I doubt the utility of these things too. But there are certain advantages, for example it is light-weight and has wi-fi, 10" screen is better than a 3.2" screen for web & some document editing. has long battery life. you could also watch an odd movie in your free time. Of course, if it is possible to carry around a laptop, that would be much better. But still, there is something in these cute devices which people love. Atleast they are better than iPad as in you can connect your external devices & use a full fledged OS on it and is priced half of iPad, If iPad is a success, why would netbooks be a failure? (Sorry Apple, here is a person who doesn't like your stupid device with that stupid name!)