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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I'll start with my only serious beef with this laptop: the built-in wireless, which is godawful. I tried out the wireless with three different wireless networks, and could only get one bar of service by sitting mere feet from the wireless router. More than 10 feet away and connections were choppy-to-nonexistent. Luckily, this was fairly easily and cheaply resolved with a USB wireless adapter: Edimax EW-7811Un Wireless USB Adapter. Still, there's not really an excuse for a laptop made in 2013 to not have solid wireless, and now 1 of 4 USB ports on my laptop are committed to wireless internet.Other than that one serious problem, this is a good machine and a pretty good value. The sharp graphics are great for video and games, it's light, the rapid wake technology really is quite fast, and it seems that Windows 8 is the most intuitive iteration yet. The touchscreen bells and whistles, though, which are this line's main selling feature, are pretty cheesy. Think about it--a touchscreen is designed to give an ultra-portable computer device like a tablet or smartphone more functionality; it gives these devices mouse functionality and keyboard functionality in exchange for their small size and portability. A laptop ALREADY HAS a keyboard AND a trackpad, which are always a more effective option than touchscreen analogs; putting a touchscreen on something that already has a trackpad and a keyboard is like wearing a belt and suspenders at the same time--this is made comically apparent when you pull up the touchscreen's keyboard function--there is real keyboard LITERALLY inches away from the graphic keyboard on the screen! I understand people are hot for tablets and smartphones right now, but in the end this is still a laptop--it's got a screen and a body, and because of this it's not as portable as a tablet. The trade-off is the added functionality of USB drives, a keyboard, a CD/DVD drive, etc. I can only imagine using the touchscreen in preference to the laptop controls if scrolling through a photo slideshow or something, but even then, that's what the arrow keys and space bar on the keyboard are for. So, Sony's attempts to replicate an iOS experience are definitely superfluous and a bit on the cheesy side. Luckily, this doesn't stop this laptop from being "traditionally" operated with great success.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I was skeptical when I recieved this laptop after a reviewer had issues with the touchscreen. I've used this everyday for 24 days and have had no issues!Windows 8 has been a challenge, this is the first time using it. I have to say, the touchscreen has made it so easy to swipe from one page to another, from one internet window to toher applications. I love the keyboard how it lioghts up. It seems very durable. The hinges are solid, it's lightweight and comfortable. If you're not familiar with windows 8 then it may be difficult to navigate at first. You can download apps, such as amazon & netflix for easy access. I'm very impressed with not only the style but the ease of the latop use. It does have a disc compartment, which I really appreciate to watch dvd's or listen to CD's. I haven't even used everything it comes with yet.
Out of the box set up was super easy. In the box was the laptop, ac/adaptor cable plug & instructions. All you have to do is follow the guickstart guide, connect to the wireless internet and it's that simple.
My only con is it has zero office software.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Let me start by letting you know that this is a very snappy machine (thanks to in part to the i5, discrete graphics, and 8GB or RAM) and it's very well suited with Windows 8. The capacitive touchscreen is a necessity for this OS, even if you do use mostly desktop apps. The keyboard is very comfortable with responsive back-lit chicklet style keys, which I have come to enjoy. The battery life is reasonable at 3+ hours, not as long as some tablets, but it has a lot more power and a DVD drive. The 1600x900 resolution is sharper than most 14" laptops. I liked that in addition to keeping the laptop light they also kept the power cable slim. The plug is a simple two prong (swap-able with 240 volt cables) and the AC adapter box is out of the way in the middle of the cable is a diminutive 1"x1"x4". NFC has been a particularly fun gimmick, it made paring a set of bluetooth headphones ridiculously simple. NFC also let me transfer URLs between my Android phone and the laptop, unfortunately Windows doesn't yet support transferring images or large files to and from Android phones yet (although Windows phones will work fine for this). The included software is fortunately without too much bloat, there are a few media creation type apps that may appeal to novice music and video creators as well as a few Windows 8 apps (which are easy to uninstall if undesired, just right click). The only app that is a blatant up-sell is the 30 day trial of Kapersky anti-virus, it's easy enough to buy or uninstall, but it feels spammy until you do (although it's good in that at least it makes you think about anti-virus).Okay so now what are my quibbles... The biggest is the touchpad supports multi-touch, which is great but, the two finger swipe to scroll is too similar to the two finger pinch and zoom action. I was zooming in and out so much that I eventually had to disable the pinch and zoom action (control panel... mouse... device settings... settings... uncheck pinch zoom). Problem solved... except that now you can't have pinch-zoom since the touchscreen doesn't seem to support it (maybe it will with a software update). The rest of my quibbles are more along the lines of why can't my family car drive as fast as a sports car... The screen can open up to 120 degrees but can't lay flat (or flip), which would be nice for some touch screen centric apps. Also the screen is not IPS so it quickly degrades as your viewing angle shifts away. The a security feature if you have nosy neighbors, but it makes it a little less share-able with more than maybe one person. I would also have liked a few for direct access buttons instead of having to use the FN button to access volume, mute, and the page up/down controls. Oh and I'd also like infinite battery life and a built-in money printer.
But overall this laptop is a joy to use (especially after disabling the touchpad's pinch zoom). It's a great compromise for power, speed, weight, capacity, capabilities and price. There are also a lot of high end spec sheet type things that I haven't fully enjoyed yet, but it nice to know it's waiting for me... Like USB 3, Bluetooth 4 BLE, Wireless N, and HDMI out.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program A few months back I bought a Lenovo $400.00 laptop, and it came with Windows 8 and it was bad. The laptop is fine, it's Windows 8 that is the problem. The first thing you need to know is that if you are getting a laptop with Windows 8, GET A TOUCH SCREEN. Even with Classic Windows software on your computer, if you want to take advantage of Windows 8, the touch screen is the way to go.I have had no issues with the touch screen functionality thus far (other than trying to touch the screen of my Lenovo and being frustrated because nothing was happening.)
Really, every aspect of my experience with this computer has been great. It's fast, the visuals and sound are good. It has 4 USB ports. (2 ultrafast, 2 standard) Rapid wake is awesome, the touchpad is SO much better than the Lenovo. The keyboard has a great feel.
As this point, no down sides. I'm really happy.
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