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XO and Asus EeePC: Comparing Size, Keyboards and Screens

By Pamela Jones et al.

One of the happy buyers of a One Laptop Per Child XO laptop is Groklaw member Jerry van Buren. He asked me if it would be useful to show a comparison between the screen sizes and keyboards of the XO and the Asus Eee PC. I thought that was a grand idea, and now that there is the news that you guys in Australia will soon be able to buy the XO, it's timely. Some of you may be thinking about which one to buy.

So he took some pictures comparing sizes in general, then key sizes on the keyboards, with a ruler, and a shot of a regular-sized laptop keyboard to orient us, and then the screens. That was by far the biggest surprise -- the XO screen is so, so much larger. And the keyboards are not that different. They are both significantly different from a regular keyboard. That was the second surprise. He also shows a Nokia N800, for comparison, which is a web tablet in the form factor of a larger PDA, so you can see the various sizes of the screens. XO wins by a mile. He had a 12" Dell XPS M1210 and a Fujitsu P-2100 "ultraportable" on hand to use for keyboard comparison also.

His kids are having a ball with the XO, of course. But the graphics are useful for adults, and I think it's interesting. At least you can have this information while you consider your options. Of course, this means graphics, so if you are on dialup, be forewarned.

Full post as published by Groklaw on February 03, 2008 (boomark / email).