[kwlug disc.] asus eee

[Insurance Squared Inc.]

I know there was a discussion recently on these asus eee micro laptops. 
I'm kinda thinking of buying one just to surf, check email and post to 
blogs. Something I can sit on the couch with after the kids go to bed 
and do the stuff I can't get to during the day.  Right now I use a 
desktop in the home office, but that's kind of anti-social with the family.

Was there a final consensus as to where to buy these things?  Locally or 
online?  And is there a model number that's better?  I don't think I 
need much more than a few gigs.