Bought one of these for the wife for her bday. We currently have a slew of computers in the house, so generally the addition of a new one is not really that exciting.
However, the fact that this thing costs $350 (AR), has a beautiful, sleek design, is small AND powerful enough to do what 95% of us use computers for, is simply outstanding.
I have a very expensive Dell XPS laptop (M1330) and I honestly would probably be happier with the Asus which costs a fraction of what the Dell did.
One thing that this little netbook excels at is acting as a DVD player for my kids when travelling. I ripped some of their movies and DVDs, downloaded VLC media player, and on the plane when one of the kids couldn't sleep, they were able to easily watch some Backyardigans (here again, small form factor and long batt life was much appreciated) Handles ripped mpeg superbly, and a host of other formats.
PROS: Price. Form factor (small!). Style. Ease of use (all kinds of extras and goodies that make things easier). Price. Memory is expandable (don't make the mistake I did and get the 1 GB upgrade chip...you need to buy a 2 GB chip since you have to pull the original chip and replace, not add to). Did I mention price? Battery life is almost unbelievable. Multitouch touchpad!
CONS: ? I am NEVER at a loss for cons on my reviews...but seriously...what can you say here at this price point, for a unit that performs as well as laptops costing 3x more? I guess I can say I wish it had an addtl headphone output so the second kid could watch movies!? :D
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