I just picked up an Acer laptop / Touchscreen and Windows 8 with a keyboard that lights up when you type. Kinda handy in low light conditions.

@robot-doc is it this one

@robot-doc my mistake LOL is it this one

If you want something with power, Asus has a strong and powerful gaming laptops.

If you want an average laptop, acer, hp, and asus all make good laptops.

I use an hp Compaq presario cq56. its good if you keep the air/fan ducts clean(not hard).

No, it's THIS ONE

thank's @technopro based on that i think i'll get an Asus

I second the vote for Asus. In my experience best performance to price ratio.

Third vote for Asus. I own a N53SV as a gaming laptop, the specs are great and so is the performance