I called my computer guy and he said he might get rid of his own eeePC 701 because he wants an eeePC 1000. I'll know Monday if he's selling his 701 (not sure which config). If he doesn't want too much I'm going to grab it. I'm not going to get the EEEPC900 until I see more about the other new machines coming out. Especially with the prices going south of $400. Eez gud.
Thanks for the info, mes freres.

(For now I'll make do with my Win98 IBM PIII 500Mhz Thinkpad. Less RAM than a goldfish and a battery that lasts about as long as a good pee. But it's built like a brick and the keyboard has a clickably wondrous touch.)