So Christmas came a little late this year, but today I bought myself an Eee PC. It’s a tiny little computer with a 10″ inch screen for under $400 . And it is awesome. And now I am so much cooler than you because I own one.

I spent about an hour in J&R debating between the Eee and the MSI Wind.  I actually purchased a Wind for my parents for Christmas and have been recommending it to everyone I know. But for some reason, in the store, I really liked the higher screen and mousepad of the Eee, despite that fact that the Wind is slightly lighter and has longer battery life (and was higher rated by the those people on the Internet).

I kinda feel like I betrayed all of the people i recommended the Wind to (Suckers!), but honestly, they’re pretty much the same computer. That didn’t stop me from asking every salesperson in the store for their recommendation (they were not helpful at all, and seemed somewhat annoyed I was asking them questions. I’m sorry for disturbing you and trying to buy a $400 item from your store) and making my girlfriend do type tests on both models (Ok, now type the same thing on this one).

By the way, the aisle with the little netbook computers was packed.  If J&R made an announcement that only 2 computers were left, I think a riot would have broken out (and I would’ve been the first person throwing down). Wall to wall people deciding what mini computer to buy. Not sure if that’s a good sign for the economy (a lot of people were shopping) or a bad one (they were all packed in the aisle with the cheapest possible computers), but it’s definitely something (Or not, what the hell do I know).