Awesome for students.

It's a great laptop. The operating system is extremely stable, runs fast, and is simply great. The machine itself is very confortable to carry around at school and to use, due to its small size. Battery life is about 4-5 hours, but with the screen turned off and simply using it as a jukebox, I got 7 hours. (more than rated). I recommend this computer for any student. Oh and YES, it is compatible with windows. I always share files with my home PC with no problems.(wirelessly too).I always was a windows XP fan, until I got this laptop and my opinion changed.
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