since i read that it is possible to install the mac o/s onto it, i thought that i wouldn’t mind getting my hands on an asus ee pc. they are really aimed at primary school children :p but at 400 dollars (at least in the usa) this 0.9 kg baby laptop would be just what the doctor osteopath ordered for when i am commuting between melbourne and wagga next year.
as it has no hard drive and a tiny screen however, i would have thought you’d get a bit more than three and a half hours out of the battery but this is all, the manufacturer says, that it will give you. since i am also not a big fan of fan noise, it looks like i’ll have to wait for the next iteration of the ee pc which will be built around a different, less power hungry chip also allowing the removal of the cooling fan, thus further extending battery life – according to apc mag. by that time the long rumoured ibook mini will probably be taking the world by a storm. or not. one thing is for certain though : steve will be pricing it a little higher than 400 bucks!