The Search is Over

Quote my brother regarding picking a new computer:

I figured as much, but no matter how long you wait, if you give it another month, there will be another option. So, basically, you have to figure out what is good enough, and then pull the trigger. If it is on the market, it has already been hacked, that is just the way those guys work. So, if you find one that seems to be powerful enough and have a relatively universal compatibility interface, like USB or Bluetooth, then roll with it. Again, time is only going to create more options, and that is a blessing AND a curse of technology.

After reading this, I realized there wasn’t much point in waiting. I’m not going to get the “new hotness” because it will be overpriced and have no track record for reliability. The netbooks I’ve been considering have been around awhile and thus are known commodities. Plus, they’ve come down in price. There’s really no point in delaying for the “next best thing” when it really isn’t an option, from my point of view. The ones I’m looking at are as good as can be had in the form factor I want.

So I’ve ordered the Asus EEE 1015PN (Yes- in blue). I also got the memory upgrade because it was cheap ($25). So there it is.