Lenovo Laptop G550(2958-XFU) Intel Celeron 900 (2.2 GHz) 2 GB Memory 160 GB HDD Intel GMA 4500M 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Pros: good machine for the price. perfect except for one hardware flaw listed below.

Cons: mouse jumps around over the page. must be hardware flaw with this model- others mentioned in blog- wish I had read prior to purchase.

Pros: great price, ease of setup, all the new features, great for personal facebook account, shopping and paying bills. awesome Lenovo for the price. still can't believe under $400

Cons: none. great machine.

Overall Review: plus it comes with 9-key pad however total width is not too bulky

Pros: The price makes this an awesome little machine! Very light, and very well built. I don't see problems with this computer at all. Great venting for the processor, great picture from screen, and awesome that has the 10 key built in. Comes with some great software for burning, photos, etc. The one key backup is awesome too!

Cons: Personally I don't see any cons for this machine. You have to remember what you are buying here people. It is an entry level machine so it naturally isn't going to have some of the bells and whistles that bigger machines have. Buy a machine that matches your needs. The only real con is that Office Depot beats Newegg's price, I got this for $279 and it had a 250 gig hard drive! (yes it is same model!) Sorry Newegg, you know I buy from you all 99% of the time!

Overall Review: OneKey for back up disc is awesome, can even make a backup disc that has the programs the user installed instead of just a factory image. If you need a bigger laptop buy the bother of this one and it comes with 4 gig memory and 350 gig hard drive! This computer is a steal for someone really needing a basic laptop.

Pros: Inexpensive, American technical support, build quality, repairable, access to parts.

Cons: slow compared to some... the mouse issue. but if you download a free program called touchfreeze it'll fix it I think I recall. Have a good one.

Pros: This is one of the best laptops for the price. It does everything most users will ask of it. Runs Ubuntu 10.4 right out of the box with WL drivers (Broadcom Corporation BCM4312) Mini PCIe wifi. It seemed to run windows 7 well although I only used it for a day or so with that set up. I have also ran OSX with it but you will need a usb wifi or bios hack/ different wifi card (see below)

Cons: The bios is locked to Lenovo approved mini PCIe wifi cards, W-T-F Lenovo... There is a work around but it is risky. Lack of USB ports, only 3 and I use one for my wireless mouse that you WILL need to get because the touch pad is very very bad.(ALPS touch pad) Lenovo re-invented the wheel with a different number pad. Accounts steer clear! The battery life is so/so

Overall Review: This laptop does have a few quirks but in my opinion they are easily overcome. I do IT for a living and really give laptops a beating. This laptop is very durable although at first I was a skeptical due to the plastic feel.

Pros: this computer has been excellent for me in about 90% of its features and functioning.

Cons: There is one integral problem with this computer: because the touchpad is sensitive and vibrates with the motion of typing, the cursor tends to jump around on the page. You can opt to disable the cursor while typing, which i did, and it works. but the touchpad has problems. mine is basically worn through after a year, making the cursor go crazy, so i have to use an optical mouse. this is something to be aware of when considering purchasing this computer.

Overall Review: overall a good computer, but the touchpad is poorly designed.

Pros: Excellent machine for business/data users. Strong reliable and operates consistently. I have four of these machines in use for my staff and the feedback I get is positive for the work we conduct.

Cons: Limited number of USB ports.

Overall Review: Good machine for the price; value galore.

Pros: Great all around machine.

Cons: None to mention