I have the EEE 4g also and it's great. Easily hackable and portable. I also bought a slim DVD burner (with lightscribe) but so far I haven't used it, as I use a flash drive mostly (I was already carrying an external HDD, so the 4GB isn't a problem). So far I have used it to program a router, download drivers, and backup data. I plan to use it for invoices and customer databases in the future. It can get fairly hot, but compared to bigger laptops, I thought it would have run a lot hotter. It's no toughbook, but its not delicate either. I'm still not used to the keyboard size, so I may end up bringing a roll up full size. Even though I hate all laptop touchpads, this one is pretty good. I would have traded the webcam and speakers for a bigger screen, but I'll live. I put a gig in there (bought 2x1gig sticks but it only has one slot, d'oh!) and it boots in less than 15 seconds. I'll probably end up putting XP Home on there eventually, but for now it gets the job done. I think you'll find it to be a great addition to your toolkit. Can't help with the UK stuff sorry.