At least when the systems are X86 based you can run other software on them without too much difficulty.
This is PPC based. If you don't mind recompiling applications from source, which sometimes works smoothly, and other times ends up being a royal pain, you can run other software on what is basically equivalent in power to a decade old PC running Linux.
Otherwise you're stick with the limited functionality of the software it comes with and the web based software.
Unless you have a need for a tiny, low power (in both computing power and electric power) machine, save yourself the $250. Just stop by a recycling center that takes old computers and ask a person dropping one off to give it to you instead. What people are throwing away will likely have comparable processing power, more storage capacity, and more memory.
The Eee PC at least makes sense because its small size and power consumption are of significant benefit in a mini-notebook.
This comes in at the price of a gaming console, but with far less computing power.
Well the only thing that might be attractive is somethin special coming out of the cloud,...it seems to me...and I don’t see anything yet for me....