Asus Eee

I dropped my palm a couple of times. Then it finally broke. I had used it for a few things, but it had not become the indispensable attachment I had presumed it would be in medical school. But I have also not become indispensable as I'm still learning the basics. The palm is much better at looking up specific details. The screen is really tiny for scanning large volumes of information and the search functions are really slow. In any case, it broke and then I had to decide if I was going to get another one. And I realized how stupidly expensive they are for what they are.

I don't think I need a smartphone despite the incentive of getting a cheaper device. I don't need a phone which means it would be more expensive by the time I was done. Though I sometimes get irritated that Trouble has essentially stolen my phone since he got rid of his iphone. Mine! Despite not really needing it.

What I wanted was a DS sized computer. With a real keyboard and wireless, so i could just look things up that I need to be looking up. And most of those good palm programs I use have better web interfaces.

I spoke my dream to Trouble and poof, it happened. I had all this talk about how I was going to wait for Xmas, but after thinking about it for more than a day I wanted it Right Now. So, no Xmas gift for me. Trouble did some dealin' and found it for far cheaper than a new palm with enough oomph to run what I need.

It turns out to be pretty awesome. I got the 9inch screen. The keyboard is 82% sized and is taking me a little while to figure out, but far faster than entering info on the palm. After a few days of use, I'm only making about 2 times as many errors as I usually do by touch typing. It runs XP, it connects to the internet, it starts up pretty darn fast, it does not get hot in my lap, it has a solid state hard drive so might survive me dropping it as I run across the hospital. I wouldn't go so far as to call it pocket-sized . . . but that doesn't matter as my professional cloths do not involve any pockets (it sucks to be a girl with hips, life is soooo hard), but should fit easily into the pocket of my white coat. It is perfect for what I need, except that I was too cheap to buy the sexy slim one.