Comment from qgil on the release date of the hacker edition: "The release expected to be delivered in some weeks is getting longer, but hopefully you will consider worth the wait when it finally comes."
"Asustek Computer will begin shipping its ultra low-cost notebook, the Eee PC, simultaneously to clients in the US, Europe, China as well as Taiwan, in mid-September"
This comment gives a useful description of how to switch from apt-get to aptitude - letting aptitude know about packages previously installed with apt-get (and EasyUbuntu) so it doesn't try to remove them all.
Nokia says: "We're close to releasing a new version of the hacker edition"
(LifeBook U1010 in Asia) Intel A110 800MHz, 5.6" screen, 1024 x 600