[quote]Okay, what do you guys think of Asus N73SV?
http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Multimedia_Entertainment/N73SV/
I can get it for REALLY cheap from importer, and I think it has good specs too.[/quote]
I bought a Asus N53SV (VERY Similar [url]http://www.amazon.com/N53SV-XE1-15-6-Inch-Versatile-Entertainment-Aluminum/dp/B004KNVK84/ref=pd_cp_pc_1[/url]) about a month ago, and I absolutely love it. It has a 2nd gen i7, 4gb Ram, a decent graphics card, and a 4 hour battery (if you run battery saving mode, maybe 1.25 tops on Max performance. Depends on what you do.)
Yes, the i7 can be a bit overkill sometimes, but I came from a netbook wanting as much as I could get.
As you look at the pictures, you can see the keyboard is a little squished due to the num pad. However I still think it's great. The only other things that are bad about it are it's a bit on the heavy side, and the power port is on the back (good for desks, not for other places). And like any bigger laptop, it can get pretty hot. Not that bad though.
It's also PCworld's #1 All purpose laptop. They essentially say the same thing. A lot of bang for your buck, a bit of a weird keyboard. Also it's worth noting the faster Hard drive.
There's a lot of crapware on it though, but it's pretty easy to get off. And *some* of it isn't that bad.