www.netbooknews.com Intel's Classmate PC apart from being rugged also comes with a whole host of software that focuses on handwriting, organizing school projects and the ability to create their own ebooks. The Classmate PC has a Atom N450 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD and is a convertible tablet. It offers eReading applications, water-resistant keyboard, touchpad and screen, improved ruggedness with drop test from desk height, bump and scratch resistance surfaces and structures, and an optional anti-microbial keyboard. In tablet mode, the palm rejection feature ignores the touch of hands resting on the screen, allowing students to write and draw intuitively. If the unit comes stocked with the 6 cell battery you're looking at 8.5 hours of battery life with WiFi and provides the options of 3G, GPS & WiMAX.