Janet Wilder > wrote:

>Steve Pope wrote:

>> I'm very happy with my Thinkpad X61S, which I took on a
>> European trip earlier this year, but if I had to make the
>> purchase now I'd take a strong look at the MSI Wind which
>> at $550 is about half the price, and goes on-sale Mid-July
>> (including at Costco). Both computers weigh about 2.5 lbs,

>Thanks, Steve. I did see the reviews. I also looked at another small
>laptop for a little less. Can't remember the name but it had a lot of
>e's in it, IIRC.

Probably an Asus Eee PC (7" or 8.9" screen)

>I was hoping that there could be something more of a BlackBerry size
>that got WiFi so I could get on the internet, check the bank account and
>pay the credit card bills and also some kind of word processing for
>notes. I just can't see having a desk top and two lap tops when I'm the
>only computer user in the house. If it comes down to deciding on taking
>a lap top, I'll probably schlepp my Dell Inspiron and stick it in the
>wheeled carry- on. I just don't want the hassle of going through airport
>security with a computer.

It does seem you already own enough computers.

I know nothing about Blackberry-class devices, other than that
you can get a WiFi enabled Blackberry. I would worry that such
a device might have difficulty getting through the settings
and welcome screens needed to work with hotel WiFi systems,
where they assume you're probably using a standard computer, but
maybe those problems are worked out.

Steve