Size doesn’t matter, unless you’re a PC

Size doesn’t matter… Or so they say but the Eee PC could be the exception to the rule. A fellow blogger, Lia, wrote about the HP Voodoo, the Mac Air Rival. I say phooey! We don’t need a $2100 lightweight laptop, we need a 7″ computer that can handle the everyday tasks that we’ve all come to know and love (banking, email, document writing and more)!

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The Eee PC is just that. Asus came out with the first version of the Eee in 2007. From there, it was a major hit. They have gone through a few different models and versions but they’ve all stayed similar in many respects. Today, an Eee 4G with Linux (and a built in web cam) will run only $396 (and soon to be lower) on Amazon.com and that includes a 4GB solid-state hard drive, wifi, 512MB of ram and more.

So why is a sub-400 dollar laptop important? Well, besides saving you over $1700 (off the Voodoo), it can also accomplish most of the important things that people need to do. For me, I can telnet, SSH, write, read and reply all from the comfort of that tiny computer. And now, with Windows on it, I can even stream video, install Microsoft Office and communicate with the tools that I’ve always used on my main computers. This means productivity goes up, time-to-production goes down and my happiness is through the roof.

I leave you with this advice… Take a look at what you do with your PC and decide what’s important to you. Spending $2100 on a sleek, slim, 13″ computer or only $400 on a machine that is only 7″ and does everything you need.