ASUS K53 Series X53SV-MH71 Notebook Intel Core i7 2670QM(2.20GHz) 15.6" 8GB Memory DDR3 1066 640GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

Pros: This computer runs quite well. It's decently fast for a laptop that is just over year old or so.
-Lots of RAM.
-Decent i7 CPU
-Good midrange GPU
-I can run all Source-based games at high. It can handle newer games at medium to high-ish, depending on the game.
-A nice, sleek design. If there were other options, I wouldn't take "Mocha". But it's a brushed metal so its okay.

Cons: -Slow 5400 RPM hard drive. I'll definitely upgrade to a faster drive when I can.
-It tends to run somewhat hotter than I expected. I got a cooling pad which helps somewhat, but I usually limit my gaming to no more than 2 hours at a time to be safe.
-I strongly dislike bloatware and this had more than I hoped. It took a good part of an hour to get rid of it all (but I'm OCD that way...)

Other Thoughts: -Though it's a refurb, it was in a very good condition appearance-wise. It only had a couple of scratches around the screen bezel.
-The power plug is in the middle of the left side. Not my favorite place for it, but whatever.
-I get under 5 hours of battery time with just browsing the web on wireless.

Overall, a great deal for a great laptop.

Pros: The refurbished laptop runs great. It's fast, it's a Windows 7 (which is an upgrade for me), and it has great video prowess and processing. Reliable so far.

Cons: The laptop would generate quite a bit of heat while gaming or using a portion of the CPU. The other thing that I absolutely hate, as a college student, is the weight of the laptop. I don't know exactly how heavy it is, but when I'm carrying the laptop around, it would put a strain on my shoulders. It's really heavy which really doesn't promote mobile use at all. I like to keep it in my dorm since it's so heavy.

Pros: -fast cpu
-lots of ram
-able to run new games
-nice size
-sleek design

Cons: -gets hot really fast, had to buy a laptop cooler
-the ac adapter i received was defective, might have to call in to get it replaced

Pros: The laptop is self is great! It is an awesome value especially with the i7!!! I would highly recommend the laptop!

Cons: I gave it 4/5 because of the following reason:
The hard drive is 5400RPM... IT SLOWS DOWN THE COMP so much on start up!!! Make sure to buy an SSD to replace it. I don't know about you, but me, I will never ever use the 640GB that come with it, so a 120GB is plenty!!!! I really do hate the hard drive that comes with it! I'd rather have speed over size.
Next the touch-pad does not have a scroll feature, which is unbelievably annoying but I will have to get over it.

Other Thoughts: There is no reason not to buy it for the price. Those items above take a little from it, but overall it is very nice! There is a lot of dumb software on here but the features of the function buttons are rather convenient. I was not happy at first as there were not any buttons for volume etc.. but I looked closely at the keyboard and saw that they are functions keys which I liked. My old laptop was a 5 yr old HP so this is a wonderful upgrade!!!

Pros: Great Price. Great screen. Fast CPU and Lots of Ram

Cons: Battery Life is pretty bad.

Other Thoughts: It doesn't start up too fast but i expected that with the 5400RPM Drive. It easily plays Diablo III and Warcraft. The only problem is that it will only play either game for about an hour before the battery is dead. I expected more battery life.