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Title: New Toy!
Post by: Probie on January 29, 2010, 08:06:27 AM

I've been doing piano lessons for about two months now and have recently found myself single, and lacking a piano to practise on. So on a tight budget I got myself one of these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yamaha-YPT210-Portable-Keyboard-Including/dp/B002IS6952/ref=pd_sxp_f_r (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yamaha-YPT210-Portable-Keyboard-Including/dp/B002IS6952/ref=pd_sxp_f_r)

I can't wait to go home and practise!!!!

Title: Re: New Toy!
Post by: BizB on January 29, 2010, 09:11:36 AM

I can't ready that.  It's in British.

Title: Re: New Toy!
Post by: pbsaurus on January 29, 2010, 01:38:41 PM

I have one of those.  Perhaps a different model.  But I've yet to take any lessons.  But then again we're ORCHIDs and the D also represents time too and not just money.  Someday I'll learn, piano, guitar, bass, and drums and aspire to the greatness of Mad Bitchez Disgruntled Hos.

Title: Re: New Toy!
Post by: 12AX7 on February 04, 2010, 07:26:39 PM

I dont get it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220029 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220029)

Title: Re: New Toy!
Post by: Demosthenes on February 05, 2010, 09:51:35 AM

Quote from: 12AX7 on February 04, 2010, 07:26:39 PM

I dont get it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220029 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220029)

I don't either.  Why on earth would anyone want to run XP on something like that?

I could see if it came with some flavor of Linux or BSD or something.  It'd actually be a pretty slick little self-contained net-top then.  But XP?  Ugh.

Title: Re: New Toy!
Post by: BizB on February 05, 2010, 10:12:28 AM

Every time I see this thread in the undread topics list, I wish it was in the NSFW forum.

Title: Re: New Toy!
Post by: Demosthenes on February 05, 2010, 10:21:54 AM

Quote from: BizB on February 05, 2010, 10:12:28 AM

Every time I see this thread in the undread topics list, I wish it was in the NSFW forum.

Heh.  Here, Biz.  Let me strategically edit Probie's initial post to try and fit it into that for you:

Quote from: Probie on January 29, 2010, 08:06:27 AM

I've been doing ... a ... tight ... one.

I can't wait to go home and practise!!!!

Title: Re: New Toy!
Post by: 12AX7 on February 05, 2010, 01:09:28 PM

Quote from: Demosthenes on February 05, 2010, 09:51:35 AM

I don't either.  Why on earth would anyone want to run XP on something like that?

I could see if it came with some flavor of Linux or BSD or something.  It'd actually be a pretty slick little self-contained net-top then.  But XP?  Ugh.

 It has no monitor; which pretty much negates the whole "mobility" theme something like this is supposed to enhance. The only niche I could think of was a network tech who can commandeer any monitor wherever he/she is working...  which is certainly more hassle than a laptop/notebook.

Title: Re: New Toy!
Post by: Demosthenes on February 05, 2010, 01:19:07 PM

There's a market niche for "net top" computers.  It's not intended for high mobility as much as just compactness and cost.  It actually hits a very similar niche to the Mac Mini.  They have their purposes, but with hardware that light, putting Windows on them is just sadistic.

Title: Re: New Toy!
Post by: rogue_77 on February 15, 2010, 08:46:01 PM

*pft*

http://www.everythingusb.com/usb_roll-up_piano_drum_kit_13969.html (http://www.everythingusb.com/usb_roll-up_piano_drum_kit_13969.html)

Much cooler!