June 14, 2008 6:00 AM PDT
3. Asus M70SA-X2
Editors' rating: 8.1
The good: Upscale, CE-like design; full HD-resolution screen with handy automatic display settings; Blu-ray drive and 1TB of storage; multimode touch pad; full complement of ports and connections; decent battery life.
The bad: Large and heavy; 32-bit OS leaves 1GB of RAM sitting dormant; midrange GPU does not offer top-notch gaming performance; doesn't ship with a Media Center remote.
The bottom line: You can find Blu-ray-equipped desktop replacements for less, but no other media laptop currently offers as many features for the price as the Asus M70.
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Price range: Starting at $1,299; review model cost $2,399
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