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Originally Posted by curstpriest
Well, I think of it as more of a TABLET than a E-READER, and use it to get work done. . . But perhaps I'm different from your typical conformist product sponge *#@& consumer.
Again samba client would allow you to remotely open and edit files on your network (like when I'm working with code/shell scripts). This would in no way "open the door for viruses." If you don't know what a program/service is/does, don't comment on it. Note that I didn't mention SMB server/samba suite.
As far as using the device as an external monitor.. Why the hell not? They sell plenty of USB only monitors. The I-pod line has been able to be used as a monitor through simple tweaking over USB. The DX has the same screen size as many popular netbooks, so using it as another display would be very useful in some situations.
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I know what SAMBA is, I don't use it, I use NFS instead. You don't need SAMBA at all between Linux boxes unless you're planning to share something with a Windows box and is 100% necessary; NetBios and Windows Share systems sucks. And yes, you can spread viruses with SAMBA inside your network and/or devices.
If you want samba, being able to plug a monitor, this, that, get a tablet my friend or a neetbook. Your idea of a perfect ereader is the similar to the one giving by people who want a multipurpose cellphone/camera, one device for everything.You do not see professional people taking pictures with a cellphone, do you?
A device which does a lot of things or try to do a lot of things, will not do something good but everything in an average way.