Overview of Asus M70SA-X2:

• Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz
• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
• 17 inch Active Matrix TFT display
• 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz
• 250 GB SATA HDD

The Asus M70 is the most fully loaded laptop we've seen in a long while. Aside from its massive terabyte of hard-drive space (enough to hold a few hundred movies or a few hundred thousand MP3s), the multimedia system incorporates a Blu-ray drive and a full-HD display, plus an HDMI port, TV tuner, and five-speaker stereo sound. Given its full feature set, the M70's $2,399 price tag seems like a steal, especially compared with the $2,499 Acer Aspire 8920, which offers similar features and an 18-inch display, but lacks the storage space and connections of the M70. A more casual media enthusiast could be satisfied with the HP Pavilion dv9700t, which offers similar features (though with a lower-resolution display, less hard-drive space, and no TV tuner) for nearly $500 less than the Asus. But the well-equipped M70 offers the ultimate feature set for film buffs, file hoarders, and others who want their laptop to serve triple duty as a computer, media library, and high-def home theater.