Have you heard about netbook ? It is a small computer with a small display. I had Asus 701 model. The main OS was Linux with english and no translation. The goal was installation a normal system with russian interface.
First I looked at Windows XP Tiny edition it looked interesting. I even found how to boot Hiren’s Boot CD from USB and run Windows installation.
Everything was prepared but it was found. Eeebuntu!
The main problem with all strange hardware is driver for all. I assumed about difficulty finding driver for Wi-Fi network adapter and web cam for Windows. And there it is all packed, no need to look in all internet.
So was it.
The other interesting part is netbook remix, nbr-launcher. It is very intuitive and minimalistic interface. It is good for touchpads because you have no need to scroll in menus and good for those who want simplicity in their life.
IMHO it is good for desktops too.
Anyway eeebuntu was a good choice, russian interface was completely installed, every program worked as expected. There was enough space for OpenOffice, Skype, many games and even for WINE 
Finally about 250Mb was left free.
In any way you have to buy some USB stick to have all things close to heart so it is ok.
Currently the applets work only in Gnome. KDE will be supported some day, I hope.
References:
Ubuntu Netbook Remix - there you have a nice video.
