I know this has got to be a minor point in the whole discussion but if Apple has taught us one thing beauty in design makees for a much sought after item & compared with the eee pc this thing is fugly.
I cannot understand why the manufacturers of these machines restrict their markey to kids. They'd sell more if they considered adults and also thought a bit more about what the kid is going to think carrying that around, especially with it called 'classmate' and a built in carry handle. Rex is right when he says that Apple's designs makes them more attractive sought after. Look at the way Macs are used in BBC dramas like Spooks, and even 'Rick & Steve cartoon programme has a laptop with a banana on it instead of an apple.
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Anonymous Coward
Would be nice in Black #
Posted Saturday 10th January 2009 17:51 GMT
They should just do pink and black, forget white it shows all the smudges.
Like the durable element of it. But, why do they keep angling it for school kids, have kids become more civil in the last few years?
Nano nano
kid-friendly ? #
Posted Saturday 10th January 2009 17:51 GMT
and it makes a bleating noise ...
Francis Boyle
Best Classmate yet #
Posted Saturday 10th January 2009 17:51 GMT
Ugliest classmate yet.
I pity the kid who has to use that.
Rex Alfie Lee
Fugly Little Boxie Thing! #
Posted Sunday 11th January 2009 04:44 GMT
I know this has got to be a minor point in the whole discussion but if Apple has taught us one thing beauty in design makees for a much sought after item & compared with the eee pc this thing is fugly.
Alan
Yet another machine aimed at "the children" #
Posted Monday 12th January 2009 17:29 GMT
I cannot understand why the manufacturers of these machines restrict their markey to kids. They'd sell more if they considered adults and also thought a bit more about what the kid is going to think carrying that around, especially with it called 'classmate' and a built in carry handle. Rex is right when he says that Apple's designs makes them more attractive sought after. Look at the way Macs are used in BBC dramas like Spooks, and even 'Rick & Steve cartoon programme has a laptop with a banana on it instead of an apple.