I've envied Eric Grevstad over at Hardware Central for the review units he's been showered with over the years. Needless to say, he's put some pretty sweet gear through its paces.

Luckily, not every gadget is a winner and knowing this has made it easier to draw a paycheck from the same company. But today, while perusing the archives, I entered full-tilt nerdrage mode.

You see Eric reviewed the lean, green Asus Eee PC (what MacBook Air?). And if that weren't enough of a dagger through the heart, he dares extol its virtues.

The Eee's Intel Celeron M 353 processor -- a 900MHz single-core CPU with a 400MHz bus and 512K of Level 2 cache -- was obviously chosen for its frugal 5-watt thermal design power instead of its screaming speed. But the solid-state disk helps the Asus feel peppy enough when loading and switching among programs; the bulky OpenOffice.org loads in 15 seconds. Nobody's going to edit high-resolution video on the Eee, but everyday applications feel perfectly fine and responsive.

Gah, make it stop!

Making matters worse is the final indignity: a perfect score.