ASUS U47A-BGR4 Notebook, Grade A Intel Core i7 2640M(2.80GHz) 14" 8GB Memory 750GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW Intel HD Graphics 3000

Pros: none

Cons: I understand this is a refurbished computer, but I expect it it work, it didnt work properly out of the box, contacted ASUS for repair, they had me sent it to the wrong address,
I found this after a week, then started aseries of calls for the next three weeks trying to find the status of the repairs, they couldnt find the computer, didnt know the status, had no update as to the status, couldnt give me anyway to contact the repair facility for a status, the call center is in the carribean, the repair centeris in California,
ASUS has had the computersince Mar 4 and as of Mar 26 they still dont know anything about it.

Other Thoughts: not would I not recomend this brand, or any other refurbished computer from newegg

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

I apologize for the issues that you are having with your laptop, and I am especially sorry for the downtime while it has been away for repairs. Has anybody contacted you in regards to the repairs yet? If not, please e-mail me at cl-tien@asus.com. I’ll be more than happy to look into this for you.

Best Regards,

Tien
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: Pretty powerful little unit. Perfect for what I was looking for.
Having the i7 and 8GB RAM is nice. Plenty of power for what I needed it for. Great price, as well. I haven't had issue with the keyboard, nor trackpad.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Other Thoughts: Packaging very spare. Unit came with fingerprints and some small smudges on the exterior, but nothing that couldn't be cleaned up with a soft rag.
I did have to reconfigure the settings on the trackpad to better suit my needs, but that was simple.

Pros: Fast, good audio, runs modern games fine on low and medium graphics settings easily. Back lit keyboard with a nice feel when typing. ( I've noticed my typing has gotten faster compared to previous laptop.)

Cons: the screen gives off an odd background from not having a glass sheet, pixels easily visible/ noticeable. Fans sound noticeable when on lap or running modern games. The build is somewhat flimsy and makes noises when grabbed occasionally, yet handles travel fine.

Other Thoughts: You should look into the newer 1920 by 1080p models. If you get it it'll be very fast to begin with then after more usage and add-ons, its speed slows to speed a third that of its origins. You can't not notice this cut. The model has definite potential however.

Pros: Size, Speed, Beefy Hardware, backlit keyboard, battery life

Cons: none so far

Other Thoughts: Love this laptop, everything about it from the hardware to the software is great. Once you get it, run windows update and you'll be all set. Was a little hesitant about a refurb, but extremely glad I did it.

Pros: fast i7 CPU with VT options to improve virtual machine performance. runs very cool, sleeps and wakes very quickly, aluminum cover feels sturdy, great condition, no sign that it's refurbished, large HD and memory, lighted keyboard with large legible letters, compact size

Cons: packaging is very sparse, plain box with the unit, power supply, battery and one printed sheet whose information turns out not to be correct. Manual is on the laptop and available from ASUS but it does not cover all the ASUS utilities. drive is 5400 rpm, only a dual core i7 but still faster than the i5's, space bar occasionally needs a little more pressure to register

Other Thoughts: This is a great choice for a great many people. Lots of power and practical benefits at a reasonable price, even lower now. If it got stolen today, I'd buy the same model tomorrow. I have not had issues with the trackpad. Except for high end gaming or say video editing which would benefit from 2 more cores, this machine will do the job and in a way you'll appreciate.

Pros: Excellent computing power for the price; large hard drive; minimal bloatware; relatively quiet; seems solid so far.

Cons: Poorly designed, over-sensitive track pad (I use a mouse so no big deal, but otherwise typing longer documents is very difficult since the mouse is so close to the keyboard and I was constantly hitting it accidentally). DVD drive is also poorly placed and pops open often when adjusting the computer - really just a minor annoyance, but still an annoyance.

Other Thoughts: ASUS should fire their designer over that track pad, but other than that I think you'd be hard pressed to get this much computing power for this price. Not a gaming machine, but can handle lower end games with ease and higher end ones on low settings. Overall happy with my purchase and of course newegg was great.