[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] spacecat:
Originally Posted by eaglesteve

Leoni,

Agree with everything you mentioned.

However, if one day I'm forced to use XP or Vista only applications regularly on the road, eee would be a good candidates for considerations. Requirements do change over time.

So you dont remember saying the above? but anyways

What people like you dont understand is that the MAJORITY of people do not live in your world and would REJECT the athena on SIZE alone.

Most DO NOT need a computer to be uber powerful, run the most intensive programmes etc etc that you clearly need to do every minute of the day!

What you call a conversation piece most people would regard as a Joke Phone. If you ever saw trigger Happy TV (comedy show) in the Uk you would know what i mean..:) This guy walks around with a massive phone shouting into it in public ..its very funny.

Thats what its like to use an Athena as a phone in public for most people and why this thing has not sold that well. Actually apart from myself I have NEVER seen anyone else using one and I live,work and Travel in LONDON! .

In fact when i told people it was my phone they tended to say

HOW do you make a Call on that thing?

Some thought it was cool as a laptop type machine but when I said it was a phone the universal answer was err ok mate but not exactly small is it!

Theres no way that thing can fit comfortably into ANY pocket as a phone with or without the keyboard and anyway why should i have to carry it without the keyboard to make it 'portable', Why should I HAVE to use some other device , Bluetooth whatever to make it half decent to use. They will require regular recharging as well

As for your assumptioons about my EEE usage YET AGAIN.

YES i use it at work ... BUT YES i also use it travelling ON THE BATTERY .. you seem to find that concept hard to grasp! **** knows why you do but you do. Like i said battery hasnt been an issue for me.

As for the hassle of rippin movies/Or downloading AVI's/Xvids/Divx's

I can covert a bunch over night when I Want and then copy over at my leisure. Far less hassle than than having to carry the DVD's around all the time and use the extra power that a dvd disc drive uses up

I suppose you carry round all your CD's as well

Actually a device that SELLS WELL IS A GOOD DEVICE! especially from a business point of view.

Especially when the DEVICE meets the NEEDS of 99.9 % of its consumers!

You are the childish one who cannot fathom that NOT everyone needs to use a computer IN THE WAY THAT YOU DO which kinda makes you narrow minded and ignorant.

A toyota corolla may well be a better car than a rolls royce for Millions of people, It does EXACTLY the same thing i.e. gets people from

A to B and is CHEAPER TO BUY, CHEAPER To RUN, LESS impact environmentally car for car etc etc.

You are unable to think outside of YOUR OWN needs and I pity you for it

ROLLS ROYCES are targeted at idiots who think a big car makes them important, never mind the impact on the environment and the cost. You probably fit that target demographic.

In the REAL world which you clearly do not live in

PEOPLE DO NOT WANT HUGE PHONES ...fact

The ATHENA and even worse the SHIFT are HUGE ****ing phones whatever way you look at it...fact

Thats why they fail as convergent devices.

Well apart from the ATHENA'S shoddy implementation of internet browsing,video playback,music playback etc etc

For someone like you who buys into Buzzword hype this all sounds very exciting , but the reality is the concept itself is flawed.

They have been pushing the whole convergent CRAP for some time now, UMPC,ORIGAMI blah blah YET all these geniuses have FAILED to come up with ONE device that has truly Captured the imagination of people other then a few GEEKS and I include myself in that category.

However I am happy to reject something when using it does not live up to my expectations...and am able to change my perspective based on 7 MONTHS of reality. I really wanted the Athena to work but basically IT DOESNT in TOO MANY areas.

I think Leoni has hit it right on the head. The best way forward is to have a number of devices and take what ones you need that suit your particular circumstance at the time.

Going to a social event.... Take a Small phone

Going on a trip take a small phone and small laptop

Sitting on your arse at a desk all day ..use a DESKTOP!

You can respond or not i could care less this is a forum and anyone can post comments about what anyone says and all are welcome to join in any debate.