[senit] Asus Mini Books

Hi,

The Webcam is fine for messenging purposes, low res but a clear image and its easy/effective to tweak for lighting conditions etc. The pre-installed versions of Skype & Pidgin don't (yet) do video calling etc - but between them do voice/text messenging to pretty much every service. The built in mic is good for voice calls, voice commands and such. 

The screen is a slight let down, I guess a big factor in keeping the price low. There's a VGA out providing better resolutions. Its not a bad physical size and not too uncomfortable moving from a desktop, but 800x600 resolution would make a massive difference to it.  800x480 is practical for browsing and editing although occassionally annoying and obviously you're scrolling a lot. For internet, multimedia, simple office documents, elearning etc its more than adequate. Graphics are suprisingly spritely - runs 3D games and apps usably and the display itself is bright and crisp.

Simon

-----Original Message-----
From: "~:'' ありがとうございました。" [mailto:j.chetwynd at btinternet.com] 
Sent: 07 December 2007 21:54
To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Cc: simon at senteacher.org
Subject: Re: [senit] Asus Mini Books

Simon,

http://www.play.com lists many of the features, most of which seem excellent for the amazing price point...

two that stand out as pretty rubbish are the camera and the screen:
Camera Resolution 0.3 Megapixels
Monitor: 7ins (800x480)

can you cast any better light on these?

cheers

Jonathan Chetwynd
Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet