Asus Eee :: Solid state, Mobile computing

Sure there is a lot of hype, but the Eee G4/8 from Asus is an amazing machine at ~$400. The "8G" means 8 gigs of solid state storage -- i.e. no hard drive. It weighs about 2 lb so its a wonderful travel machine that can do real work.

But how to find one -- especially the black edition.

The ASUS Eee PC is once again in the limelight. This time, it has been billed as America’s most wanted Christmas gift among notebooks products. Several large American shopping websites have started investigating what the average American would want as a Christmas gift in lieu of the fast approaching Christmas buying season; and the result from the American Amazon shopping website and CNET based on 14th of November unanimously places the ASUS Eee PC at the top spot on the wish list.

Irresistible Popularity
So overwhelming is the Eee PC’s popularity in America that all the units were snapped up – creating a lack of stock; and stores were inundated with orders for the Christmas season as soon as it was put on the shelves. Long queues were noted on launch day as people flocked to put their