Stan Beer
Wednesday, 05 March 2008 08:12
Business IT -
Technology
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Watching all the journalists struggle with their clunky
notebooks, while the journalist who was busily tapping away on the
keyboard of his little Eee PC with 7 inch screen had an almost
permanent smile transfixed on his face, I realised that the current
generation of notebooks are simply too big and too heavy.
This was further reinforced when a demo model of the new Lenovo u110
with its 11 inch screen and weighing in at just over 1kg was passed
around. For my money, the Eee PC is just a little bit small and it's
good to hear that a slightly larger 8.9 inch screen model is on the
way. As far as form factor goes, the Lenovo u110 is just about perfect.
The big downside, however, is the AUD$3000 price tag which is way too
much for the average self-funded road warrior.
When I think about what I use a notebook for when I'm on the road - web
access, word processing, a bit of spreadsheet work, skype and emails -
the Eee PC would probably do the job. What I really need, however, is
something just a little bigger but with a reasonable price tag. Asus'
new 8.9 inch model is supposedly six months away. It can't come a
moment too soon and ditto for the 3G iPhone.