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Originally Posted by geneven View Post
I don't do a lot of web surfing while jogging, personally.
I don't jog, but I do a lot of walking (both for exercise, and for getting to and from public transportation stops) ... and I do in fact web surf while walking. Or web surf while at bus stops. Or web surf while on a bus/train rides that are too short to pull out my netbook (7-15 minutes each).

My point being: sometimes a netbook is too big. (sometimes a pocketable is too small, but sometimes a netbook is too big). I do, however, really like the look/specs/design/price of the AI Touchbook. I'm really looking forward to hearing and seeing how well it lives up to its own hype.

(the netbook is for meetings, the couch, and the longest commute segment, which is an hour)

Originally Posted by benny1967
"mobile use" is best covered by a €40 S40-phone.
Not even close. Not only is an S60 phone not up to the task of being my primary pocketable device, an S40 phone isn't even up to the task of being my _backup_ device. The S40 phone I have (came with my wireless service) is pretty much useless.

The difference between my netbook/couchbook and my pocketable is: size (and the things that go with size), and telephony (mobile voice and SMS). Otherwise, the pocketable has to be just as capable as the netbook (decent web browser, solid ssh client (ie. not putty), etc.). If it's not, it's not worth carrying.

I'll reiterate what I've said elsewhere: if it's not a maemo phone, or an android phone, there's nothing else on the market that's worth giving the space in my pocket.
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