Michael Tobis wrote: > Oops: > > http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/12/olpc_and_the_ki.html > > mt > > On Dec 25, 2007 9:02 AM, X wrote: > > You didn't post a link to the story > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Olpc-open mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Interesting reading ... and very similar to my decision process. 1. I ruled out the Kindle immediately. I don't believe in spending $200 -- $400 for a computer that only does one or two things, like playing media, reading books, or talking to people. For another $100 I can get a low-end laptop with at least 1 GB of RAM, a dual-core processor, a decent sized hard drive and Windows Vista. There's plenty of disk space left over, so I can dual-boot it with Linux, which is what I really want. 2. So the choice was between a "conventional" laptop, like Acer, Compaq or HP, and a smaller one, the ASUS Eee or XO. I liked the ASUS Eee but pretty much everybody was sold out. They may be in stock now, but they weren't back then. So it was a conventional laptop or the XO. 3. At that point I started looking at the technology of the XO seriously. Great screen, Linux wireless that actually works, low electrical footprint, much lighter than the conventional laptop, fewer moving parts, etc. But the clincher was that CSound is standard equipment. So there I was, and here I am with an XO. Oh yeah ... I'm also addicted to playing Implode. :) _______________________________________________ Olpc-open mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
