iGot Eee
My computing resources, as of yesterday lunchtime, consisted of:
- a Toshiba Satellite, running Windows XP;
- a Powerbook G4, with a non-functioning screen, but which still works fine with an external monitor;
- a G3 Clamshell iBook;
- a G4 late-model iBook;
- my 8Gb iPod Touch.
The Toshiba is my main desktop machine, and is going to China with me. The Powerbook and Clamshell are going into storage. I wasn’t sure what to do with the iBook. I’m going to need a mobile computer that I can easily take with me as I move around Beijing, and perhaps elsewhere in China… The G4 iBook has been my mobile computer here in Singapore, but it’s getting a bit old… plus, it’s heavy! Weight really is an issue for me, as I’m taking a lot of books with me.
So, I made a decision. The G4 will also go into storage here in Singapore. Niti had been raving about her Asus EeePC, and it seemed like it would also suit my requirements. Yesterday afternoon, I went to the Challenger superstore in the Funan IT mall, and bought a white one.
It cost S$598, which is a fixed price - even the cheapo shops in Sim Lim Square were charging the same price. This is real mobile computing - forget the MacBook Air 
I was able to use it on the MRT and the bus last night to draft a business report, and it worked really well. I have some SD cards lying around that I can use to expand the storage, and it looks really good. So… I think it was a good buy. It is certainly very small and very light, so no more sore shoulders from lugging a laptop around all day…
