“During the 2007 holiday season, there was another small, white
and cheap tech device that became a hard-to-find bestseller: the
ultra-portable Eee PC notebook by ASUS. (It also comes in black and
three other colors, but the white model appears to be the most
popular.) Despite looking like a toy, the Eee PC is a fully capable
computer primarily meant for wireless Internet use. It runs Linux
and includes Firefox and OpenOffice.“The Eee PC has appealed to a large segment of mobile
computerists due to its combination of size, features and
affordability…”