The Ultimate Netbook

What about a 10inch netbook with 1280x800 res.? I think that would be fine on a bigger netbook as long as it didn’t rundown the battery.

…Hey does anyone have any information about the quality of the 10.6” screens that are supposedly on ActFind.Com’s 10-incher Laptops?

http://www.actfind.com/Laptop-and-Notebook-Laptop-Notebook/c616_617/p3206/Laptop-computers---Laptop-10.6-inches-Screen-1G-DDR-120G-PATA/product_info.html

(Yeah, I know their products are mostly cheapie and low-spec – You don’t need to remind me that. I’m just asking about the 10.6” screens… Thanks…)

The Sony VAIO P series is almost exactly what you requested:
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644608896

I think a netbook should have its OS in flash ROM, and it should be instant-on as soon as you open it. The best example of what a netbook should be was the Psion 7 series, built last century. It had most of what netbooks now have, even a touch screen, as well as the connectivity used in those days. And it was even officially named the Psion Netbook!
Indeed an netbook should have a trackpoint rather than a touchpad (if it does not have a touch screen and stylus like the Psion), and it should have GPS and 3G phone connectivity built in or optional. Use a twin to your phone SIM, switch off your phone when you work with the netbook and plug in the phone headset to make calls. Or use its Bluetooth headset.
Solid state memory is more logical for a netbook than a hard drive. 32 or 64 GB should be possible; 32 GB USB sticks are now available for about 50 euros. Supplement it with a memory card slot (SD) to add more, or make upgrading the memory as easy as swapping the memory card in a phone.
As it is now, most netbooks are just smaller and cheaper subnotebooks with similar functionality as their larger brethren. It's a good way for someone to get an ultraportable notebook on the cheap, but it's still just a notebook that will do the same things as any other Win XP computer. They need a dedicated OS; and neither Windows nor Linux is it.