The OLPC XO laptop

Is the mean, green thing hacker-friendly?

Up against the Eee PC

Naturally, the XO draws comparisons with Asus' low-cost Eee laptop, which you can also take to the beach, as the illustration below shows:

Asus Eee PC and friend

So how do they stack up?

Comparing the XO and Eee in their full-screen modes, the XO's 7.5in screen shows a lot more information than the Eee's 7in screen, between the extra size and slightly smaller, but easily readable fonts.

Comparing the XO and Eee browsers
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Here's another view, giving a comparison of how much of a web page each machine can display:

More pixels for browsing on the XO Laptop