linux powerhouse

linux powerhouse
Have you considered the EEEPC? Not exactly a 'powerhouse', but you can get a Linux notebook with a solid state hard disk well within that budget.

New Fujitsu Siemens Computers LIFEBOOK professional notebooks offer...
...embedded modules to provide HSPA network connectivity to selected models in the LIFEBOOK product line of professional notebook computers.

Fujitsu Siemens LIFEBOOK notebooks to come with HSPA connectivity
offer HSPA-enabled notebooks. That being said, Fujitsu Siemens announced they'll be rolling out HSPA-enabled LIFEBOOK notebook computers in the coming months. Yap, they will cost fortune but they'll keep you connected like all the time, something worth considering especially

Aluminum Notebook Brief Case - $15.99
Geeks.com is selling the Aluminum Notebook Case for $15.99+s/H. Features foam interior, divider & velcro restraint strap, flap pocket, fits up to

Sierra Wireless and Fujitsu Siemens Debut HSPA Enabled Lifebook
...provide HSPA network connectivity to selected models in the LIFEBOOK ... product line of professional notebook computers. New platforms...

MWC: New Fujitsu Siemens Computers LIFEBOOK professional notebooks...
Designed for integration into notebook computers, fixed wireless terminals, and other devices requiring high-speed mobile broadband...