Those girls should just stay home.

I just got mine yesterday, it's the last one from Centural Computers here in San Francisco. They told me they'll have more 1000HE next week. Previously I've owned a 15" Sony VGN-N320E, and this is my first netbook so I don't know how it compares to other netbooks but here my impression of it in the last 24 hours.

Pro:
* Beautiful screen - good shapness, contrast, color, and brightness.
* Much faster than expected - I can run eMule and Yahoo Messenger in the background and watch HD streaming TV program from Fox's website. Who says netbooks can only run one application at a time?
* Great for Skype - I use this program a lot, and the speakers/mic on 1000HE are very good.
* Only a few trial/junk softwares that need to be removed, unlike my previous Sony.

Con:
* Fan noise range from virtually silent to fairly noticeable depending on the work load, but then it's kind of expected from such a compact case. In comparison, my previous 15" Sony is consistently low on noise regardless of the work load.
* Fingerprint magnet - This again is no surprise since mine comes in high gloss black.

Frankly my expectation was really low when I shopped for netbooks for the first time, but after I fine tune (according to BlackViper and my own experience) the 1000HE, I think this netbook is a terrific bargain. By the way, I've already upgraded mine to 2GB of RAM, after you physically inserted the RAM you need to retart, press F2 then F10 in order for the 1000HE to recognize it.

Hope this helps.

If Slacker G2 has a larger screen (3"+), traditional radio capability (because sometimes I do enjoy listening to NPR and local radio stations), and video playback, I'll definitely get the Slacker. I think Cowon and Slacker should really sit down the talk.

Please help a brother out. Engadget is the best!

Please, Please, Please, Engadget, let me have my first mp3 player....

My 2 new career goals in Vietnam:

1) Motorcycle coach.

2) Motorcycle dealership.

I would use it to print large photos of Michelle Marsh. If you want I'll send a couple of those to you once I do.

My favorite Microsoft product would be the Zune and Powerpoint because they're reliable and very easy to use.

My favorite Microsoft product would be the Zune and Powerpoint because they're reliable and very easy to use.

My favorite Microsoft product would be the Zune and Powerpoint because they're reliable and very easy to use.