OK, so I decided to switch to the Pearl White Eee 900, because the keyboard would be easier to read in dim light (a big issue when you suffer from presbyopia, as I do). On the plus side, the white Linux edition is already available in the UK, so I was able to bring the delivery date forward by a week. On the minus side, although Misco have dispatched my Eee today (on next day delivery), despite it being a Bank Holiday, CityLink have an estimated delivery date of Wednesday 7th. WTF???

Thumbs up to Misco, big thumbs down to CityLink...