He was expecting a laptop with the software patch from Segway to arrive later in the day.
No one expects a laptop computer to last for 10 years.
Now that the MacBook Pro has gotten it, expect a Sony laptop with a "Touch Spot" and a Samsung ultralight with a patented "Touch Fun Sensor".
The drives run at 5,400 RPM, which, while a little slow by desktop standards, is about what'd you expect from a laptop hard drive.
Chromebooks have grown in popularity over the past five years or so as an excellent way to get many of the features you would expect in a laptop, in a lightweight and affordable box.
As you might expect, a supermodel-like light laptop will cost you, and the R600 starts at around $2,099.
"If, by contrast, you want every child to have their own pencil, inside or outside school, that means a laptop, especially if you expect a book and learning experience, inside and outside school".
They're not powerful enough to be real laptops yet people expect a little power from something with a screen and a keyboard.
Even now I would say that I am looking down at the keys far more than I would expect to with a laptop, even though the accuracy seems quite high.
Still clinging to some of my preconceived but misguided assumptions about Linux, I expected an ARM-based laptop aimed at the hacker and Maker community to be this elaborate and complicated process.
