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Re: Question from a laptop/notebook ignoramus Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2008 18:17:21 -0700

In article ,
"William Black" wrote:

> > So - I'm looking for a simple, (cheap to buy and run) portable device
> > which can do this. What should it be - WiFi, satellite connection or
> > what?
>
> The Asus eeepc is about £200 from Ebuyer.
>
> It has everything on it, connects via WiFi or RJ-45 and can be used
> anywhere there's an Internet connection. I used one the other week. It
> weighs less than a kilo, is about as big as a paperback book and is easy to
> use.

If you have to do any kind of heavy typing, that keyboard is probably a
drawback.

Wifi is available but not always free.

I don't know about Europe but you can get laptops for $600 and up in the
US.


BTW, what kind of work requires you go to various countries and file
written reports? Journalist?

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