Grade: 5 stars (out of five).

The scoop: HP Pavilion dm1 notebook (dm1-3010nr) with 4G LTE, starts at $600 (with two-year data contract).

What is it? This is a combination of a notebook and a netbook, giving users the performance of one and the mobility of the other. Features include the 4G LTE Mobile Broadband support (can also connect to Verizon's 3G EV-DO network where 4G isn't available), integrated Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), a 320GB hard drive, 2GB of RAM, 7 OS (Home Premium), a built-in webcam, six-cell lithium-ion battery and an 11.6-inch LED screen.

BACKGROUND:

Why it's cool: I'm not particularly a big fan of netbook devices, because what they give you in terms of portability you have to give up in performance, storage capacity and battery life. So the coolest part of the dm1 for me was the 4G LTE access. In my tests, I could get download speeds of 29.62Mbps in Framingham, Mass. (in the same area as a 4G cell tower), and average upload speeds of about 10.59Mbps. At my home near Worcester, Mass., I was able to achieve 28.10Mbps of download speeds on average, and about 8.23Mbps of upload speeds. For comparison, my home broadband speeds were a comparatively pathetic 4.85Mbps of download speeds, and 1.06Mbps of upload.