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fjtorres · 10-12-2010, 03:54 PM

Android is a cellphone Operating System. It has several thousand Apps available for it but most are smaller and simpler than what you'd find on Windows/Linux/MacOS.
So notepad apps are a yes but OpenOffice is a definite no.

The basic hardware is PDA/Smartphone/eReader/Media Player type; ARM-based CPU running at sub-GHz Speeds, with limited DRAM, limited storage. So performance is likely to be sub-Netbook grade; suitable for dedicated gadget work but not for full computer needs.

A netbook or tablet PC is your best bet if you're looking at OpenOffice.
Or, if you know exactly what you need and your main need is an Office suite, maybe a Windows CE tablet running Softmaker Office.
And even that's a stretch.

10-12-2010, 03:54 PM	#2
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Android is a cellphone Operating System. It has several thousand Apps available for it but most are smaller and simpler than what you'd find on Windows/Linux/MacOS. So notepad apps are a yes but OpenOffice is a definite no. The basic hardware is PDA/Smartphone/eReader/Media Player type; ARM-based CPU running at sub-GHz Speeds, with limited DRAM, limited storage. So performance is likely to be sub-Netbook grade; suitable for dedicated gadget work but not for full computer needs. A netbook or tablet PC is your best bet if you're looking at OpenOffice. Or, if you know exactly what you need and your main need is an Office suite, maybe a Windows CE tablet running Softmaker Office. And even that's a stretch.