My answer would certainly be none of them. eepc, what are they for? Crap spec but a bit smaller, great, for kids? No but kids want to play games too, hmm, what are they good for... ?
Low power (consumption) and portability. It was a welcome change carrying the netbook around instead of a laptop, my neck could tell the difference in weight But i stopped carrying the netbook around as it was just as easy to leave a laptop at my other abode, hence the netbook found a new use for torrenting. I already have loads of desktop pc's (old and new) and a few laptops. The one that gets left running 24/7 is the netbook due to the 30W PSU. If i want to do video encoding i use the Quad Core and/or one of the Dual Cores. If i or the kids want to just surf we use a laptop or a Dual Core. For me it's all about using the right kit for the job it's intended for. I did use the netbook as a laptop for hours every day for weeks when i first bought it, the screen resolution is more than adequate for prolonged use and the keyboards are an acquired taste. I use a proper USB mouse with mine as the touchpads are a little small for prolonged use. My eldest starts secondary school this year and if they allow laptops in class i might buy her a netbook, unless she wants a full size laptop. It all depends on what the machine is expected to be used for. Sometimes i do find it easier to use a full sized screen as it's easier to concentrate when not having to scroll around a small screen. As i say it's all about using the correct kit for the required job at hand..
The eeePC series is not available with the nVidia chip, the only two netbooks that I have seen with this chip are the Asus N10J-A1 and N10J-A2. They are both very expensive. Oh, I forgot to mention something: The screen is a widescreen, and most of the games that will run without the nVidia chip are very old and only support 4:3 resolutions. You can still play them without distortion, but you will be loosing two big chunks of a very small screen. Also, the CPU & GPU can be overclocked. I doubt this will help much since the main problem is not the speed, but the lack of functions...but it might help a little. The old 1.60 could be pushed past 2.00 with stock cooling & voltage but I am not sure what the newer 1.66 is capable of (probably more).
Anyone know which ones typically have best battery life? I have been interested in these for a while and read that one of the eeepc's has around 5 hours of battery life. How true is this and if it is true does it mean you would have to stop almost all programs in the background?
The 1.66Ghz units with the GMA video & 10" screen seem to have the longest battery life. According to ASUS, the Eee PC 1000HE will run for 9.5HRS on a charge (but I don't believe that).
That would be impressive if it actually had a battery life like that, but I doubt it as well. Too bad though, I could waste almost a solid ten hours of my life browsing the internet without ever needing to take a break to recharge the battery.
