things i really want: netbook edition

the sexy one: hp mininote

so i should really be labelling this post "things i really want, but don't need, but will probably buy anyway because... well... just because ok!" if i count, i think i've purchased and still operate at least four computers. but before you jump to conclusion as start asking yourself why do you need four. i don't use all of them right now. one my sister now uses, another my mom uses and another is an old backup before i got the thinkpad for business school.

the current count is: two laptops and two desktops

but they're not really mine anymore since all but my thinkpad are in LA. but soon i'll need to think about what i'd like to use for my post-bschool life. and i think i've decided.

• i will convert my bschool thinkpad into a home server and leave it in my apartment at all times. it's hooked up to a 24 inch widescreen LCD anyway so why ruin a good thing right?
• i'll have a laptop from work - probably a 12inch x series thinkpad which are small, light and good for consulting work.
  
• but what for personal stuff and on weekends when i want to sit in a cafe for an afternoon? that's where the netbook comes in. the battery lasts for 5 hours a charge with normal use, so no more ac adapter! it only weighs 2.5 lbs and it has a 160 gb harddrive so when i got travelling i can shoot a crazy number of photos without worrying about running out of space! it should play movies and music without too much trouble. the best part is that it costs around $300-400. the cost of a new 32gb itouch.
  

only problem is, i want one now. like yesterday. but the technology is changing super fast and if i act like an adult and wait till right before i start travelling for the summer, then it will have even better specs for better value. so like a little kid waiting in front of the toy store for his new toy to finally come out (there is a great south park episode about this with cartman), i just pace around in my room wait for july to come.

is this a sad sight? oh yes.

the current all around winner: msi wind