The Windows version will be more expensive, although the price difference was still a matter of negotiation at the time of writing.

I thought the EeePC already had a Windows option?

Anyway, it will be interesting to see which Linux flavor they choose. Using Xandros probably wasn't a good idea; it's a fairly outdated distro and the version for EeePC wasn't receiving the security updates it needed (or so I've read).

A supported version of Ubuntu or Fedora option with a friendly theme and access to large repositories would be better.

So, here we go again to see improvements killed by MS sticking their finger in it. Up the specs so Windows can run on it, which means higher price [not only because of Windows, but also because of the raised specs], so there it goes the "cheap" part of that cheap little laptop. Yes, I know linux version will go on, and that's ok, still, I'm curious about the price ranges these new models will reach.

edit: apart from the screen size raise, the only option I would've liked to see coming would've been higher battery life, but there it goes

Asked why Microsoft was not making Vista available on the Eee rather than Windows XP â€" given Microsoft's desire to phase out XP â€" Bauer said the Eee had "other requirements".

I wonder what the Windows tax really is.

Ubuntu mobile would perhaps be the best option, I would think.

http://www.ubuntu.com/products/mobile

(For example, Amarok *almost* works to let her sync her iPod.)

I heard that many of the problems relating to power will not be fixed until more changes to the Linux kernel and userland allow for more efficient use of the EEE-PC hardware and the processor's speed-stepping capability.