A few weeks ago my FO stepped on my bag getting into the cockpit and crushed my laptop. Shame on me for leaving it there. Good thing I am a rich captain working at the finest regional out there, only $500 to fix it... I digress....
I decided to try the new umpc (Ultra mobile PC) by ASUS. They start at $300. You can read my review here:
Yet Another Tech Blog
I have totally customized mine with a new more robust Linux OS (Xubuntu) and done a few other things. It is possible to install Windows XP on the devices. Anyway, if you would like to have a real cheap, real small laptop for on the road use check it out. For those that don't want to read my review just go to
EeeUser.com » Unofficial ASUS Eee PC EeePC 701 Blog Forum Wiki Community to learn more.
CCS works fine but thing which require Internet Explorer do not. You pretty much have to use FireFox or Opera. Yes, CCSMAX works in Linux.
I'm out like a 10lb laptop....