I bought my netbook for use in a month-long trial in Montana. I was able to run Outlook, Word and surf the web (via wifi) all at the same time. I also connected it to a projector to run powerpoints, slide shows and video. I paid $200 for it. Its definitely not my primary computer but for traveling I've been super happy with it. Its been to Europe a few times and spent a month bouncing around in my backpack in South America.