Comments on: Mouse + phone? http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2007/10/mouse-phone.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:45:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Raven http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2007/10/mouse-phone.html/comment-page-1#comment-15644 Raven Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:34:07 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2007/10/mouse-phone.html#comment-15644 <p>I like multi-tasking devices if they can do all the tasks as well as I need them done. For example, I was recently in the market for both an MP3 player and a PDA. I discovered the the iPod had the PDA features I needed while being both an MP3 and video player. But I would have gone for two separate devices (and definitely not an iPod) had I needed more out of the PDA. </p> I like multi-tasking devices if they can do all the tasks as well as I need them done. For example, I was recently in the market for both an MP3 player and a PDA. I discovered the the iPod had the PDA features I needed while being both an MP3 and video player. But I would have gone for two separate devices (and definitely not an iPod) had I needed more out of the PDA.

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]]> By: D http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2007/10/mouse-phone.html/comment-page-1#comment-15643 D Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:21:49 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2007/10/mouse-phone.html#comment-15643 <p>Multi-purpose devices are always nice but they always seem to lag behind in terms of packing the same features that a dedicated device has. Some are indeed impractical if combined (ie. an SLR camera with a cell phone). <a href="http://taghlub.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://taghlub.blogspot.com/</a></p> Multi-purpose devices are always nice but they always seem to lag behind in terms of packing the same features that a dedicated device has. Some are indeed impractical if combined (ie. an SLR camera with a cell phone). http://taghlub.blogspot.com/

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2007/10/mouse-phone.html/comment-page-1#comment-15642 Anonymous Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:58:50 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2007/10/mouse-phone.html#comment-15642 <p>Well, I agree with James. It really depends on the task at hand. Though with certain things, I was more inclined to buy a multi-tool. I hated carrying a cell phone, digital camera, mp3 player and my laptop, so I went out and bought a Nokia N91 which does all those things in one gadget (minus some laptop features, but I was really just interested in the WI-FI!) But my tool set for working on the car is a 384 piece box set and not a bag of multi-tools where parts of the screw driver are missing, the plier turns into a sloppy wire-cutter and what not! I guess the real questions are:<br /> 1) Do you really need the multi-tool (i.e. is it beneficial to you)?<br /> 2) How is the quality of the multi-tool compared to a specific tool? And are you willing to take the trade-off?<br /> Those were my main concerns when shopping around!</p> Well, I agree with James. It really depends on the task at hand. Though with certain things, I was more inclined to buy a multi-tool. I hated carrying a cell phone, digital camera, mp3 player and my laptop, so I went out and bought a Nokia N91 which does all those things in one gadget (minus some laptop features, but I was really just interested in the WI-FI!) But my tool set for working on the car is a 384 piece box set and not a bag of multi-tools where parts of the screw driver are missing, the plier turns into a sloppy wire-cutter and what not! I guess the real questions are:
1) Do you really need the multi-tool (i.e. is it beneficial to you)?
2) How is the quality of the multi-tool compared to a specific tool? And are you willing to take the trade-off?
Those were my main concerns when shopping around!

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]]> By: James http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2007/10/mouse-phone.html/comment-page-1#comment-15641 James Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:30:30 +0000 http://sync.ymbn.net/sync/2007/10/mouse-phone.html#comment-15641 <p>The question one should ask is how often do I need a specific tool vs a multi-tool. As a self employed contractor, I have a full range of expensive hand tools and the right tool for the right job makes sense and also saves time. However, if a customer has called me for a non-specific repair, I do not want to drag my whole tool case in with me when a quick inspection dictates that the job can be done with the multi-tool on my belt.</p> The question one should ask is how often do I need a specific tool vs a multi-tool. As a self employed contractor, I have a full range of expensive hand tools and the right tool for the right job makes sense and also saves time. However, if a customer has called me for a non-specific repair, I do not want to drag my whole tool case in with me when a quick inspection dictates that the job can be done with the multi-tool on my belt.

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