Laptops and tablets and browsers, oh my!

[andrewducker]

I really like the look of the new EEE
Transformer which gives you a tablet form factor, a laptop form
factor, and 12-18 hours of battery, depending on whether the keyboard is
plugged in.

I realised recently that the laptop isn't used for anything terribly
complex - I read email on it, surf the web, watch videos in bed and that's
about it. And a tablet would happily do all of that.

The only thing holding me back is that the laptop runs Firefox, and I like
the customisation that that offers. I've tried Chrome, but the lack of
options for even basic things* frustrates me too much.

Anyone played around much with different browsers on Firefox?

*I want URLs to open in a new tab, not overwrite the one I happen to be
looking at. Is that too much to ask?

Comments

[recycled-sales.livejournal.com]

Same price range, double the storage at those price points though.

[poisonduk.livejournal.com]

But apple keyboard way cheaper, so not quite as accurate. If you're adding a keyboard to both on like for like storage you're bringing the price within $30

[recycled-sales.livejournal.com]

Any examples? As I understood it there were plenty of 3rd party options for both devices that cover the gamut from desktop stand keyboards to cases with one built in. I doubt that iOS equivalents would be any cheaper - they're all just Bluetooth devices with a different key layout.

[andrewducker]

In this case the whole point is that the keyboard fits the tablet and turns it into a laptop, and has an extra battery in it for additional life.

[recycled-sales.livejournal.com]

Best going with the Asus then as the iPad equivalents are prohibitively expensive - http://www.pcworld.com/article/229284/the_250_case_that_turns_your_ipad_into_a_laptop_almost.html

(I should really do the code to turn 'prohibitively expensive' into a link, but meh)

[poisonduk.livejournal.com]

I missed the keyboard had added battery. That then justifys additional cost.

[recycled-sales.livejournal.com]

Mmm, now with added battery ;)