Having looked at these I feel the exact opposite, I will however probably be forced to run Winslows on it for the usual driver reasons. It's a perfect idea for a road warrior like myself. For me I will be RDP'ing through a VPN into work, (So far so good) through a Telecom Wireless network card (bummer) if this card had Linux support I could just add RDP and stay on Linux. Flash means fast boot, portable, and I don't need to lug a laptop, and the associated bag into meetings through airport security. If only I had a Linux driver for he Telecom Cards I'd be in geek heaven. The 4GB of memory is countered by adding an extra 4GB of flash in the SD slot (2nd drive) or a USB drive when I am in the hotel. Its already in my 2008 budget. Ian McDonald wrote:
You might have seen this selling for $599 at Dickies. It runs Linux and a good review at Ars Technica here:
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/eee-pc-review.ars/1
My take on this device is that it's not as innovative as the OLPC and it isn't fully featured enough. Better to buy a second hand or cheap laptop.