Acer Aspire Z5610

Pros: Browsing the web is really cool. Passing by the PC without sitting down or leaning over just to see a site... very nice. Watch Hulu ect. from bed because of large super clear screen is great. All wireless means moving it to different rooms is easy.

Cons: For some.. the specs are average.. not cutting edge processor or graphics card. If you get over enthusiastic can run too many things and slow it down. Usually four or five high intensity programs. Trade off for the price and screen size.

Summary: After a month of ownership, for me this is 5 stars. Took off half a star just because some may think a little better processor or larger HD might be better or graphics card for that matter. Not being a gamer, and a pretty average pc user, none of those affect me. I had to try opening a bunch of programs to see where it is limited. I found a combination that did slow it, but not how I use the PC in real life. I assumed multitouch would be something I might use on occasion.. but find it useful and used on nearly every session on the PC. Especially browsing. Scrolling and resizing small text to larger is much easier by touch. That's not just the novelty of it anymore.. that has worn off. When I use the netbook I tend to forget an tap the screen sometimes.

I love the form factor as well.. all wireless no tower. Just one cord from the PC to the wall outlet. This means moving it from room to room or even taking to someones house is no big deal. I won't ever have all those wires again... touch screen or not.

For now there is the fun factor of showing this off too. Even my kids who have smart boards in the classroom and watch CNN where they see touchscreen all the time are amazed that the same is sitting on a desk.. :) That's fun to see. How often is anyone impressed with a PC anymore? Sure a real computer geek can be with massive specs... but just looking at it? It's fun being the first on your block so to speak.. :) And for 800 to 900 bucks.

Windows 7 works really nicely. I am like most people and kept XP and skipped Vista. I haven't found anything to complain about there.

Really I think if you do normal things on a PC like I do... you won't go wrong with this one. The screen size is great, the performance is more than enough... the form factor is great. The components are tried and true. For me it's the intangibles and not the raw numbers that make this PC non-negotiable. New OS and capabilities, combined with stable parts. Well thought out form factor. It is just a nice step up from boring and not so wild that you have to learn anything, or unlearn anything. It will definitely keep us average people happy until the next technological leap occurs, whatever that is and whenever it is affordable. If you like everything as high powered as can be, and want to pay for that, wait and I am sure more will get crammed in there. For mom, dad and the kids... or home office use... we wouldn't gain much from cramming more in.