Pros: Very portable Good price Colorful, Good resolution Boots fast Easy to use Integrates with my regular laptop (networking, documents) Utilizes popularity (webmail, google docs, igoogle) Connects to wireless fairly easily, as well as printers and network You can install Windows XP (they give you a manual), but you need your own software (I haven't tried this) Good selection of software (yes, it looks like open source, but that's not a bad thing, it keeps the price low)--Open Office, etc.

Cons: No carrying case like the more expensive model has Keys on keyboard are slightly off from a standard keyboard, so typing can be a little difficult (for example, the shift key being more over to the right than normal) My average female hands fit ok on the keyboard, but large or long fingers will probably have a problem) They give restore CDs, though of course there is no CD drive! Perhaps SD card versions would've been more appropriate since that is the only drive besides USB ports. So I guess you'll have to attach something external. Screen could've been bigger if the speakers weren't taking up so much space on the side The media player doesn't have good equalizer controls (only stereo enhancement, so I didn't see any bass control--It still sounds pretty good though considering its size) No webcam in this version (Basically, for $50 less (than the $350 model) you get a colored laptop, half the memory and drive space, no webcam, no carrying case)

Overall Review: I thought the manufacturer did a decent job with making this linux operating system feel like windows, so the learning curve is almost nonexistent. I bought this for writing because of its portability, so I didn't need the most expensive model and I don't care about using Windows since this is a secondary computer. I'm glad to see manufacturers are bringing back portability with functionality (i.e., pda's don't suit all productivity, especially for writers) Overall I am happy with it, and glad I waited a bit for this $299 model to come out.