Reviews of HP server, Eee PC, Lenovo X300

I reviewed three interesting products in Tech Test Drive columns recently:

MediaSmart Server. This HP home server running Microsoft's Windows Home Server does cool stuff, such as iTunes and photo sharing. It has a few rough edges but great potential. Thank you, Amazon.com, for the review loaner.

Eee PC. I had heard lots about this Asus subnotebook, so I was thrilled to get a review sample (thanks again, Amazon). After playing with this product, I don't think I'd buy one.

I discussed the Eee PC on Minnesota Public Radio's Future Tense this morning.

ThinkPad X300. This pro-grade, supercostly solid-state laptop is a direct competitor to the solid-state (and only slightly less pricey) version of Apple's MacBook Air. Both are fine machines.

Here's a PDF with all above reviews, as they appeared in the Pioneer Press.