Pros: Laptop disassembly was very efficient. 4 screws out of the back and 1 underneath the battery cover and the entire bottom plate slides off, giving you access to the entire motherboard and components. Western Digital Scorpio Hard drive. 2GB on board and 2GB SODIMM RAM. Sturdy construction with a durable plastic exterior. LED Backlight is extremely energy efficient, and toggling power modes is as easy as Fn+spacebar. Out of the box its boasting almost 4 hours battery life, I suspect after memory loss and wear and tear it'll push 3 hours no problems long term. This is a great entry-priced laptop, and I strongly recommend it to anyone looking to upgrade mom or dad or who is buying their first laptop. 1 year accidental damage warranty is a BIG PLUS as well.

Cons: Battery is only 4400mWh, the overall energy efficiency of the laptop compensates for this though.

Overall Review: Snakepit, you can't blame software problems (and ineptitude) on the hardware manufacturer.

Pros: The speed! The price! The quality feel (keyboard! Palmrest! mouse pad!) LCD LED screen! 449 shipped was nice!

Cons: I could see how some would not like the partitions on this. ASUS should probably get away from that. BUT...after I fully tweaked (56 processes sitting idle at 1.26GB) and secured this machine (yes I had to uninstall 20 minutes worth of non sense software but I almost always spend 1 solid hour + on a new machine before giving it to the customer anyway and the price and quality was spot on so....) I had a real winner!

Overall Review: For 10 years I have insisted that either machines come with FULL RECOVERY DVD's or that they are EASY and FREE/CHEAP to order after receiving the machine. As of 12-22-10 ASUS has no recovery disks to ship for this model and it does not come with one. Yes you can make your own but I HATE HATE that method! I am afraid Dell has spoiled us techs with their excellent universal complete restore DVD's.

Pros: Very good computer for the price. It is a very durable computer. Runs everything I need it to (Word, Powerpoint, Firefox... etc..) Boots up incredibly fast (20 seconds?). It is not bulky at all. Programs open up fast and run smooth. I bought it when it was on sale for only $449.

Cons: Lot of unnecessary programs come installed on it. No big deal, just takes 10-20 minutes to remove what you don't want.

Overall Review: I bought this not knowing exactly how good of a computer it would be based on all of the reviews, and it turned out great. I would highly recommend this computer to anyone who is looking for a cheap laptop to run everything except for games. The case has a bit of a texture to it, I probably should have looked closer at the picture.

Pros: Unit is great for college plenty fast

Cons: I am very happy with the unit don't listen to the reviews from some of these other people that are disecting there laptops if you don't know what your doing don't sit there and delete stuff and then come on here and give the unit a bad review because your a noob

Overall Review: I like Tacos

Pros: Bought for Father-in-law. Uses it for storing digital pictures, email, internet, etc. Sister-in-law also uses it for online classes. Has met all needs so far. Not used for an graphics intensive programs but I suspect it could perform decently. Screen size is good as well. Thought 17" screen might be needed because of poor eyesight but the screen is the perfect. Like Windows 7 so far. No crashes or freezing yet.

Cons: Could be slightly faster on the boot up, but I don't think that's a major issue.

Overall Review: Overall, systems seems reliable and able to perform at a moderate level. Probably not for gaming and maybe overkill for just email and web browsing. Would be good for watching movies online, media, and everyday usage.

Pros: Great laptop! fast, smoth, pad and keys are great, screen is smooth, The one year damage Warranty is even better!! great laptop for the price with great power!

Cons: nothing so far other then the junk that is loaded on it. But thats somthing you will find on all laptops.

Overall Review: GREAT GREAT GREAT!!!

Pros: This is my first PC laptop, having owned a Macbook for the last four years. It was stolen, and I couldn't afford to replace it, so I opted for this. I'm thrilled so far! I use the laptop for doing casual post-production sound work (my desktop being the real workhorse, but I hate being confined to my office when doing simple editing) and after doing a fresh install of Windows 7, it runs like a top! The full keyboard is a huge improvement over my old Macbook, and it's got enough power for me to even do some moderately powerful work on it.

Cons: Very few. The lack of a firewire port is a little disappointing, but for the money you can't beat it. The mouse click is a little tough at first, but it's started to break in since I've had it. I also agree with others who have talked about the placement of the arrow keys. It's just a little odd, and I would've rather seen them placed properly and had a small ctrl key on that side, but that's something I've been adjusting too as well.

Overall Review: The software used to do post production sound for film and TV can be a monster when it comes to power, but this handles simple to moderate work in Pro Tools with ease! I would highly recommend this to anyone!

Pros: Good battery life, nice screen, fast (after removing bloatware). Overall a decent computer

Cons: The mouse key pad isn't very sensitive, I have to left click rather hard to get it to respond. Certain settings won't seem to stay saved: I try to save a certain theme or windows setting and it doesn't last. I am not sure if that's just windows or the computer