Note:  Oops, testing new blogging client leads Ross to post a blank article.  Fixed.

You all know how we are fascinated (myself in particular) with the sub-notebook phenomenon, little portables loaded with Linux and selling for little money in great numbers, it’s a new economy of Linux-based machines, and it’s driving the traditional Notebook makers crazy.

There’s a great article you should read comparing the Asus EEE PC to it’s main competitors, full of good info and very timely too, as the competitors to the EEE continue to appear.

From the article:

Bored with making MacBooks for Steve Jobs, one day Asus decided to create its own stylish laptop and flog it on the cheap. The result was the Eee PC — a Linux-based ultraportable notebook that wowed consumers, shocked rival manufacturers and is slowly but surely revolutionising an industry.

But Asus is no longer alone. Since the Eee’s launch, many of its rivals have begun to create similar alternatives — each designed to pilfer a piece of the budget ultraportable pie. Some are trying to beat the Eee on price, some on specs, but they’re all tiny and they’re all camped out in the bargain basement. They’re all real products, and a few are already available, so we’ve included links to our full reviews for those.

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