2009/8/28 Evan Sebire <e...@sebire.org>: > I had an eee701 and would beg to differ on the screen readability, but LCD 's > have been improving at about the same rate that my eyes are failing! (lenses > getting thicker)
Yea well I have so far had the good fortune of not needing glasses or other optical asstance, but it's fine for me. > When surveying with a total station the toughbook sits on the tripod so weight Weight wasn't the big issue for me, it was the bulk and using it in a confined space in a car without needing to adjust the drivers seat when I pull up to quickly log a street name etc. > and weighs around the eee701(1kg) but costs 7 times the price. Build > qualities are worlds apart that is why commercial enterprises wouldn't touch a I wasn't suggesting that any enterprise switch to an eeePC :) However it does the job for me and because it's a solid state drive it should take a knock better than your average laptop and costs less than most laptops :) > eee. The arrow keys and space gave up on the 701 after 12 months of playing > tetris! If I was going to a lot of non-surveying I'd use an external keyboard/mouse but have a laptop for most everyday things, the eeePC is basically a car PC for surveying and the occasional video conference. _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au