Acer Aspire AS3820TG-6829 Intel Core i5 480 4GB 500GB 13.3IN Radeon 6550 802.11N BT WIN7 HP Notebook

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For the price and small form factor, the 3820TG cannot be beat Specs:13.3", 1366x768 mediocre LED backlit screen (core I5-480 (dual core, hyperthreading, 3M cache, 2.67 clockspeed)Switchable Indel HD graphics and AMD HD 6550 (which seems to be on par or even slightly faster than the 335m in the Alienware m11x)Rounded off with 4GB DDR3, 500 GB HDD, Bluetooth 2.1, Wireless G/N, etcAnd a surprisingly nice looking aluminum lid (though chasis is plastic - but fairly rigid)Battery life is advertised at 8 hrs with the included 6 cell, 6000 mhA battery (and this seems to be pretty close if power saving settings are maxed out). TThe keyboard, while probably not up to the standards of a Macbook Pro, is pretty decent: Large keys and almost no flex - though the action is a tiny bit mushier than optimal, but not too bad for a notebook in this price rangeTo put into perspective, this machine is as fast or faster than an Alienware m11x, is lighter (weighs about 4 Ibs or just under), thinner and costs less with a similar configuration.As mentioned, the drawbacks are the ho-hum screen quality and the lack of any ports faster than USB 2.0 for data transfer (no idea why they couldn't have added the eSATA...)I would have loved to have had the opportunity to pay a couple hundred more for a better screen and all metal chassis, but there just isn't any option outside of a macbook pro or Vaio Z and those are about 2 to 3 times the price.