Hey guys,<br><br>I'd like to throw my two cents in. First off, as a netbook brand I like Asus the best based on my experience with them as a company and also because of the overall aesthetics that their products generally have. They do offer an Asus netbook at Target for <$300: <a href="http://www.target.com/ASUS-8-9-Netbook-Computer-Linux/dp/B001E1J1R2">http://www.target.com/ASUS-8-9-Netbook-Computer-Linux/dp/B001E1J1R2</a>. I think it's an awesome idea to have no moving parts (aside from fans) in any mobile device. Notebook hard drives go bad fast if you're carrying them around all the time regardless of how well they were made.<br>
<br>I'd also reccommend getting the 6-cell battery if you can find it. That will provide you with a lot longer usage time, around 8 hours I think - possibly more. As for the keyboard you could always get one of those ultra slim ones - or make your own! <a href="http://hackedgadgets.com/2006/08/13/diy-wafer-thin-keyboard/">http://hackedgadgets.com/2006/08/13/diy-wafer-thin-keyboard/</a><br>
<br>Also, as for me the iPhone seems to take care of what I need to do. My 3GS is very fast and awesome, not to mention jailbroken. I have all my favorite command line apps installed (nano, wget, etc.). I'm still considering a netbook though, but i'll admit it is rather hard to write a document on the iPhone!<br>
<br>-Dan<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Jesse Becker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jesse_becker@yahoo.com">jesse_becker@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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> From: Jordan Bettis <<a href="mailto:jordanb@hafd.org">jordanb@hafd.org</a>><br>
<div class="im">> > (As part of my firm's Diaster Recovery plan I am<br>
> required to haul my<br>
> > laptop home each night. It's a royal pain.)<br>
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</div><div class="im">> Another thing: Why not pop the hard drive out and take it<br>
> home. You<br>
> could get one of those static bags to put it in.<br>
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</div>Remind me again why you don't have a proper backup policy?<br>
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