3-Day Trip with Acer Aspire One

The Lake in Winter, originally uploaded by Icey Cake

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I escaped from the city and went to Lake Arrowhead with my girl friend during the President’s Day long weekend. As I mentioned from my previous post, I only brought the Acer Aspire One with the 6-cell and 9-cell battery (no charger) and my photography equipments (Canon 1D Mark III, EF 100mm/2.8f, EF 17-40mm/4.0f, 580EX Flash).

I love the weight and the size of the AA1. I didn’t need to carry an extra notebook bag for it so I have the carry-on size luggage plus a camera shoulder bag.

The 6-cell and 9-cell battery totally can last for about 15-16 hours. I mainly used the AA1 for checking emails, restaurant reservation, map, and reading blogs (when my girl friend prepares herself). I also used the AA1 as photo backup using the right side SD slot (My Canon 1D Mark III supports both CF and SD. I store RAW in the CF and JPEG in the SD). My girl friend and I also watched an episode of Japanese TV Drama using the AA1. On the departure day, my AA1 still have 30% of battery left on the 9-cell battery.

The only down side of the AA1 during the trip is still about the screen size. Plus, I still do not get used to use Putty to access the Linux hosts. I am still debating I should bring the AA1 or MBP for my Java conference in Las Vegas in March.

What would you carry for conference? A small and light weight AA1 or a full feature but heavier 15 MBP?

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