And Little Brother made out like a bandit with the Tooth Fairy that night...

Yeah, I'm not super impressed with the plasticky HP PC cases either. And I thought the LED fan fad went away last decade.

Not bad. Here's my 2008 Antec Solo mid-tower case with a custom Xigmatek HDT-S1283 over the Q9550 processor. I don't think I'd go bigger at this point, especially since I'm not an avid PC gamer.

Totally agree. I went from "neat" to "meh". I dislike 16:9 displays on computers. :(

You're right, the resolution is only 1080p according to a Google search that I just executed, which is pretty lame given the price point and specs.

I think there's a place for all-in-ones, but this is probably overkill for the price and monitor resolution. I agree with you that for the stated specs and price, separates are probably a better idea for future proofing.

You're right, for the casual user who isn't on a computer most of the day, every day, 1 lb or 2 probably doesn't matter that much. But my T400 is about 5.5 lbs (add another lb for the power brick), while my 13" MacBook Air is 3 lbs (add probably another 1/2 lb for the magsafe adapter). That extra 3lbs in heft does…

ROFL. I share your taste in sick jokes. :)

Please clue me in!

You may not think that an extra pound of weight or inch of thickness matters that much, but if you're carrying one back and forth from home to the office everyday like I do, it does add up. I can understand why people find tablets appealing for this reason, but they don't offer enough functionality for me to make the…

First, congrats on the star.

I agree with clientized. I'm a long time ThinkPad enthusiast and thought they were the knees bees due to their awesome keyboard and Thinklight, but once I tried a laptop with backlighting, I became a convert. Don't get me wrong, I'm a dvorak typist so I touch type, but it's pesky to try to find specific keys that I…

I'm not convinced. I love the design, but I thought the keyboard was horrible and kept missing keystrokes. I hope Asus fixes that, and also adds a backlit keyboard option.

Agreed. I love monoprice.

For $300k I can hire 6 personal assistants to follow me around all day and do everything for me. No need for a phone. :)

Yeah, I've tried some supposedly audiophile headphones and to be honest, they sounded kind of dreadful to me. I'm pretty happy with my V-Moda earbuds, and I only use them at the gym for the most part so that suits me and my wallet fine. If I won the lotto though, I'd throw some cash at high end things just to feel…

LOL. Nicely done.

I don't think they're classified as Ultrabooks due to their price. Actually I don't think the Samsung S9, Sony Vaio Z, or MBA do either: [www.intel.com]

Good article, thanks Kyle. I love my MBA, but I'd like a decent dedicated Windows ultrabook to replace my netbook either this year or next. I'm looking forward to new models or improvements to the Asus Zenbook, whose looks I really dig.

My mom is dead. :(