While we are sharing anecdotes, I have 2 Aspire Ones. I bought the windows versions but installed Linux. Mine is a 1st generation one with the extended battery. Will not die. I fell on it skateboarding and now the battery has to be taped in, but I cannot notice a significant decrease in battery life, even though it's over 2 years old and was my main computer for a long time. I've taken it apart a few times and lost some screws so it's kind a flexy but it just won't die. I did replace the network card with an Intel card after the first card stopped working. The bios zero'd out on me and I had to reflash it.
My wife's is a newer generation Aspire one. The screen is bigger but the keyboard is worse. Hers has constant problems with the wifi card locking up, forcing a reboot. I even changed the card. I think there must be a hardware bug in these things with the wifi.
I also had an original eeePC and I loved it, because it was a true netbook. I would love to have a modern equivalent with a (touch?) screen that actually fills the screen and a bit (just a bit) more horsepower/storage. The eeePC literally fit in my jacket pocket, I loved it but sold it while it was still worth something when the newer netbooks started coming out. I'm looking at the Transformer and Chromebook, but they are expensive.