Newegg.com is currently offering $150 off the 15.6-inch Acer Aspire Notebook’s (model no. AS5536-5142) original price of $599.99, which drops this laptop down to only $449.99 and makes it the lowest price we have seen for this model anywhere else. FREE ground shipping is also included, and sales tax applies for residents of California, New Jersey, New York and Tennessee.

The 15.6-inch Acer Aspire Notebook has so far received nothing but high recommendations by its current owners, with no major problems being listed. An equally impressive laptop is the 16-inch Asus K61IC-X3 Notebook PC at Compusa.com, available for $200 off its list price which places it at only $899.99 with FREE shipping included. Add some extra storage space by combing your laptop with the Fantom Drives GreenDrive 500GB external hard drive which we found three weeks ago at Macmall.com, and is still on for its discounted price of $39.95 after mail-in rebate. Lastly, prevent your laptop from overhearing with the ThermalTake fan-less notebook cooler on for $22.98 at Mwave.com.

The 15.6-inch Acer Aspire features a 2.1GHz AMD Athlon X2 processor, a 320GB SATA hard drive, and 4GB of dedicated RAM. Its ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics card allows for a maximum screen resolution of 1366 x 768, and its 6-cell Lithium-ion battery provides up to three hours of battery life. The laptop includes four USB ports, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit pre-installed. It’s also backed by a one year warranty for both parts and labor. Dimensions: 15.1” x 9.8” x 1.5”; weight 6.16lbs.