Professor Elam

Asustek is taking us back to where computers used to be, which is to say much simpler. Their mini laptop sells for as little as $300 and weighs about a pound, and the screen is about seven inches.  I encoutnered a student here at UNT Dallas with one last week. Needless to say they expect to sell 5 M this year. The problem with laptops is their battery drain, and coupled with a transformer for power, they just weight too much to really be portable, and if you leave one in the hotel room, well…..this is a continuation of the trend to portability and the web shown by Blackberry and the iPhone.