Are 7" screen really too small a screen or any models older than 6mths must drop its price to make way for newer, faster and bigger screen netbooks?  

See -  the Astone UMPC was  still a new arrival  S$799 in May and this week I saw a promo at only S$499 with WinXP 1G DDRII and 60GHDD, not to mention the 1year old EEE PC 701 is now S$398.

However, if you still prefer the traditional notebook with better horsepower, do check the notebook pricewatch at CNET Asia.