The MacBook Air misses its mark
,----[ Quote ]
| So Apple has just announced its MacBook Air, a very thin, very
| snazzy-looking, not-so-cheap $1,799 notebook.
|
| [...]
|
| However, there are a few companies that are actually starting to get it.
| Small, Linux-based boxes such as the Asus EEE and the Everex CloudBook don't
| have the sleek designs of the Vista (and Mac) devices, and they suffer from
| awkward keyboards and some OS issues, but they are lightweight, functional,
| and (at $400) inexpensive enough to grab as a useful tool rather than as a
| showy investment.
`----
http://blogs.computerworld.com/the_macbook_air_misses_its_mark
Related:
Review: Eee laptop PC shreds the rules
,----[ Quote ]
| Unencumbered by Windows, the Eee boots up so quickly I didn't bother counting
| the seconds. Its Wi-Fi chip links with the Web in a flash, and its webcam — a
| feature missing from many laptops triple the price — turns it into a video
| messaging device with the help of eBay Inc.'s Skype, which comes pre-loaded.
| There are USB ports for peripherals, a port to connect to a monitor, and —
| most essential — a flash memory slot to expand its meager storage. Battery
| life is advertised at 3.5 hours.
`----
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080110/ap_on_hi_te/techtest_asus_eee
Linux is about to take over the low end of PCs
,----[ Quote ]
| Opinion -- Sometimes, several unrelated changes come to a head at the same
| time, with a result no one could have predicted. The PC market is at such a
| tipping point right now and the result will be millions of Linux-powered PCs
| in users' hands.
|
| [...]
|
| Microsoft will fight this trend tooth and nail. It will cut prices to the
| point where it'll be bleeding ink on some of its product lines. And Windows
| XP is going to stick around much longer than Microsoft ever wanted it to.
| Still, it won't be enough. By attacking from the bottom, where Microsoft can
| no longer successfully compete, Linux will finally cut itself a large slice
| of the desktop market pie.
`----
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2414535067.html
|
|
