I have a ASUS EEE PC with a dual core Atom processor and 2g RAM and I'm happy with it. An earlier reply gave it a bad review of being slow with poor resolution and for some applications, that's very true. You have to decide what you want it for. As for myself, I bought it over an IPAD/tablet. I rejected the IPAD and other "tablets" because I did not want to be dependent on someone else's WIFI or the additional upfront and monthly cost of 3G; the netbook offers a lot more flexibility with the USB and other ports and you're not susceptible unsecured networks. I bought this exclusively for travel. I wanted to surf and do simple word processing. I wanted a device that I could check my email accounts and stay connected during my travels. I didn't want to take my bulkier laptop on trips. It comes with Windows 7 Starter edition and I considered upgrading to Home Premium however, I found that I didn't have to for my purposes. I installed iTunes for entertainment and OpenOffice for my work. I can connect to the internet using WiFi, ethernet cable, a USB dongle or my Droid OS phone. Yes, the last two connect speeds are slow when compared to the others but, for me, it does what I bought it for. Cost? 400 bucks. A big selling point for me was the battery life. Its advertised for 13 hours and I've reached 11 a couple of times. But, remember, the more stuff you hook to it or run on it simultaneously, the shorter the battery life; you'll find that that is true with all netbooks/laptops. The one "feature" I didn't like was that ASUS partitioned the 250g harddrive in half (approx). I would have preferred that that not be done. I've reserved the "C" drive for installations and put all my user files on the "D" drive. This took a bit of work creating and dropping users but in the end it was worth the effort. Since my wife travels with me she was jealous from our last trip and insisted on her own - so, I bought a second one. Good luck.