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    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    10/21/09

    In reply to Leaked Video: Dell's Streak MID with Android 2.0
    Wonder how this guy gets hardware before everybody else? He's reviewed other stuff before. #dellstreakmidleaked
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    10/21/09

    In reply to Leaked Video: Dell's Streak MID with Android 2.0
    Slick looking hardware, but I have to say I don't see much point for these devices. They're too large to be pocketable, yet too small to be very functional. And they don't offer enough of an advantage over mobile phones even for entertainment purposes. This with a 7" screen and a sliding keyboard might be a great little device around the home as a surfing pad and out of the home would make a decent business device, but being right between a smartphone and a netbook is no a niche that needs to be filled. #dellstreakmidleaked
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    Image of hardcache hardcache
    10/21/09

    @weatherman: Here's the niche. People who want an Android device, but don't want to have to pay a cell phone carrier an extra $45 a month for it. Smart phone data plans can be expensive for some.

    I have an EnV Touch phone now, which is the closest you can get to a smartphone without it being one, and the data plan is $15, and it can handle just about all the web browsing I would want to do on the go anyway. $15 Vs $50 is a huge difference on a monthly basis.

    I would love to have an android device though to be able to tweak it and play with apps and such, which I don't necessarily need it to be a phone to do that. So this would be perfect for someone like me. #dellstreakmidleaked
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    Image of emcdannell09 emcdannell09
    10/21/09

    @hardcache: so you dont have the money to lay down for a smart phone and plan but you have oo say $350 (im guessing) to put down on this. it would be cool to have for that reason dont get me wrong but your logic doesnt make sense #dellstreakmidleaked
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    Image of Septhinox Septhinox
    10/21/09

    @weatherman: I think that market that you sugested would want a 7" device would want this. I think 5" is the prime spot. At 7" inches, just get a netbook.

    While this isn't as pocket-able as a phone, it still is very portable and easily slipped into a briefcase or purse.

    With it having Android as well as being Wifi and 3G capable, the possibilities are endless. #dellstreakmidleaked
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    weatherman promoted this comment Septhinox was starred Septhinox was unstarred
    Image of jp182 jp182
    10/21/09

    @emcdannell09: Paying $350 one time fee is ok for sme including me.

    But then if it increases my phone bill by $50 per month then that's more significant as now I'm paying an extra $600 on my phone bill after a year. #dellstreakleak
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    FigNinja promoted this comment jp182 was starred jp182 was unstarred
    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    10/21/09

    @jp182: Well if you use hardcache's math, it's an increase of $35 to go to a smartphone ($50 versus his current $15 data plan for his Envy) which would still put the break even in 10 months. The smartphone still doesn't look like a great proposition with those assumptions. However, unlimited data plans are usually $30 (at least here in the US) so the savings is actually only $15/month. That takes the break even point to almost two years. Plus the smartphone adds some benefits. You don't have an extra device to carry and you get coverage anywhere you have decent signal. If he planned on getting something like this and only using the WiFi, then he's limited to where he can find access. That still means paying for it in some places. #dellstreakleak
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    Image of hardcache hardcache
    10/21/09

    @FigNinja: I do live in the US, and Verizon Wireless is $50 a month for unlimited data on a smartphone.

    the only place I would pay for wifi is my house, which I have anyway. Most public places that have wifi it is free. I'm going to pay anything extra for wifi. If I'm out and I really need to look something up I still have my phone, which is considerably cheaper. #dellstreakleak
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    FigNinja promoted this comment hardcache was starred hardcache was unstarred
    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    10/21/09

    @hardcache:

    [www.verizonwireless.com]

    The delta between their voice and their voice + unlimited data plans is $30. #dellstreakleak
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    10/21/09

    In reply to Leaked Video: Dell's Streak MID with Android 2.0
    Something tells me we are looking at the pervasive after effects of dropping an atomic bomb.... #dellstreakmidleaked
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    Image of TryAgain TryAgain
    10/21/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Not unless the Americans used the bomb in Vietnam.
    I wouldn't put it past them, but someone would probably have noticed. #dellstreakmidleaked
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    Image of jkl4jkl jkl4jkl
    10/21/09

    @TryAgain: Lots have been documented on the use ofAgent Orange in Vietnam
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    10/21/09

    @TryAgain: Ahh...good point. #dellstreakmidleaked
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    Image of TryAgain TryAgain
    10/21/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Of course it could be a result of one of the many other weapons that the good ol' U S of A used there. #dellstreakmidleaked
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    Image of purple-pillows purple-pillows
    10/21/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: yeah how did it take sooo long for someone to point this out... I didnt even look at the phone! #dellstreakleak
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    10/21/09

    In reply to Leaked Video: Dell's Streak MID with Android 2.0
    "My name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!"

    Indigo Montoya to the six fingered man in The Princess Bride. #dellstreakmidleaked
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