Pros: High-quality, fast processor, ultra-quiet, runs fairly cool. It is nicely styled, I like the chocolate color. It's an Asus, so it should be pretty reliable. The warranty is excellent. Graphics are decent. The facial recognition feature is a nice touch. The battery is external! Overall, a good value.

Cons: Short battery life, keyboard is overly flexible, lots of bloatware. The trackpad can be somewhat irritating to use after a while.

Overall Review: I would actually rate this 4.5 stars, but that option isn't available. The short battery life is mostly my fault (I like the high performance setting), so I'm not docking for that. I hate having to deal with bloatware, and I wish manufacturers would get that into their thick skulls. The keyboard flexibility is annoying, and makes the laptop seem shoddier than it really is. Frankly, I didn't get annoyed with the trackpad until after 7 hours of use, so it shouldn't be too big an issue for most. In sum, I would happily recommend this laptop to anyone, with the caveat that the perfect laptop doesn't exist (unless you shell out a couple thousand dollars).

Pros: for starters the price for that amount of laptop 450m it doesn't heat up that much for running for 6 hours straight and the fan is extra quiet i could barley hear anything i'm still working out the bloatware issues and havent got it running the way i want it yet but it seems easy to configure so far

Cons: the keyboard takes some getting use to and the keypad is kinda cramped but still very workable. i havent played any games on it yet but well see how it runs when we get there

Overall Review: the warranty is another reason i got it 1 yr accdental and 2 yr manu...after many attempts and effort to get a laptop for school i finally decided on this on and acer came out with a cheaper one with the same spec for 100 less @!@#$@$. lol oh well it is what it is !

Pros: 1) Power management technology is great. Even though the machine has a powerful processor and a gigabyte graphics card, it is still possible to get up to 4-5 hours of battery life through power management. It allows you to limit the processor to a percentage of its capabilities when on battery power, and as soon as you plug the computer in, it switches to full power. 2) nVidia Optimus - On battery power, the Intel chip takes care of basic tasks and standard-def YouTube videos. Switch to the GeForce 310M for high-def video and moderate gaming. The card isn't the best, but it's certainly not lacking for what I use it for.

Cons: 1) Speakers are horrible. They're way too quiet. You can't hear them at all if someone is talking ten feet away. Headphones or external speakers are a must if you're going to be using anything without sound anywhere besides a silent room. 2) Screen has a weird flicker to it when at anything but 100% brightness. 3) Case scratches very easily. I've taken very good care of this laptop, only transporting it in a padded pocket in my backpack, but there are many scratches on the case lid.

Overall Review: Overall, for the price it's a great value. I would have preferred a higher-resolution screen (given the dedicated graphics which are capable of displaying beyond full-HD resolution), and that, along with the cons I listed above, prompted me to remove 1 egg. I've had no problems with reliability so far, and the battery life on average settings consistently averages about 2-3 hours.

Pros: The i5 processor can handle quite a bit of workload. The battery life is pretty darn good for a laptop (2-5 hours depending on what your doing). The graphic card is decent for average gaming (don't expect it to run anything on high though). The screen works well in sunlight! (though it has to be a pretty bright day out).

Cons: This computer has more bloatware than it really needs. It becomes quite a hassle uninstalling all of it if you want your system to be more simplistic. The system has 2 graphics cards, which can be confusing to some. The intel based card can be set to run normal programs to save battery life, and you can set the nvidia card to run your games. You cannot make the nvidia card the main card however, which is a con to some. The system also comes with the hard drive partitioned into 2 sections (one for the os, and one for the rest your stuff). Most users probably wouldn't need a partitioned hard drive. The top of the computer is also a high gloss case, which means lots of scratches, but that isn't too big of a deal.

Overall Review: Overall this laptop is a pretty good system. It is fast, can handle some gaming, and is an overall good buy. The bloatware is removable, so that isn't a huge deal, but I wish the system would be able to run the nvidia graphics card as the main card, and disable the intel card. My last note on this computer is to burn your recovery discs right away (it does not come with any), and don't forget to register your free accidental warranty.

Pros: Fairly quick and adequate at running newer games, albeit on lower settings (high settings kicked this machines *bleep*). The facial recognition log in is really nice. Built in mic pretty good. Battery life is pretty good.

Cons: The touch pad is junk and a half. Get a usb mouse if you plan on getting this laptop. Most of the time it works just fine but then there are times when it goes crazy and gets incredibly jumpy regardless of how smooth your motions may or may not be. If you use the scroll feature on the pad it might just start jumping around at a very high pace. Does not do any of that ever when using a usb mouse, wired or wireless.

Overall Review: For the price its still an ok laptop but I would get one thats a little cheaper and doesnt have the awful video card. I made the assumption the card would allow me at least a bit more performance than just a laptop with onboard graphics but I was wrong. The mouse pad isn't a large problem but considering you might be using the thing all the time it can be a large problem from such a small thing.

Pros: Looks great, has a numpad, various options for battery backup (when plugged in, and on battery) like the Hybrid Engine, Power4Gear, Nvidia optimus (gotta love this one), multi-touch trackpad ( a la macbook) and it doesnt detect your palm while typing, spacious keys on keyboard (and cant stop using the keyboard, its just so comfy), VERY silent no matter what abuse it takes, fairly good speakers, no slots in the front and safely everything's at the either side (some may feel otherwise). The gameplay was pretty decent on mid-level graphics in CoD 6. Smooth gameplay, no glitches or lags. As opposed to some, the wi-fi reception is fine, else u you can uninstall the Boingo Wifi for any trouble.

Cons: WAY too many options to save your battery, is definitely a pain to keep track of 'em (switching all the time when gaming and not), too small arrow keys (may take sometime to get used to), speakers at the bottom (at an angle, but still!!), the multi-touch trackpad is not receptive at ALL times, s**tloads of bloatware. About being VERY silent, if the environment around you is silent, a slight sound of some sort can be heard beneath the trackpad. Just one vent for the fan at the left. The heat can be felt when using WASD keys for gaming, rest of the laptop is always cool.

Overall Review: A very decent laptop worth buying for casual (and above) gaming and general usage. I get roughly 3-4 hours worth battery juice at normal settings and using the Optimus tech. to use the on-board graphics for internet surfing and normal offline work. For gaming, its ALWAYS plugged in (just in case). Other than the bloatware and the minor sound below the trackpad (hoping it stays minor), i'd recommend this to anyone having this laptop in their list of choice!!

Pros: Decently fast computer, been running games like League of Legends while using Fraps with no problems. The keyboard is, for the most part, spacious and easy to type on, but the positioning of the arrow keys takes some getting used to. A full numpad is a great improvement over an old laptop I'd been using that was the same size. The overall laptop finish looks good and doesn't seem cheaply made.

Cons: No huge problems. Shipped with some bloatware that was easily removed. Can get pretty warm during extended gaming sessions, but a simple cooling pad is enough to keep it from getting critical. I don't like how the mouse button is one solid button, as it makes it more difficult to determine if where on the button your finger is without looking. Overall, nothing bad enough to knock an egg for.

Overall Review: A few other things: I didn't like how the harddrive was partitioned, but that was easily fixed. I also prefer using a the sides of the mouse pad to scoll as opposed to the two finger method (which this one uses), and the two finger method sometimes doesn't like to register on the first try. Overall, I bought this as a replacement for an 5-ish year old Dell laptop. Mostly for gaming. It doesn't eat through games, but it'll definitely get the job done without costing an arm and leg.

Pros: Its a good laptop for the price. Good processing power and it doesn't come loaded with too much junk software. Like that it has a number pad and the keys and even though it does the keys aren't tiny and smashed together to save space.

Cons: Speakers are kind of soft because of where they are. Being under the front of the laptop where it angles kind of muffles the sound a bit (or the speakers could just be weak, its one or the other)

Overall Review: Haven't had a chance to check out the webcam yet but it should get the job done. Would be nice if it had a built in mic but I'm not picky.