One of ASUS trumps in category of cheap portable notebooks is model X95GL. In X59 series last two alphabet characters are very important and "carry" information about platform on which is notebook based. In this case "GL" means that this model is based on NVIDIA solution and not on unpopular SiS chipset as it is the case with, for example, X59Sr model. Shiny black notebook cover with piano finish can be described as: "heaven to be seen with, and hell to maintain it". Dust, fingerprints and similar will be painfully obvious. Nice detail is that small cloth is included in the package so you can eliminate those "thorns in the eye" with ease. Cover is not flat as most covers are but it has small indentation at the base.