Asus K53E-BBR23 with Core i5-2450M

The Asus K53E-BBR23 comes with 15.6 inch LED-backlit high-definition widescreen display with 1366 x 768 resolution; 750GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm) – much better if it spins at about 500 RPM; 4GB DDR3 memory which is expandable to 8GB; Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support; Built-in 0.3MP webcam; and Multiformat media reader for Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO formats.

This Asus K53E-BBR23 offers Sandy Bridge Intel Core i5-2450M dual core processor that offers 3MB cache and 2.5GHz processor speed that speed up with Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz. It also offers an integrated GPU called Intel HD Graphics 3000 which is capable of rendering HD movies and low resolution games with ease.

Furthermore, this Asus K53E-BBR23 comes with connectivity features such as Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet LAN; Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11n); 1 USB 3.0 port and 2 USB 2.0 ports; VGA and HDMI output port.

The Asus K53E-BBR23 measures 1.4 inch x 14.9 inch x 10 inch and weighs roughly 5.7 pounds. It has 4-cell lithium-ion battery to give you more time working away from the main source of electricity. It is powered by Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system. It is available at about $480.