Top-Ten-Notebooks-You-Couldnt-Do-Without computing has conquered both the high-end and the mainstream markets and analysts claim that the number of sold notebooks will outpace desktop systems by 2010. gaming is still a niche market, dominated by bulky notebooks with significant price tags, but most of the general-purpose laptops deliver optimal performance at a reasonable price tag.

The first entry in the mainstream line-up is the Acer Aspire 5920 model, that comes rigged with an Core 2 Duo T5450 chip running at 1.6 GHz. The system also packs 2 GB of DDR2 memory and runs Home Premium. The 15.4-inch display sports anti-glare that boosts the video output and offers a comfortable experience. The system sells for about $910 via the company’s retail outlets. Read the rest of this entry »