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Mobile Computing Face-Off!

#252 | 24:43 |

Lab Rats

Monday December 13, 2010

We're all on the move these days but sometimes we need more computing power than we find in our smartphones. Andy and Sean take a look at three of the most recent compact computing devices, the netbook, the tablet and the new Macbook Air...which one will reign supreme for which users?

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Apple MacBook Air: starting at $999 US.

See our previous show on netbooks: butterscotch.com/show/Notebooks-No-Netbooks.

Acer Aspire One ZG5 (model discontinued): starting at $300 US.

Apple iPad: starting at $499 US.

For more on earlier tablets see: labratsonline.com/tablet.

More on the Atom in this episode: butterscotch.com/show/Whats-New-With-Intel.

When Sean says "clock" here he is talking "clockspeed" or the speed of the computer brain or microprocessor.

These small keyboards also rearrange the keys sometimes, which can be awkward.

Ours is the Griffin A-Frame, which you can see at labratsonline.com/aframe.

See ours at labratsonline.com/wirelesskeyboard.

Backlit screens will strain your eyes over time.

See it at labratsonline.com/galaxytab.

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