Asus VivoBook S550CA 15.6" Notebook: Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Windows 8

The Asus VivoBook S500CA-DS51T 15.6" Notebook Computer features a traditional notebook computer design, but has a touchscreen for added convenience. You'll be able to use your keyboard, mouse and now your fingers as you can tap directly on tiles instead of clicking on them.

The system is powered by a dual-core Ivy Bridge 1.9GHz Intel Core i7-3517U processor. It also has 6GB of 1600MHz DDR3 RAM, a 500GB 5400rpm hard drive with a 24GB solid state drive cache, a Secure Digital media card reader, 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, an integrated webcam and microphone.

Windows 8 Home Premium is the installed operating system. It replaces the traditional Start menu with a redesigned Start screen. The Start screen features tiles, which provide notifications in real-time. Windows 8 Home Premium also focuses more on cloud storage as well as apps, which can be downloaded from the Windows Store. It provides a unique user experience that differs from previous versions of Windows.