A netbook just for travel!

It has limited uses but it sure is a travellers delight. I got the Acer Aspire One 751h after swearing a netbook is no use. Now its a real handy andy! So light! And instant wireless connections anywhere, without any effort on your part. 

So whats not so great - well theres no DVD drive and I spent another hundred dollars on an external one. Why? To make backup DVDs of the system. Now if you have been using laptops for as long as I have you will know that as sure as the sun rises and sets each day, one day that laptop/netbook will die and you will have to reinstall the OS. And you cant do it if you dont have the backups and none come with this netbook. A fact I found out after the purchase. Theres no other way to do the backup except to an external DVD drive and if you dont have one and nobody else has one either to lend you, then you are stuck with buying it. 

Other than this issue I am quite happy with this netbook though it does seem a little too plasticky and not at all robust. So handle with TLC. 

Windows 7

There have been a surprising number of complaints about glitches in Windows 7 after upgrading. The system hangs and goes nowhere. (Had a car like that once!) I would suggest waiting a bit. Remember the old saying - never be the first to try anything or the last to quit!