I paid 430€ for the Eee and I paid 1100€ for the MacBook. Sure that‘s not just a little more money.

However, the way I calculate such purchases is: price divided by years of usage. I used the MacBook as a main computer for three years until I could afford a more powerful Mac mini as my desktop computer. I continued to use my MacBook intensively for university and for mobile photo editing for another five years. This means a total lifespan of nine years or 122€ per year.

If I had stalled my decision not to send back the Eee and try working with it ignoring the shortcomings, I maybe would have used it for a year or a couple of months longer. The netbook trend, according to my recollection was quite short so I guess I couldn‘t have sold it for a good price then.

So what I actually wanted to say is that the MacBook, despite it costing more than double, was by far the better deal for me.