[redsniper]

... and text entry with this thing is a royal pain. Still, the fact that I can go anywhere in the house and have HLP in the palm of my hand is pretty cool.

[Carl]

I already have HLP in the palm of my hand! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[Flipside]

I don't want to know....

[redsniper]

It's an0n in disguise.

[achtung]

Awesome, I didnt know it could do that now I may just get one when liberty city stories is released.

[Cobra]

*instantly wants a PSP even more than ever*

*drool* as if the psp could do enough.

[Deepblue]

But it's a useless gimmick.....

Get a laptop people!

Not to mention the fact that as of yet the PSP lacks any really good games.

[Cobra]

it can play movies, browse the web, play MP3's, plays games... basically, it's a tricked-out iPod.

[Deepblue]

And iPods suck. So by association, the PSP sucks. And it still doesn't have any games that make it worth getting. Hence why it's selling really badly compared to the Nintendo DS.

I reiterate. Get a laptop. It can do all those things better. All without stupid formats. Besides Katarugi san says that no one should use the PSP outside the home...

[Fenrir]

The DS isn't exactly running over with worthwhile games, either, but at least there are some noteworthy titles out now. I need to get me Advance Wars: DS and maybe Nintendogs.

[Deepblue]

Originally posted by Fenrir
The DS isn't exactly running over with worthwhile games, either, but at least there are some noteworthy titles out now. I need to get me Advance Wars: DS and maybe Nintendogs.

My point is some is better than none.

But still, get a laptop!

[aldo_14]

Laptops cost about a grand.  Handhelds cost 100-200.  And weigh a lot less and are less bulky.

I know which is more preferable for the train........

[Deepblue]

But laptops are still infinitely better. I have not been at all impressed with the PSP from what I have seen from other people I know who have bought it.

[SadisticSid]

Originally posted by aldo_14
Laptops cost about a grand.  Handhelds cost 100-200.  And weigh a lot less and are less bulky.

I know which is more preferable for the train........

Well on price that's not the case any more - you can get them for under £500, and even the cheapo ones can probably do more in the way of gaming than a PSP...

Case in point - yeah it's cheap and worse, HP, but it's nevertheless a wireless enabled mobile PC for £469

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Deepblue
But laptops are still infinitely better. I have not been at all impressed with the PSP from what I have seen from other people I know who have bought it.

Infinitely better at what?  I mean, a brick is infinitely better than a laptop - at being used for building houses.  Laptops are fine and dandy, but not for all occasions.

[Deepblue]

Infinitely better at playing games, surfing the internet, and watching movies.

[Kamikaze]

Yeah and handheld consoles are infinitely better at being storable in a pocket or, say, being held in a hand. You're missing the point of a handheld.

[Deepblue]

That's what backpacks are for.

And handhelds are also infinitely better at being stolen.

[aldo_14]

I'd suggest taking a backpack to lug around a laptop for playing on during the 20 minute train journey home is simply stupid.

I'd also note surfing the internet can be done on a phone, and watching a movie on a portable DVD.  All of which are smaller, lighter, likely to have better battery time - and, crucially, far cheaper.  And I'm not sure a laptop isn't easily as vulnerable for theft (costing ten times more, of course) - never had anyone open your backpack in a crowd? At least a handheld device can be kept in a secure inside pocket when not in use.

Simple horses for courses; laptops are too heavy and too pricey for a sensible person to use for a brief bit of gamesplaying.

Not to mention how much of a pain in the arse the touchpad' be for playing games....... and indeed the keys are less tactile than a normal PC keyboard.

[kasperl]

Laptops are heavy, touchpads are a horror for even the simplest Flash game, even after 2 years constant working with it (7+ hours a day). Laptop keyboards are bliss, though.
And a laptop isn't comfortable on your lap, trust me. I've had to try it when I was in class and we ran out of tables, no fun.
Also, watching DVD's is only half fun, since most laptops don't have surround sound, and once again, not all that confortable.

A PSP would be good for a lot of things, but what I'd really go for is a Flybook like item, a laptop the size of an A5 sheet of paper. Just enough keyboard to type on with 10 fingers, and small enough to fit in my coatpocket. (Big coat, big pockets, though.) And 7 hours of battery life.