In that case, I offer my previous laptop: a Fujitsu P1120. You can get them really cheap now (used) and the specs are similar to the EEE but you get the full 8.9" of screen real estate and its a touchscreen to boot. They are built like tanks and will outlast any EEE "toy." The size is almost identical and so is the speed, or lack of it :0) Plus it has a PCMCIA card slot, let's see the EEEs... oh wait, it doesn't have one :0( If you haven't used an EEE sized PC yet, you will be surprised at ow BIG it really is. Sure, it's smaller by far than the boat-anchor 17" widescreen laptops americans gobble up. But it's really not everyday-portable at all, unless you carry a big purse.