The features such as one of the finest 17-inch wide-screen display, an integrated TV tuner, a double-layer DVD drive, rocking stereo speakers and a set of multimedia controls are there. Currently the price is $2,399- a bit costly for the normal users. You will get many of such features (in scaled-down manner) in other notebooks like the HP Pavillion dv8000z, the Dell Inspiron E1705, the Sony VAIO AX and the Fujitsu LifeBook N series at a lower price.

Though it is high-techie, it has a low end GPU and because of this, its gaming performance is badly affected. The laptop is very big with 16 inches width, 11.5 inches depth and 2 inches thick. The weight is around 10.2-11.5 pounds. The keys are large and no separate number pad is there. A/V controls, controls for display brightness, video in and out and Dolby home theatre connections are above the keyboard.

The combination of a Dolby Home Theater, 1-bit digital amplifier and Harman Pardon stereo speakers gives extremely loud and full sound. As the speakers are below the display, the sound becomes soft when the lid is closed.