This is possibly one of the best buys I have ever made, I bought it to surf the internet and write essays around the house but it has ended up replacing my main computer, the only tasks it can't handle are high end gaming! The battery life is brilliant, the keyboard is almost full size and easy to use, it has all the ports you need, the RAM is easily and cheaply upgradable to 2GB (which I would highly advise) and you can now buy kits for around £60 to turn the screen into a touch screen, what more could you want! It is small enough to fit in a schoolbag or work bag, around the size of a large book, and only weighs a little over a kilo, which makes all the difference even if you are just using it around the house, wherever I go, my NC10 goes! It is surprisingly fast and very reliable and as I said, that combined with the great battery life means you will have a great laptop you can rely on in any situation.