I would. Though we have indoor offices- like anybody else-
Promises of-
20-30 hr battery power,
2-3 times the wireless range
ok to drop
http://www.pixelqi.com/
http://www.newsweek.com/id/117882
need to wait though till 2009-10.
I suppose this is the next logical step for my office - last year we bought a batch of re-conditioned tablets on e-bay for about $400 each, and they are working just fine. Sometimes the latest and greatest isn't really necessary.
Although I love the cost of those off-lease Dells that I've purchased over the past 6 years, the other day I got an intriguing offer from Dell Direct- a $799 Inspiron, with a 17" screen, 250GB HD, and 2 GB Ram.. a "dual core" processor to boot. That is a heck of a deal, especially for my personal laptop.
The off-lease deals now have decreased further. Heck, the series that I've always liked, the Dell Latitude C840's which sport a 15" screen go for about $250. But if you upgrade them to at least 1.25GB ram that would cost about $40 more.
Al Borges, M.D.
● Oncologist in a Small Group Practice in Virginia
● My website URL: http://msofficeemrproject.com/
I got an Asus eee for Christmas and really enjoy it. I think it was around $400. I don't think it would work quite right for most clinical settings, but it's a great little computer to have with you in front of the TV. It's so incredibly small that it's not cumbersome to hold on your lap. I could see the Asus eee as a nice little machine for home documentation use while watching TV or something. I remote desktop from it to my windows machine when I need to do certain functions that it doesn't do. Writing notes this way might be a good option for those who just want a nice little machine.
I mostly use mine for browsing the web, blogging and writing emails.
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techguy: I got an Asus eee for Christmas and really enjoy it. I think it was around $400.
\What do you run on it? One of my buddies got one and is running WinXPWLP (Windows for Legacies)
PylornsEMR/EHR IT consultant, Microsoft Certified
pylorns: techguy: I got an Asus eee for Christmas and really enjoy it. I think it was around $400. \What do you run on it? One of my buddies got one and is running WinXPWLP (Windows for Legacies)
I use the standard linux version that it comes preinstalled with. I've made a few mods myself, but not much. I wouldn't run WinXP on it, because the ram is so low. Linux runs very well on it. WinXP could run on it, but with such little RAM the experience wouldn't be as nice.
To run my windows programs I just remote into my Windows XP desktop. I personally use standard remote desktop, but I've read that logmein and VNC both work on the Asus EEE also.
It would run a modified version of Windows XP, like say
These are not supported by Microsoft, but work well on marginal PCs.
Tiny XP SP2 takes up 40 Megs of RAM !
There is a Tiny Vista, but I've never tried it.
Tiny XP edits rip out all the lame stuff you probably dont want anyway.
Here is an article about Tiny XP, albeit an earlier edition. New editions come out weekly. Page 2 tells you what parts of Windows XP have been removed.
The only place I found TinyXP hosted was on torrent sites. Seems to me like it's a slimmed down pirated copy of XP Pro?
Why not just use a totally legitimate software program like Nlite to make your own "slim" version of XP Pro using your official CD?
"Becareful what you wish for...it may end up on the internet"
DrMurdoch: Here is an article about Tiny XP, albeit an earlier edition. New editions come out weekly. Page 2 tells you what parts of Windows XP have been removed.
Here is another article about TinyXP. I love the title "Pirated Windows More Impressive than the Real Thing". I don't use Windows much, and don't condone software piracy, but the title certainly brought a smile to my face. Just imagine how much nicer Windows would be if you could just apt-get dist-upgrade to the latest patch without something like 5 reboots and updates after a fresh install...
Amen martalli...More like 8 reboots and 3 hours of patching :)
ZenTech: The only place I found TinyXP hosted was on torrent sites. Seems to me like it's a slimmed down pirated copy of XP Pro?
Yea, that's a good description.
ZenTech:Why not just use a totally legitimate software program like Nlite to make your own "slim" version of XP Pro using your official CD?
I've wanted to try this but I can't seem to find the time. I believe the TinyXP people use nlite.
A popular version of TinyXP with SP3 out since May is : TinyXP Rev09 eXPerience.
ZenTech: Amen martalli...More like 8 reboots and 3 hours of patching :)
All those reboots are easier to tolerate when you are just rebooting a virtual machine...
I've ordered an Acer Aspire One Atom today ... shall see if it is usable for my EMR .. the 1024x600 screen might make it a little tough though.
If it doesn't pan out .. I'm sure I'll find another user for it
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LoL. Then you can just minimize the window and go about your business, eh? Gotta love Windows. I have a WinXP Pro SP2 slipstreamed copy and even after first loading SP3 right onto it..There is still 100mb+ of updates to run. Leaves me speechless. Poor dialup users.