Re: Anybody interested?

Also look into the Nokia N810. They call it and internet tablet and is also
powered by Linux. It does WiFi and is not a phone (although you can do Skype
on it). It appears to be about the size a phone so may not be quite what you
are looking for. I know a bunch of people offering it for $50 off right now
with a coupon code, if you are interested.

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

David Gibbs wrote:

Joe Pluta wrote:

Remind me to show you my new iPhone :)

Eh. I'm not wowed by the iPhone. Not my cup of tea. I like
keyboards. Not to mention the fact that trying to see anything on the
iPhone website requires QuackTime, which I refuse to install on any
machine in my house.

Mind you I don't use the camera that much, but the email, browser, maps,
etc, are getting to be darn useful.

That's why I pose the question. I'd rather have a larger screen for
things like that, especially browsing. Even a 7" screen at 800x480 is a
little on the cramped side for browsing. Since the iPhone is half the
size and less than half the resolution, I can't see it as a useful
browser. And the next generation out later this year will be the same
size but with a 9" screen with 1024x600 resolution.

I had thought about getting one of the really small notebooks, but
decided against it. I usually travel with my laptop ... I need a boat
load of storage for pictures and like to have the full capability when I
need it. Even remoting into a desktop isn't sufficient.

I travel, too, and I'm getting tired of dragging my laptop out of my bag
at every airport. I'm going to try taking just the Eee to my next gig.
I don't need terabytes of disk space on the road; if I need that, I'll
bring the laptop. And if I do need another few GB, I can stop in the
local big box store and pick up another chip.

I like the Eee because I can take it to the store. I can sit on the
couch with it and use it to scan TV Guide. You could do these things
with a smartphone, I guess, but that's not my direction. I think the
technology convergence will affect everyone differently, and for those
of us who like phones to be small, a subnotebook is just the answer.

Joe

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