Small notebooks, you're still going to have one

I've convinced my self that I am not going to escape having a sub-notebook, now that there are options, such as the Asus EEE PC, which do not cost more than a full-blown notebook or desktop system. For years I've thought that the small size is ideal for short trips and for extreme mobility but never managed to find the price of these equipments (most from Sony) be worth it as I still felt that I would prefer to use a larger, more powerful system at home or work.

After spending a week with an EEE PC, graciously lent to me by a friend, I fell in love with the mobility possibilities it offers. As I write this post, sitting on a café in a shopping center in Rio, connected to the Internet through a 3G cell line, I think that this is an almost perfect way to do blogging. Why almost, because even my not so big Dell Latitude D620 occupies most of the table where I just had a quick lunch while working on a position paper for work.

I cannot help but imagine that if I were using such a small computer, I could have had a better experience at having my macadamia flavored cappuccino while using the computer. Of course it could always be argued that it is better to have a cappuccino without using a computer and I would have a hard time arguing with that, but if you do have to use one, isn't it better that weighs under a kilo instead of two kilos? That it fit nicely on the table and be sized in such way as for you to carry it around as if it were a small notebook or day planner?

I'm sold on the concept. The only thing keeping me from going out today and getting and EEE PC is that I've already seen what the next generation of this little wonder will like and its capabilities and I've decided to restrain myself and wait for its release.