So you're in the market for a new notebook, but what are the choices? Dell, Compaq, Toshiba, Sony, Acer........ASUS? Up until a few years ago the latter of those manufactures would more than likely resulted in a rather blank look on most peoples faces. After all, for more than 10 years previous ASUS had concentrated their efforts on products such as motherboards and graphic cards for the OEM and enthusiast markets. However, in 2008 everything changed. ASUS released the EEE-PC on the unsuspecting public and all of a sudden the Taiwanese manufacturers name was on the tip of everyone's tongues, and the EEE-PC at the top of many shopping lists.But the diminutive size and conservative performance of the EEE-PC was never going to be everybody's cup of tea, and with many people beginning to take more of an interest in their fuller fat notebook range, ASUS took the opportunity to refresh their existing line-up with a plethora of new models for every occasion. Looking at the ASUS website now you will see exactly what we're talking about. There's models for Business, Gamers, Multimedia, Mobility and even special edition models made from Bamboo or designed in conjunction with Lamborghini!Today however we're going to be keeping our feet firmly on the ground with a no-nonsense, no frills model from the K50 "Versatile Performance" range. Kitted out with 15.6" screen and weighing in at 2.6KG, the K50IN is neither a nimble netbook nor a monstrous multimedia laptop. But what of the other specs?