Asus EEE PC

[Leo Mauler]

One thing which the Eee definitely has is portability,
and I've come to the conclusion that if you want to
learn coding from scratch these days, you really need
a decent portable laptop.  If you can code in the
park, coding becomes a lot more attractive and you
might get your brother into the business a lot faster.

Another important detail is that if he ever takes a
course in coding, he will be at a significant
disadvantage in the class without a portable laptop. 
My brother-in-law told me that when he was getting his
programming degree from Washburn, his classmates were
simultaneously taking notes and finishing the day's
homework because they could do both at the same time
on their laptops.  Because he didn't get a laptop
until his second year, he was working a lot harder in
his classes (programming and otherwise) than his
classmates.

--- Sean Crago <cragos at gmail.com> wrote:

> >I have had one suggestion so far that the screen
> size makes this _not_
> >a good machine (even) for casual coding.
> 
> The EEE looks mighty tempting, but I'm waiting for
> the PC900 iteration
> for precisely this reason. That said, it's still
> more screen than your
> brother will ever need if he's comfortable with a
> TTY-style
> environment. If not, you might be better off
> investing the same money
> in a clunky & hefty old refurb P4 with a real
> screen.
> 
> -Sean
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