My Asus EEE 1000h had this really irritating but intermittent bug — it would hang occasionally when I was using it. The keyboard was dead, but a) mouse clicks would still work, and b) I could Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to restart X or Ctrl-Alt-Fn to go to a terminal. So, it wasn’t an absolute showstopper, but it [...]

Updated 2010-02-04: You know, in reading this over, I think this came out as a little harsh on the Alix. I stuck that tiny Alix board in an old box, put it under my TV, and it’s been running for two years with absolutely no problems. Over time, it’s gotten more and more stuff put [...]