I’m a commuting college student and have tons of time between classes/labs. I bought this to surf and work on my online class during that time. My teachers also allow us to take notes on laptops/netbooks so this comes in handy because I don’t have to carry as much around. I will be upgrading the RAM soon because of the speed I’m used to, but it’s still pretty quick without the extra gig. The only thing I really have to get used to is the bumpy tracking area/mouse. The camera and mic work splendidly with Skype. Amazon shipped this very quickly and the packaging was done well. Anyway, this is my first netbook and I LOVE IT already!