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What is the OQO 01+?

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By the way, I don't have any relationship with the OQO company, I'm just a random person who bought one.

The OQO 01+ is a handheld computer that tries to be as powerful as a laptop. See http://www.oqo.com/hardware/basics/ for more info.

Advantages and disadvantages

The primary advantage and disadvantage

Advantages relative to desktops and laptops

Advantages relative to other handhelds

Disadvantages relative to laptops

Disadvantages relative to other handhelds

Why I bought it

I'm hoping to keep it in my pocket most of the time. I'm not sure if it's crucial yet to always have a computer on you, but I was recently given some money that had to be spent on a computer by a certain date.

So, my choices were to either get a new laptop, which would be faster and have a bigger hard drive than my current one but which would otherwise function the same in my life, or to get a handheld, which would allow me to take it with me in my pocket. I felt that I like to have something that fits in my pocket more than I would like to have something faster.

In addition, I've thought for awhile that it would be neat to buy a new computer every 2 years or so, and to alternate buying laptops and handhelds. This way, you have at the most a 4 year old laptop, but you also have a handheld. So, I guess I'll try that system out, although at the start my laptop will end up being older than 4 years for awhile because I'm short on cash (grad student).

What I own w/price

Total price, w/ tax and shipping: $2577.52 (!)

Misc other comments

Things that I think most need to be changed:

  1. Make it resume from suspend faster.
  2. Easy one: a little light or backlight for the keyboard
  3. Easy one: Make it possible to tell the stylus to ignore small movements (you can, but only really small ones (<6 units); you need to do it for larger sizes); this way you'll be able to click and right click without dragging.
  4. Cheaper batteries, or better battery life.