04-05-2009, 04:56 AM
I bought an Asus Eee PC 901 instead of a Dell mini. I didn't plan on running Leopard so there was no real loss to me. In fact I gained quite a bit from not buying the Dell mini 9:
- Bluetooth (standard)
- 802.11n
- 20GB SSD (may actually be two cards totaling 20GB, but hey)
- Good build quality (haven't had the Eee long enough, but the body feels rigid, hinges taught, ports allow cables to smoothly slide into place).
- Stereo speakers
- Standard 1.3 MP webcam
- Dual mics for better voice quality.
- 7.5 hour battery life with standard 6 cell battery.
All these options for $280 shipped from Amazon. The system was new. My $40 gift card balance helped seal the deal -- so $240 shipped for me. I'm quite impressed so far. There are some oddities to the Eee Xandros system versus something like OS X or Ubuntu, but I'm not horrified.
I do agree that the screen and keyboard are a little small on the 9" Atom systems.
Nathan