i looked at the 8 and 10 and the 8 just looked too small. i went to best buy and looked at the HP and Dell's. I'm probably gonna buy it around back to school time, since there will probably be great deals on them.

my only problem was the touchpad/mouse thing. i would probably have to get a wireless mouse to go with mine. but these past two semester, it was murder toting around my regular laptop, just because it was so big.

if i got a mini, it would be lighter and more convenient. i have MS one note i wanna put on it, but my dad said he could probably find a USB cd/dvd combo drive for 60 or less.

other than HP and Dell, does anyone have any experience with the other brands?