As pointed out by Mike Cane and reported by EeePCUser, the price for the Eee PC 8G is high. Over $500 in most cases with the black version going for $542 at Amazon.com. I think it’s too high for a lot of people.
At $500 you start to get into a market where 1) It’s a significant amount of money and 2) There will be new devices on the market soon. Personally I’d hold-off on the Eee PC 8G until CeBIT has passed.