Okay, so I'm kicking myself that I didn't go ahead and buy a netbook last summer whilst I was in the US - at $2/£1 it would have been a steal, instead I thought they would only come down in price so I waited until Christmas but by then the exchange rate was $1.4/£1....

I'm currently considering a Acer Aspire One 1GB RAM 120GB Hard drive 8.9" screen Linux for £210 delivered.

I'm also thinking about a US purchase of Acer Aspire One 1GB RAM 160GB Hard drive 10.1" screen XP for $349 delivered (~£240)

Obviously the for the extra £30 the new Acer seems a no-brainer, but the US keyboard will frustrate my fingers (especially the @), if there is a problem I'll have to ship it back to the states, and I'll need to get a UK power brick.

I'm not worried about:
Linux vs. XP - I'm happy to try Linux, and will install XP if it's a PITA
Location of track pad buttons - I'm an index clicker
8.9 vs 10.1 screen size.
Prolonged battery use
Watching movies in HD

I do want:
Portability - both at home and whilst travelling (8-10 times per year)
E-mail and Internet
Can handle .avi/.mov files (preferably connected to a 32" LCD)

I was hoping that the original acer's would drop in price when the 10" model was released, but in the UK they are priced at £349 ($500)

So what would you do?