One-Laptop-Per-Child

[MLE]

for purse-ing, really, all i want is wifi, word processing, good internet browsing, a decent sized keyboard but hopefully a little on the small side for dimention's sake, like the old sony x505's, and instant messaging stuff. possibly some music playing, but that's not a necessity.

[Fathom Zero]

Yeah, you should wait for the Eee PC. It's got the right size keyboard for you as it's fairly easy to touchtype. It's got three USB ports so you're hardly ever at a loss for connectivity. It's light physically and software-wise. It's got Firefox for web-browsing, Open Office for productivity tasks, and Skype and Pidgin (ex-Gaim) for communication and junk. Should come out mid-September, if I remember right.

Looky at the size in relation to people's hands and see if it's the right size for ya.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tFLJJw6WRqM

Keep in mind, it runs Linux out of the box even though it's capable of running XP.

[Fathom Zero]

http://www.ncixus.com/search/?categoryid=0&q=eee

Asus Eee PC preorders are now accepted. Coming in at under $400 for the top of the line and $259 for the lowest.