My sister got an ASUS Eee PC for my sister for Christmas last year and I had the opportunity to play with it for a week to get it setup for her. What an awesome notebook for a blogger. As a MacBook Pro as my only computer, it’s nice to have that tied to an external monitor when at home but blogging on the go isn’t so easy when you’re pulling out a 15″ 6 lb computer. The iPhone has helped me keep up with social networking sites and Twitter but on weekend trips where a computer is needed, the Eee PC fits the bill.

There’s nothing about it that you don’t need. It has Firefox, a word processor and Skype. You can connect to Wi-fi anywhere in the world or bring your own USB wireless solution from your cell phone carrier and connect to the cellular network and blog away from anywhere!

If you’re a YouTube person, it has a built in camera and microphone for mobile updates and with a little work, you can record a podcast and send it to the web as well. 8 gigabytes of storage (soon to be 16) is a bit limited but this is not meant to replace your MacBook or other notebook but when a blogger has to go on the road it’s Eee for the win.

I’m waiting for the upcoming larger screen Eee sporting the Intel Atom processor, 16 gigabytes of storage and running Windows XP. The great thing about this new model is that the form factor won’t change and will be around $499 USD. Compare that to the MacBook Air. The MBA is a much more equipped system but it’s also more than the price of 4 Asus Eee PCs. Think about that.