Fire TV Gaming, iPad Mini
                                        • Scott: HP Folio Linux Mint
                                        • Dominica: Samsung Chromebook 2
                                        • Liesl: Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro Windows 10, 3DS, Kindle Fire
                                        • Luciana: Acer Chromebook, Kindle Fire, 3DS?

                                        So many variables. What will be useful, how much does it weigh, do we really need that much?

                                        [ ... ]

                                        %BOLD% absolutely!

                                        I tend to have a lot of backup gadget devices with me. Typically N*2 where N is amount of kids in a family.

                                        • I'd add external recharge batteries!
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                                        • MattSpellerM
                                          MattSpeller @KOOLER
                                          last edited by

                                          @KOOLER said:

                                          • I'd add external recharge batteries!

                                          A must for the full time traveller, there are some really slick LiPo packs on ebay these days.

                                          I'm working on a project to build my own, but I prefer 18650's as I get them for free.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
                                            last edited by

                                            Batteries are tough for us because of the continuous issues with weight. It's not just that we don't want to carry any more, which we don't, but also that we are loaded right to the airline weight restrictions every time.

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