Mike Cane’s laptop shootout: HP Mini vs. HTC Shift vs. Asus Eee PC
The HP Mini, the HTC Shift and the Asus machines are all possibilities for e-bookers who want a cheap general purpose device.
Mike Cane, a TeleBlog regular, not the little guy in the video, dropped by J&R in New York City and compared the above. Among other things, he worried that the HP Mini—much praised elsewhere—might not be so great for lots of heavy-duty typing.
E-book homework assignment for Mike
OK, now here’s a homework assignment for Mike. Share with us—in detail—what you think about the screens and other ergonomics for e-book reading. The comment area beckons for you and others.
Another perspective: Asus Eee PC: Overview from a 10 year old, a video from his dad, Kevin C. Tofel at jkOnTheRun.
Related: Do you have that portable in midsize? in the New York Times. Also see reviews of the Asus by Ficbot (linux version) and Paul Biba (XP flavor).
May 12th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
>>>Mike Cane, a TeleBlog regular, not the little guy in the video,
I’m glad you made THAT clear!
I have to disappoint you on the reading aspect, however. With neither machine configured to tap into the Net, I limited myself to typing a few test sentences and looking for the typos.
It doesn’t matter anyway. Could next month actually bring the iPod Air I’ve said for months Apple *must* bring out?
http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/whats-this-ipod-air-next-month/
720 x 480 screen — now would *that* please you for ebooks, David? With over-the-air ebook downloading ala Kindle too?