I’m getting an ASUS EEE PC 1000H 160GB notebook. I was thinking of 40GB SSD (Solid-State-Drive) with Linux but changed my mind after reading some negative reviews: 40GB SSD was really a 8GB + 32GB in two SD chips and the 2nd SD was slow.

Instead, I opted for 160GB HD (SATA) with XP preloaded. I will have to reconfigure it into dual-boot with both XP and Ubuntu.

With one 6 cell battery pack, it can run up to 7 hours.