I have an Intel Classmate PC, 3rd generation with convertible touchscreen. It comes with a 16GB SSD (in my configuration) and runs Ubuntu 9.10 and 10.04 (the la

I have an Intel Classmate PC, 3rd generation with convertible touchscreen. It comes with a 16GB SSD (in my configuration) and runs Ubuntu 9.10 and 10.04 (the latter with some touchscreen driver trouble I didn't bother to fix, but others report success). Battery life five-ish hours, and pretty rugged. This may be a better choice if: you predict dropping it a lot, or if you're longing for a resistive touchscreen.