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

Re: does the eee have a full-pitch keyboard?

[baldanders.livejournal.com]

Nope, the eee's keyboard is not full-pitch. I don't have a problem with its size, and few people on the eee boards seem to complain about it, but if you have been unhappy with smaller keyboards before, you won't like this one either.

Also, the single complaint I have with my eee is that the spacebar needs to be hit in the middle, or very sharply at the ends, to work properly. Many people have this problem with their eees.