[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] eaglesteve:
I'm not going to fall in love with you, don't worry.

I just did not want to use the same hostile tone that you were using in that post. Forum is about arguing a point, but we should all strive to be polite and maintain good manners, and avoid getting personal. That's what I meant by the word harmony.

Just because I have not used an EEE does not mean I have not used a product with similar concept. I've used a few such devices running windows 98. The most recent one being Toshiba Libretto. They are all subnotebook with tiny screen and less than full size keyboard running full OS, and are more transportable than a normal notebook.

Wrong. You're the one who speak without having any experience.

What I meant is that I would like my mobile device to have the ability to rely on HSDPA/HSUPA to connect to the internet and push mail all the time, and not having to rely on wire, usb, or wifi hotspots.

Yah yah yah. Size of eee comes in perfect for using it anywhere but size of Athena is too big. I do see where you're coming from:rolleyes:

If your eee is using the 4400 mAh battery, the advertise battery life is 2.8 loooooong hours. Very impressive as a mobile device. :rolleyes:

That is the point. When you mentioned that your eee is used Monday to Friday and left in the office. I said to myself, why not use a desktop. What I did not know was that you work for the government. In that case, if I'm in your shoe I would consider a normal notebook with a DVD player. In that case, not only you can watch your youtube but also any DVD movies. What I'm really really saying is that if the frequency of using it on the road is that infrequent, there is no strong case for getting an eee.

I respect your way of categorising them, but I would divide mobility differently.

1. Truly mobile devices which has

- long battery life

- can be carried with your normal shirt pocket or belt pouch

- Instant on. Often not running mobile OS.

- Meant to be available all the time. You would want it around during lunchbreak, for example.

It does not matter if you use one hand, two hand, or even no hands.

- Examples: all pda phones including Athena.

2. Highly/ultra portable but not truly mobile machine, which has

- short battery life, therefore needs to be close to power source often

- Often run full OS.

- Undersized screen and keyboard. Not the most productive machine for serious works.

- small screen and sizes but too large to fit into the shirt pocket or to be carried with a belt pouch.

- Meant to be available often but not all the time. You won't bring it out when having lunch break, for example.

- Examples include eee PC and Shift and most UMPC.

3. Portable.

- Short battery life, need to be close to power source often.

- normal size screen and keyboard

- Used when deskbound or equivalent.

- Can be a desktop replacement

- Example: notebook

Convergence is the main buzzword in CES 2008. They'll get there.

I don't discount that viewty is most appropriate for you. Why do you keep saying that Athena is a joke and crap? We all have different needs and Athena is not a joke. You can make calls using bluetooth and most people don't have problem doing that. There are so many options: a phone-like micro-size LG style-I; bluevoice wrist watch; headset that you wear, etc.