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02-01-2010, 10:52 AM | #17 | |
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In my work scenario, I minimize the number of things that I take to meetings. Now I agree with you that for my own private Science room, I definately want as much power in devices as possible. Now that goes the other way when I have to lug it out as if I want to automate a portable telescope in the field. It all depends on what you plan to do. As a teacher, I could see having 20 Edges which I fold up into a lab cart. When I do a lab, it has the reference material on it. It has the ports available for any data acquisition devices that I need to use for the lab. It has wifi access to all of the supplemental material the teacher wants to make available say via a lab server. It has an operating system with a simple but robust programming paradigm available for buying software or making programming which round out the tools. As a teacher, I wouldn't need to use it but I could minimize when I want to. I can take the Edge into my dedicated lab and just use it for the dedicate reference materials with other computers for the heavy lifting, but I am not only limited to that task. |
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I agree with Paul. Even though dedicated devices are almost always better (think digital camera and camcorder). Even though digital camera also records video and camcorder also takes pictures, each device is best at its own task it was specifically designed for. I own a $5,000 laptop that I use for heavy programming. This laptop is heavy and difficult to carry around. If I can offload some tasks to the eDGe, for example, and only carry the eDGe, that would be great. Of course, the eDGe would not compete performance wise but as long as it is functional and usable that's what I would care about.
You are correct that dedicated devices are always better but if I have a device that can do a lot of things, why not take it to its limits and see how far it will go? |
02-05-2010, 11:05 AM | #19 |
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I have a quick question or two. The edge is supposed to read pdf files. Does this mean that they are regular pdf files or special files for Adobe Adept? I am unfamiliar with Adept and worry that the pdf files I downloaded from Google books may not work on the Edge if it ahs Adept on it.
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02-05-2010, 02:25 PM | #20 |
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Adept handles the DRM scheme. If DRM is not present, then the PDF just works. If it does have Adept DRM, then the PDF is opened after the Adept DRM is validated.
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02-05-2010, 03:02 PM | #21 | |
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One way to check would be to try the Sony eBook Library viewer (Mac or PC) which uses mobile Adobe Digital Editions to display PDFs, just like the eDge. |
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02-05-2010, 03:21 PM | #22 | |
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Many Thanks!!!!!
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