Well, I just broke down and ordered this from NewEgg ($349):

ASUS Eee PC Eee PC 900HA XP - Shiny Black Shiny Black Intel Atom N270(1.60GHz) 8.9″ WSVGA 1GB Memory 160GB HDD Netbook

Whaddya think? Anybody already got one? It has some pretty good reviews…and it runs cool…I might try to dual booy XP/LINUX.
Here’s a recent review and chat:

http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=48673
The thing is amazing. The Intel Atom CPU is smaller than a penny!!!
EDIT FOR TRAVIS: Small and cheap is just what I wanted for field photography, so it isn’t a problem for me.
Anannama: Nice non-answer. And I said DUAL BOOT! XP AND LINUX!
joy: I paid $349 plus Next Day UPS,

Magdalena