Which Laptop?

[StuartR]

Re: Which Laptop?

A chap at work brought one in a couple of weeks back and I was quite impressed with the build quality. It certainly worked well and had more bells & whistles than I expected for the price but I just couldn't think of a real use for one for myself so it didn't get onto my shopping list. (Unusual for a gadget freak like me ).

I will keep an eye on the technology though - who knows, version 2 or 3 might be worth carrying in the camera back pack. Not sure I'd want to run CS3 on one though....

[JSR]

Re: Which Laptop?

Sorry 'no comment'

"Don't mince words, Ash - what do you really

A chap at work brought one in a couple of weeks back and I was quite impressed with the build quality. It certainly worked well and had more bells & whistles than I expected for the price but I just couldn't think of a real use for one for myself so it didn't get onto my shopping list. (Unusual for a gadget freak like me ).

I will keep an eye on the technology though - who knows, version 2 or 3 might be worth carrying in the camera back pack. Not sure I'd want to run CS3 on one though....

Thanks for the info on build quality (that's something you really can't judge from the pictures).

I don't think these would ever challenge a "real" laptop for the purposes of CS3 etc. As a compromise between portability, mobility, and functionality, what I've read is encouraging me to get one in.

I have an old laptop here but it is quite bulky and, to keep its price down, it had a fairly small battery in it. Even when new, you'd be lucky to get 90m out of it - today you're lucky if you get boot up time before it wants plugging in. On the other side of the spectrum I have an old HP Jornada 720 which could fit in a pocket and last 24 hours on the extended battery pack (8 hours on the standard battery) - it's just that, with everything being embedded and HP dropping support years ago, it's practicality is very limited (you can't even print from it unless you're *very* fortunate).

The latest EEEPCs seem to sit somewhere in the middle. Bigger than the 720, smaller than a laptop, with up to 6-8 hours of battery life. They're packed to the gills with connectivity and, if you're not Linux-centric, they are available with Windows XP and, as such, are capable of running a lot of regular aps.

On the same token, I have a desktop PC (nearly 6 years old) here. It's not often I need the power of its 3.06GHz processor - so having it turned on all day is overkill.

As a result of all of this, my thinking has led me towards these EEEPCs (there seem to be a lot of competitive models nowadays, too - it's a big bandwagon) as something that I could do a lot of my regular work on at any location at a reasonable price, leaving my main PC for times when I need the power it offers.

Sorry for the waffling...! I'm just seeking any additional information. Most discussions I've found elsewhere often seem to fall into Linux vs Windows gainsaying.

[Autumn]

[coupekid]

Re: Which Laptop?

Appologies everybody, it appears I no nothing about computers and In future Ill stear well away from any such threads:

No please dont Ash, I think Audrey, and indeed everyone welcomes your opinion as much as everyone else!
Dont let people that come across as a know it all (i.e me!) put you off!