Linux Classmate update

It looks like the problems I've been having with the Linux Classmate PC that Intel sent me are artifacts of the beta OS. Intel decided that instead of trying to troubleshoot across the continent and interface with the Chinese development team, they'd just send me a brand-spankin' new Classmate, complete with a fully functioning Linux OS. It should be in my hands early next week. I'll get back to you then with solid comparisons of the two platforms, including performance numbers that I've started assembling on the Windows box.