so i went to currys today to buy the aspire one. only had the display model left, in blue, and wouldn't offer discount. it was turned off, and when i turned it on, it would boot. and they wouldn't take £50 for it so i left.
decided on getting the Advent 4221 (same as MSI wind) which is not much different than the aspire one, expect the extra couple inches on the screen make a hell of a difference.
it weighs nothing and is ultra super portable, and has all the functionality of a real macbook after install except sound/mic through the jacks 9do get sound through laptops speaker) and wifi (buying a dell 1490 wireless card from ebay for £15 and replacing fixes this completely)
my wifi card is ordered and should be here in a day or so, until then, i am using it via ethernet and it is amazing. the first time i have touched a 'macbook', which is what it is effectively running as, and it is quality.
this machine cost me £279, and it was an absolute bargain.
i followed this install guide:
Paul's complete guide to installing OSX Leopard on your MSI Wind / Advent 4211 - MoDaCo
you can't go wrong with it.
if you are looking for a cheap macbook air, this is your ticket. even if apple brought out a mini notemacbook type thing, this will beat it (its so cheap!)
heres some pics