ubuntu linux on the lg p100

Installing now. Not the mobile ubuntu mind you but the full distro and dual boot with vista. And i don't really know anything about linux. How? With a cool new piece of software that makes it a piece of cake.

Samsung Q1U-XP versus LG-P100

Recently due to frustrations with the LG P100(most of which are tista related i might add) i bought a Samsung Q1U Ultra.
Here's my reasoning: the LG takes ages to come back from hibernate and because the battery life isnt fantastic i tend to let it go into hibernate more often than i would other machines (the Mac:never, other umpc:once a day at most).
The LG has the power, much more than many other umpc's or subnotebooks, but do you really need that sort of grunt in an ultraportable? Well no, i don't.
I never really liked the look of the first U1 that much, it reminded me of the sega gamegear and looked dated the day it was launched imho. But the Q1 ultra looks a lot better, more proffesional and something i would have no qualms about pulling out in a metting or business situation.
So i took the plunge and a week later it has completely won me over.
The pro's and the con's of the two
My disclaimer here

tablet spotted

I had almost given up but then i spotted a hp tablet on the way out the door. Sitting next to a white macbook.

the eeepc hunch

Unavoidable on a small screen?

The land of the lost thinkpad

I swear that's what, it's like when you travel now days in the business lounges.

I thought I'd blog my continuing mobile PC spotting adventures and there are so many think. pads ! Both IBM and lenovo flavoured ones.

I saw one macbook pro, couple of dell's. No tablets except mine.

umpc in the wild

Went to the local art markets this morning and spotted this umpc being used by one of the sellers. Which subbie? The asus eeepc of course. The eeepc is the best thing to happen to umpc for one reason: it's popularised the form factor to non-umpc enthusiasts.

Macbook Air specs and pricing

Pricing announced on Aussie site:
$2499 for the base model and a whopping $4338! for the top model (only two models).
$1500 option for the solid state drive. Man Apple is money grabbing like usual. A $400 SSD for $1500?

Macbook Air info released

Well the rumours are over. Macbook Air is the next big thing for apple.

Ultra-light: maybe, 3 pounds aint so light to me. It's not really a UMPC either for my 2 cents. 13.3 inch screen. OK, maybe sexy for engineering types as it's amazingly thin but it's still fairly big, fairly heavy and fairly low powered. No user accessable battery either which means when it runs out find the power socket or suck it up.