my mom borrowed my Triple E for the day to show it off at their office, they have been in discussions as to what kind to computers to assign to different departments and staff. some of their considerations are portability, convenience and price, of course since its a government agency.
since they have over 10 regional offices and sometimes are required to send staff to remote provinces and sometimes even out of the country to conduct examinations, laptops have been indispensable for them. while a standard laptop is usually issued to department heads and officers, a triple E might be convenient especially when in the field.
the best thing about the triple E is how many people are instantly enamoured when they see it and how small it is, usually they are turned off when they find out it runs linux but once they use it for a short while, its evident that Asus has done well to customize the Xandros distribution to look and function a lot like a standard Windows OS, it makes the general learning curve a lot easier to manage. its only when you need to add new programs or make modifications to the system that makes it harder for the average user but in general, i'd recommend it to anyone willing to shell out 17k. like my thoughts on driving, i believe everyone should know how to use a computer so that they understand how convenient it is and how easy it will be to understand its limitations and proper use.

as for the Rockstar comment, a number of people from my mom's office are in love with the Triple E, now they all want one, unfortunately the one they want is mine.

P.S.: this blog post was composed on Ziggy, my 4 year old 17" HP laptop since Holocron, my triple E is still out on tour