Asus EEE PC 900

Bigger screen in same small package; new touch pad gesture controls; long battery life.

Not as much storage space as the Linux version; same old Celeron CPU as original Eee PC; keyboard just as cramped.

The 9-inch Asus Eee PC 900 adds a bigger screen and a larger capacity solid-state hard drive than its 7-inch precursor, but the new price has passed the point of an impulse purchase.

Get the EEE 1000H instead. Fixes the few thi... 

SSD is reliable and shock proof. 8.9" Screen is readable and only occasionally a little small. Nice, low weight. Nice and compact is great for backpacks.

Keyboard cramped. No bluetooth. Split 4 G C: drive and 8 G D: drive a hassle. Processor is not as nice as the hyperthreaded Atom, which has 3 speed steps and better power consumption/performance. Europeans got the shaft on the battery capacity.

My laptop needs require instant, easy access, not the added drama of weight and briefcases. Movies, DVD's, and other pleasures are ehjoyed via more appropriate devices. This machine fits that criterior.

Speed requires memory and that remains the major defiicit. The hefty pricetag considering the above, and absent minicam rounds out my cautionary approach.

It woujld be a great machine were if not for ... 

Otherwise it's great.

The battery drains by about 10% per day even when switched off. This means that after about 9 days powered off, the battery will be empty. This makes this product almost not fit for use (you need a mains always nearby)