I bought my Dell Inspiron mini 10v about 18 months ago in the duty free shop at Manchester Airport. Her who must be Obeyed wasn't best pleased "we're going on holiday to relax not play about on a computer" she said.
Found it to be and absolute dream to use. Yes it is a bit limited, but it's a Note Book. If you want something that's all singing and dancing then it's not the thing to buy.
Not having a CD Drive is a bit of a grind, so having a stand alone CD drive and floppy drive is a bonus
I've had no problems with it, boots up fast, battery life is good, the built in camera is pretty good as well. I don't like mouse pads so got a wi fi mouse and her who must be obeyed thinks its the Bees Knees and does her online shopping on it.

I got one of these about 6 months ago, I use it in front of the tv when something comes to mind that I'd like to know about, film reviews, amazon orders etc. Its pretty good, its fast and it turns on in no time, battery life really good, a pretty solid purchase for me.