I was looking for a cheap alternative to a laptop and this is certainly what the ASUS 1008HA is. It is sleek, lightweight, fast and beautiful to look at! It is about handbag sized and incredibly light, so very portable. Mine is black and shiny (it comes with a cloth like a glasses cleaner to keep it smudge free). It is also called a Seashell which is because it shuts like a clam, leaving only smooth edges. As it's a netbook, it has a smaller keyboard, which you soon get used to. The screen is also very small, but it has a zoom (like on an iphone). This is easy to use, but it takes a while to get used to the mousepad, as you keep zooming by ...  Read the complete review

Lovely to look at, shiny, red, slim, classy. At least until you've picked it up, after that its covered in fingerprints and smudges. However that doesn't stop it from working so unless looks are all you want don't worry too much. A bit more of a draw back is the glossy screen. This also picks up finger prints and smudges easily so don't touch it! Also you have to be quite careful where you point the screen as it make a pretty good mirror in bright conditions! Almost all of the external connections are covered by hinged plastic doors. The VGA connection is not only covered but also requires the use of an adapter (which plugs into a slot in the ...  Read the complete review