Well, we can disagree, I guess. Price is an object for many. The lack of a HD is a plus for me. 12 inches is far too large for me. The windows aren't that big a problem, because you can drag them anywhere by holding the Alt key while dragging. Most are fine, but some apps require it because they've hard-coded the window size. Poor programming, but we have to live with it. It runs any modern OS around that any other Intel box will run. I agree that you can get a desktop cheaper. I got my desktop at Fry's for under $200 at Fry's, several years ago. I had to install Windows on it, though, because Windows costs more than $200, even on an OEM box. I wasn't up for Linspire at the time. I'm seriously considering putting some version of Linux back on it, though. Windows takes forever to boot, while my Eee go from completely off to ready to go in about 20 seconds, to the full desktop. From standby, it takes maybe 5. There are lots of choices, and making the correct choice is more difficult when people with no actual knowledge obfuscate things with uninformed opinions. I couldn't be happier with my Eee, but not everyone feels the same way. You need some computer knowledge to do more than the basics with it, but that doesn't bother me. It does some who only know Windows.