Gateway NV55S13u Notebook AMD A-Series A8-3500M(1.5GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory DDR3 640GB HDD 5400rpm BD Combo AMD Radeon HD 6620G

This notebook was the best I could find for the money at the time (though I got the one without the BD). The looks of it have grown on me and it delivers well on older games. Medium at best for BF2. Highest settings for Fallout

Not dual channel memory

I like the keyboard-- keyboard is responsive and relatively quiet (vs. a Toshiba I bought and returned that had to be pounded on-- and clicked loudly) ; Processing is fast, USB's are 2 on each side-- convenient ; Surprised to find it will play blu-ray...

speaker volume is low-- I've listened to a few masterpiece theater episodes and I have to push volume to full on my pc and to full on their settings. Also, streaming resolution can be lower than basic tv-- but then if I'd had time, I would have watched...

Quad - core technology (hey,it could be a single or a dual!) ; The graphics are very good ; Blu-ray player

The usual Acer/Gateway bloatware.Get ready 'cause there's alot ; You have to make your own recovery disks.(but a lot of manufacturers are doing that these days)