Saturday, June 17, 2006
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I would love to have one of these.  I just stumbled upon this website today and found the OQO (pronunciation anyone?), purportedly the world's smallest Windows XP computer.  If nothing else but for the sheer “fun-ness” of having one, I'd like to try it out.  I seriously doubt I could make it a development machine what for the whole form factor, but it'd be a blast to use and test applications on.

It seems quite capable with 512 MB RAM, USB 2.0, Firewire, wireless (even though it's only 802.11b and not g), full keyboard, mouse, tablet PC support, 30 GB drive...it would simply be a cool little device.

Personally, I think the $1000 price difference between the XP Pro and Tablet versions is a bit exorbitant (maybe $300-500 would be more palatable), but I'm sure that's the niche.  I wouldn't want one without Tablet support.

I don't see me getting one (at least until I've saved my clams for a few years), but it sure would be fun to play with.

Saturday, June 17, 2006 2:45:00 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [1]  |  Trackback
Saturday, June 17, 2006 8:14:00 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)
Ha, ha. I was just reading today in the July 2006 PC World that the OQO Model 1 is the #19 worst tech product of all time. Hmm, I might have to reconsider. They cite the reasons were the small screen (5"x3"), the impossible-to-read text, the difficult-to-type-on-keyboard, and the price.



Well, I agree on the price point - the price is way too high. I'm not too concerned over the font size - I can read 6pt text on my 1920x1200 15.4" screen just fine - no strain. Also, the keyboard can't be much more difficult to type of than my Palm 700w phone - in fact, the pictures look as though it'd be easier - there's quite a bit more room to type with.



Still, I'd love to give it a try, but for less dough (or clams as stated above).
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