The tiny PC is taking the world by storm. Even Intel cannot keep up with demand for the Atom. “Asustek Computer president Jerry Shen last month said the battery shortage would ease in July, but the shortages of the Atom processors could persist through September“. These things are ideal for newbies in the emerging markets with GNU/Linux. At this rate OEMs will soon realize that M$ is holding them back in the areas of growth. XP is a lot more expensive than GNU/Linux to install and margin is critical on these low-cost machines.
I would have orders in for a couple now but a decent notebook was forced on me by a relative. 
With my Fujitsu keyboard and laser mouse attached, it is quite usable. I was planning to use a low-end machine as a presenter and a terminal to my LTSP machine. It’s all good.
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