Best Acer Notebooks - 7 to 3198 lb. Weight, 2096 to 5120 MB Installed RAM

'laptop look user friendly'

'solid performance'

'the display brightness remains constant in battery mode.'

'Powerful components'

'The AS8943G comes with other neat features, including a Firewire port, an ESATA/USB Combo port, and an SPDIF that doubles as a headphone jack.'

'On the exterior, the new Aspire notebooks sport an aluminium cover that not only looks sharp, but also protects the seamless, frameless display. '

'The Acer Aspire 8930's media controls are intuitive and reasonably responsive, and the volume slider is, well, fun.'

'The hard drive is easily replaceable, and the motherboard supports a pair of DDR3 SO-DIMMs (and with a 64-bit version of Vista and the shrinking cost of 4GB SO-DIMMS, expansion is a viable option down the road).'

'The bezel is a little thick, but in my tests the lower edge was elevated enough to give me a good, full view of the screen even with my meaty paws typing away at the keyboard.'

'crisp, high-quality visuals and audio'

'Its 17.3-inch display is easy on the eyes and its full-size keyboard is pleasant to type on.'

'high-end gaming performance'

'A full keyboard with a dedicated number pad is also available. '