BigBeaks, aka Jeffrey Graebner, who if my memory serves me correctly, bought a Tablet Kiosk ultra mobile PC early on in the ultra mobile PC game, has traded in/up for a Vye S37 ultra mobile PC and is compiling a nice set of articles about his choice and his experiences with the device.
Why didn’t he choose an Eee PC you might ask. Well, its all about OS and, most importantly for Jeffrey, built-in storage. Eee PC owners can only dream of their device being delivered with a 250GB hard drive. Jeffery also has an interesting take on the touchscreen that he wants for navigating and occasional scribbling. I’m in sympathy with you their Jeffrey.
There are three posts in the series so far. The first, here, goes over the buying decision. The second post covers the buying process. VyePC seemed to have been very flexible in putting together a non-standard, 250GB option so praise goes to Vye on that one. So how is he getting on with the device? Is it fast enough with Vista? Does it fulfil all his requirements? Does he wish he bought himself an Eee PC and saved over $1100! He’s starting to reveal his thoughts in the latest post. ‘Aesthetics and design.‘ Its all positive and detailed stuff. Except for this bit, which made me laugh out loud because I’ve heard it a lot of times:
My only major complaint about the exterior appearance is that I definitely could have done without the giant “Vye Computers inch logo on the back of the screen.
All in all its really worth a read if you’re thinking about a 7″ notebook.
Vye S37B specs and links to news from the family of devices built on the same platform can be found here.
