Pros: 1. Long battery life 9 hours watching movies using speakers. (Settings, WLAN off, Blutooth off. Battery settings max battery.) Using VLC media player everything runs smooth. 2. 1 GB Ram is perfect for this netbook, upgrading to 2GB even if its only $20 is not worth it in my opinion. 3. Able to play 720p video smoothly using VLC. Make sure that you turn the battery setting to Home/ Desktop. In max battery mode it will not play it smoothly or at all. 4. Very nice screen. A little light bleeding on the edges but only on completely black scenes. 5. Very sturdy. Fit and finish seems superior to other netbooks in this range. 6. Best keyboard of all the netbooks I've tried. 7. Strong wireless reception. 8. Older games work suprisingly well. Although the screen resolution presents a problem to some of them. Editing the games config file usually fixes it. 9. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CHARGING CABLE. You need to push it all the way in. 2 Clicks not 1

Cons: 1. Trackpad takes some time getting used to. It does allow scrolling, (on the right side) but there is no marking, its just at the outside of the pad area. I still find myself missing it. 2. The case/sleeve should have a small pouch for accessories maybe.

Overall Review: This is the best laptop Ive ever owned. Sure its not a high end gaming laptop, however you can actually use this on the go. Its perfect, long battery life, and small so you will actually take it with you. I recommend using VOB2MPEG program for turning your movies into mpegs for use on this. VLC player works perfectly. GMABOOSTER allows you to boost the graphics without changing voltage and it does give a benefit in 3d games. Instead of an external dvd drive, use an internal with a gutted external Hard drive enclosure for cheap. It works better than networking the drive or using a usb stick IMO.

Pros: 1. Story 2. Sounds are great with a few exceptions 3. Graphics are good, but not as good as they should be for 2008

Cons: 1. Should be able to "heal" by ducking in authentic 2. Iron sights do not work when dug in, so you have no idea at all what you are shooting at (in authentic) 3. Too much one man army gameplay. 4. Your AI squad can't kill enemies. 5. Why is it a survival horror in some parts. 6. Who the flop cares about Franky 7. They turned this franchise into a cross between Call of Duty and MOH: Airborne, but only using the worst parts of each. 8. You can't order your tank around like in the first one, you drive it, use the main gun, and the machine gun all by yourself. Again this is something that you see in BF1942, or Call of Duty. 9. Enemy AI is worthless when you are in tank. They stand there and shoot your tank with a rifle, until you kill them. 10. Cutscenes are too long and too frequent

Overall Review: This third installment, is nothing like the first two. This franchise was original, and realistic. Now it has turned into a pile of mainstream junk. If I wanted to play Call of duty, or MOH one man army I would have bought those instead. Thanks a lot Ubisoft, once again, as with Far Cry you have ruined another title.

Pros: Overall this is a great game. It rewards exploration. The free roaming AI are considerably better than Stalker SOC, and CS. AI will loot bodies, making them feel more like human controlled players. The graphics are good on a high end machine. There are better looking games out there but they do not have the gameplay of this one. I would give this game a 90/100

Cons: In my opinion there are only a few things that could make this game better. 1. Coop with 1 or more players. 2. Not having to take a guide to the different areas. Just be able to walk there. 3. Destructible environments. 4. A few vehicles

Overall Review: This game ran perfectly with no crashes on Q6600 @ 3.2 -8gb RAM - GTX 285 OC - Vista 64 (1920x1200)

Pros: 1. Open ended military simulator. 2. Great graphics, however you will need a good setup to play it. (It strains systems more than Crysis) 3. Heal teamates (patch up) drag or carry wounded comrades. 4. Involved community already has small mods available. 5. Play COOP through the campaign with up to 4 people. 6. Generate random scenarios, build full missions, or download community missions means lots of replayability. 7. Developers work hard to patch the game and listen to its consumers

Cons: 1. Steep learning curve for those not familiar with Armed Assault (ARMA) 2. There are still some performance issues with certain graphic card cpu combos. Please read BIS Forums. 3. Voices although a little better than Armed Assault (ARMA) are still pretty bad in some places. Download mod to fix AI radio spamming.

Overall Review: I have the european version of this game which was released by 505 but it is identical. This is a military simulator not really a game. It is difficult but rewarding if you learn and think tactically. Read about VBS 1 and VBS 2 which are actually used to train troops in different countries. This "game" is made by those developers. Playing Very high & high (AA, Postprocessing OFF) @ 1920 x 1200 on Vista 64 -- Q6600 @ 3.0 -- 8GB DDR2 -- XFX GTX 285 1GB Black Edition

Pros: 1. Menu's and overall controls are streamlined over X3 reunion 2. Best graphics of any space sim to date. 3. Rewarding if you spend enough time to learn. 4. Lots of space to explore, lots of missions.

Cons: 1. Players new to the X universe will have to spend awhile learning the controls, menus. 2. Some of the voice acting is really bad.

Overall Review: This is not a space combat sim, although it has combat in it. Its about trading, exploring, and fighting. You have to do all three. This is an open universe to explore. It doesn't hold your hand. So if you buy this expecting X-wing, wing commander, or Freespace, you will be disappointed. If you give it time however, it can be a great game. Runs maxed out @ 1920 x 1200 on : Q6600 (3.0Ghz) 8GB DDR2, 8800 GTX OC, Vista 64 bit.

Pros: This game is still a lot of fun even though it came out a few years ago. The fact that you have to actually flank the enemy and use tactics to kill are big plus. The graphics while not top notch now, still look good @ 1920 x 1200. The aiming system is good in that it is difficult and it requires you to use the iron sights. The guns do realistic damage. If you hit a german center mass or in the head he is dead. MOH and COD require you to shoot the guy more times than is neccessary. You characters speed is realistic. For all those that came from MOH, COD and Unreal games it will seem slow. Thats because it was made more for realism.

Cons: 1. Can't lean or go prone. 2. Sometimes there are barriers that really don't look like they should block you. It is fairly linear. 3. People that complain that all you do is flank, and that its hard to shoot. Clearly they haven't shot a rifle, because you can't be a deadeye like in COD or MOH. Those games are really fake, and you are the hero. Flanking and using teamwork is essential in actual combat.

Overall Review: For this price delivered its a steal. There is a cheat you can get that will allow you to play on authentic right from the beginning, and I highly recommend it. All in all I think that if you haven't played this game you should check it out.