HP Pavilion DV9334US 17" NOTEBOOK LAPTOP PC (Intel Core 2 Duo T5300 Review

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worked great for about 3 months then got slow and its not a virus I downloaded Macfee the top of the line online sucurity. In the past 3 months I renstaled vista still runs crappy I feel that 400 dollars is too much and if it was selling for 100 you could consider it (1 GB not 2 GB RAM)

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There is design flaw in this computer which causes the solder between the motherboard and graphics card to go bad. Like the others mine went bad in a year of moderate use. Had it repaired twice, once by HP, once by and independent company and has failed again shortly after both. I will no longer be buying HP products nor will I be able to recommend them to friends and family. This coming from someone who once avidly encouraged people to buy HP.

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Had the laptop less than a year, The graphic card broke after a few months. Not too happy with Hp.

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We had two of these computers. The one only lasted 1 year until the mother board burned out, and the second one only lasted 2.5 years because the graphic card broke. Not to reliable and built very cheaply.

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This model was my 2nd laptop. I never had any issues with it. I bought mine from Office Max for around

$720 with tax in 2005. The only problem I've had out of it is when I.....put a pen on the keyboard near the

screen and foolishly closed it without thinking; cracking the screen. I've taken it apart and depending on

price, I might replace it. I own a Toshiba Satelite and another HP dv6 series bought almost two years ago.

In total, I have owned three HP laptops.

To make laptops more affordable some parts are made with plastic or other materials which degrade when hot.

NO laptop fan will cool it efficiently and require laptop users to need a good laptop fan/cooler. There are ways

to circumvent the shortcomings in manufacturing when computer companies do this. I replaced the power jack/port

on the Toshiba with a sturdier model which cost $2.99 and about 2 hours labor myself.

NO DUCT TAPE INVOLVED.

It sucks that many people have had bad experiences with HP. Everyone has their own preferences and I for one

have had great ones with HP. This model is best for a desktop replacement WITH a good laptop cooler.

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I own a couple of this model ,for 2 months now ,got it from office depot for $700.00 a piece ,Pros good quality build, i7 quad cores 8 treads is more than capable on any task I put this machine through,keyboard is very responsive,dual harddrive compartments ,screen quality better that my 17 inch toshiba satelite, 6 gig ram is big enough memory I push this computer to the limit and it will only use a bout 4 gig of ram space so no need to waste your money on upgrading your ram to more than 6 gig ,also the i7 quadcores 8 hypertrades cores is alot of cores if your doing basic stuff your only ganna use about 3 to 4 treads at a time ,unless your using it for photoshop CS5 ,photoshop ligthroon 4.0 or gaming then 4 to 6 threads will start to kick in ,but if you used any 3D programs like ZBrush or Maya ,then you will start to used 6 to 8 threads but still it wont even used more than 60 percent CPU power because you have 8 cores spreading the load ,so unless your into 3d stuff you really dont need the i7 ,the i5 will do great and youll save some of that hard earn money ,even the AMD A8 quadcore series APU models will also be powerful enough ,the way I see it i7 quadcore 8 threads models are for people who have money to waste or for people who thinks its really that much of a defferent when it comes to power ,but I believe its all about tricking you people to spend more money ,beware do not spend more money on things that you dont even need ,the reason why I bought this computer is to test the power and because I work on computers to be familiar with latest stuff,Cons the hard drive is only 5400rpm having 7200rpm would be better ,the harddrive tend to heat up because of lacking ventalation holes and the harddrive is pack so tight in the first comparment,simple fix take the harddrives cover drill bigger holes ,also transfer the harddrive from first to the second compartment because it has more space to cool down,also be careful on taking out and put in the harddrive Ram cover back ,its very fragile almost impossible to take out and put back in with out damaging the pigs that hold it in place ,to take the cover out push the battery release to the opposite side that will help push the harddrive-Ram cover out then just grab and pull slowly ,installing it back in , the last part that came off is the first one to go in if your not sure what your doin dont atempt or youll just damage the cover pigs and it will never stay back in ....

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HP has very good customer service. I bought used laptop and found that the battery doesn't work. I called HP and they helped me to solve the problem. Now I don't have any complains. It works fast and doesn't overheat.

The only CON is the bottom cover you must be VERY careful removing it. Pins are very fragile and it's easy to break them.

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I love mi Pavilion DV/ is great, excelent performance, i am very happy , I love mi Pavilion DV/ is great, excelent performance, i am very happy ,

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I have owned this laptop for several months and it has a wonderful i7 processor, plenty of memory and a large hard drive. The 17 inch monitor and keyboard is great for editing Excel, Word and PowerPoint presentations along with watching movies. The speakers are good, too! Most importantly, the battery life gets 8-9 hours of continuous use depending on what is running. Overall, I highly recommend this laptop if you want a powerhouse, portable computer.

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I bought this one today from Micro Center. Everithing is looking good. Sound is perfect. BUT my built-in camera does not work, at all. I spent six hour trying to make it turn on... nothing. I called to HP, they said I need to send it to them, so they can see what's wrong with it. It will take a couple weeks to have it back. Tomorrow I'm going back to Micro Center and I'll change it to the same. I really like it. 4 stars for now

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We were in the market for a new Kitchen/Kids Laptop and wanted to get the best Laptop we could in the $500 price range. We plan to use this Laptop primarily for basic web browsing, home network access, some Excel and Word use and the kids will be using it to play on the web on various kid web sites. We don't need any super memory or processing power for Photoshop or anything like that. We have had a lot of luck over the years with HP PCs and Laptops. I have owned an HP Elite Desktop for a few years and this will be our third HP Laptop, all of which are still running great. We did a preliminary look and found that HP offered the features we were looking for in this price range so we settled on that brand and started researching.

I did a lot of research comparing all of the HP Laptops in the $400-$600 price range available at the time on Amazon and this one had the fastest processor. I found that all of the HP Envy Laptops and some of the Pavilions had AMD chips in them. I compared this i3-3110M to those specific processors on some benchmark sites on the web, and this chip came in faster in every instance. The price was around $508 when I first started watching it. I put a camelcamelcamel dot com price tracker alert on it and snatched it up when it dropped to the all time low price for this model of $449. A great deal in this price range for the fastest processor and other included features.

First Impression It is a nice looking Laptop. The trackpad has a rough texture which is different, but fine. The screen looks really nice. It has a full keyboard with a number pad which is great. It is only a couple of inches wider than our old 14" Laptop. The dimensions in the Amazon Technical Details section are misleading because they are way too big. I am guessing those are the dimensions of the shipping box. The Laptop is only about 15" wide.

Initial Setup Setup took a little while. Mostly basic questions that you would expect from any Windows installation. It easily connected to my Wireless N Router the first try. It did ask you to set up a Microsoft account so that you can download apps from the store which I did. Once in, I had no problem connecting to the shared drives on my Network. One of the easiest initial setups you could ask for.

Software Installation I immediately loaded a bunch of software on the machine. I installed Google Chrome, Dropbox App, Dropbox Software (yes, two different things), LogMeIn (for remote access), Microsoft Office 2007, tried to install Windows Security Essentials, but it comes with Windows Defender which does the same thing in Windows 8. Everything installed with no problems at all.

Performance and Web Browsing All of the software that I tried worked very well and very fast. No slowdowns to speak of. Web browsing with Chrome was great. No complaints at all about performance during my initial use.

Windows 8 I'm not going to comment much about this. I love Windows 7 and have never used Windows 8, so the first time out, it takes a bit to figure things out. I'm not sure if it is good or bad so far, but I was able to find the Desktop just fine and started getting used to the Metro UI pretty quickly. For what this machine will be used for (Kitchen and Kids access), the Metro tiles may actually work out better. It will just take some time to get used to.

In conclusion, this Laptop is great for the price. You get the fastest Intel processor in this price range, a good amount of RAM, a large hard drive, upgraded Intel HD Graphics 4000 (most in this range have the 3000 version), fast networking and overall nice performance. If you are looking for a lower priced Laptop and don't need the highest performance, you really can't go wrong with this Laptop in the $500 range. Highly Recommended!

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ONE WEEK UPDATE (05/09/2013):

The Laptop is working really nicely so far. The screen looks really nice and the performance has been great.

After using Windows 8 for a little while, I did decide to install Classic Shell, which is a free program that basically brings back the Start Menu to the Windows 8 Desktop. I have used Classic Shell for years on my Windows 7 PC and it has always been great. Now that I put it on the new Windows 8 Laptop, you can barely tell it is a Windows 8 machine. It functions almost exactly like Windows 7, but you can still access the Metro UI and all the other Windows 8 functions. A much more comfortable experience in my opinion. Really a "best of both worlds" situation. Still Highly Recommended!

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ONE MONTH UPDATE (06/06/2013):

Everything has been great with this Laptop so far. We have been using it daily for Web Surfing, Excel Work, Kids Games and Skype with the out-of-town Grandparents. We were told the Webcam through Skype looked really good from the other end. One complaint that I had was that it was driving me nuts that the F2 Key in Excel kept adjusting the brightness instead of editing the cell so I found a trick on the web that would switch the default on the combined Function/Action Keys by adjusting a BIOS setting [Disable Action Key Mode under the System Configuration]. Also since switching to Classic Shell, the Windows 7 like interface has been perfect and I am very happy having my Start Menu back. Overall, the performance has been great and everything is working as expected. We are very happy with this purchase.

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I received this laptop yesterday after having to return the ASUS A55A-AH51 (unfortunately got a lemon). This laptop has been great so far. The set up was a no-brainer; fast and easy. I added 4GB of RAM (Kingston Value RAM KVR16S11S8/4) and I think this helped with the speed. All programs and apps are running perfectly...no problems. The internet connection was also perfect. This laptop comes with Windows 8. I'm not sure yet how I feel about it...it's different but I like the apps options. It is slightly hard to navigate but I'm sure I'll get used to it soon enough. If anything changes down the road, I'll add to the review.

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Lots of apps and plenty of GB at 670. 4 GB of memory. seem to work very good for me. Not sold on windows 8 just yet. I liked visita and XP they were more easy to use.

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I got this so I could do some internet surfing, school work and some light Photoshop. So far so good. It runs Photoshop no problem and for under $500, that is hard to beat. I will probably add 4 GB of RAM in the future but for now the 4 it comes with will do fine. The screen is crisp and the keyboard is nice. I don't really like touchpads too much so will be getting a wireless mouse soon but it works fine just I don't like any of them. I would probably consider this one of the minimal specs for a laptop you would want if you would like to do Photoshop comfortably. Sure a lesser computer could probably do it, but would be pretty rough and of course a $1,000 laptop would handle it better but so far I have had no problems with it. I would recommend this laptop for sure for anyone who just wants it for the basics and even for someone who wants to do some lite gaming, for example, I have played the Sims Medieval on this with no problem at all. (probably games from before 2012 would run nice with this overall) or Photoshop or the like.

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I did not want a laptop before because I seen how slow other people's laptops responded. This is my first laptop and I love it. It is fast, convenient, and does everything that I need it to do. I also received my order within the time frame promised and well packaged.

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Bought this just before Christmas. It arrived right before New Year's. I started moving my files off my external hard drive to the Lenovo and foolishly thought I was back in business. Wrong. Here are all the problems I confronted in the last 3 weeks. Note that some can be fixed, some can be fixed but instantly revert to how they were before, and some can't be fixed at all.

1) The wifi is shaky. It will connect to some networks, not to others. The computer will slow then halt, and you can't access anything. Rebooting doesn't work and it has nothing to do with resetting the wireless router.

2) The computer crashes in sleep mode. I'm used to being able to have some documents open, close the screen, open it either 5 minutes or 5 hours later and have my documents all there again. It's fine for a few minutes, but anything longer and it crashes. It's hard to tell when this happens since Windows 8 boots so quickly, I'm not sure if the crash is happening on the restart or during sleep, but regardless, it crashes and you have to restore all your work. Lenovo support walked me through a "fix" for this, but it didn't work. In fact, none of their attempts to fix this worked. When you go to your power profile and select "what computer does when I shut lid" as sleep mode, it still crashes. Lenovo support's great idea was to change it to say "do nothing." Well, then it drains the battery down just as fast when it's closed as if you were working on it. I changed it to hibernate, which worked for 2 days, then it started resetting itself backward to "do nothing."

3) The battery indicator cannot be shut off. I first tried to shut off the low battery indicators in the sound profile, that didn't work. I disabled all sound, and that didn't work. I have to mute all sound which does work, but then you can't listen to music at the same time. It's aggravating that at 10%, your computer will loudly beep every 5 seconds and you can't stop it.

4) The media card reader won't read my SD card. Lenovo support had me reinstall drivers, still won't work. They told me I need to connect with a USB cable and I said this is brand new it should work the way it was intended. They said to send it back to them for a factory reset. Three weeks old and this hunk of junk needs a factory reset? Awesome.

5) Every hour the computer tells me that it's running low on memory and I need to reboot. This is fantastic news isn't it?

6) The keyboard is shaky at best. If you know how to type, you'll be shocked that your fingers keep hitting the wrong keys. There's some give in the whole keyboard that makes it feel like it can easily break. In fact, when I pulled this out of the box, the keyboard shell was actually outside of the computer. I had to snap it back in.

7) Why why why did these idiots mess with the function keys? I had to access the BIOS profile (boot up, hit FN F2) and change the hotkeys to legacy mode. I've worked in Excel for years, and F2 allows you to edit inside a cell. But no, Lenovo had to make F2 the volume key.

I did manage to fix some Windows 8 issues added a shutdown key and modified the registry to get rid of the annoying lock screen because it would hijack a couple letters of your password so you'd get the "wrong password" message every time you logged in. But those two fixes weren't enough to console me through the rest of the drama.

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There seems to be a known issue with the touchpad of the U510. Google search query "lenovo jumpy and laggy touchpad" for literally PAGES of complaints. Avoid this model, and potentially the entire U510 series. Below is one excerpt:

"After calling Lenovo about the jumpy mouse experience on the first U510 they sent me, they said they would ship me out another laptop as a replacement.

The new machine arrived, and I took it out of the package and turned it on. As it booted for the first time, I was presented with the standard Lenovo "click Accept" screen (so I could create my Windows 8 account, etc.). I touched the touchpad for the first time to try to click `Accept', and the mouse jumped all over the screen! I couldn't even click the very first button to allow the computer to continue setting up! The replacement exhibited all of the same issues as the first laptop!

So I continue working with it. I tried adjusting all of the sensitivities related to the touchpad, but to no avail. I called my wife over, and we stood back and watched the mouse jitter randomly all over the desktop, find its way to a program icon, open the program, and then drag part of the screen to resize the application. ALL. WITHOUT. BEING. TOUCHED.

We now have TWO laptops sitting on our table, each with the mouse jittering away completely unusable as-is. I have a backup corded USB mouse that I am using in the meantime, and the only way I can prevent the machine from randomly clicking and dragging things across the screen is by physically disabling the touchpad using the F-keys.

And I tried everything to fix it: uninstalling the drivers. Reinstalling the drivers. Trying the drivers from ELAN, as well as Synaptics. I tried working with the Device Manager, and with other Windows 8 settings. No solution.

I have to send the first one back, and the second one will follow.

Lenovo, what are you going to do to fix this? I have been a loyal customer for years, and my confidence in your products is severely shaken. When I called the customer service representative the first time, I specifically asked: "Is this problem typical for this model" and I was told "No". Two unusable laptops in a row, now. And as the second one was on its way to me, I was shopping around for other laptops on your website (Yand Z-series)... but I refuse to get ANYTHING from Lenovo since they all seem to list "standard trackpad" as the mouse input.

Unbelievable. What will you do to salvage your reputation? Unless something is done, and quickly, I cannot vouch for your products to my friends or family ever again."

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After a month, I thought I fixed it with Lenovo support, but the laptop's wireless adapter stops functioning occasionally after being asleep or off. The only way to fix this issue was to restart the computer, hoping that it would function correctly upon restart--and sometimes it wouldn't. Another issue was that the laptop would shut down instead of go to sleep upon closing the lid (even though the settings were not set to do that). I thought I solved this issue by installing Lenovo drivers and windows updates, but it turns out that wasn't the case. Finally, the brightness indicator did not function correctly--leaving the brightness fully lit when the indicator showed it at half, etc.

Overall, I had purchased this laptop and then exchanged it for a new one when I ran into issues with the first. Turns out, it seems that every one of the laptops have issues like this. In the end, I decided to return and go with a different brand that I've used in the past that I believe is more reliable. Once Lenovo can start proving their consumer lines like they can with the ThinkPad, then maybe I'll pay attention. Until then, consider me a non Lenovo-fanboy.

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There are so many good things about this computer but I can't understand why Lenovo would release it with this keyboard. The keys have no spring in them & it sticks. The mouse pad is worst. If they couldn't match the Mac pad why not just leave the standard Lenovo mousepad? I'm going to look for another option maybe next year they will fix these kinks. The size, weight & keyboard lights are great... Stinks that they took cheap route on the keyboard & mouse pad.i

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I got this product because I was looking for a thin laptop with good capabilities. I especially liked the fact that this laptop looked like a mac without the expensive price. However, I got home and whenever you shut off the laptop the wireless disconnects and it doesn't recognize any wireless networks unless you are within a few feet away from your router. Apparently this is a defect that these laptops have and I am not the only one with this problem. Other than that this laptop is ok. I did notice that the picture quality is just okay and its very pixelated.

The bottom line is that I wouldn't recommend this laptop to anyone unless you are going to be using it within a few feet from the router.

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These are small, light weight, powerful laptops. Keep in mind, no internal DVD/CD, but for the price they are a great value as a corporate laptop. The dockng stations are effective and inexpensive, so far so good with the 7 that we've placed. I prefer these to the more expensive options I have seen from Dell, as we have many Elitebooks in the field, and after 2 years, no failures.

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This ultra portable meets all the standards of a full powered laptop with long battery time (7 hours!) DVDRW and an i7! The laptop is VERY portable and I find myself using more often than my other laptops.

I am a computer shop owner and LOVE this laptop. She is always ready when I need her and is very responsive. Elitebooks have always been a step up above the rest but this one seems to be a LEAP up the rest.

This is supposed to compete with Apples Airbook and Macbook Pro. The Airbook is at 11" while the Macbook is 13-This HP is 12.5 which means its right in the middle. It easily outperforms the Air and is onlevel or above the Macbook pro. (considering the MB Pro has the same internals)

She is small, light but carries a thickness...which is still good because all it makes is a solid ultra portable. Anyone complaining about the thickness has never felt a flimsy laptop. This one is solid with an aluminum base and shell-thats GOOD!

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Finally the whole package in one 12". I'm not a business person but I love this thing. It basically does it all. No complaint's after 1 year of it.

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The 3.6-pound HP EliteBook 2560p offers excellent portability for frequent travelers, yet is built rugged enough to withstand fairly extreme conditions. The EliteBook 2560p includes plenty of business-friendly features, including an optical drive, a 720p webcam, fingerprint and facial scanning technology and lots of connectivity options. Although the integrated graphics don't have enough power for demanding graphics work, the HP EliteBook 2560p excels in other areas, including multitasking, number crunching and word processing. The keyboard and touchpad are responsive and comfortable and battery life averages six to eight hours. However, reviewers say the pointing stick is slippery and sticky. Some also wish the keyboard was backlit and that the USB ports supported the latest 3.0 standard.

So, it it worth buying? In my opinion it is wort every cent if your desire for the laptop isn't just for video games and HD videos.

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If you are looking for an all usage laptop, this is not the one you should choose. If you are looking for a great contrast screen with vivid colours for filsm or videos, buy something else. This notebook is not as light and thin as the most recent ultrabooks. No it is aimed at professionals who want their purchase to last and to be reliable. I like the possibility of having an optical drive to have a matte screen to be able to work in any light environment. Otherwise its SSD (my option) is very reactive and its processor (i5) powerful enough for any multi-tasking work. I hesitaed between a Sony Vaio and an Asus but I like the HP Elitebook series so...

Pour les Français, si vous cherchez un portable ultra-léger, avec un écran à fort contraste et aux couleurs chatoyantes, allez plutôt du côté d'Asus ou de Sony. non cet Elitebook est destiné aux travailleurs sérieux qui ont besoin d'être productifs, pas de jouer... ou de regarder des videos; Très réactif dans sa version SSD il est un parfait compagnon de travail qui n'a pas 10.000 logiciels maison... ouf ! Il est plus proche des 2 kgs que des 1.5 kgs...encore plus en main, mais au moins on sait qu'il sera résistant !

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PROs: Absolutely INCREDIBLE light weight for such a large laptop. Setup was reasonably easy (except for my frustration with Windows 8 more on that below). A real DVD tray instead of a slot. Beats Audio = pretty amazing, customizable sound from a laptop. An amazing battery life (so far).

CONs: Windows 8 (more on that below) but this is overcome-able.

This replaced a Dell 17" Studio 1735 (Upgraded) running Windows Vista, purchased new in 2008 for $1100 a magical machine for its first 18 months, at which point it began overheating & shutting down suddenly whenever it was given a processor-intensive task like watching a DVD movie or running a full-disk security scan or even converting a single camcorder video or watching a YouTube video longer than 1 minute. (Bought a Logitech Cooling Pad N120, USB-Powered, Silent-Airflow Fan with Low Power Consumption (939-000345), and that helped somewhat, but still wouldn't allow a full-system scan.)

Since 2003, I'd always bought Dells but between that miserable experience and the fact that a basic Dell Inspiron we'd purchased in 2007 as a Christmas gift for in-laws was also a lemon, I refused to buy another Dell. My last 2 work-issued laptops have been HPs, and I'd been impressed by the reliability and battery longevity, so I looked at HPs this time around.

I need a large laptop because it's our only home computer and I do a lot of photo and video editing need the big screen. The Dell weighed close to 10 pounds it was a heavy clunker but I'd always just assumed that a large laptop would be heavy. This HP is amazingly light, and weighs almost as little as my work-issued 15" ProBook.

Windows 8:

I bought this assuming I could get up to speed with Windows 8 as easily as I have migrated from the first Windows, through almost every version since Windows 95 (plus all my employer-specific versions of Windows that are ever-so-different from what we use at home). Nope. It was PAINFUL and FRUSTRATING. Part of that is my fault I just thought I could "get up + go" like I always have in the past, from ancient Windows95 and 98, through Windows XP, to Vista and Win7...I just figured it out on my own. Nope. On this machine, I fought and cursed and wrangled my way through this new OS. Two weeks later, I finally looked at the Windows 8 guides that were pre-loaded on this laptop....umm, am much better now. ;-)

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I've always bought DELL laptops in the past, for at least the last 10 years or so. So I was uneasy about getting a different brand. Sure enough I purchased the HP 7250 and its been awesome! The only modification I made was swap the 1TB HDD for a 240 GB Solid State Drive. It's super fast. I also added Office 2013 for Excel, Word and Outlook for my emails, and I am so glad that I picked up this PC. I'm not IT person, I simply bought the Solid State Drive and handed it to my IT department, and they swapped out the hard drives. Nonetheless, this PC is lighting fast. I also upgraded to Windows 8 PRO, and although it doesn't have a touch screen, I can do all I need with the Logitech Zone Touch T400 Mouse, which makes it like I am touching the screen. All in all I use this computer for work, as I am in sales management, so I am always working on spread sheets and a CRM system. And this computer has been great. For anyone switching to Windows 8 from Windows 7, don't be afraid, as Windows 8 allows you to toggle between the Touchscreen interface to the Conventional Desktop mode, which you are all used to on Windows 7. The only reason I upgraded was because I had my laptop stolen, but all in all, great purchase. I don't see how any other PC would have worked for me! Oh yeah, and this PC, although not stated, can be upgraded to 16GB RAM, as it only comes with 8GB. I am only running on the stock 8GB, and it hasn't shown signs of being slow at all. Everything is SUPER fast, from startup, to shutdown. Even opening files is extremely fast.

Hope This helps! 5 Stars in my book!

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Although I've only been using this for 3 days, I'm impressed with the machine: it's fast, full-featured, and has the potential to store a lot of data, which was a big plus on my wish list. The speakers and sound system are awesome, and I've streamed movies on the big screen several times already: very impressive! Keyboard works well (a little clicky, but easy to type on), and the touchpad is very nice. Getting used to Windows 8 will take some time, but I've downloaded an app that restores the Win7 shell and that makes it easier.

HP continues to make awesome machines, thankfully.

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I had originally purchased a Samsung Series 3 laptop as it was a very good price for what looked like good specs. After receiving it however I was sorely disappointed in the pathetic performance. I bought this HP Envy DV7 instead and am so glad I did.

This is by no means a small laptop. With a 17.3" screen and over 1 1/2" thick it is still surprisingly mobile. Battery life has been very good so far and I run everything all the time on the High Performance setting. I just turn down the screen brightness which is usually the biggest draw on your battery.

This machine with its i7 processor is super fast. This laptop does have a couple of components that hold it back from its potential: a 5400 RPM hard drive and built-in Intel HD 4000 video. However, I have found the HD 4000 video to be very capable. And even with the 5400 RPM drive the machine still boots up very quickly with Windows 8. It also has USB 3.0 ports for fast file transfers with compatible drives and USB sticks.

Most importantly, and I'm surprised at some of the other reviews, but I was surprised at how little extra bloatware/junk that was pre-installed. Most of the software installed is HP software for support, recovery, etc. The extra software like HP EasyRoom (an IM/Twitter application) is all very easy to identify and remove via the normal Windows Program uninstall process. The uninstalls also go very quickly with the fast processor.

Typical of most laptops any more, this laptop does not come with installation media. The recovery program will allow you to create media and will require at least a 24gb USB stick, 6 DVDs, or 4 DVD-DL.

This laptop also has the capability of installing a second hard drive if you wanted to. This would allow you to get a solid state drive to use for the OS partition and keep the 1 TB 5400 RPM drive as a data drive for all of your files and would make this machine even faster. To use the second drive bay you do require an additional drive caddy and SATA cable to connect the second drive.

While this machine may not be a full fledged gaming PC, for the average user, it is more than capable and is a lot of value for the money paid.

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I've had an HP laptop for years and wanted a faster, more powerful one. This one is much lighter and I really enjoy the biometric finger scan in place of a password

HP nc6120 15" Notebook PC Review

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The equipment was delivered in good working order, but was shorted a 256MB (DIMM). Advertised as 512gb RAM, had 256MB and start-up showed that the system had been altered. Someone obviously removed the DIMM.

I e-mailed customer service. They referred to it a defective system, which was incorrect, it was merely missing the DIMM. They took no action other than to guide me to the 800 number. No service there. Should change their name to customer mis-direction.

While I like the laptop I don't feel this vendor did a very good job of delivering what they advertised. Poor on delivery, poor on follow-through. If I have to chase to get what I paid for it takes away from an otherwise good deal. I won't purchase from this vendor again.

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It was shipped promptly and is in great condition. I uninstalled Windows and installed Ubuntu and all is well. Works fine. The one that I got will need a new battery if I ever want to use it without the cord but that's no biggie. Until I need the battery I'll just plug it in. Works for me. The total price that I paid was $155.00 S/H included. Great deal. :0)

UPDATE: November 6 2012 :: The seller called my home phone suggesting that I was trying to pull a scam by mistakenly placing bad review (from a different seller) in his seller comments area. I felt intimidated by the call and thought that it was far too reactionary for a mistakenly placed bad review. The above review was written first and he didn't even mention that. He was slightly rude and a bit too aggressive for my taste. The battery does not work but I was forgiving for that just because I am not one to stir up trouble. His response to my asking if the battery should be working was something to the tune of " we test them all before we send them out". Mine does not work. I am not a scam artist and I do not have a bad history with Amazon. This seller should apologize and allow me to post the exact apology here in the comments section and he should send me a working battery. NEVER LET THE SELLER HAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER. Don't get the sort of call that I did. Get it all in writing as Amazon keeps the seller buyer text exchange for a while and you and or the seller can use that to back up your claim should an issue arise.

SELLER: Do not call me again. Put it in writing please. Thank you.

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Despite being around 6 years old, this laptop still has a lot to offer. Right out of the box I started it up and hooked up to the internet. My first thought was "Wow! I really got a bargain!", I could surf the web quickly and seamlessly. Later on I added Microsoft Word and other programs for college work. Even though it feels kinda hefty, it is very compact and can fit in a bookbag easily. Ive had it for a while now and never had a problem with it so far. Its great for college work or just surfing the web, which is exactly what I needed.

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The refurbished laptop that I purchased works just fine. I don't see a problem with the body of it. I'm loving it, and its just the right size for me to take when traveling around town.

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At first I was very sceptical on ordering a refurbished product...-But then again it had to be better then the broken laptop that I had.So I took a chance and I Love it. So far so good...The price was excellent to because a new laptop was triple the price...Definately was the right choice and I would definately do it again...LOVE IT!

Cheap Macbook Pro 15 Inch, 2.4ghz, 4gb Ram, 200gb Hd

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I'm going to start by stating that I have some biases. I've been a Mac user since 1995, and this is probably my umpteenth Mac laptop. My previous MacBook Pro (Core Duo 1.83 ghz) was bought used at two years of age. I just retired it in favor of this one. That computer was unstoppable, reliable, durable, and dependable. The only issues I had were with the battery but with LiIon batteries if you get more than a year out of one you are lucky. (I use mine on the road heavily)

Now, on to this laptop. The setup is the same as it has been since 2006, albeit with some updates a firewire 800 port, faster CPU, more video memory, etc. It is much faster than my old laptop and works great. Highly recommended.

Now, if you're buying this model now odds are good that it is second hand. Expect the battery to be dodgy but don't fret new ones aren't expensive the BTI aftermarket batteries work good. Otherwise, it's a good durable laptop that will serve you for years to come.

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Very disappointed in this laptop, only after 2 months I need to replace the keyboard and mouse pad. Not a good purchase and unfortunately will probably never buy from here again.

Toshiba Satellite P755-S5270 15.6-Inch LED Laptop (Black) Review

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I purchased this laptop after a long deliberation surrounding make, model and features; this piece has everything and more for a laptop under $1000.00. The last laptop I owned was a Toshiba and it lasted me for 6 years. This i5 "Sandy Bridge" is quick and responsive to my multi-tasking needs. I just upgraded my desktop with the same series of processor and I couldn't be more pleased. The P755 has a great graphics card and built in USB3 port. The Harmon/Kardon speakers are a big improvement and provide very nice sound for a laptop. Overall, if you are considering a quality laptop that is going to give you a big bang for your buck, while sticking with a leading name in the notebook industry, you need to really consider the P755-S5270.

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The laptop delivers an awesome performance. Its great Nvidia video card lets you play every game availabe. The second generation Intel Core i5 runs with a score of 6.9 and its ram memory at 1333 MHz runs with a score of 7.1 (on a 7.9 basis). Great laptop, a great machine which replaces the A660 series that were great as well. Recomended.

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This laptop is fantastic. Knowing quite a bit about computers, buying laptops is pretty hard for me because they can get quite expensive sometimes. This particular laptop is perfect in price and I would expect something like this to be in the 900-1100$ range for what is provided in it. This laptop has the new series i5 cpu and I can get around 3.0 GHz at full performance. In comparison, with the GT540M graphics card I can run Oblivion at ultra performance with everything on including 4X Anti-Aliasing. However, this laptop can get quite hot, I highly recommend a cooling pad. It is extremely fast and does everything more than I expected.

Another happy customer, great pricing and shipping from Amazon.

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I have had it about a month. No real issues so far. Performing very well in all the applications I have tried.

Before buying:

Before purchasing I did some research on the web and I did a lot of comparing on processors and graphics processors on the Passmark Software CPU benchmarking website. I knew I wanted a Sandy Bridge processor so the 2410M looked like it. I also wanted to get the best GPU I could or at least something better than the Intel on board graphics. I wasn't as concerned about hard drive size or RAM since they are expandable later. I wanted teh 15.6" screen vs a 17" or smaller 13"/14". I did not consider any HP models due to past bad experience with a laptop and the reviews I have seen of some of their laptops and desktops lately. I looked at Dell and the pricing to get the specific components I wanted was a little higher. Not all Dells were built equally I could see. The ones on their website had better components than the ones on Amazon or other sites at the same price level. I had considered some Asus models due to the pricing but ultimately went with Toshiba due to their reputation and reviews.

Good:

Its doing everything I have wanted it to do without any issues. No overheating issues and the fan is pretty quite when it does kick on. MS Office 2007 is loaded and works well. No lag or bogging down with it. I have World of Warcraft running with all of the graphics settings on high or ultimate with no issues. That is the only time it really heats up. I like the USB 3.0 plug. I uploaded from my external backup hard drive in minutes what would have taken hours on my old PC with a USB 1.0.

Could be better:

I have hooked the HDMI up to our 52" Panasonic but was disappointed in the graphics quality both for movies and games. I had to turn the graphics settings way down on WoW to get it to run smoothly. The Geforce GPU doesn't seem to be able to drive the bigger screen. Don't get me wrong it does great on the laptop screen just don't expect to run a large screen at the same quality.

I did have some trouble loading some older software but that was due to Windows 7. I would have that trouble with any PC running Win 7.

The placement of the USB, power, and audio plugs interferes with the DVD drive and using an external mouse. I wish some of the plugs were on the back but looking at how it appears to be laid out internally I can understand why they are on the sides towards the front.

My biggest grief with the purchase is that a week later I saw the 17" version with an i7 sandy bridge (I think it was the 2510M) for less at an office supply store. Amazon now has this PC for much less than I paid. Such is the way of PC prices though.

Overall very happy with the purchase and would recommend this laptop and Toshibas in general to anyone buying a new laptop.

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After three weeks of owning this laptop I have nothing but great things to say. My initial experience has been incredible. The second generation i5 has been able to handle anything that I've thrown at it. Battery life is optimal for 5+ hours. All of the games I've thrown at it have been played at 45+ fps on high settings and with DX11 enabled. Needless to say, I love, love love this laptop!

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DO NOT DOWNLOAD the BIOS 1.5 update from Toshiba!!! It is CORRUPTED (info from Toshiba)!! I did not know this and updated my laptop over the weekend. It crashed! Will not power on at all!! Called Toshiba and they informed me that this update is in face CORRUPTED!! Now I have to send my laptop in to Toshiba's Service Depot for a motherboard replacement. It will be 1 2 weeks before I have my laptop back. I am NOT happy!!!! How can Toshiba's update be corrupted???????

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Lenovo G575 43834WU 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black Textured) Review

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Fry's had this on sale today, the 2GB version for $249. I picked one up since my X61 was getting temperamental.

I figured for $249, how bad could it be? Well...with Windows 7 (and I'm a Mac guy as a rule) the computer is just fine for general use. Quick enough loading web pages, and, unlike the usual assortment of crapware that most computers come pre-loaded with? Office Starter (Word and Exel) for free!

I'm just a happy little guy-I would have easily spent more on a used computer, not had the most current OS, not had the upgradability (I bet when I move this to 8GB of ram it will fly!) and really, for my purposes I think this was a great buy! Highly recommend.

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I'm like the other two reviewers, I got this at Frys for $249. For the money, I'm surprised at how fast it is. It's super light and the screen is crisp & clear. I didn't want to spend alot of money on a laptop, because as fast as technology goes this will be outdated within a couple months. But it's perfect for me for light use and I would highly recommend it!

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Was waiting for a price drop on this unit on Amazon but finally saw it at Fry's for $249. I just need a basic simple Laptop for surfing web, MS Word and email and this works great for what I need to do. I dont expect amazing performance at this price, but it works better than I expected. Nice sized screen, easy touch keyboard, super quite fan ( I never hear it kick on and off like my old one), runs amazingly cool even when sitting on a bed or couch, fast when im online. I even ran some CAD/CAM programs that ran almost as well as my work system, the graphics card seems to handle 3D CAD/CAM fine as well as Photoshop, although the monitor might not be up to displaying super fine photo-editing qualities... it's a nice screen, just not near as good as higher end units. Build quality is good, but nothing fancy. Not a designer Laptop, just a good all around basic unit that exactly fits my needs. Im very happy with this computer.

Update: I installed an extra 4 MB of memory, for a total of 6 MB, noticed no real performance increase at all. Glad it was only $20, but install went smooth, no issues installing additional Crucible brand memory

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This laptop arrived well-packaged within a couple of days of ordering. My wife was tired of her old laptop and asked me to get her a replacement. I decided on the Lenovo brand based on my prior experiences with IBM/Lenovo. I purchased a Lenovo G570 last year and was very pleased with it. The Lenovo G575 uses an AMD Dual-Core processor and runs much faster than her old laptop. This item does come standard with a 1-year hardware warranty. I would highly recommend this item to friends and family.

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I bought this computer for general use. I talked to one of my friends who works on technology and he suggested the Lenevo brand because as of right now Lenevo is rated in the top 3 laptop brands. I love it! it's light, the speakers are loud, and it is good quality. the backspace and number pad are a little smaller than normal but then again most laptops don't have a number pad. And sometimes the mouse turns into automatic mode..that might be able to be adjusted just haven't taken the time to see if it can or not...It is my first laptop...but have used many other people's and for the price it is great. i did pay $419 on amazon so was a little upset when i saw it was cheaper but oh well. hope this helped

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Picked one of these up for six bills on a Black Friday online deal, which was a steal. But even at the current Amazon price of eight-thirty, it's still a good value. You get a lot of performance for your money this thing is a real screamer for a laptop, even offering moderately good gaming performance. It runs relatively demanding games like Bioshock and Assassin's Creed without a hitch, thanks to the Core i7 CPU, the six gigs of RAM, and the Nvidia GT 540M discreet graphics processor with 1 GB dedicated VRAM. It actually gives me better gaming performance than any of my (admittedly lower-end) desktops.

The graphics setup is pretty slick the machine has both Intel HD onboard graphics and the Nvidia GPU and is able to toggle seamlessly between the two depending on the demands of the application being run. For normal desktop stuff, it uses the Intel. For games, it uses the Nvidia. You can change the default either globally or by application, but it seems to work so well I've been reluctant to mess with it. Every game I've installed so far has automatically set itself to use the Nvidia.

It did take a bit of work to "de-crapify" after initial startup. Like most OEM machines, it was loaded with all sorts of garbage programs including a 60-day trial version of Trend Micro's almost useless Internet security suite. I promptly dumped it and replaced it with Microsoft's Security Essentials, which does as good a job as many commercial projects and costs absolutely nothing but the time to download it from Microsoft's site.

It probably took a half-dozen or so reboots to remove all the garbage, including some ASUS "Cloud drive" icon in Explorer. But once finished, and after a quick defrag, it really kicks some major rump. I love it I've finally got a laptop that truly qualifies as a "desktop replacement" and am looking forward to finally getting rid of those big ugly black cases. Woohoo!

Nice design, well-built with aluminum casing that stands up well to normal use. The touchpad's a little tricky, since it will let you do all this multiple-finger stuff like an iPad. Good battery life looks like it will give a good four hours of normal (i.e. non-strenuous) use on a charge, not bad at all for a machine with a larger screen. The 1366x768 resolution is okay for the 15.6" screen, if nothing to write home about. Great I/O USB 3.0, HDMI, VGA. Only thing it's really missing is Bluetooth, which is easily added with an inexpensive USB dongle when needed.

All in all, the nicest machine I've ever owned, desktop or laptop. If it holds up over time, this may be my first ASUS machine, but it won't be my last.

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Got this for about 630...so far it has been great. This laptop looks sleek! Ergo Keyboard that is awesome to work with, although the trackpad isn't top notch....but good to have a mouse anyway, the Logitech M305 is awesome!

i7 is def a beast, you can pretty much throw whatever at it and it just keeps on churning...Could have come with a better graphics card but for this price, this is a great work horse.

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I picked up one of these last Black Friday. Overall, a great laptop. The only negatives are the soft (dead) keyboard and the marginal speaker volume. And if you plan on signing up for the ASUS Accidental Damage Protection program, good luck.

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Picked up mine for 1000 probably the best computer I've had in years! Really quick, reliable, great user feel. A must have

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I did not buy this product through Amazon. I purchased it directly from HP the day it came up online.

The tablet portion of the slatebook is almost perfect. There were a few minor bugs (no in app purchasing, notification bar would freeze) but all of these were fixed through an update that was waiting for me when I opened up the packaging. The screen is excellent (though the colors do not pop as they do on a Samsung tablet) and performance is very smooth. the cameras are both sub par, but will be fine in good lighting. The look and feel of the tablet suits me perfectly (though i seem to be in the minority that prefers plastic to metal). Though be warned the plastic is not textured the way the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is. It feels VERY plastic. It does feel rather robust though. No flex whatsoever. Android is perfectly suited for tablets. I can work my way though menus options games and apps very easily. I got 9 hours of use before the battery ran out (moderate to heavy usage with app downloads)

The laptop tablet combination aspect of this product leaves a lot to be desired. The keyboard is cramped (though very workable as I am writing this review on it rights now) and the docking mechanism seems cheap. The touch pad works smoothly and the gestures work in much the same way the do in Windows and OSX. That being said it does not offer the superb accuracy you get with Windows and OSX. It is a usable but sloppy experience in comparison. Be warned that the touchpad is very wide but also very short. Its usable and much better than touch pads 4 years ago, but won't compare to touch pads on current laptops. Also sometimes apps do not like it when the tablet is unlatched from the keyboard. It is best to do that when Android is on the homescreen. Overall the keyboard is a great accessory, but falls short of providing a laptop like experience. I got 17 hours of use before both batteries ran out (moderate to heavy usage with app downloads).

Overall this is a great tablet and the included keyboard accessory does its job nicely, just don't expect a laptop like experience. It is much more like using a keyboard with a tablet. As a tablet this product gets a solid 5/5 and as a laptop it gets a weak 3/5

Overall 4/5

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I've been wanting to try out a Tegra 4 tablet ever since the Toshiba Ecite Pro & Write were released earlier this month. I can't find any local stores selling the Toshiba tabs, but my local PC store recently received a small shipment of the HP SlateBook x2. So I picked one up yesterday to compare it against my Acer A700 10.1-Inch Tablet (which is absolute steal BTW) that I've used for the last 10 months or so. I've been playing with the Slatebook x2 for ~ 12 hours or so now. My thoughts and opinions in no particular order:

The 1920 x 1200 display is similar to my A700 screen in the areas of sharpness, contrast and black levels. Color reproduction in movies and images is slightly "warm" and the screen has a definite yellow, oily/dirty tint to it. This is very obvious when looking at a completely white image but can still be noticed just browsing web pages. This is easily my least favorite aspect of this tablet. This may not be a big deal to some, especially if they don't have another tablet to compare or are more forgiving as far as screen tint goes.

I have posted an image taken with my N7 FHD. The difference is a little more noticeable in person. The 27" LG LCD above them both is also bluer/cleaner than the HP x2 tablet.

The overall build quality seems high it doesn't creak and/or flex that I can tell. The edge where the front and rear sections come together is a little sharp. The rear of the tablet is very smooth with a slightly satin finish it feels the same as many of Samsung's past tablets like the Galaxy Tab 2 series. Although the finish looks nice, it's a pain to hold/handle without losing your grip.

The HP x2 tablet is a little lighter than my A700 (1.32 lbs vs 1.5 lbs) so it feels lighter to me but it's still no lightweight.

The speakers are on the face of the tablet on the bottom left/right corners. They play quite loud and the quality is above average compared to other tablets that I've owned or used. They are still tiny tablet speakers though so don't get your hopes up.

The tablet did not get hot while playing a 2 1/2 hour HD movie streaming from my home network. The battery went from 100% down to 71% while watching the film. Neither watching the movie nor browsing the web for extended periods of time made the tablet more than slightly warm on the bottom rear.

The power adapter is big (like a laptop brick) and both cords in/out of the brick are heavy-duty. It did charge the tablet reasonably fast but the idea of having to drag it around with me isn't very appealing. The power input port is proprietary no microUSB port for charging. There also seems to be no USB adapter yet (although there was one on the HP site but it has since been pulled) to plug directly into the tablet portion -as of now USB connection must be made through the keyboard dock. HDMI and SD ports are also on the dock. The actual tablet portion only has the charging port, power button, volume up/down, headphone jack and microSD slot.

One big feature is missing from this tablet GPS. Keep that in mind if a GPS is on your "must-have" feature list.

The x2 is very snappy apps open quickly and web browsing is fast and smooth. Definitely can't complain about the performance.

UPDATE 08/20/13: The screen tint + the smooth, slippery finish on the back were just too annoying in my opinion to ignore. I also found that with all of my current apps installed there wasn't a whole lot of internal storage left this tablet only has 16 GB of internal memory. I ended up returning this tablet to the place of purchase for a refund.

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When I bought this I wanted a tablet with a keyboard attachment that had one of the faster processors available as well as a good screen resolution, as well as a smaller tablet 7-8 inches because I do a some reading with the tablet I currently own. So I was sort of stuck between this and the Nexus 7_2 as well as the 7-8" Acer with Windows. The atom processors for Windows tablets seem like they run sort of sluggish, and the Nexus didn't have the processor speed, expandable storage, and HDMI output so I decided on this one. I would recommend when buying a tablet to buy one that has been on the market less than 6 months because there is a large difference in performance and what you are paying for the tablet.

For the tablet itself, it has great sound compared to other tablets I have seen and it does have two speaker ports on the bottom. The screen looks beautiful, and even with a ton of fingerprints you don't notice the fingerprints on the screen. I'm not sure how they did it but definitely a good feature. The screen is very bright and I usually have it set for a lower setting, so the screen can be readable even on a bright day. The keyboard attachment has worked flawlessly so far and the extra battery life that comes with it is a nice feature. I also like how HP set up the keyboard to have the home button where a typical Windows button would be. The back button where the escape key would typically go as well as several other nice keyboard shortcuts that really make it seem like the keyboard was definitely made for Android and not just a generic bluetooth keyboard.

I do have a couple of complaints but they are very minor. I wish the bezel around the screen was a little smaller. I think it would be a little easier to handle otherwise. Still I don't have any problems holding it but makes holding with one hand a little troublesome when reading in bed. Also when using Android, some websites will automatically have you go to their mobile sites, which can be a pain. I wish their was a setting to have all websites default to desktop versions. This happens with all Android tablets so you can't really expect HP to fix an Android issue. Overall I feel this is a quality product and I am very happy with my purchase.

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Only flaw was inability to open Kindle e-reader. It required a system update, readily available through Settings on device. The laptop is versatile, meets promotional promise.

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I've owned my Slatebook for about 6 weeks and I think it is perfect. It is just what I wanted. I can use it as a tablet in the evenings for games & keeping up with social networking sites. Or, I can use it as a laptop to do work. For me, it does just what I expected. I researched first and knew what I was getting before I bought it. If a person is expecting a fully functioning laptop, he/she will be disappointed. Be sure to research the product to make sure it meets your needs before buying. :)