{"id":2341,"date":"2016-12-26T01:55:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-26T06:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/?p=2341"},"modified":"2016-12-07T08:08:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T13:08:23","slug":"the-80-writing-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/workingup\/2016\/12\/the-80-writing-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"The $80 Writing Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dwayne Phillips<\/p>\n

A new edition of the cheapest computer in the store finds a small tablet and keyboard for $80. Slow, but sufficient.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Want to write a book? Can’t afford a MacBook Pro or Surface Pro or someone-else’s-pro? Here is a writing system for $80. It comprises an Amazon Fire 7″ $50 tablet<\/a> and a $30 bluetooth keyboard and case<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Fire tablet with Fintie keyboard<\/p><\/div>\n

I include a few photos here. Click on a photo to enlarge and see the correct orientation.<\/p>\n

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The Fintie keyboard next to an Apple MacBook AIr full-sized keyboard<\/p><\/div>\n

The display on the tablet is small and not the state-of-the-art. Nevertheless, it is functional. The $50 Fire connects the writer to the Internet. It will run Google Docs and Microsoft Word online version. I prefer to keep it simple and use the basic notepad app and email my writing to myself for use elsewhere.<\/p>\n

This keyboard is small, but, again, functional. One of the photos shows how small and close the keys are together compared to a “full-size” keyboard on an Apple MacBook Air. Using the Air, I typed about 60 words per minute using an online testing site. After five minutes of practice, I types about 50 words per minute on the little tablet keyboard. That is sufficient. Also, I find that when I type slower I write better.<\/p>\n

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The entire writing package compared to a standard Moleskine notebook<\/p><\/div>\n

The entire package comes with a carrying case. The final photo shows that this package is about the same size of the basic Moleskine notebook.<\/p>\n

Workable? Yes. Luxurious? No. You can carry this package with you and write when the mood hits you. I guess there is some luxury in that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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