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Like most people, I need a device for reading\/internet surfing\/gaming\/etc. \u00a0in a toilet (you don’t ? really?). \u00a0The\u00a0criteria are simple: small, lightweight, large enough screen, long battery life, good internet connection, support many formats and sit\u00a0comfortably\u00a0on my lap.<\/p>\n
HP 300LX Handheld PC<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Let’s start with the old guy. On the top left, you got HP 300LX<\/a>. It is a pocket-pc (handheld pc, to be exact) with Windows CE 2.0. I got it from Ebay with very cheap price and it works very well. The problem is, it doesn’t have built-in Wifi. So, I bought a PCMCIA Wifi card, yes, the device has a PCMCIA and a CF slot. Then, the next problem comes, using Wifi will drain your battery (it uses AA batteries) in a matter of minutes. So, you need to plug the AC adapter all the time. Moreover, the keyboard is too small. Well, I can do a short not typing from time to time, but it’s a painful process. \u00a0For the ebook reading, the screen is nice but too small and you can’t read any modern ebook format, so, just stick with .txt or .pdb then.<\/p>\n The good:<\/strong><\/p>\n The bad:<\/strong><\/p>\n The ugly:<\/strong><\/p>\n iPod Touch<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Next one, top middle, \u00a0is an Apple product, an iPod touch<\/a>. I’ve been an Apple\u00a0zealot for sometime, but now, I’m converted.\u00a0\u00a0iPod touch is very nice ebook reader device with nice screen and support many formats (with a handful of ebook reading applications). The problem is, the screen is too small. You have you focus your eyes on that small screen and that will hurt your eyes easily. I really like it as internet device, PDA and game console. But as an eBook reader, I don’t like it much.<\/p>\n The good:<\/strong><\/p>\n The bad:<\/strong><\/p>\n The ugly:<\/strong><\/p>\n Fujitsu Stylistic Tablet<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The top right is a tablet from Fujitsu (Stylistic <\/a>5xxxx somthing). Again, I got it from EBay for $50 something. It has a 233 MHz CPU (slower than iPod touch!!) and Windows 2000. \u00a0It can access Internet though a PCMCIA Wifi card (I just use the one I bought for the pocket PC). Because it’s running windows, plenty of applications and games are available. However, like most second-hand notebook\/tablet, the battery is not great. I can use it for 1.5-2 hrs when I first got the device. Then, it is down to 0.5-1 hrs, with is enough for a toilet session but it’s annoying. Beside, the virtual keyboard is stupidly bad.<\/p>\n The good:<\/strong><\/p>\n The bad:<\/strong><\/p>\n The ugly:<\/strong><\/p>\n Asus EEE PC 900<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Next one, because I decided to convert from Apple geek to something else, so I sold my macbook to someone and got a netbook<\/a>. I don’t use macbook in toilet because of its size and also its temperature. A netbook seem to be a good compromise between a main computer device and a toilet device, which I found out that it’s not true. The problem of the netbook is that it is not design to be used on your lap for a long time. You have to bend your neck in a great angle to read \u00a0the screen, and that is a painful position. Anyway, I keep the netbook for my main computer device and find something else for my toilet.<\/p>\n The good:<\/strong><\/p>\n The bad:<\/strong><\/p>\n The ugly:<\/strong><\/p>\n Nokia N810 Internet Tablet<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n In the center is Nokia 810 Internet Tablet<\/a>, I decided to try a mobile internet device again. This time, it’s not from Apple. It’s a great device with lots of features. You can even play Flash game or watching youtube on it. However, the problem is that it is using not-so-popular OS, applications and games are scratch. You will love it as an Internet device if you \u00a0use only web-browser. But for ebook reader, games, other applications, it sucks.<\/p>\n The good:<\/strong><\/p>\n The bad:<\/strong><\/p>\n The ugly:<\/strong><\/p>\n Sony EReader PRS505<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n On the bottom right, you got a Sony ereader PRS505<\/a>. I bought this because of NungNing<\/a>, she got one and she loves it. Beside, I really want one for sometime. As an ebook reader, it’s perfect. But, as an Internet device, it’s …… nothing. Well, it’s an ebook reader \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n The good:<\/strong><\/p>\n The bad:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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