I appreciate the offer, but that still leaves 2 problems, 1, the lack of a keyboard., and 2, no easy way to copy mp3s to the root volume of my Sansa Clip Zip mp3 player. On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Yaron <tclug at freakzilla.com> wrote: > Cost isn't really a huge consideration when you're asking to borrow one (; > I'd be happy to lend you an Android-based tablet if that would work for you. > > I will note that my most expensive Android tablet is a Kindle Fire which I > got for $140. The touchpad was even cheaper. > > > On Tue, 28 Aug 2012, Mark Mitchell wrote: > > I have a cellphone. I don't use it for MP3, and I don't have a simple way >> to >> transfer files from the phone to the mp3 player. My phone battery is >> going >> to be stressed enough as it is, with gps tracking. Plus, trip log updates >> would be a pain without a keyboard. >> Tablets don't have keyboards, and are way too expensive. >> >> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Yaron <tclug at freakzilla.com> wrote: >> Any reason you don't want a tablet? Or even a cellphone? >> >> On Tue, 28 Aug 2012, Mark Mitchell wrote: >> >> I'm planning a long bike trip starting next Sat (10 >> days 600+mi). In getting >> my gear together, there's one piece of equipment >> that I don't have that >> would really be useful. >> Does anyone here have a netbook I could borrow or >> buy for cheap ($100-ish)? >> A borrowed machine could be returned after Sept 10. >> >> Specs: All I need is something that'll run a full >> web browser (google maps >> and http://bikeroutetoaster.**com<http://bikeroutetoaster.com> are >> required), >> downloading podcasts via >> sftp/rsync, decent wifi, and good battery life >> (it'll spend most of it's >> time off, but longer life means I have to stop to >> recharge less often). >> >> If you've got something that fits the bill, please >> contact me off-list. >> >> >> >> >> >> -Yaron >> >> -- >> ______________________________**_________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/**mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list> >> >> >> >> >> > > -Yaron > > -- > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20120828/18ff1421/attachment-0001.html>