A few weeks ago, I finally managed to pick up an eeePC.

I’ve been eyeballing these since they were first released, but with the struggles the last year with the website and stuff, I never managed to get to it. Finally friday I picked one up at the local store for $250. Cheap, but it does the job.

It’s main use is for me to be able to quickly answer support emails when I am not working. I used to use my iPod Touch for this, but with some features I use with Gmail (“canned responses”, for people who purchase with Paypal) the browser on the iPod Touch just doesnt work. I tried numerous things, including running “desktop mode” but it is just not supported on the iPod.

So, with a PC, small, but still running a full-blown windows-version, I can do what I need to do.

I chose the 8.9″” version mainly or its size. I use a 13″ macbook for development, next to a 17″ dell e1705, and both are a bit too big to lug around for appointments. For longer use, the eeePC is a bit too small for typing comfortably, but for something quick, it works just great.

I’m not too happy about the processor, a celeron 900mhz, but I guess I just have to accept the fact that I will not be using the eee as aditional conversion machine. It does convert better than expected though.

Ofcourse I already tried a few things with it that it is not intended for, but I will go into that with a later post.