D&C GLug - Home Page

[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]

Re: [LUG] cancel that order for the eeeeee

 

On 25 Feb 2008, at 01:16, Simon Williams wrote:

> Neil Williams wrote:
>> On Tue, 2008-02-19 at 13:34 +0000, Tom Potts wrote:
>>> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02/19/elonex_guns_for_eee/
>>> I whope its amd....
>>
>> A mystery right now but some have hinted it is only a lowly 300MHz  
>> x86
>> in a re-badged tablet (swapping the touchscreen for a keyboard)  
>> format.
>> i.e. old hardware in a new case with a lovely new badge. ;-)
>>
>> So far, the Eeee is looking a better choice - it might be that  
>> this one
>> will be easier to obtain but if it's not up to the job......
>
> Whichever one has the best battery life gets my money...
>
> I swear all mobile device manufacturers must be brain-dead or  
> something.
>
> Someone could blow the EeePC away if they released something which
> lasted all day on batteries.

My old Psion NetBook has an all day battery and its ancient (10  
years?), so why can't they do this today? Batteries are better, but I  
suppose it's the power demands. Even Linux is more power hungry than  
formerly.

Clare

-- 
The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG
http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list
FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html