Mobile Computing Options
There are two sides to mobile computing hardware that are sometimes easy to confuse but not always easy to use. Most of the time it is because the combination of size, operating system, wireless needs, and cost rarely meets the expectations of most users. However, the aim of mobile tech is usually to get accessible and usable information in a package that is as easy to manage as possible.
Two devices that are relatively new, yet by no means incapable of meeting this need, and most expectations are the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet and the Asus Eee 701. Both are Linux-based mobile computers. Both have an 800x480 screen (but different physical sizes). Both use some type of internal Flash-based memory (2GB for the N810 and 4 or 8GB depending on cofiguration for the Eee). The only real question for either of these well-priced (under $500 for both) mobiles is whether you need something more pocket-based, or something larger and geared to replace the light work of a laptop.
Thankfully, a solid review by Thoughtfix (UltraMobileGeek) compairing Asus Eee 701 vs. Nokia N810 has been done so you don't have to make that compairson (so much) yourself.
Like the OLPC, these are solid non-Windows alternatives to doing various aspects of computing. I really encourage you to take a look at how you are using your computing hardware, and see if something lower-cost, and more specificly tuned to specific tasks might work for you. There's no need having three high-powered laptops and a server in your home if all you do is browse and email. These solutions are much better, and overall will decrease you time fixing things, and increase your time making sure that your computing tasks are relevant.
Two devices that are relatively new, yet by no means incapable of meeting this need, and most expectations are the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet and the Asus Eee 701. Both are Linux-based mobile computers. Both have an 800x480 screen (but different physical sizes). Both use some type of internal Flash-based memory (2GB for the N810 and 4 or 8GB depending on cofiguration for the Eee). The only real question for either of these well-priced (under $500 for both) mobiles is whether you need something more pocket-based, or something larger and geared to replace the light work of a laptop.
Thankfully, a solid review by Thoughtfix (UltraMobileGeek) compairing Asus Eee 701 vs. Nokia N810 has been done so you don't have to make that compairson (so much) yourself.
Like the OLPC, these are solid non-Windows alternatives to doing various aspects of computing. I really encourage you to take a look at how you are using your computing hardware, and see if something lower-cost, and more specificly tuned to specific tasks might work for you. There's no need having three high-powered laptops and a server in your home if all you do is browse and email. These solutions are much better, and overall will decrease you time fixing things, and increase your time making sure that your computing tasks are relevant.
Labels: Asus Eee, internet tablet, mobile, N800, tech
posted by Antoine @ 12/03/2007 01:00:00 PM
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