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NetworkWorld Picks Acer netbook for Coolest Techno-toy of the Year Award
Posted by | Posted in General | Posted on 07-01-2009
OK. We’ll start off by admitting that we were too late for your holiday shopping, but this column is about necessary business expenses, not toys for the sake of being toys. And the device we’re talking about today is clearly a part of the network since the network now extends to include the desktop/laptop as well. The device is in some places, referred to as a “netbook,” though we prefer to think of it as a good-sized hard drive (120GB) with an attached gigabyte of RAM, an Intel Atom processor, a small yet usable keyboard, a touch pad, and a nine-inch screen. The version that Steve is so impressed with is the Acer Aspire One notebook/netbook.
Frankly, Steve thought the coolest – though not new – toy was going to be the fact that cellular modems are finally living up to expectations, giving a “lite” broadband experience almost anywhere. But it turns out that the cellular modem was just an accessory to the device that makes computing truly mobile – with both the positive and negative aspects related thereto.
Source: http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/frame/2009/010509wan1.html
