Leaning Towards the Acer Aspire One Mini-notebook

I never got around to buying the 1st, 2nd, or even 3rd generation Asus Eee PC mini-notebook. Now, I’ve got a new project starting up. And, I want a mini-notebook to haul around with me so I can truly work anywhere without lugging a lot of stuff. My Macbook is great. But it is 5 pounds and really wide with is 13.3″ widescreen (I hate those widescreens that sacrifice pixel height, btw). So, I the last day considering the Asus Eee PC 900 and 1000 series devices (both Linux and Windows XP based models). I briefly considered the HP 2133 Mini-note since Costco.com sells the Suse Linux version for $499.99. Costco.com surprisingly also carries two Asus Eee PC models. But, the HP’s poor battery life, sluggish performance (compared to the Eee PCs), reported WiFi issues with the Linux version scared me off of it (again). So, I’m now considering the Acer Aspire One which clocks in at $379.99 at Amazon (I’m checking around for better prices/deals).

I’m trying to download the ISO for the Linpus Linux Lite that runs on the Acer Aspire One to get a feel for it. But, the estimated download time is showing as another 15 hours. So, I may not waste the electricity to download the 674MB ISO file.