ASUS Eee PC 1008HA Seashell 10.1-Inch Pearl Black Netbook - 6 Hour Battery Life Buy Now

I was considering the 1000HE, but decided to wait for the 1008HA. It's a really nice package. My only real problem with it is the lack of a Linux option, but that is (relatively) easy to remedy.

For those wondering about Linux compatibility, I was able to install Ubuntu 9.04 easily enough, but none of the network interfaces worked. I then tried the "netbook remix" of Ubuntu, but this did not solve that problem.

(Note for those trying the netbook remix; it is about 950MB, and is an .IMG file, *not* an .ISO, so don't try to use a CD. It is relatively easy to "dd" the file to an SD card, however, and the Eee will boot from the SD card. It's also handy to know that you need to press F2 on boot to get to BIOS, then disable the "Boot Booster", so that next time you boot you can press ESC to select the boot device.)

Once you install, you need to grab the AR813X-linux-v1.0.0.8.tar.gz package from http://partner.atheros.com/Drivers.aspx . Untar this (ignore the gzip errors), cd src, make, sudo make install, then insmod the resulting file. That should give you wired ethernet.

To get wifi, go to Administration > Software Sources > Updates and check off "Unsupported Updates (jaunty-backports)", then do sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-jaunty . Once you reboot, you should have wireless.Get more detail about ASUS Eee PC 1008HA Seashell 10.1-Inch Pearl Black Netbook - 6 Hour Battery Life.