laptops?

[Douglas J Hunley]

On Thursday 01 May 2008 21:46:09 James McDonald wrote:
> Jerry McBride wrote:
> > On Thursday 01 May 2008 07:44:44 pm Ken Moffat wrote:
> >> Anyone have opinions on decent laptops for home and small business?
> >> Need reliability without breaking the bank, not too bleeding edge.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Ken
> >
> > Hey Ken,
> >
> > The Asus eeePC is wonderful...
>
> Actually the first models screen resolution isn't high enough according
> to reviews meaning some dialogs buttons are outside the screen area.
>
> The size of the keyboard means that people with big fingers may feel
> cramped. If people want desktop style functionality it may be best to
> get a laptop with 14"+ screen
>
> The 4GB of solid state storage might not be enough for some people. (The
> latest 8 GB model fixes both the above issues - I hear)
>
> I am actually a fan of the eeePC and hope to get one myself, but I've
> spent a fair amount of time on YouTube watching product reviews from
> several different sources to garner the above. It may pay to do the same
> re laptop choices.

My eldest has one, and youtube can go screw. the thing rocks! 

i'm told my hands are huge, and I can use it for hours on end w/o any issues. 
It took me something like 15 minutes to get back to 'par' with touch-typing.

I've _never_ seen the dialogue issues described on the web either (nor has 
she). 

I did the same kind of research and was wary myself. In the end, it was what 
she wanted and was cheap enough that I was like 'well, it will be good enough 
for now, and a 'real' laptop can be bought for college' .. so I bought one. 
She uses it at school daily, transfers things to and fro it and her ppc-based 
mac mini constantly, and generally never puts the damn thing down for me to 
play with :)

Works on my wired and wireless lans w/o issue, has no problems in any hotspots 
around town.

The battery life is the _only_ thing she's complained of, so I bought her one 
of the newer ones so she has a second one to swap in and out. This is _not_ 
to knock the battery life, please don't take it that way. She just uses it 
too much :)
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