Pros: Nice little units, ordered 2 for the kids Christmas gifts. Loaded Windows 7 Prof with no issues, need Prof version so they can be controlled via Group Policy. Asus has all the drivers needed on their site for a Windows 7 install. Peppy performance, have 2Gb RAM sticks on order, that should pep them up even more. Ordered Friday, at my door Tuesday morning - Newegg Roxors!

Cons: Not really a con but I know one kid is going to be all ADD about smuges and fingerprints, the other will not care. Don't get black if you can't handle smuges. Another con would be they didn't come with free monkies or pandas.

Overall Review: Please include free monkies or pandas next time. Thanks.

Pros: Light, good battery life. Windows shows around 3.5 hours, but I have not done real life tests.

Cons: Touch pad might grind on your fingers (it has raised dots), if they have delicate skin. Or maybe I'm just pushing down too hard on it.

Overall Review: Worth noting: if you want to upgrade RAM to 2 gb, you need to take out the 1 gb module and replace it with 2 GB ddr2 so-dimm 667mhz. I used Kingston 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Laptop Memory Model KVR667D2SO/2GR - Retail. N82E16820134549

Pros: They thing is super light weight, it weighs less than just 1 of my textbooks. So far I've been able to get 3/5 class textbooks online for cheaper and because they're digital weigh nothing to always "carry" them around. Comes with a built in "overclocking" feature which seems to work well, havent bench marked anything but I didnt buy it for heavy use. The key board is pretty comfortable and the hard outer shell is really nice. I had a previous one that had a soft shell and any pressure would affect the monitor which is what eventually gave out first.

Cons: For some reason the 160GB hard drive was partitioned into 2 parts with the 2nd one empty. No idea why, but it was nothing that partition magic couldn't fix quickly. Also, I've got pretty big hands so often times my fingers would slip over from the mouse clicker to the touchpad by accident and cause it to go into "resize your screen" mode which is super annoying, but easy enough to turn off. I love that there is an on case button to turn off and on the touchpad, makes typing really easy to do on the slightly smaller pad.

Overall Review: Definitely worth the buy. 5 hours of battery life was more than enough for my needs so it was worth saving the extra over the next up. All in all, very impressed.

Pros: Screen & keyboard are very nice. Overall a good quality product. WinXP Home was ok, but lightweight Crunchbang Linux makes it a fast and fun laptop. Touchpad is ok at best, so go for an application launcher, such as Launchy (runs on Windows) or Kupfer (Linux only), and use keyboard shortcuts.

Cons: Like others have mentioned, battery life is about 3.5hr, and no bluetooth. The plastic ring/cover around the screen popped out the other day. It snapped back in with a firm push. Those are not really cons considering the price, so I'm not knocking any egg.

Overall Review: Linux and Google Chrome browser are perfect fit for this little gem.

Pros: This is a Great compact netbook. My wife and I use this for business and travel. She uses this netbook for meetings to take notes and to do any writing she needs to do on the plane. We both use it to access the web for e-mail and other work related business. We love it. Its small, light weight, and fast enough for its use. I'm thinking of getting a second one just for me.

Cons: Not big cons but, maybe to have 2gb of ram would be nice? Longer battery life if it wouldn't add to much to the weight too.

Overall Review: I do wish it had a longer battery life, but this would probably make it a bit heavier. The ac adapter is small, light weight thou and you could carry it in a pocket if you had too. I have Windows Office 2007 on it and that works fine. This baby does what I need it to. Its not an overclocked gaming rig but it fills the niche it was made for perfectly.

Pros: Quick, reliable, XP, Fn + Spacebar toggles speed modes, keyboard is well mapped out and though smaller, it still feels like a full sized. I have BIG hands and I dont find myself too cramped. 3 USBs are more than enough for portability. Battery life (on SUPER PERFORMANCE MODE I got 5hrs while downloading 42gb of torrents at a time) Not only was the system responsive to still use the internet, but it seemed to offload network traffic to the correct areas. being an ultraportable computer, this is an ESSENTAIL feature.

Cons: only 1gb of memory. This thing would "scream" with two, and im going to buy asap. Although, it works perfect wit 1gb of mem, id love to have that extra buffer. I haven't stretched out the limits of this system, but have a good idea what they are. -VID CARD SEEMS TO BE THE WEAK LINK. don't get a netbook if you are expecting to run...anything....with the vid card using shared system mem, anything graphical is pretty taxing on system performance. Flash video will have the occasional hiccup (local media will chug along just fine) but ONLY one vid at a time. Can't open up a bunch of Youtube tabs and switch between them, something I do frequently on most other systems. -This would be a steal if it came with a Win 7 Upgrade for Free like all other laptops/desktops

Overall Review: I use this netbook to access my home server so HDD space wasnt an issue. The partioning is actually good for me, maybe not for others (cause I have my auto backup to my server and just save the OS partition). two 80gb partitions, one for storage, other for OS and expansion. Really wish it came with a windows 7 upgrade like everything else on the market but for $285 with a laptop "essentials" kit, I can't complain. Shipping was only a day...and free. Newegg only carries top of the line products, a the cheapest price, and ships the fastest. If you are looking for a SECONDARY mobile computer, and don't need it to play games, just to access material (email, servers, social networking sites, torrents, etc.) pick this netbook up now and stop debating Final thoughts-Keep tabs in IE/FF down to around 4-5. Torrrent Dl's are fine if you use something with a "U".

Pros: Lightweight and ultraportable. Looks very neat and rather sleek. The computer runs really nice and smooth. Long lasting battery and just a all around nice little net book.

Cons: The Asus installed software like any name brand computer is mainly bloatware and took about an hour to remove. Between that and the trial version of the programs they loaded is the only reason I am giving this 4 eggs.

Pros: It has fast internet capabilities, easy to use straight out of the box, great keyboard, and has high built in functionality. My brother bought this with a dvd writer and he now plays games on it.

Cons: you usually cannot find a fast enough router to take advantage of the high speed. No cd/dvd rom.

Overall Review: it came with a dvd for backup. with no dvd player.