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About a year ago, I started shopping around for a laptop to replace my Sharp MM20. This spring, the Sharp died on me, and I've been without a personal laptop for the intervening time. I borrowed a laptop from the pool at work for the last few months to go on travel, but it's just nice to have your own machine.
Friday, I bought an Asus Eee 1000HD. I tried out the 900 series, and the keyboard was too small to be comfortable, even for me. I bought the HD edition because franklly, I'd like to have the extra space and that's what the Best Buy had in the store.
The Ubuntu install took way longer than it should have; a good portion of yesterday afternoon and evening. I will write a very extensive post about that in the very near future. However, as of this morning, the new laptop is running Ubuntu:
and the wireless network is synched and working:
I'm typing this on it as we speak.
My impressions: - The 1280x600 screen is slight cramped but not bad. - The right shift key is annoying - The mouse buttons are extremely stiff - It's dead quiet - It's fairly light; the Eee 1000HD is 3.3 pounds wheras the Sharp was 1.9. I think I will find it tolerable; however, I don't think I'd want anything heavier. - The mouse is super-sensitive. I'll have to see if that's adjustable.
Overall, I'm liking it so far.