I’m currently running an ASUS eeePC 1201n netbook/laptop. It has a 12″ screen and a full sized keyboard; sort of on the border between a netbook and a laptop. It’s small enough to carry around comfortably and large enough to see and type. I tried running openSUSE with KDE on it, but KDE has a major problem with the network manager. It cannot connect to a wireless station with a hidden SSID. Bug 209464 has been open on KDE since October 2009 and still marked NEW with priority HI and severity NORMAL.
My wireless station is not broadcasting the SSID and is using WPA/WPA2 personal with a pre-shared key. I’m not about to change that. There is no point in broadcasting the SSID and letting the neighborhood know that wireless access is available to anyone with a good key cracker.
There are some workarounds which I’ve tried with limited success. The Gnome network manager works fine. I’ve also tried LXDE and Enlightenment successfully. Come on KDE, that bug has been open over a year and a half. If Gnome and the others can do it, look at their code and fix it.