Reasons to Switch into Mobile Computers

From the word itself Mobile Computers – which means moving- it is good to know that in our fast paced society we have a gadget that allows us to work as we keep moving forward. A device that allows us to work and communicate people nearby and even across the country. There are lots of these kinds of computers coming out in the market these days and all these have the same goal, to help our transactions easier and faster.

It you are a traveling business man and you would want to know the latest updates of sales of business in different branches nationwide; it is now possible for you to check anytime and anywhere that you want. The information that you would need to know, whether ordering stocks, prices in the stock market, sales and revenues, even the latest employee evaluations is just one click away.

The good news of having mobile computers is that you can access all the data in no time. The more we know about computers, the more we search, and the more we improve the speed of its accessibility through the use of internet. Like getting a research done by receiving information up to passing those information needed in order for it to be done is now seconds away.

In the world where everyone is required to be competitive and productive at the same time, everybody needs not just someone to walk us through, moreover something that will take us to this transmission process, and allowing us to perform with excellence.

We all live in and world where there is no such thing as permanent except for change. The world and its demands changes and so do the technology innovates and revolves into a whole new level. As to how we prefer to use it, business matters or for personal matters, there is no doubt that these Mobile Computers helps make these things possible.

The Eeepc – Mobile Computing at a New Level

I love gadgets. I am addicted to them and if I see something I like then I feel a massive urge to immediately go and buy it.

Looking in a recent PC magazine I came across the EeePC by Asus – looking at the pictures I saw something that I had longed for, for some time. A small portable PC, a cheap price tag, seemingly specifically geared up for Internet on the move.

The EeePC is pronounced e-pc – it is meant to stand for three easy points – easy to learn, easy to work and easy to play. I think the original idea was to make something affordable to the many including students and families.

What attracted me to the device was it’s apparent portability. Measuring 225 x 165 x 21 mm this is tiny in comparison to any other laptop. It has a solid state hard drive so pretty rugged in the fact you can knock it and bang it about without damage occurring. With three hours of battery life and a mobile phone sized charger makes it all pretty portable.

Of course as with any relatively new gadget the demand is great and getting hold of one was pretty tough. They come in different colours. My preference was the black one and I guess this was the same for most people as it was completely out of stock. In the end I settled for the blue.

After pressing the power button the wait is minimal. I would say about 20 – 30 seconds. It’s strange as the machine is silent when booting. You kind of expect to hear the hard disks spin and the fan going. Peering into the 7 inch screen is surprisingly easy although I guess it could get annoying depending on what you are trying to achieve. However, so far, for just MSN, email and web browsing it is absolutely fine.

More surprisingly is the keyboard. It is obviously relatively small but it is quite easy to type on. I think after a small amount of adjusting typing should be relatively easy. Ok you would not want to type a full novel on it but for emails, blogging short articles etc – absolutely fine.

Even though it is hard to think of this little gadget like this, this machine is a fully functional PC. This means you can pretty much do anything on it that you could a normal PC. It comes with a Linux based system on it. This is open source and subsequently, with a couple of minor modification, there are literally thousands of free applications that can be run on it. The main screen is easy to navigate round giving you obvious icons such as ‘Internet’ or ‘email’ or ‘messenger’ so you really do not have to be a techie to work your way around. Having said that, if you wanted to, the machine is powerful enough to run XP on it should you require.

With wi-fi built in, connecting to the Internet is easy. A webcam, microphone and speakers allow for easy communication. You also have USB ports as well as a flash memory slot allowing for an addition 32gb of storage on top of the 4gb included within the machine. For me, this means I can take this machine and take it anywhere and where there is not a wireless network to connect to, I can connect via 3G from my data card. This means that I can be in the Internet anywhere without taking, what I now consider, a bulky item such as a laptop. This will even fit in the glove box of your car or in a handbag!

Whilst opening the EeePC will void your warranty – this system is upgradable. There are countless modifications or upgrades that can be done to make your Eeepc unique and super quick. As the software is open source, it can be modified to do pretty much anything you require.

I think this machine is going to be a huge success and pave the way for truly mobile computing. I have just paid £250 ($500 approx) for the 4GB model. There was a 2GB model for £200 and I have heard rumours that Asus have managed to relocate the speakers allowing for a greater screen size on a soon to be released model.