How do I love my new eee PC? Let me count the ways:

* runs ubuntu linux great (karmic koala): wifi (better range with karmic's 2.6.31 kernel), sleep, accelerated video, audio, power management, webcam, bluetooth

* low price

* weighs only 2.5 pounds

* low power usage means over 4 hours of battery life, a DC converter (power plug) that's about 1/6 the size of the converter for my old 17-inch laptop, it never gets hot

* multitouch mouse

* solid state hard drive (less power, less heat, more crash-resistant)

* expandable with cheap SD cards

* bright screen

* fan can be turned off (less power, less noise)

* RAM expandable to 2GB