@K "@drewdoog, last I checked, Apple makes way more profit from their phones than Nokia does. I know which I'd prefer."

You're saying you'd rather get ripped off by Apple by paying MORE than you should?

Wow.

Well I don't know if all of China is the same, but when I visited Beijing a few years ago, the power points were the same as the Australian ones, just upside down.

Hong Kong uses the same plugs as England still, however.

That looks, amazing.

OR IT COULD STAND FOR CLASSIC!

Hurrrr durr.

A little brain power never goes astray

This is so old! I bought one of these a year and a half ago...

Nope, never, nada, zilch, no chance of it ever coming down here.

We don't even have Rock Band 2 here, let alone a KIRF version of an obscure Sony laptop.

My eeePC 1000HA has played 720p HD video since I bought it.

Nothing special. Engadget must be behind the times :)

I'm liking your plan.

Come one airlines! Screw the customer even more! What's that? You want a blanket? FREEZE TO DEATH YOU STINGE!!

I can't speak for any others, but my Asus-made eeePC 1000HA has a multitouch trackpad, and I run Windows 7 on it. And it cost me $600 Australian, which is definitely under $500 in the 'states.

So, um, there.

"I just had an apple store guy inform"

And that's where your sentance looses any credibility.

In a nutshell, he's full of shit.