Acer Aspire 5002WLMi (Turion 64 Mobile 1.6 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB HDD)

Summary: This is a great notebook if you're looking for a good product with an outstanding price. Normally the performance you'd get from this laptop would cost you much more if you bought some other brand. I actually got it for $1,200 at Circuit City with a $100 rebate, and the next day I saw it in the papers for less than $1,000. Well, that's how the tech market is like so no regrets there. I remember when Acer used to be second class compared to other mainstream computers, but the company has really made some headway and it delivers top notch products that rival the more well known companies. It's got a crystal clear screen that's a good size, the battery lasts for around 3 hours, and it's so quiet you won't even know it's there. The WiFi is really helpful if you depend on the Internet (who doesn't?), and some of the software it comes with (Arcade, for instance) makes life easier. Everything about this laptop is awesome, the specs sums it all up pretty well. The only downside is that the video card isn't stellar, but then again laptops weren't meant to be super gaming machines (unless you get the Ferrari laptop or get it from Alienware or ibuypower, etc). Don't expect great gaming with this, there's no PCI Xpress slot, but the pros far outweigh the cons. Great for business, college, work, or whatever you'd need, not for the hardcore gamer.