<jameshanley39******.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1168012040.797476.266490@42g2000cwt.googlegro ups.com...

> one guy I know is selling an HP machine with an Intel Centrino at
> 1.1GHz
> another is selling a 1GHz compaq with a "Transmeta Crusoe " processor

<opinion>

For anything beyond the simplest of applications I simply could not suggest
using the transmeta crusoe based computer - it is slow, power hungry
(relatively for what it is capable of doing ) and suffers from occasional
incompatiblties and poor bios support. You will find people with the TC1000
(that uses this chip) who will disagree, but this is after all an opinion -
mine. ;)

On the other hand, the TC1100 is a pleasant machine to use and is still in
league with machines today. I have one, and still use it daily. My
development machines (big laptops) have since been changed twice, but the
tc1100 tablet for my uses (OneNote2007, basic Rhino, office, simpler
animations, web, reading, etc. ) still works great.

I also like the battery life of the electrovaya and the form factor of some
of the Motion products (which coincidently was formed with some of the
people who worked on the tc1000/tc1100, or so I have read.), but so far I am
quite satisfied with the TC1100 until the next leap in technology comes
along (12 hours + indoor/outdoor screen + integrated rugged case in thin
design + <2.5lbs while under $1000). :)

If you do go with the TC1000/TC1100 I would suggest checking on ebay or
googling for a DK504A health care case, which I found for <$40. Nice
rubberized piece that "wraps" the back and corners of the unit, still light
but protects from bumps and gives you a good grip. Of course it works only
in slate mode, but that may or may not fit your intended use.

a review on the case:

http://81.5.185.34/tc-one-thousand/r...HealthCareCase


Good Luck

</opinion>