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ASUS has released the eee pc computer. The unit itself has a 7″ screen, is a small form factor, has built-in wireless and uses a solid state drive (hard drive is not required). At a weight less than a 1 kilogram and with a custommized verison of XANDROS, the unit is ideal for those who need a truly portable solution. Boots in less than 21 seconds and shuts down quickly as well. This rugged unit can actually fit into most jacket pockets (winter jackets and some others) so that it is truly a portable, almost instant on machine.

 Many people are buying these units and hacking them by adding Windows XP, bluetooth, touchscreen, larged solid state drives and the list goes on and on. Just download and install WireShark on it and you have a cheap and portable wireless network sniffer. Many web sites are popping up just on the hacks and mods that can be done on the eee unit.

Keep an eye out for the eee as it will certainly take off and is ideal for a light portable pc that has many features of larger laptops.