I wish the Fujitsu would shrink by another 1/3 in size or so Still, at 580g it's light.
I was going to buy a Sony UX, but I put that off until the Flipstart came out, just in case. When the Flipstart turned out to be such a let down (ugly, heavy, not enough ram, price+++) I despaired, for I did not want it.
Not long after, Intel announced it's new processors and pics of the Fujitsu hit the net, so I put off buying again.
Now, I have a choice between the Sony and the Fujitsu.
The Sony has BT and more power. It also has a horrible keyboard and lacks an SD card slot. The CF slot is also so slow that it's only real use would be for punishing small children. Most importantly, it's not a clamshell.
The Fujitsu *is* a clamshell and has an SD slot. The keyboard looks much nicer, except for the niggling lack of dedicated arrow keys, etc. Presumably the battery life will be a little better as well. No bluetooth, though.
Neither of them are pocketable. I'll probably have to wait till Menlow next year for that. Damn.
As for Linux drivers, I'm not so sure that's going to matter as much to me this time around. I've become quite taken with virtualization on my Macbook. I'll definitely be trying out installing linux on a virtual machine on whatever one I do get.
I've got cardboard mockups of the Sony, Fujitsu, and the Raon Digital Everun sitting here, just to compare sizes. The Raon is tempting for the single fact that it does one thing that neither of the other two even come close to doing - it fits neatly into my jacket pocket. I just don't know if I could deal with that keyboard.
Right now, I'm planning on the Fujitsu. Further info on the Raon may change that plan, or I may just end up getting them both The Sony was never really the machine I wanted. Now that the palmtop computing market is opening up there are finally better options out there.
