I think I'm pretty much alone on this forum in preferring the standard OS most of the time. The one 'killer app' I've found with 3MX is the Dillo web browser, which is incredibly responsive compared to Bon Echo / Firefox. FF3 is just too slow to be useful, in my experience. Bon Echo
can work with patience and the right plug-ins (AdBlock Plus and NoScript as a minimum). Some sites are better than others. Forums and webmail seem to work pretty well for me.
Be aware that Flash isn't incorporated into the browser, so YouTube and its ilk is a non-starter (with one exception, see * below). You
can use the offline Flash player to play downloaded Flash games and so on, the media player
will play downloaded Flash Video, and you
can use the (*) VideoOnline app to stream stuff in real-time from YouTube. The user experience is somewhat variable.

- nothing like visiting YouTube on a browser on a desktop PC. You can forget playing Runescape and suchlike, too.
There is no Java implementation on this machine and it's unlikely to happen in the foreseeable future.
I've found the media player to be pretty good as an MP3 player (especially through headphones), and just about adequate for playing movies. I often let my kids use it in the car for this very purpose. The screen can break up if the images changes quickly but other than that, I find it quite acceptable. As ever, your mileage may vary.
Word processing is fine on AbiWord (you can import and save in Word .doc format). I have no use for a spreadsheet so I can't comment on that side of things.
I like the built-in games and there's a good selection of ready-compiled ones to download and install. A good way to waste a few minutes. I'd recommend the purchase of an optical USB mouse for fast and accurate gaming, though - the joypad's just a wee bit too fiddly and the buttons are just a wee bit too firm (and loud !

). You can get one for under £4 at Asda currently.
It isn't the fastest machine on the planet but if you look upon it as a glorified PDA/appliance rather than a cut-down PC, you might find yourself amazed at what it's capable of. It is very sturdy and not having a moving hard disk means it's fairly resistant to shocks. I like the feel of it and my daughters' friends always "ooh" and "aah" over the 'cute teensy computer' whenever I take it along to pick them up somewhere.
Wireless connectivity seems to be a bit variable but version 7.0 of the OS solves a lot of woes in that dept. I've certainly never encountered any problems on my home Wi-Fi. Full disclosure: I recently stayed at a hotel where my Windows laptop connected to the Wi-Fi first time no problem but both the LLL and Puppy Linux (on the same laptop !) simply could not connect at all; They could see the network but could not negotiate a stable connection.
Overall, I'm pleased with what I got for my money. I suspect I'll upgrade to a pre-owned EEE PC or an Acer Aspire One in a year or so but the LLL fits my portable computing needs pretty well for the time being. Enjoy your purchase and remember that you're not alone - chances are if you run into any difficulties, it's been discussed to death on here first !
