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!@#$%! · 11.30.2013, 12:42 PM

was i serious? come on dude! but okay, i understand you weren't trying to insult me there, ha ha ha.

a NAS is a network file server (network-attached-storage). that is where you put all your shit rather than in an individual computer. think an external drive but large and networked. so you can grab stuff from your computer, your tablet, your phone, whatever. 1 NAS to rule them all.

the tablet would be how you would interact with it: by streaming files in & out of the storage via wifi or cabled network, as you like. IN: you hook up your minidisc to the tablet audio port, fire up whatever recording app, store fresh file your locally for the session, then move file to NAS for permanent storage. OUT: for playback, stream out of NAS via tablet player (some have itunes servers for example). hook up tablet to headphones, stereo amp, whatever. some NASes (funny word) will let you access your files remotely so you can play them out of the house without lugging hard drives with you.

the bluetooth keyboard is because some tablets (eg ipad) dont have a keyboard, and bluetooth is a good way to type into them instead of all the slow and shitty pointy-fingers. so it's just like a laptop but with less local storage. same thing applies to mouse: a bluetooth mouse will connect to yr tablet wirelessly. (but if the tablet has usb you could attach a mess of wires directly to it).

if you don't want a mac you'll likely have to suffer windows 8. again, the surface tablet/pc sounds like what you need-- an affordable tablet that turns into a laptop. the world is moving to tablets except for the pro market (expensive).

there are some options on the android side of things but i don't know/ am not interested in that. someone here might know however.

but the macmini is actually very old fashion in that it's a fucken computer machine in a box like you want, with a keyboard and a cable and a mouse that you buy separately as you need (e.g., my macmini has an old-ass samsung monitor attached to it, and a logitech trackball). i get it that you don't want a mac, but the good thing about mac is that it's extremely simple to use. but okay, it's windows for you then.

if you want a windows laptop proper i don't know what's out there anymore, but maybe look at ASUS? lenovo used to also make good stuff but i don't know these days.

11.30.2013, 12:42 PM	#6
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,731	was i serious? come on dude! but okay, i understand you weren't trying to insult me there, ha ha ha. a NAS is a network file server (network-attached-storage). that is where you put all your shit rather than in an individual computer. think an external drive but large and networked. so you can grab stuff from your computer, your tablet, your phone, whatever. 1 NAS to rule them all. the tablet would be how you would interact with it: by streaming files in & out of the storage via wifi or cabled network, as you like. IN: you hook up your minidisc to the tablet audio port, fire up whatever recording app, store fresh file your locally for the session, then move file to NAS for permanent storage. OUT: for playback, stream out of NAS via tablet player (some have itunes servers for example). hook up tablet to headphones, stereo amp, whatever. some NASes (funny word) will let you access your files remotely so you can play them out of the house without lugging hard drives with you. the bluetooth keyboard is because some tablets (eg ipad) dont have a keyboard, and bluetooth is a good way to type into them instead of all the slow and shitty pointy-fingers. so it's just like a laptop but with less local storage. same thing applies to mouse: a bluetooth mouse will connect to yr tablet wirelessly. (but if the tablet has usb you could attach a mess of wires directly to it). if you don't want a mac you'll likely have to suffer windows 8. again, the surface tablet/pc sounds like what you need-- an affordable tablet that turns into a laptop. the world is moving to tablets except for the pro market (expensive). there are some options on the android side of things but i don't know/ am not interested in that. someone here might know however. but the macmini is actually very old fashion in that it's a fucken computer machine in a box like you want, with a keyboard and a cable and a mouse that you buy separately as you need (e.g., my macmini has an old-ass samsung monitor attached to it, and a logitech trackball). i get it that you don't want a mac, but the good thing about mac is that it's extremely simple to use. but okay, it's windows for you then. if you want a windows laptop proper i don't know what's out there anymore, but maybe look at ASUS? lenovo used to also make good stuff but i don't know these days.
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