Now that my little Eee and I will be traveling together, it needed its own wardrobe. So I went to Makezine for some information about sewing a laptop case.
The one shown here was not very attractive, so I made one up from a $3 child's T-shirt and scrap material. I lined the t-shirt with a fun fabric , inserting toweling as extra padding, and made a pocket from the same material. The pocket holds the laptop mouse and a pen and paper. The inside of the padded T-shirt contains the Eee PC for storage.
This picture is the end product for my blue cover laptop. It just HAD to match!
The Eee PC is here, bringing a whole new, highly mobile Internet experience. For starters there’s no technical manual. Buy it, take it home and the Eee PC works right out of the box! It’s so user-friendly, even a Newbie can get started right away. Mobility is another key feature of the Eee PC. It uses Solid State Disk (SSD) technology which provides for energy savings and quiet, shock proof, stable computing. The Eee PC is therefore the perfect tool for the outdoor enthusiast or any active person on-the-go. Weighing in at a mere 1kg, the Eee PC is an impressive little titan for school, work, or vacation.
Eee stands for “Easy to Learn, Easy to Work, Easy to Play". I watched a video prior to purchasing the Eee machine which was a concise review of the product. (Almost half a million people have watched this YouTube video.)
Specifications Internal memory: 2 GB solid state disk Memory expansion: slot for MMC/SD(SDHC) cards RAM: 512 MB DDR2 Processor: 800 MHz Intel Mobile CPU Operating system: Linux (supports Windows XP) LCD: 7 inches, 800 x 480 pixels Networking: 54g Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), 10/100 Fast Ethernet Peripheral connectivity: three USB 2.0 External video: one VGA External audio: one headphone and one microphone port Webcamera: no Battery: 4400 mAh Battery life: up to 2.8 hours Weight: 2 pounds (32 ounces) Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.5 x 1.4 inches
For under $300, including shipping, this little jewel is going places with me! Sure, it has a small 7” screen and a tight keyboard, but I will not be using it as my primary computer.
I bought it with a light blue cover, and naturally, it needed its own little case! So I am sewing the small computer her own travel wrap. More about that tomorrow.
I lined the t-shirt with a fun fabric , inserting toweling as extra padding, and made a pocket from the same material. The pocket holds the laptop mouse and a pen and paper. The inside of the padded T-shirt contains the Eee PC for storage.
