02-06-2016, 03:46 PM
The other day, I was at Walmart. I saw an HP Stream micro-laptop PC for sale at $129 USD. That got me thinking.
Greta and Pumpkin have so far been working as good as they should. Greta needs to stick with Win7 to keep working well, but she is still a good laptop. Being from 2012 though, she is a bit hefty compared to compact Pumpkin. I have thought about replacing both of them with an HP Stream, or at the very least, a similar Win10 tablet/laptop hybrid.
I thought about how I use my computer while I'm on the go, and I discovered that I don't really play that many games. If I want to play a PC games, it's usually on one of my desktop systems, and the games I play on the go are on my 3DS or portable retro systems.
When it comes to Android software and games, they are either too limited in function to me, or as with games, they are becoming increasingly "free to play". I was into Angry Birds and Sonic Dash, but the games basically keep pestering you to buy powerups or other items.
In turn, that lead to my consideration for the HP Stream. The model I saw had a rather low-end Intel CPU, either a dual core Atom or Celeron, and it features 2GB RAM and 32gb internal storage. It's not a performer by any means, but for web browsing while on trips or in a waiting room somewhere, it's more than enough. There is an SD card slot for expanding storage too.
I haven't acted on the Stream. Perhaps in the end I will stick with what I got. I need to think some more.
Greta and Pumpkin have so far been working as good as they should. Greta needs to stick with Win7 to keep working well, but she is still a good laptop. Being from 2012 though, she is a bit hefty compared to compact Pumpkin. I have thought about replacing both of them with an HP Stream, or at the very least, a similar Win10 tablet/laptop hybrid.
I thought about how I use my computer while I'm on the go, and I discovered that I don't really play that many games. If I want to play a PC games, it's usually on one of my desktop systems, and the games I play on the go are on my 3DS or portable retro systems.
When it comes to Android software and games, they are either too limited in function to me, or as with games, they are becoming increasingly "free to play". I was into Angry Birds and Sonic Dash, but the games basically keep pestering you to buy powerups or other items.
In turn, that lead to my consideration for the HP Stream. The model I saw had a rather low-end Intel CPU, either a dual core Atom or Celeron, and it features 2GB RAM and 32gb internal storage. It's not a performer by any means, but for web browsing while on trips or in a waiting room somewhere, it's more than enough. There is an SD card slot for expanding storage too.
I haven't acted on the Stream. Perhaps in the end I will stick with what I got. I need to think some more.
I love foxes, especially the one in my avatar.