Walt Mossberg reviews [WSJ Online subscription required, perhaps?] the Asus Eee, a cheap ($300-$500) Linux subnotebook. Not quite right, but getting close for what I wish for.
For myself. As per our discussion in your blog the other day about the Air, I want a small laptop suitable for, oh, say, Mystery Hunting and other occasional uses. It doesn't have to be powerful; it doesn't have to play DVDs; it does need a keyboard, Emacs, Pidgin, and perl.
Actually, the Nokia 8100 looks a little more polished as a product.
I adore mine - it fills the niche of "laptop for me, not for work" and I take it on photography road trips every weekend, among other use (I'm posting this from it, and most of my recent flickr uploads were captioned and posted from it.) Unlike the OLPC, the keyboard is *just* big enough for me to use comfortably...
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Date: 2008-01-17 06:22 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-01-17 08:09 pm (UTC)Actually, the Nokia 8100 looks a little more polished as a product.
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