Acer Aspire V3-551G-8454 Notebook AMD A-Series A8-4500M(1.90GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 7670M

Pros: Quad core; just keep throwing more work at it, it'll keep chugging.
Integrated graphics are unbelievable; can tackle most games at med-high with no problem. Combine the integrated with the discrete in crossfire (for certain titles) and it gets even better.
1600MHz RAM is noticeably quick and there is a vacant soDIMM slot for future upgrades.
Wireless N + Bluetooth 4.0 + Gigabit Ethernet.
Windows 8 boots with "SSD speeds" but on a 5400RPM HDD (I average 9 seconds from power button to lockscreen)
Keyboard is very comfortable + 10key pad. Also has no proprietary keys that only work with particular programs as some other machines do. Every key is usable with straight Windows.
Touchpad is better than others give it credit for (just disable any annoying gestures especially tap-to-click and it's much better) Hey at least it has separate buttons instead of "touch zones"
Runs surprisingly cool for having AMD chips under the hood. (even under load)
Battery life is ~5 hrs on "Balanced".
DVD drive is very sturdy. (Doesn't rattle when the disc spins. Even massively unbalanced discs are nice and quiet.)
Ships with x64 bit Windows 8. (give Win 8 a chance it's just windows 7 with some new graphics tacked onto it.)
Dolby Home Theater v4 keeps speakers from crackling at higher volumes. Audio out jacks are wired well and don't "hiss" through speakers or headphones. Headphone out jack supports headsets that combine the mic and phones on the same 3.5mm plug, as well as standard headphones.
Comes with quite a bit of preloaded bloatware, BUT it all uninstalls nicely and without issues.
Screen is plenty bright and plenty dark and has decent blacks.
Machine is very light for it's size.
Webcam and built-in mic are decent.
Media card reader works well.

Cons: Some titles suffer from graphical micro-stuttering because the two GPUs take turns rendering every other frame. (many games are optimized to overcome this so it's not a big deal.) The integrated GPU is so powerful, I'd recommend running everything you can off of it alone, (solves stuttering, runs cooler, saves energy) if the integrated is not cutting it, then throw in the discrete GPU.
Graphics hardware can only run in two modes, integrated GPU only or BOTH integrated and discrete GPUs in crossfire. You cannot run off the discrete alone.
Definitely should get an 8GB 1600MHz RAM kit for this, 4GB is ok for a while, but you'll start to feel the sluggishness of dumping memory to HDD cache under heavier loads.
While it boots quickly, 5400 RPM HDD is a tad slow. I live with it, but others may want to upgrade to something faster.
Although 2.8GHz turbo core is listed in the specs, I have never been able to hit 2.8GHz. The highest I've ever seen is 2.28GHz. (Still feels plenty fast though)
Screen's colors are a bit washed out, but... you can't win em all.
Speakers may not crackle, but they are very quiet and have, as little as makes no difference, no bass whatsoever. Movie dialog is crisp and loud, but music will suffer from the lack of bass.
Glossy black finish is not the easiest to keep shiny, it collects fingerprints badly.
Outer casing plastic is not the sturdiest. Flexes a little under pressure, but I've seen worse. Just be gentle with it.
Power brick gets quite hot under heavy load. (Charging and gaming combined)

Other Thoughts: I had difficulty installing Linux on this machine, likely due to the odd GPU setup. Your mileage may vary.
The crossfired GPUs mean that the graphics drivers must be repackaged by the manufacturer, AMD's normal drivers won't work properly. I suppose you could build your own drivers, but I've never tried that myself. Just something to think about.
For the money, this laptop has blown away my expectations. I would highly recommend this to a friend.
After owning this machine for 7 months or so, and using it heavily and daily at college, (programming and gaming) not one thing has gone wrong. All the ports still work (and I use every single one of them every day).

Pros: Cheap

Cons: Sound is awful, even with the "Professionally Tuned" Dolby sound which tends to constantly turn itself on and off. It still sounds very echo-y. Want to watch streaming video? My 3 year old Compaq laptop is better at watching streaming video. The network card in this is not very good either. I consistently pull only 3-4 bars while my other devices easily get full signal. The "dual videocards" are laughably awful.

Other Thoughts: I haven't bothered upgrading to 8gigs of ram and with the network performance I am getting out of this; I won't bother. I do not recommend this laptop. Spend $500 on candy instead.

Pros: It was snappy out of the box, but after upgrading the ram with an extra 4GB, it's lightning fast! It plays games like a dream. I know it isn't some elite gaming beast, but it plays games very, very well. WoW, Skyrim, Minecraft, DOTA 2 and others all play on really high settings without the slightest lag.

Also, don't forget to uninstall some of the bloat that comes with it. You can free up quite a bit of space that way.

Cons: Here it comes: Windows 8. I say it is a con, but honestly, after playing with it for a few hours I got quite used to it. It's basically Windows 7 but with a prettier package. I just keep it on desktop mode 100% of the time, so no worries.

Also, the very first thing I noticed as soon as it left the box was something loose and rattling around inside the laptop. I have no idea what it is, as I'm afraid of voiding my warranty by opening it up to look, but it doesn't seem to be affecting performance in any way. Hopefully no one else will have this problem!

Other Thoughts: All in all, this is an amazing laptop. I bought it for gaming, and I am not disappointed in the slightest. I realize that it isn't an elite gaming rig, as I never expected it to run games on ultra settings, but it still plays all the games on want on high without any kind of stutter or lag. But I would definitely recommend upgrading the ram with another 4GB (8GB is all this laptop can handle). Trust me on this one.

Pros: Very fast, stays cool with intense gaming.
Plays every game I want, only game that I have to run on low settings is Borderlands 2, Black ops 2 gets 60 fps+ on high, Skyrim run 1366x768 at high settings without AA and AF and low shadows runs smooth 60 fps.
Gets 4-6 hrs battery life on power saver, great style and design, nice chiclet keyboard. Windows 8 is pretty nice once you get to customizing it to yourself and using its features.
O and I got it open box for $383 shipped :) love newegg.

Cons: Scared me for a bit, core temp was saying the CPU was hitting 111C, but after updating some drivers and updates it was at normal temps, was just a sensor or something. Probably why the person returned it haha.

Other Thoughts: I bought a MSI gaming computer with a i5 540m and 5730m 2 3/4 years ago and it was stolen about 2 years ago, and ever since Ive missed that laptop and have been trying to get a computer that had the same power but wasnt able to afford the $800+ it wouldve cost. This computer is just as powerful if not MORE powerful than that one was, plus better battery life, sleeker design, nicer keyboard and.... I ONLY PAID $383 WOOOOO!! Love you newegg

Pros: None

Cons: Some of the keyboard keys are mixed up which makes it useless. Have to send back for repairs because it is over 30 days. I was not able to test it out until after the 30 days due to out of town training for new position that I wanted the laptop for. Have been a long time Newegg customer and this was really disappointing.

Pros: It does everything as needed! Upgrading RAM "is" needed as all others have said.
Plays games pretty well!

Cons: Newegg shipped with ontrac. Shipping was fast (free 4-7 day ground, recieved it in 3 days) only problem is i live in apts. And they didnt even knock at my door, they just left it outside my apts main office. Could have never seen it and never known..

Other Thoughts: Over all with the product itself, im pleased and would reccomend this to others! Oh and update the bios ASAP

Pros: very good graphics card/s. great for gaming of all types! Comes with bluetooth. Overall good laptop for a good price. HDMI works very well! 3.0 port is super fast. Ill put the FPS in some games in the description. comes with number pad

Cons: bluetooth quality is verybad. dont expect to be recording videos with this bluetooth! its good enough for skype :) only comes with 4 gbs of ram. i upgraded to 8 for 30 bucks.
although the graphics card is good, it is not good enough to still play at the same settings as it does normally when hooked up with the tv. over heats when u do strong gaming. i recomend a cooling pad, (only like 10 bucks)

Other Thoughts: although there are a lot of cons, i still gave it 5 eggs because it is great still. on blacklight retribution 40-50 fps with messing with the settings... shadows off, texture quality high, all other settings on medium. tekkit with sphax x 64, far, smooth, and fancy, 45-60 fps. vanilla minecraft... 80+ fps. arma 2 on texture settings high and everything else on medium, 25-30 fps. doesnt sound good but very playable. not talking about dayz mod, only arma 2. basically same thing tho. empire total war, 30-45 fps ultra settings in a battle. campaign 60+ fps. overall very quick and speedy laptop. because the processor doesnt have much cache, and is not the best, it is unable to run planetside 2 becuase of how cpu intensive it is. been having fun with it tho!

Pros: I went on forums asking people for a budget laptop and people laughed. Upon further research I found this laptop. I am definitely happy with it. Make sure to upgrade to 8g ram. I can play 2012 games on medium to high settings. The screen looks good. The keyboard is nice and comfortable. The temperatures are about 45ish C and go about 50ish C when gaming. Not too shabby. Its feels light at only 6lbs.

Cons: Make sure to upgrade to 8g or this computer will be slow. It needs a faster hard drive (5900rpm), but still doable. The finish attracts finger prints. The exterior is cheap plastic and does not seem very durable. The usb slot placement are less than ideal. If you plug in a mouse for example, the cord might get in the way of movement. I have to plug my mouse into the left usb slot just for this fact. The cord has to reach around the laptop.

Other Thoughts: I wrote several cons, but they are actually minor.

Pros: I love it for being so cheap, it has everything it says it does its just the right size to fit in my back pack, also it runs extremely cool on the outside, and there is a open memory slot for that 8GB of ram that is always wanted.

Cons: The cpu runs hot but I cant feel any difference, the touch pad is a little "stupid" but other than that its a nice buy

Other Thoughts: If you only have $500 get this but if you have more I would suggest the $700 one

Pros: Sleek design, great keyboard, fast processor, dual GPU....Nice mid-line gamer

Cons: HDD is garbage, replaced immediately with Samsung 840 250GB, RAM is way to small for this machine. Upgraded out of the box.

Other Thoughts: Acer says this machine will only handle 8GB RAM I bought the CORSAIR 16GB Value RAM and installed before first boot...Recognized and solid as a rock. With the SSD upgrade took this machine from booting in the time it took to drink a cup of coffe to booting before I could take a sip of coffee. From dead stop to OS...10 seconds. WEI out of box 5.9.....after minimal upgrades, 6.6 on the processor. Great little machine for light gaming and work load flow.