Asus NV1VN
Pros: Decent plastic, Palm rest and around the keyboard is covered with a layer of rubber, cool palm rest(heat from GPU and CPU is blocked off), Elan Smart-Pad(two finger control features), Core 2 Quad Q9000(2GHz), Nvidia GT 240M(1GB card), 4GB 1066 DDR3 stock(now 8GB of 1600 DDR3 but FSB of my CPU makes it 1066), Love the design, 2.1 stereo, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, and I could do 3 hours on the battery during normal computer use(web browsing and Microsoft office). The laptop also came with a good laptop bag I still use today.
Cons: 320GB 7200RPM HDD had to be replaced but I knew of it's condition and it lasted two years(seagate HDD known for failing after 10 months because of hardware ECC being used too much due to firmware. It was easy for me to clone the seagate and move to a 320GB 7200RPM Hitachi HDD. Actually is slightly faster and a bit quieter), bright dot and dark dot on LCD screen(never did the 30 day LCD replacement since it never bothered me), and the battery lost 17% of it's full charge and the new HDD took extra power making the battery life 2-2.5 hours max in normal use. If it gets any lower then I'll have to order a replacement.
Laptop has been great even with a few slight problems. It's been 3 years since the OS was installed from the factory, took care of it, and I never had to reinstall Windows 7. I still even have the Asus software on it and I never saw the need to remove the software. Heck some of the software was useful for me and saved me time on finding software. I did have to take the laptop apart to work on the thermal paste after 2 years but it's not a con since that is a good thing to do after so long. Ah, it was fun bringing the laptop to lunch at high school and playing video games.
So to sum it up, good laptop and it is pretty reliable, I still use it for college work despite it being a 17" laptop(6.5lb weight). Battery life is not that bad since it's a 6 cell battery.
. No MS Office. 
/shocked
