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My Acer Aspire 1 is still kicking with an external monitor.

It was supposed to be a disposable laptop, it outlasted and persisted through everything else.

I still have my Samsung NC10, had it running an IRC bot until recently in power save mode with no fans. Opening a modern version of a browser is pretty revealing about how heavier the web has become though.

The NC10 was/is a great machine. Considering the dimensions, it had a remarkably good keyboard. I also liked the "fanless mode". It felt quite sturdy, and, iirc, you could open the screen all the way down, to 180 degrees. The one I had for some time did suffer from its symptomatic "white screen" issue, though.

I did some writing on this machine, and I always felt really concentrated, quite possibly because of the small screen.

Seconding this. The NC10 was an amazing little thing for writing a lot when on the go. Too bad the white screen issues have killed most of them off by now.

I have the first EeePC, still working and with a replaced battery. It makes for an adorable little ssh terminal.

Haiku OS works well on them, too.

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