[PCWorld]

Post your comments for The Mobile Office, Part 1 here

[keithrj]

I'm really surprised you haven't reviewed the ASUS Eee netbooks. It has eight advantages that I can see over this Lenovo - the eee runs linux, has a SSD (less power and faster boots), its cheaper ($436 on Amazon), it lasts much longer (Asus claims up to 8hrs), its smaller (which I consider to be an advantage - longer life and more portable), it has 802.11n, and it has an extra usb port =P

[keithrj]

I apologize, I was specifically referring to the ASUS Eee PC 901 configured with Linux.

[barnegan]

I hope the second part of this series discusses the new communication networks and apps for mobile offices. Social networks like Twitter, open source document sharing, and virtual phone systems like Gotvmail all help bring mobile offices together. What good is your Lenovo S10 with GPS if your clients and coworkers can't get a hold of you? We use Twitter as a great way to follow the status of projects and track deadlines. Using Gotvmail, our mobile phones are connected as extensions under a single office number. We also use Google Docs to work up reports, which allows us to do so from anywhere. Hardware is good to have, but it's the applications and services that make your office truly mobile.

[keithrj]

Trying running those apps without hardware and I think you'll figure out where software ranks on importance.
And seriously, twitter? Thats the most professional way you guys could think of to stay in touch?

[tbar2112]

Although reviewed separately, a review comparing netbooks should in my opinion include an Asus Eee comparable model to be useful.