Author: Alan Pope Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] HP's answer to the eeepc
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 10:10:01AM +0100, john lewis wrote: > On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:59:31 +0100
> Not that I am going to buy any of these small format systems but I
> did have a request about a suitable portable computer for a
> schoolgirl friend of one of my daughters. I suggested the Asus system
> because it is available now but a £100 system would be even better.
>
Whilst cost is a factor, I wouldn't make a decision about which laptop to
buy on that criteria alone. The keyboard on the One _looks_ like a rubber
OLPC type effort, whereas the Eee has a small but standard style keyboard.
The one is top-heavy due to all the guts being in the screen (it is
primarily a digital photo frame), and with the usb and network ports being
in the top too, I can imagine it being somewhat unweildy to use. Further to
this wifi is an option on the One, whereas it's standard on the Eee. The One
also has a very low speed cpu, less than half the speed of the
_underclocked) Eee. Whilst I appreciate you get by on a very low spec PC
that doesn't mean everyone else does/will.
