After doing my online research, I determined this is what I wanted based on reports and reviews. It was on a bit of a sale when I bought it, so that didn't hurt either.
I use this netbook as my primary work computer as a software engineer. It gets a lot of daily use, including typing and internet browsing (man pages aren't for me).
Pros:
* Great battery life. I've had it report up to 10 hours remaining at times, although it was with networking off and screen dimmed. With screen at max, on network, I can reliably get 5 hours.
* Nice screen. Even at minimum brightness, if you're not in sunlight, you can easily see and read the screen.
* Resolution. 1024x600 gives you a pretty good view of most web sites. It's even enough to play your favorite video games like starcraft, diablo, etc...
* 93% keyboard. Apparently that's how big the keyboard is compared to a standard one. It's not too bad to type on. I use it for 8 hours a day, every day, and haven't encountered any more typos than usual.
* SD card reader. This is a nice addition, I always have an SD card for quick little backups.
* Blue. It's a really nice color.
Cons:
* Cramped keyboard = bad shortcuts. Unfortunately for me, I use the home/end keys literally hundreds of times a day. These keys are situated on the arrow keys, requiring me to press Fn+Up to go home. When I want to highlight an entire line of text (Fn+Shift+Up), it's pretty inconvenient. Most people don't even know where their home key is though, so it depends on how you'd be using it how this would affect you.
* Ubuntu Karmic Koala. I have this installed, and in order to use some functions (such as adjusting screen brightness), it was necessary for me to flash my BIOS. This may or may not bother you.
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