Wii U surprises and disappointments

[zippy]

ebw said:

zippy said:
I have to say that the internet browser on WiiU is top notch, better and faster than my laptop and PS3. In fact 90% of my browsing is now via WiiU. I havent got too many issues i think its great, i know the load times can be a bit slow, but i figured that sometime an update would fix that, and hey presto its happening. Ive noticed a lot of the software is getting updates as well, i had one for Tekken and it sped up the load times so they are bareley noticable.
One thing to point out, is that both PS3 and 360 were a shadow of what they are today, They have had lots of features and improvements over the years with updates and patches, I see the same with WiiU..its a work in progress.

I'm kind of surprised to see people (not just yourself) comparing Wii U's browser favorably to a computer.  I agree that it's awesome for a console browser — full fledged WebKit engine, dual screen YouTube — but I can't imagine it ever being my first choice.  I'm not surprised it runs circles around PS3's POS browser, but I'm really curious what kind of laptop you are using that's slower than the Wii U browser?  An iPad, even an old one with a much slower processor, feels more fluid and is far, far better for typing.

My Wii U seems fairly noisy when reading discs, but I am sitting closer to it than I used to with the Wii, so it's hard to say for sure.  Miiverse is great, can't wait to access it from more places.  And the people doing 1:1 pixel art on it are just amazing (sadly, this will become a lot more ordinary once web browsers can post to Miiverse).

My laptop is a Compaq ( not sure what model), which i bought in 2009. I t used to be rapid,but of late has become a little sluggish. Perhaps i need to get an IT guy at work to look at it for me :(

Anyways, i agree that Miiverse is a great community that has potential galore. I think it may become one of the WiiU selling points sometime in the future.