Not to detract from the Eee pc, but for virtually the same price, there are a couple of better laptops out there now, in my opinion.
One of them is the Acer Aspire with a 120gb hard drive and 8.9" screen. It can also be picked up at your local Radio Shack or Comp USA store. Quite a few manufacturers have got on the band wagon with the ultra compact computers. Drawbacks that I see with them is that there is no CD/DVD rom drive or PC/Express card slot in these units. But compared to the $1000 I paid for my 10.6" Averatec ultra compact 3 years ago, it is a bargain. Below is the link for the Radioshack Acer:
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