truckers, classroom&library computer for students, and so on. Just b/c it's not powerful enough for you doesn't mean that plenty of First World consumers couldn't use a modestly-priced (12 and 20
GB EEE PC 901s are selling for about $350 on Amazon.com, and the Acer Aspire w/Win XP Home is selling at OfficeDepot today for $349), small&lightweight, wifi-enabled device as a second computer that can be easily taken everywhere, and is solid-state so you're not forever fretting hard disk failure if you happen to drop it on the table too hard or your knapsack slips off your back.
So what if it can't do more than e-mail, basic Web surfing and word processing or simple spreadsheets? That's all most people need, most of the time. When you need more, that's what your main computer's for - that's also why it costs two-three times as much as a Netbook.
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