Ausus eeePC. $200-$400. Subcompact. If you can see using linux, (though people are loading XP on them). get a extra keyboard, monitor, external drive and it is a desktop replacement (for standard business/school applications - not for graphic intensive stuff like games). If you can get used to the smaller keyboard (which apparently is doable), it is super-portable, for toting to class. It is the biggest selling item in ASUS history.
--- "Eric S. Sande" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I don't expect it to outperform a desktop or even equal it. I just > have > >trouble with how under performing most average laptops are these > days. > >(Even WITH adequate RAM) > > Well, you can buy a pretty fast "laptop" with a honking processor and > a better than average video subsystem. These are generically known > as "gaming laptops". > > Problems are that they are heavy and they burn through a battery > charge > in a very short period of time, typically about an hour. > > Also they are expensive. > > These are pretty much "desktop replacements" in actual fact. > > If you keep them tethered to the wall they do fine, but that pretty > much > kills the whole point of a portable computer, doesn't it? > > Chip technology (die size) has to come down and battery technology > has to improve (very slow progress on this) before there will be a > revolution in laptop performance. Displays and memory also need to > become more efficient, power-wise. > > For right now it's accepted that the more power efficient CPUs and > lesser graphics chips represent an acceptable compromise for laptops. > > You have to trade off somewhere if you want an acceptable battery > life. > > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy > ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ > ** > ************************************************************************* > Checkout One Laptop Per Child project laptop.org ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
