malkav11

This netbook is a definitive success. It's no powerhouse, but it runs secondary computing substantially better than my ancient and creaky Mac, and has a number of smart concessions to the necessarily shrunken keyboard space, while packing in more helpful keyboard functionality than most I've used. I'm particularly thankful for the key combination that toggles the trackpad. I definitely appreciate having the trackpad for on the go computing, but when I can use a mouse, I do, and having the trackpad live can make for some embarassing misclicks.

I've been MUCKing and browsing and streaming video like nobody's business, and it all works beautifully. Even after upping the onboard OS to Windows 7, which is not a hog like Vista but is nonetheless more of a strain than the default Windows XP. Moreover, it really does make it possible to conveniently do all of the above and more in an extremely mobile fashion - I could even do my computing standing up and moving around, since this beauty weighs a mere 3 pounds. Exactly what I wanted, and here in time for the holiday travel season to boot.