Excellent processor, ample RAM to handle many tasks at once, and can be upgraded to 16gb.
Screen is glossy and so it does have some glare depending on your lighting and angle. Frame around the screen is glossy back.
They keyboard, I am struggling to get used to. If my nails weren't so long, it would probably be much easier. The keys have some space between them and they are raised think Scrabble pieces laying on a table. They are totally flat and square, no slanted edges. I find myself missing a lot of keys when typing and have to be more purposeful and exact and be more proper with hand posture. To be honest, my fingers hurt after typing on it all day today. I am hoping it is something I will get more used to as time goes on. If you're already familiar with this type of keyboard, I am sure it will not be an issue.
The touchpad is pretty far off to the left. When you have the 10key number pad, the touchpad usually is more to the left, but this one seems pretty far over. My HP was not that far to the left. I am right handed, so it is a bit of a stretch. I am getting used to that though.
Factory set, the mouse/touchpad was skipping and sticking for me and when I would tap to click, i'd have to tap a few times, instead of once. It is much better now that I changed most of the settings. The touchpad is slightly textured, but it doesn't cause any issues.
The screen is bright. I have adjusted it down some, a little more dim.
It is quiet. I hear the fan kick on for a few seconds every now and then, but it is so very quietly. Haven't felt the laptop or the charging block get hot at all yet and it has been plugged in and running for 5 days straight. I put it to sleep maybe 4 times a day for about 15mins to an hour. The laptop has never even gotten slightly warm.
Windows 8 is.. different...slightly annoying, but I am sure I will get used to it. I deleted/uninstalled almost all of the "Apps" from the startup screen. I'd like to totally disable that screen. It will be useful for some, but others will hate it and see it as a roadblock of sorts to get to the "regular" desktop screen. It takes some getting used to, that's for sure. There are a lot of places on the web to see tutorials etc. There is a short bit of one in the laptop user manual as well.
Size and weight are perfect for me. Not too big, not too small and not too heavy. It isn't what you would call "thin and light" but it isn't too bulky or heavy. I don't like the smaller screens of netbooks and tabs, but I also do not like the huge 17" screens ether. This 15.6" is perfect. I don't travel with my laptop much, so extreme portability is not an issue for me. It is less than an inch and a half thick.
As soon as I set the laptop up, it picked up my wireless printer and already had it installed somehow. No clue how, but it was nice to not have to go through that whole setup process. On the other 4 laptops that are connected with the printer, I had to manually look for available devices, add and install the printer, usually needing to use the disk. Not this time. I just clicked on add printer, thinking I would have to use the normal process of adding it and it was already there and ready to use.
The sound was pretty bad at first, but I updated the driver and it is much better now. Still has somewhat of the cheap alarm clock radio sound to it, but not nearly as bad. There are some settings I will try and mess with and see if it makes a difference. I am not too worried about the sound though...it's not like I will be using the laptop speakers as a music source.
Something I *really* like is Toshiba's "Sleep and Charge" feature. It allows you to charge your cellphone, or other items, even while the laptop is sleeping or turned off. This is such a convenient feature for me. I love it.
So far, I am loving the laptop itself and still getting used to Windows 8. Definitely recommended. It is fast and powerful enough to handle pretty much anything and is Energy Star rated. Toshiba even offers free electronics recycling. 5 stars and will update as needed.
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Fast, snappy, and gorgeous! Updated the memory to its full capacity at 16GB and it is the icing on the cake. Very happy with my purchase, highly recommend it...o and one more thing. Contrary to a lot of other people, I love Windows 8!Best Deals for Toshiba L855-S5372 15.6" Laptop with 3rd Generation Intel Core
I purchased this computer for my small business to be a computer to review emails late at night, take to customer sites, and to bidders conferences. As a computer it worked fine. Performance was good, screen quality was good and it never failed. I returned this computer because of Windows 8 and how Toshiba has implemented it. When you start up the computer for the first time it requires to get a Microsoft account with ID. It also requires you to establish a Windows user id and password, which you MUST enter every time you start to use the computer. The password has the high set of standards which means it is not likely to be something that you will easily remember.I purchased a copy of Windows 7 and tried to install it on this computer. It would not install.
I did not like Windows 8 for business. I found using multiple applications at same time on 8 not as easy or intuitive as Windows 7 especially without a touchscreen monitor. Starting from 8 then gong to 7 was ok, but why?? I honestly resented being forced to open a MS account. I hope that it is not the direction that they are going in the future. When setting up the computer for the beginning, I made a mistake on the initial password, so hours after setting up the computer, I went to log in and the password that entered did not work. When you did not want a password to begin with, the frustration of going out to MS and requesting their permission to get into my computer was very high, when you consider I did not want a password to begin with. In my opinion, passwords should be optional to the user depending on how the computer will be used and the risk of it being stolen. This is still a personal computer and one size does not fit all. I returned the computer and got a Windows 7 computer, also from Toshiba as a matter of fact. Very happy.
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The construction of this laptop feels really cheap and squeaky. I've had a lot of other laptops and this is the worst in terms of construction. Feels like cheap plastic that's not glued together well.I've read that others say it's very fast. I haven't had that experience. Not sure why? It's supposed to have one of the fastest i7 processors?
Really disappointed in the construction and the speed.
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Is a beautiful and great laptop for the price. It this was just as I expected. A little heavy but it is ok
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