Is the Asus Eee PC a good gift for a 13 year old?
SwellJoe: I have an XO (not the same, but same form factor and screen size as the smallest/cheapest Eee).  The only thing that makes me hesitant to say, "Hell yes!" is the tiny screen.  It's usable, and has pretty good resolution, and maybe my 33 year old eyes just aren't up to the task, but I find it uncomfortable to use for anything serious.  Catching up on email or the news is fine...hacking, not so much.But when I was a kid, I loved tinkering with various computers--including limited ones like the Timex Sinclair and Tandy portable computer line (I couldn't afford the model 100, so I had one with like 2k of memory...basically a calculator with BASIC).  But I had my first computer (a C64) when I was 8 and loved computers pretty much all along.I think it's gonna depend on the kid, but I'm guessing anyone without a laptop would be very pleased to have a laptop, even one with a few limitations.