Comparing computers

[avram]

For people who were wondering about the relative weights of computers at Games-Club-in-Exile last night:

I think mnemex’s new laptop was a Lenovo ThinkPad X300, which starts at 2.7 pounds. If it’s the largest model, it’s got a 13.3” display (1440x900?), but I can’t tell how much that particular model weighs.

According to Wikipedia, the XO-1 weighs either 1.45 or 1.58 kilograms, depending on which battery option you choose. Call it around 3 pounds, so yeah, it might be a bit heavier than the Lenovo.

The ASUS Eee weighs about 2 pounds. If I were gonna get a lightweight, toting-about computer, this would probably be it.

The MacBook Air weighs 3 pounds and also has a 13.3” display (1280x800).

Update: Oh, right, and the thing I was trying to look up? Mike Rohde’s SXSW sketchnotes.

Comments

[bigscary.livejournal.com]

There's also the respective prices -- Depending on configurations, the Eee is about 15% of the cost of the x300 or Air.

[mneme]

No kidding.

I got two laptops recently -- of them, the XO was also about 15% of the cost of the x300. But...far less capable, of course.

(OTOH, it runs linux, which I've so far proven unsuccessful installing into the x300. Time will assuredly fix this, however).