Asus G50V

The good:
Affordable price; attractive case design includes LED lights; 10-key number pad; near-1080p display resolution; combined 500GB of storage space; Express Gate software lets you access media and the Web without booting Windows; laptop comes with external mouse and carrying case.

The bad:
Woeful battery life; poor speakers; lacks hardware media controls.

The bottom line:
The affordable, gaming-oriented Asus G50V delivers playable frame rates in a portable, 15.4-inch case. If not for a 17-inch gamer from Gateway, we'd say this Asus laptop is an unbeatable value.

Specifications:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.53 GHz); RAM installed: 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM; Weight: 6.2 lbs;