Now it may seem like a strange idea to cram a gaming computer into a laptop, but Alienware (which is now part of Dell) has been doing it for years, so there's definitely a market out there. The new Asus G70 notebook computer promises bags of style but does it deliver hardcore gaming substance?

Looks-wise, it is hitting the design-conscious gaming crowd square on, as it has to be said it looks pretty cool. It is rather heavy on the lap, but then a lot has been crammed in to make this a gaming computer and there's only so much you can fit into a small space. And when we say heavy (4.9kg) we mean oh my God cancel the gym membership - carrying this around will get you fitter than a round on the Wii Fit.

One thing that has to be said about its design is that the flashing lights at the side can start to get annoying (although this is a gaming laptop, so we guess that agression will get you in the right frame of mind to kill!).

Another thing that slightly gets our collective goat is this whole "Republic of Gamers" thing. The graphic appears twice on start up for no discernible reason. Maybe it appeals to the younger crowd (along with the puurty flashing lights) but it was, again, a bit annoying.

Shove those things aside though, and the G70 is truly a thing of beauty. And the beauty is not just skin deep. Underneath the hood just about everything you could want, including an Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 (running at 2.6GHz), 4GB of DDRII 667MHz of memory (which makes Windows Vista Home Premium run the way it should). There is also 2x Nvidia GeForce 8700M GT DDR3 512MB in SLI and 640GB of hard drive storage.