Comments on: 5 reasons why Asus EEE 1000 is perfect for backpackers

By: Dolce

Dolce — Sat, 16 May 2009 14:36:06 +0000

It all depends the nature of your trip. If you’re going to be kind of near cities where the internet is easy to get to, then yes, the laptop will benefit. But if you’re spending you’re entire time taking the backcountry, trekking or doing activities in outskirts, then one might reconsider. But, its not only for entertainment, its good for storing photographs, and like Skylab, updating the blog.

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The Day I Became an Internet Entrepreneur | Skylab — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:17:23 +0000

[...] I will be looking forward to sending this back so I can get a new one. Maybe I should take back my good review of the laptop. This mess is making me consider not bringing a laptop while I travel and instead use Internet [...]

By: João Almeida

João Almeida — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:06:01 +0000

At least in Europe most of the hostels have free wifi but paid internet kiosks, so having a laptop means not spending money for a limited time of internet access and gives you more freedom (I really could use one last year in Iceland)

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Should you bring a laptop while backpacking? | Art of Backpacking — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:06:42 +0000

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By: deborah

deborah — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:33:23 +0000

Why do I need a laptop when I’m backpacking? While netbooks are certainly cool and have their place, they don’t strike me as the kind of gear I need in the backcountry.