I'd rather buy the s.book or Packard Bell EasyNote XS / Nanobook / Cloudbook.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RlMN...eature=related
http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/03/p...7-inch-laptop/

Better than eee:
1.2GHZ, Video chipset is better, DVI out, bluetooth built in (ready for bt mouse unlike eee, replaceable 30GB HDD, VOIP phone/module for sip or skype thats expandable, Webcam module and they are talking about a GPS module that will be released, the easynote version of this mini-laptop has the mouse pad on the top so you can use it like a UMPC, the gap makes it easy to type without a table as shown in the video below, battery life 5 hours with wi-fi off, get it at walmart for $399 on Jan 25.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu6CtT-NAd4

Only thing better in the 4G eee is the SSD(only comparing to that model because its the same price), but I'd rather have a slower IDE expandable/larger 30GB harddrive and have the option of later adding in a SSD drive when the prices drop, although SSD drives read fast their write speeds are extremely slow. I guess people might also like the look of the eee better but aesthetics don't mean anything to me, although the size is identical which is nice.