Folks who can’t see the significance of the cheap ultra-portable in general and the Asus eee series in particular are, indeed, missing the point.
A fine example is hte following:
“A new MacBook Pro weighs 5.5lb, and the smaller ones 5lb. I guess it’s that 3lb. Must make a world of difference…”
Maybe not a world, but 5# is _150%_ the weight of the eee’s 2#. That plus a 12″ LCD is the difference between a dedicated carry device (laptop bag) and just tossing it into a purse, satchel, or whatnot.
Also, these eee-class cheap ultra-portables have enough grunt to handle what 95% of users will throw at them (mail, word proc, web surf). At around $500, they are becoming a commodity item, not a niche/novelty product like the high-dollar ultra-portables or the Macs.
