ASUS A53Z-NB61

Replace the HDD that came with it with a Crucial M4 128GB SSD and install Linux Mint 13 (MATE) on it, and it FLIES. Compared to my laptop that cost the same price two years earlier, hers is a quad-core (versus single core), has graphics that are about...

Nothing I can think of...except that the keyboard keys are flatter than they look in the image. She was hoping for something like her old HP DV9000, which had keys that are raised up more. Also, the numeric keypad and the arrow keys are smooshed in an...

Cheap, lightweight, good video card, durable

Not a power laptop, tends to heat up during elevated use, stock power supply gives off tons of heat, integrated mouse pad too sensative

It is cheap.Makes a good paper weight. Excellent tool for estimating the height of a cliff, just drop it off the edge and time how long it takes to hit the ground. Nice product if you could use a new computer for about a month. Great while it worked

It is cheap. I purchased this computer for my girlfriend 37 days ago so we could communicate while she was in school. We are currently separated by 2000 miles. :( When you plug it in to charge, it wont charge. It is dead now. She purchased a new cord....

The amount of battery life this thing has is ridiculous ; Runs all of my school related programs fairly well which is good ; Can run league of legends 60fps at medium settings

Keyboard is NOT-back lit. That is literally my only complaint, this thing is flawless

Fast Processor ; Graphics quality is very good ; Games play smoothly ; One year replacement warranty (no extra charge) ; Was able to bundle with a cooling fan/stand for no extra cost

If you use the built in mouse pad, the button clicking is annoying ; Did not like the ELAN touch pointer default settings were too sensitive, but that was easy to correct

Out of the box I bought a Vertex 4 128gb ssd, 8gb of g.skill RAM and installed it, without ever booting into the machine. Installed windows 7 then transferred to windows 8 in the past 3 weeks. The machine runs flawlessly and I have yet to have a...

If I had to mention ANYTHING it would be the "palm proof technology" that I have yet to see. I feel that it may have just been something added along with the OS if you use the hard drive and system that comes with the computer, since I installed my own...

Nice look ; Fast response ; Numpad ; Bright screen ; Battery Life ; Silent

5400 rpm Hard Drive ; Sound (for the price its okay) ; No HDD rack

good performance, does not heat up , looks nice, good for gaming graphics

easy to make fingerprints on mousepad and around, the mouse clickers are a bit loud, but thats not a big deal because i will be using a separate mouse

This was a great computer for the price! Quad-Core for $349.99! in order to take full advantage of it though, use the money you save and pick up 2x4GB of ram for the 2 ram slots (Kingston Hyper are good) and if you aren't too worried about space (or...

1. I wish it had a second drive bay slot so I could have an SSD and HDD...But then...I wish ALL laptops had two drive bays ; 2. No Keyboard Backlight...but that's not exactly a deal breaker

Great price-$412. Fast processor

Doesn't feel as sturdy as my older dell. Slow and small HD and only 4gb ram