Asus C90S FingerPrint/Webcam Installation: Hardware and Windows Software Install Warranty: 1 Year Warranty with CPU purchase RAM: 3GB DDR-2 667 SODIMM (1X1G+1X2GB) HD: Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160GB 7200rpm S-ATA 300 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6420 2.13 GHz 1066FSB 4M Heatsink, Fan, Thermal Paste: Included Arctic Silver 5 ( Operating System: Windows XP Home CD Optical Drive: 8 x DVD-RW Dual Layer Super Multi GPU: GeForce 8600M GT 512MB GDDR2 (400MHz) MXM 2.0 Screen: 15.4" WSXGA+ 1680X1050 Glossy Platform: Desktop Replacement Notebook WiFi: IntelĀ® PRO/Wireless 4965 802.11 a/b/g/n Price: $1,391 If you know any laptop that is better for about the same can u list it.
I like ASUS because it is a quality original design manufacturer (ODM). The other top makers are just system builders who buy their barebones from ODMs then just put in the processor, HDD, ODD, etc. and of course their expensive brand. Their forte is more in marketing/brand building.