Is The World’s Smallest Windows XP Computer For You?

Cool or freakish? Gosh, I guess that depends on who you are asking. This “TabletPC?” running Windows XP could be worthwhile, assuming they have a clear market in mind. At this point, I’d say the jury is still out as to what practical applications this would be used for. Not saying that they’re not there, they just need to be clear.

OQO’s Model 01+ is an impressive little mobile computer. A little larger than a deck of playing cards, it runs standard versions of Windows XP Home, Pro and Tablet PC and is elegantly designed. But all is not well in tiny land. The Model 01+ has some serious faults that limit its utility as either a PDA or a stationary Windows computer. Join me as I put the world’s smallest Windows XP computer through its paces and MobilityGuru’s torturous evaluation and testing cycles.

A couple of weeks ago, I received a square, plain brown box just about the right size for a 15″ LCD monitor. For its size the box seemed quite light, but it didn’t give the slightest hint of what might be inside. Opening the box, I found some loose optional accessories protected by bubble wrap and a stylish matte black cardboard presentation case about the size of a double thick 17″ notebook computer. The case contained the goal of a year long personal odyssey to get my hands on what is the world’s smallest Windows XP based portable computer, OQO’s Model 01+. Source: Mobility Guru

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