Re: OQO
From: 14tonks (mail.2.14tonks_at_recursor.net)
Date: 06/22/04
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Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 23:26:26 -0400
"Eliyahu Rooff" <lrooff@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > --
> Battery life is a problem, but the speed shouldn't be. How fast a CPU do
> we really need to enter and process data? As I once asked my wife when
> she wanted a faster computer, how many megahertz can we type? I can see
> a lot of places where it would be an excellent tool.
>
Well, I'm willing to bet that all the specs will be severely underpowered
for the next version of Windows/Office, because that's the way the game is
played. The RAM is pretty much minimal for windows XP right now, although
the CPU speed is okay if you don't want to dabble in SR or demanding
audio/visual applications. A couple of years ago, it would have been a more
reasonable investment, because you could have figured on a better lifespan
before the inability to easily upgrade caught up with you. As it is
currently configured, you are probably cutting a couple of years or more off
ultimate useful life, though, compared to current laptops/desktops.
I agree it is going to be very useful in certain circumstances. Tablet
computers are just too large for convenient bedside care, for instance. How
useful depends on what the critter is going to cost, and I see no
information on that at this point, which makes me think it's apt to be much
more than was envisioned when they first showed the prototype. (At that
point they were talking $500 to $1500, which would certainly make it worth
considering in a number of markets.) I think I would wait to see if there
is a model 2, though, preferably one with a more up-to-date motherboard that
supports USB 2 and at least 802.11g wireless.
I like the form factor; I loved the idea when I first read about it a couple
of years ago. However, given the long delay in getting the thing off the
drawing boards and the lack of an up-to-date motherboard now it's finally
supposed to launch, I'm just inclined to take a bit more of a wait and see
attitude to it at this point, and I did want to point out that it is
something less than a state-of-the-art computer without giving you the
better battery life one might have expected for that kind of compromise.
-- Sheila To reply to me, add the prefix real. to my address.
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