HP Pavilion dm1-4170us

The features alone made this a no brainer and the extra 1.1" in screen size really makes a difference.

They clarity and color of the screen are exceptional IMHO.

Screen is alright, I'm not a fan of the glassy screens that are common for computers now, but it seems just as good as it's competitors.

And the keyboard on this machine is a bit tighter requiring a bit more touch than my other one but it's nothing I've found to be difficult.

The battery does perform very well, and I find the computer quite fast, indeed it typically feels faster than my desktop at work which has an Intel I7-2600 processor.

I think this tiny netbook packs a lot of punch with it's I3 core processor, limited memory and multiple applications running.

It makes an enormous difference to have an i3 processor instead of the AMD or Atom options found in less expensive models...as a matter of fact, that one factor was the reason why I hesitated for an extra week before proceeding with the purchase; considering how prices are fluctuating so much online in the last week or so, please don't wait...you might have to pay substantially more than I did (mine cost $489 and was bought the first weekend of May).

It has a slower processor but not enough to hamper anything I have done.

Adding another 4GB of RAM would definitely be worth the investment for this computer.

I looked and there is only one slot for RAM, but it does have 4 gigs.