I wasn’t aware that Asus was coming out with a small affordable desktop solution to complement the Eee Laptop.  This thing sounds like it would be perfect to shove into you entertainment center and give your plasma/LCD screen some very nice Internet connectivity.  It even has built in Wi-Fi and all the ports you need for basic use.  The main gripes about the box are that it doesn’t have an optical drive or HDMI out, but you have to cut the costs somewhere plus really are CD’s/DVD’s really going to be in our future? I think the price point is just dead on at $299