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To put it gracefully I love this darn notebook more so then I do my more powerful Toshiba 15.4" notebook. Asus hit the nail on the head with this small notebook it’s a tiny portable powerhouse for that mobile adventurer. Now I know what you are all wondering and that is what is under the hood of this pint sized little device. At its core is a Celeron M 800Mhz Processor and I know that sounds kind of dinky compared to the Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo processors in larger notebooks but the Xandros Linux OS on this system takes full advantage of this processor and boots in record time with almost no lag when opening programs. The great thing about this PC is the SSD which makes the biggest fear of dropping the PC and loosing data down to almost 0. Now I will say that the 2GB and the 4GB models don't have you enough drive space to really do any actual storage on them so I would recommend the purchase of either a large SD/MMC card or a large USB drive for storage. Now lets talk memory...all the models below the 8GB are equipped with 512MB which is plenty to run the Xandros OS with lots to spare.

Now here are the down sides I have encountered, first and foremost if you have big fat fingers this isn't the notebook for you. The keyboard is very tight due to the small size so it makes it difficult to type at times. Also the left and right click buttons on the touch pad have been combined together making clicking on something trying at times, but with some practice that isn’t to much of a problem. Now for you Linux nerds out there this version of Xandros has no access to a Konsole! For you that run windows the Konsole is the big brother of your Command Prompt.

Now these are very small gripes for a machine that does so well at what it was designed for and let’s be frank costs ten times less then the MacBook Air that weighs in with the same weight. If you need a small PC to check email, go online, or just one for your child to get started with computers the Eee PC is a great way to start. Yes it’s XP Compatible if you were wondering.

Few Recommendations for the Eee PC:
-If you are more of a Power User like me drop the Xandros OS and go for a small Nix Distro like TinyMe or PuppyLinux to maximize storage and have more options for customization
-Purchase a large SDHC card 8GB or more to give you room to expand you storage
-Get a mobile printer like Canon’s iP90 if you need to have a printer with you