Just been contemplating that the netbook, would be much better off without intel. The old RISC processors were much faster in computation than intel, so i would be looking at a Linux system with arm processor for speed.
Arm processors are in most of the smart phones, I think that intel and microsoft maybe getting worried, about linux and ARM also ARM share price will start creeping up, as it takes market share, with it's licencing.
Microsoft is still strong but Intel has really cut its own throat, with the atom processor, because other computer sales have dropped rapidly, due to the netbook, and Asus is still leading the roost.
At the moment I'm happy with the EEE Pc it's really handy, so i have a retired HP 2210, which was fun while it lasted, but not worth the 300£ it cost in comparison to the netbook price today.
Asus computers from my point of view are the best in the world, quality is the best without a doubt, I actually smashed one on the floor, after a torrid argument, 3k it cost and it was still under guarantee, and the flat panel just crumbled in bits, When i plugged it in, it still worked. No way you could do that with any of the other brands.
Asus Taiwan always give a 3 year global guarantee on their products, but here in Singapore, you get only 1 year.

Anyone know, anyone that will buy laptop parts, I have two dual cores, that are not working, the usb ports are lose, which normally means a new motherboard, unless a techie electrician can repair, it's the soldering.