(I specified 2.1 because my laptop won't go past that version. I would have probably done this anyway since 3.x and on introduces shaders as mandatory?).
Thanks to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertex_Buffer_Object I am starting to grasp how simple it can be to use VBO's (I am still not positive about IBO's?). What I have understood so far is the primary reason to use them is a performance boost gained due to the fact that data is now stored in video memory.
What I would like to know is how I am supposed to use them in a practical context. For instance, all of what I have seen has been setting up one Vertex Buffer Object and drawing one triangle or one cube, etc. What if I want to draw 2 or more? Do I set up a new VBO for each entity that I want to draw? Or do I magically append to some static VBO that I setup early on?