Acer Aspire 8920G

Just when you thought Acer couldn't come up with another beastly laptop, the Aspire 8920G "Gemstone Blue" series emerges to wow high definition aficionados. The Aspire 9805WKHi Acer's first effort at a wow.

Laptop had a glamorous 20 inch screen but weighed a backbreaking 17 pounds.

The Aspire 8920G ($2,600 street) finds the sweet spot by putting an 18.4 inch wide screen on a system that, at 8.8 pounds, weighs as much as some 17 inch models, like the Dell Inspiron 1720,do.

Though still bulky, it doesn't seem like a nightmare to lug around. Altogether, the 8920G is a nice, albeit expensive, Blu-ray equipped media center that delivers 1080p content.