After some time to adapt to its control, it is a marvellous PDA / UMPC

This is never a general purpose notebook and every interested potential owner should know clear his/her own usage with this machine and judge whether this is suitable. For me, it fits my usage in excellent ways, as a portable ebook reader of any common format for English + Asian languages, a video players for all available formats, and for running some simple special purpose applications that only have the Windows version.

A lot of people claimed that they were dis-satisfied with the boot up time and responsiveness of Windows Vista with this machine. I personally find it not an issue. I only reboot the machine once per a few weeks and most of the time I just put it into either sleep / hibernate. Besides, unlike my full-size notebook, I seldom open more than 3 applications in the same time.

This is my first tablet PC and I took more than 1 week to get used to the controls and interfaces. After that I find it pretty convenient to use. In terms of convenience, it should never be directly  more

The best UMPC on the market

A bought this UMPC almost 3 months ago and I have only positive notes to give it. It has performed as advertised and the price for the features it offers cannot be beat. Everything from the crystal clear "Tablet" screen to the long battery life is all thumbs up. And, yes, it is very small but coupled with a bluetooth keyboard it will find many uses in just about any situations it is exposed to. I would recommend for beginners to check [...] for excellent information on the latest UMPC's and what they really have to offer.

Remember, you will not be disappointed if the homework is done before purcase!!!

For writers -- forgettabaudit!

I'm a professional writer and I like these little gizmos for working in the field. I went to a dealer to do a test drive. The keyboard was a show-stopper for me. If you don't mind a small keyboard -- and I don't -- the size isn't a problem. It's about the same size as my old HP Palmtop. But the keyboard design sucks. Only 1 shift key, on the left side. And the space key (which also doubles as Tab) is too small. I'm a Biblical typist (seek and ye shall find) so I need that second shift key on the right side. For a small unit, I think the ASUS Eee PCs offer a better solution -- for writers, remember.