B23E-XS71 12.5" LED Core i7 2.8 GHz 4 GB DDR3 500 GB HDD 64-bit Review

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Everything as stated. For the price I would have liked a back-lit keyboard (but that may be incompatible with spill-proofing). I expected the fingerprint scanner software to allow fingerprint logon to websites, but so far I only see how to use it for booting up / waking up the comp.

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Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5511 Laptop Computer / 15.6-inch HD Reviews

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Hello

I generally do not write reviews. However this particular product and the whole experience with Toshiba customer service has forced me to voice my concern.

I bought this laptop since it was cheap and loaded with many features. I had other options at the same price but i went with Toshiba because of company's reputation.

OK here is my experience;

I bought the laptop and brought it home. After 2-3 days it started giving me blue screen error(some hardware issue). Later On the laptop started to freeze without any reason. It came to a point that it started freezing every minute or so.

I could not return it because it was already past 30 days.

So first i searched google for known issues with this laptop. I was surprised to see that lot of people had the same problem. Somehow there was a faulty hardware in this particular lot that was shipped. It was sad to see that company was still selling this.

Anyway i called Toshiba Support Center to get it repaired (it has one year warranty). It seems the support center already knew the issue with the laptop. They told me right away to ship it to there repair location. I was happy that they are familiar with the issue. Ok here is the fun part; they told me to ship the laptop to there location at my own expense, i.e. pay 25$ for laptop shipment. I tried to argue but they said its there policy. They know that they have shipped a faulty hardware with there laptop and now on top of that they are asking us to pay again for shipping it to get it repaired.

Anyway atleast i was given a choice to ship it with whichever method i choose to. So i went to USPS and i paid 15$ to ship it via priority mail with a tracking number etc.

Now i was trying to track my shipment with USPS to see if it has reached the repair location. Well,the USPS tried to deliver the laptop at there Louisville, KY repair location but there was nobody to receive it there. So USPS left a slip on there mail location to either schedule a re-delivery or pick it up.

As per USPS's new policy they do not do an automatic redelivery attempt. The receiver has to call to schedule a redelivery or pick it up at the post office.

Ofcourse i do not have a phone number for Toshiba's louisville repair center so that i can call them and ask them to schedule a redelivery; i called the Toshiba customer support center to see if they can help. To my surprise, they said since the laptop has not arrived at the repair location; it is not in there system so they can not help me with this. Instead of giving me alternative they hung up on me intentionally twice.

Now my laptop is sitting in some post office in Louisville which will be delivered back to me if not picked up in 15 days (USPS will not schedule redelivery on sender's request).

So basically , myself (the Toshiba customer) is going through unnecessary trouble for buying a faulty laptop. My only fault is that i bought this laptop because of Toshiba's reputation.

Therefore please be careful when you buy Toshiba's products, particularly be aware of the support center.

I am a big fan of everything Japanese; but this incident with Toshiba was surely not soothing.

Thanks for reading this review.

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This laptop is perfect with battery life, size, weight, look, monitor quality, overall quality, AND the best part is its got a NumPad which is great if your used to desktop keyboards. Main thing I love about it is its battery life, 5 hours! Even more if you set it down to Power saving mode and run on low brightness, runs for about 6 hours if you're not heavy computing. Keyboard is SILENT and made of great quality. Monitor is the perfect size for a laptop this price. Hard drive space is PLENTY. RAM is plenty for regular usage! Only thing holding this baby back is its processor. It is a dual core AMD 1.3 GHz processor which is fairly slow. It plays HD video smoothly, plays 1080p without any problems. The problem comes up when doing heavy installations or running programs that eat up CPU resources. Other than that, it handles everything from schoolwork to browsing.

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Purchased our first Toshiba on this sale strictly looking for a new laptop with Windows 7 still available. This laptop has a beautiful display and we've had no problems whatsoever with the hardware or software during the 6 weeks since we bought it. The only reason we did not give 5 stars is a lack of some small conveniences that we are used to in our older HP laptops, such as a HDD activity light and small buttons to quickly turn off the Wi-Fi connection, and the track pad since we favor an external mouse.

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This was my first Toshiba computer purchase, so I was hesitant switching to a brand I wasn't familiar with. Wow...these guys did a great job with this laptop! Definitely a smooth ride and they now have this computer geek's attention :)

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i bought this computer a day ago and i put music in and then tried to watch a movie and it said low memory really ugh i dont like it dunno what to do all i know is i wont buy this computer again

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I am going to post a legitimate review about the actual product here. A few of the other reviews on this product were pretty much ranting and pointless. I am an IT technician, and I will sum it up as short as possible, but to the point. I bought this for my own personal use, not for work. All in all, this PC has great speed, good hibernation in and out of lid closes (hasn't locked up once yet), and fingerprint reader is actually very useful. Beats audio is marketing mostly, sounds a little better though. This PC is gorgeous aesthetically, and touchpad is useable for once. It has advanced functions (two finger zoom/scroll, etc.). Also, for those of you that don't like the touchpad light that surrounds the touchpad, (fn) function & spacebar toggles it on and off. Double tap the top left corner of the touchpad to turn it off and use a wireless mouse. Other than that, quad-core processor, 2 USB 3.0 ports and 2 USB 2.0 ports, pretty good graphics card, fingerprint reader with shortcut software included (you can setup different website shortcuts and/or system functions to access with recognition of different fingers; ie: shutdown with your pinky, or go to your 3 favorite websites with just one swipe of your index finger). It has 6 gigs of ram (expandable to 16 GB), 640 gig HDD, memory card reader, beats audio, and bluetooth, you really can't go wrong for the price. Remember, all PCs have bloatware these days pretty much, most PC support problems are dealt with through globally outsourced firms. This does suck, but it keeps their costs down for us to buy them. I suggest removing all the programs you don't want or need from add/remove programs in the control panel right away when you get it (within the 14 day store return policy), and give this computer a lot of use within that period to make sure it's for you. If you are not tech savvy, pay extra and purchase the store's extended warranty program. DO NOT PURCHASE THIS OR ANY COMPUTER 5 HOURS FROM YOUR HOUSE like one of the other reviewers did. Way too risky when spending 5 benjamins. Anyways, I hope you buy and enjoy this product. I do NOT work for HP by the way...lol. I will say that I did not buy this at Amazon unfortunately because I found it 120 bucks cheaper at a local chain store that starts with an (S******) and has a red brand theme. I would expose the store, but Amazon might not post this review. Last I looked, that deal was still going on. Hope this helps some people.

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I was going to purchase this HP DV6-6c10us laptop from Amazon but found a deal at Staples that I could not pass up. Purchased it for my daughter and she loves it. Uses it mostly for work that she brings home from her job along with Internet, email and music. I also hooked the laptop to her 61 inch HDTV with an HDMI cable. She now streams HD shows and music videos to her HDTV by way of the internet. Outstanding resolution.

Microsoft Office Starter also came loaded on this computer. Word and Excel Starter are a nice addition if you don't need the full version of Office. All you need for home use.

Disabled or uninstalled all of the items that we didn't want or need without a glitch. Took about 15 minutes.

The laptop recognized all of the equipment that she had for her old laptop and installed it without a glitch.

After everything was hooked up and operating, including her printer, she decided that she wanted to use it as a wireless printer instead of a wired printer. No problem just pulled her printer software package, that came with the printer, out of a drawer installed the wireless printer drivers and presto, wireless printing. If you no longer have the printer software that came with the printer you can usually download the software from the printer manufacturers website.

Some older equipment such as printers and etc. may not work with Windows 7 desktop and laptop computers. Microsoft makes this quite clear. Many equipment and software manufacturers did not build drivers for their older products so Microsoft could not add drivers for this older equipment to Windows 7. This also happened with Vista. It is not the responsibility of Microsoft to build the drivers for equipment. In the case of printer drivers it is the responsibility of the printer manufacturer to develop and build drivers, then pass the drivers on to Microsoft.

Relating to the previous review of the DV6-6c10us and lack of wireless printing. Almost all fairly new printers will be recognized by computers running Windows 7 when hooked up by way of a USB cable. However, the drivers used for this hook up are not the same drivers required for wireless hook up. You normaly have to install the software that came with the printer to get the proper wireless connection. For that matter to get all of the functions of your printer to work properly you should load the software from disk or other media that came with your printer.

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OK first things first & in the interest of full disclosure...

I didn't buy this laptop from Amazon. I in fact bought it from my local Staples when they had an amazing deal too good to pass up. I was in fact on the verge of ordering a different laptop from Amazon when I came across the deal I found on this machine. Thankfully Amazon allows us to review products we own so others can make informed decisions so I'll give my assessment of this laptop here.

I've spent a couple of weeks getting used to this laptop & putting it through it's paces so that I can offer a more thorough assessment.

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I spent a few weeks researching new laptops & I thought I'd settled on a few choices from online. I went into my local Staples & discovered this steal of a deal & couldn't be happier I did. I was actually in the market for a much more costly alternative (Apple) until I found this laptop.

A few of it's standout features;

1) A nice quad core processor & built in AMD discrete graphics make it capable of handling most anything you throw at it. I use Adobe CS5 for my personal design business & in my tests this laptop handled even a heavy Photoshop render (multiple effects & layers) with ease.

2) The build quality is outstanding. I'm a big fan of the brushed metal shell. It feels good in the hand & stays cool to the touch. No cheap textured plastic here except for the bottom which is to be expected. It also repels fingerprints so it looks clean. Nice job on this attention to detail HP.

3) Expandability beyond the out of the box configuration. This was my major gripe with the Macbooks I was considering. They look great & run great but offer virtually no future upgrade potential. This laptop allows upgrading of the hdd & memory with a simple removal of it's access door on the bottom. I also love that I can increase the memory up to 16gb if I need to. I use some memory intensive software so this will inevitably come in handy.

A few other extras worth mentioning; 2 USB 3.0 ports (rapidly becoming the industry standard), the fingerprint reader that allows quick access to apps, built in bluetooth (nice), & Beats Audio (that I'll admit I thought was a gimmick but I'm pleasantly surprised with it's sound quality).

There are a few drawbacks I must mention too;

1) Battery life is not too good. Of course I've only used it for a few days so this could be a premature judgement on my part. Your mileage may vary.

2) Bonus software that I'll never use. Yep it's got some bloatware. Not too much & it's easily un-installed or deleted. I do wish this practice would end by PC vendors but it keeps costs down for the consumer so that's the breaks. But really 52 games that I'll never play pre installed? And the majority are limited use demos? Come on HP just leave that mess off or include a disc in the box with optional bonus apps & games on it. Let the customer decide.

3) The touchpad is tricky to operate. It seems real sensitive & can be wildly inaccurate. But that could also be user error. Again your mileage may vary.

A few other minor gripes of note; no lighted keyboard (hey we all have a wish list), a rather small eject button on the optical disc drive, & the cheap plastic bezel around the screen itself. It's a fingerprint magnet that looks out of place considering the rest of the machines build quality.

A word about support;

Apple gets alot of credit for their support as they should. Their agents are professional & thorough whether on the phone or in the store. You do get what you pay for here. HP in my experience hasn't been that bad either. They are no Apple, nobody is in that respect, but they provide a decent warranty that should handle any problems with the build quality, installed software, or all too often user error (see above review from Anti-Genius). Frankly, I am of the opinion that for the savings in up front price over a comparable Macbook, which is in the hundreds of dollars & possibly more than a cool grand, this HP laptop will serve the users needs quite well.

All in all I'd easily give this laptop a 4.5/4.75 rating. I give it 5 stars because it's more than a 4 in my opinion. Don't fall for Apples marketing & pay the ultra premium price for less value. Get a laptop like this one (highly recommended) or the equivalent & have access to the entire Windows program & apps library (very few Windows programs run effectively on Macs using their Bootcamp utility, I've tried dozens of productivity apps) & keep more of your hard earned money in your pocket.

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I am so frustrated by this laptop. Considering the specs it comes with, the price seemingly makes it a wonderful deal. The design is sleek and modern. It runs cool and quiet. Nice screen, above average speaker quality, manageable weight. However, after a few days of use, I can't get past two major flaws.

The first issue that is an immediate killjoy is the pretty awful touchpad, specifically the terrible implementation of two-finger scrolling. It just simply will not work properly. Half the time, maybe more, a regular two-finger swipe will not even register, thus the scrollbar will not move. Sometimes, this will happen many times in a row, and then suddenly your document/web page will jump up or down all those times at once. Other times it just won't do anything. This will drive you crazy if you actually intend to use this feature. I have of course played with the touchpad settings in Windows Control Panel, tried varying degrees of pressure while scrolling, updated to the latest version of the Synaptic touchpad driver... none of these things helped.

There is a way to circumvent the problem that is not enabled by default. Go into your touchpad settings via Control Panel and enable single-finger scrolling. This allows you to scroll by moving one finger up and down in the "scroll zone," which is a narrow vertical strip along the far right edge of the touchpad. This works great but is much more difficult to use. Rather than quickly being able to scroll from anywhere on the touchpad surface, you have to be careful that your finger stays right in the boundary of the scroll zone or else you'll move your mouse cursor to the top or bottom of the screen instead of registering a scroll, then you'll get frustrated and wonder "why is it not scrolling?!", then you'll have to move the cursor back down again and do it over.

The other couple of flaws only manifested after three or four days of use. Like another reviewer (M. Woo), I too am seeing splotches of white light in the bottom-right corner of the screen any time there is a dark background on display. For instance, every time the computer goes into sleep/hibernation or comes out of it, this is painfully obvious and just screams low quality. It was not a problem on day one, now it is, and I bet it will only get worse. The last and least of the issues is the fact that now, suddenly the computer will sometimes abruptly go into hibernation while reporting around 35% battery power remaining. It would previously only do this after warning me to plug it into a power source at around 9% power remaining. Very jarring and disappointing.

Were it not for these issues, I would wholeheartedly recommend the HP dv6-6c10us. Because of them, my experience as a user always ends in frustration and disappointment. The scrolling issue is the worst of all because it's a function that one can easily perform hundreds or thousands of times a day, and this laptop just makes it impractical and unusable. The moral of the story is that great specs for a low price do not make up for low quality hardware.

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I did quite a bit of research prior to purchasing the HP dv6-6c10us (15.6-Inch Screen) Laptop, and after trying it out on the Staples floor model I bought it on Amazon for a reduced price. Here are my thoughts:

LOOK:

It is very sleek, and the metallic frame looks good, doesn't show fingerprints, and stays cool to the touch. The screen is glossy, but crisp and clear and pretty reflective. The laptop is considerably thin, and lid carries same nice metallic layout.

FUNCTIONS:

-Contains all necessary ports (including VGA, HDMI, Ethernet, 4 USBs, 1 audio in, and 2 audio out, as well as card reader slot and power jack.)

-Touch pad works great, stays cool with friction with finger motions, and can be locked if need be.

-Fingerprint scanner is cool, theoretically, but in reality isnt all that practical. You can only assign 3 passwords per finger, and Chrome remembers all my passwords anyway. I suppose signing in to Windows is the best place to use it.

-Beats Audio sounds just as good as any computer speaker, I cant tell the difference.

PERFORMANCE:

AMD A110 Processor 2.4GHz (4MB Cache), baseline 1.5 GHz

-good for basic programs and gaming

-Windows 7 I went into kicking since I am one of the few to like Vista, but after a while I came to my senses and the look of 7 is better.

-6GB SDRAM RAM for all temporary simultaneous running of programs

-640GB 5400RPM Hard Drive more than enough for me

PLUSES:

-nice battery life, about 5 hours

-extremely quiet, no fan noise with HP CoolSense

-quick startup/shutdown

-15.6 inch screen right fit for size, and portable (light as well)

-easy to connect to wireless network, wireless printer, external display

MINUSES:

-major bloatware upon first startup, took some removal time since I couldnt do a clean install without startup discs

-HP Quick Web is tricky to disable, it just takes longer to sign in to the desktop (which Windows 8 will essentially do as well, so i recommend getting a Windows 7 computer now)

-not supreme graphics or processing for gaming/editing but I dont do much of that anyway

-dont believe the DVD drive has Blu-Ray functionality

OVERALL:

-this will suit all basic web browsing, MS Office, mild gaming/editing needs

-reasonably priced for mid-range laptop, HP has really stepped it up.

-would definitely recommend

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Lenovo G470 Laptop Computer - 432826U (Dark Brown) - Intel Core Reviews

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It's very good choice. I have it more than 8 months and still it runs in its original windows. Its buttery, LCD, camera, keyboard, sound, weight is just perfect. I strongly recommend it.

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In the era of digital entertainment, this laptop is the equivalent of a vacuum tube device. How can a laptop be made in this day and age without single button volume controls? The volume adjustments require the mandatory use of both hands, unless you are Shaq O or Jordan. That set the tempo for continuing disappointments. Video playback would invariably have at least 2 occasions any given day when the audio would all of a sudden turn to "weak battery mode", you know the funny jarring sound in slow motion. It would pick up within a second or two but its annoying when you think you paid 500 bucks for this glitzy hardware. After thoroughly researching all Lenovo products I finally had it replaced with a much more expensive and advanced model which has better media controls and sound/video support infrastructure. To their credit, the product replacement procedure is efficient, fast and no-fee. A lot of Lenovo's models are absolutely thoughtless. Any one with one hand or digital (no pun) impairments would be offended right out of the box.

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Computer has decent and power oriented configuration with a intel i5 M480 (2.67GH), so it is not your run of the mill laptop, LED 15.6" screen, large HD, etc.

Then bad: the case and encasement is made of cheap plastic and feels cheap and flimsy; the touch-pad button feels really cheap with only one large non-responsive button; the keyboard is good enough.

Now the worse: for the hardware (an i5 M480) it is a low price machine at around $450 (sale price), but it is by now means a low end laptop; so how can it be explained that such machine did not even come with a LED for the CAPS LOCK key. Not even a $200 netbook will come without a LED for the CAPS LOCK key. What type of economy of scale or marketing logic can possibly justify that, ACER really is downgrading its brand to an unprecedent new low

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1.Fan is very noisy, well above average, very annoying. Another Acer of mine with Intel i3 CPU has negligible fan noise.

2.Picture quality is ok, but if connect it to a bigger monitor, say a 21' monitor, then the picture quality is too bad, very fuzzy. I sent the machine back to Acer to repair but still very fuzzy. Probably this is because of Intel HD Graphics chip.

3.No HDMI output which is not good if you want to hook it to a TV

4.When you type something on the screen, like I am now typing the comment on this computer, the cursor can suddenly jump to another location, very annoying.

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First, a little background. Aside from a TI-99 we had when I was a kid and the Apple IIc computers at my middle school, I've always been a Windows guy. I feel very comfortable in the Windows environment and have been building my own PCs for about 15 years. I don't hate Microsoft. But when the need for another laptop became clear, I decided to focus my search on the higher end machines. I wanted good horsepower, but I especially wanted a nicer form factor than the creaky Dells I had become accustomed to. As I had fallen in love with the interface on my iPhone, I decided it was time to give MacBooks a try. I kept my Windows desktop in case I ran into compatibility problems.

The short version of that story is that I quickly dismantled my PC and now use this laptop as my only machine. I am fortunate to be able to do so because my work as an attorney requires only Word, Excel, and an internet browser. As a bonus, my copy of Lightroom 3 also installed on the MacBook. I'm trying not to sound like a Mac zealot, so let's have a list:

-Aluminum unibody is no marketing gimmick. It's sturdy and feels great with no flex and no creaking. Looks nice, too.

-Keyboard is well-engineered. The key travel and spacing between keys feel just right for my taste. There is no flex here, either, which I often find disconcerting on other laptops.

-Trackpad is a marvel. It really is. It's very large, but I've yet to feel like it's in the way. And the finger movements are intuitive and work very well.

-The screen is bright, clear and has great color. The reflectivity is sometimes an issue in bright locations, but I find tilting it a little solves most problems. Otherwise, you can custom order the anti-glare screen direct from Apple.

-The lid closes with a magnet, so there's nothing to break.

-It is very fast. In my experience, Mac OS X starts up and shuts down far faster than a comparably spec'ed Windows machine. I have yet to feel a need for 8 GB of RAM, but an upgrade would only cost $90 if you know how to do it yourself. Otherwise, I have no issues running lots of standard programs at once.

-Comes with Time Machine. As an attorney and amateur photographer, I have lots of stuff that needs to be backed up regularly and reliably. Time Machine works so well and so seamlessly that I can't imagine how I survived before.

-Spotlight is brilliant. Type in any word, and Spotlight almost instantly gives you results from your entire hard drive, including INSIDE your searchable documents, preferences, web results, and even definitions of words.

-Seven hours of battery life is very possible, even on wireless. I can sit in Starbucks for hours unplugged and still have plenty of life left. The caveat is that you really can only surf and use programs like Word. I also have Flash installed, which is a huge battery drainer, so I grabbed a Flash-blocking program that let's me choose which Flash files to activate. Nice solution.

-HD webcam. Nice quality, though I haven't really done more than messed around with it.

-The magnetic power cable is slick.

-As a former Windows user, I find the Mac OS X interface to be really nice and intuitive. There's obviously a learning curve, though I've found it be surprisingly short. Lion is anticipated to be a nice upgrade, too.

-PRICE! Well, a lot of people complain about the Apple premium, and it definitely exists. I found this laptop to be a few hundred dollars higher than the really nice Windows laptops with mostly similar specs, although I don't think comparing raw horsepower between two different operating systems is always an accurate benchmark. I live on my computer, so I'm willing to pay a little more to get what I want. It's like buying a BMW because you have to spend three or four hours a day in your car. Whether that value equation works for you or not is up to you and your checkbook.

-Anything I dislike? Not really. I'd like maybe one more USB port and a CF card reader. I'd love to start seeing cheaper SSDs in these things, but that's really not Apple's fault. Decent SSDs with any size are still expensive for everyone. I was a little nervous about having a 5400 RPM HDD. I think transferring large NEF files from the card reader might be fractionally slower. The tradeoff in battery life is probably worth it. Will Thunderbolt be worth it? Who knows? I don't care just yet, but ask me next year.

I know there's more to say, but I'm running out of steam. I'm happy to discuss anything in the comments.

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The update to the 15-inch MacBook Pro in February 2011 was significant. Indeed, significant may be an understatement when it comes to the increase of processor performance offered by the updated machines. Quick thanks to Amazon and Apple Stores for having these immediately available at launch.

The primary upgrade to this revision? The processor! Intel has a brand new architecture called Sandy Bridge, and these MacBook Pros are the first Macs to feature this technology. Some have called it some of the most significant changes to Intel architecture since Pentium 4 was introduced. These 15-inch MacBook Pros as well as its big brother, the 17-inch, not only take advantage of Sandy Bridge, but the Quad Core i7 Variant. Quad Core processor in a notebook Mac! Wow.

I actually chose the 13-inch model for my personal use (only Dual Core on the 13-inch), but a 15-inch is replacing an aging iMac at the office to save space and leap over its performance. These Quad Core Chips are amazing. Early benchmarks are showing this entry-level 15-inch, 50 percent faster than the upper end i7 15-inch MacBook pro from a year ago. A dramatic improvement. This higher end model is even better. Furthermore, if you're still on a Core 2 Duo machine such as the iMac I am replacing, the performance is as much as 2.5 times faster and 3x faster with this higher end model. At least in terms of the processor. This is most beneficial in processor intensive applications, for consumers such applications are iMovie and Garageband. Professionals will see the new processors beneficial in any professional photo editing, video, or music work.

This model also includes a fantastic dedicated graphics card with 1GB of graphics memory. 1GB of graphics memory is a a first for Mac notebooks.

One downside is that due to cost, the machine still comes with a spinning hard drive standard. In this case, the standard drive is a 5400 RPM 750 GB drive. That offers plenty of storage, but is slightly slower than a desktop 7200RPM drive and much slower than a new, solid state drive. You do have options. You can special order the machine from Apple with a 7200RPM drive, or Solid State Drive. However, what I have decided to do, is simply, when I'm ready, swap out the drive myself. Other World Computing sells solid state drives compatible. It might not be easy for every user, but for those with some computer experience, it is a fairly easy swap. Then I can install a faster solid state drive, when the more acceptable capacity drives come down a bit in price. You might also choose to do the swap yourself because you can then put the hard drive that was originally in the machine, into an external enclosure, and use it as an external drive for backup. Of course, any damage you cause to the machine would not be covered under warranty. Therefore, if you have any concern, you might want to see if you can special order from Apple online, or in many situations, you will find the standard hard drive to be acceptable.

After the processor advancement, Thunderbolt is the other great new technology included in this revision to the MacBook Pro. Thunderbolt looks like the Mini Displayport that was already included on the MacBook Pros. Indeed, it will still function perfectly as a Mini Displayport, for connecting an external display. However, Thunderbolt is more importantly a new interface to connect external devices in the future, such as, external hard drives, HD camcorders, and perhaps even iPads, iPods, or iPhones someday. Data would then transfer many times faster to and from these devices than it does currently. These devices were not available at the time of the MacBook Pro's launch, but we have already heard that external drives should be available later this year with Thunderbolt connectivity.

iSight camera has been upgraded to HD resolution and Face Time pre-installed on the computer. This gives you the ability to video chat, easily, with other Macs and notably, iPhone 4s and the newest iPod Touch with front facing camera.

The consumer software you expect to be included by Apple is once again here. The latest version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard (operating system), iLIfe 11 including iPhoto, Garageband, iMovie, iDVD, and iWeb is all here. OS X always includes Safari web browser, iTunes, and Mail applications too. The average user would be good to go out of the box. You might pick up Microsoft Office for your office document needs, or simply purchase Apple's iWork applications (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote) from new Mac App Store on your computer.

The new MacBooK Pros, thanks to Sandy Bridge technology are fast. They will save you time, when using processor intensive applications. Time in business, saves people money and frustration. The average consumer might see less gains with this update as physically the MacBook Pro has retained it identical appearance, size, and weight. Nevertheless, under the unibody, improvements have certainly occurred which result in a much faster notebook. The fact that these 15-inch and 17-inch models now include Quad Core Processors standard is really extraordinary. This is putting recent top of the line desktop performance, into a sleek and attractive Mac Notebook. A breakthrough. Recommended Product!

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I have spent months reviewing different laptops. I've gone through at least 10 laptops in the last year looking for that one laptop that I will be pleased with and keep for more than a year or two. I've had Acer, HP, Compaq, Asus, Sony, Toshiba, and others. Sony was the only laptop that didn't go FUBAR within a year or so.

So, I thought I would give Apple a shot and I was not disappointed. I first tried out a 17" dual core that was super but the resolution was just too small for my eyes and I returned it. But I was so impressed with the quality of the case, the screen (albeit the resolution too small for my eyes), the quality of the innards (no cheap stuff under this hood), the quality of the power cord, the very fast 800 firewire, the backlight keyboard, the ease of typing on the keyboard, and the mouse pad. The mouse pad on this laptop was the first one I have not had to disable while typing. I have no idea why we have been stuck with those stupid PC mouse pads for so long when the solution was so easy! On the Apple laptop you push the pad down instead of tapping it. This means the cursor does not move to some abstract place and you find yourself typing three pages back!

But, then Intel released their new Sandy chips. I figured that Apple would not use these chips for some time so I started looking at PCs again just for the new chip. I couldn't bring myself to buy a PC after owning a Apple. Fortunately Apple did release these new Macbook Pros with Intel's new chip with increased graphic memory and the new Thunderbolt. Plus Apple increased the speed of the memory.

I just could not help myself and I purchased this MBP 15" with the 2.2 i7 Sandy Bridge with the 1G memory. I am very glad I did. This laptop is fast. Its unibody case makes this the most solid and durable laptop on the market. The innards are easy to access to upgrade memory and the hard drive. Everything inside this machine is neatly arranged and is of top quality. The battery is rated for seven hours which is pretty accurate. The Mac OS is written to take advantage of the quad core chip, memory, etc. The LED screen is crisp and clear, and with the regular 1440X900 resolution I can easily use this laptop without any eyestrain.

I only have one puzzling complaint about this new laptop. Why in the world would a company build one of the fastest top quality laptops in the world and stick a hard drive spinning at 5400 RPM? Yes it is a 750 gigabyte drive, which few people including myself could never fill. But running at 5400 RPM? I just cannot understand this.

You can order the drive spinning at 7200 RPM or opt for a SSD on the Apple online store. The strange thing is that the 7200 RPM drive is the same price as the drive spinning at 5400 RPM. But that is not the point. Yes, most people will never notice the speed difference between a 5400 RPM and a 7200 RPM drive unless you are doing some pretty intensive media editing or are a avid game player. The point is why build a top of the line laptop and stick in a old busted down 5400 RPM hard drive like an afterthought. I fixed this discrepancy by installing a new Intel 160G SSD (solid state drive).

I have been using laptops since 1991 when they made great paperweights when they died. This is the best laptop I have ever owned. Do yourself a favor and try one. Even if you don't like it you can always return it. I don't think you will, but you do have that option.

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I've been a power Mac user since its introduction in 1984, and have owned various portable and desktop configurations since then. Frequently, you will see major leaps in desktop performance, but it is rare to see dramatic improvements with laptops (you typically see 25-50% improvements). But I have to say, in all the Mac laptops I've owned since my very first PowerBook G4, this is the most dramatic leap in performance I've ever seen. Not only is it 2.8x FASTER than my mid-2009 2.66GHz Core2-Duo 15" MacBook Pro, it is slightly faster than my 2008 2.8GHz dual-quad-core MacPro!

I bought my 2011 MacBook Pro (2.3GHz quad-core i7, 15" high-res screen) as an upgrade from my mid-2009 15" unibody MacBook Pro. I wasn't expecting to be LITERALLY blown away by the raw computing and graphics performance of this update. I have run every standard benchmark suite in comparison not only with my 2009 MBPro, but also against my 2008 dual 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Xeon "Harpertown" MacPro. And to my surprise, this little wonder beats BOTH machines in CPU and graphics performance. Imagine carrying a laptop with true desktop power. My real-world tests (iMovie, Aperture, Photoshop and Nikon Capture NX) simply validate the benchmark results.

Here's what my tests reveal:

Geekbench: 10450 (vs. 3722 for 2009 MBPro vs. 9533 for 2008 MacPro)

Cinebench 11 CPU: 5.56 (vs. 1.53 for 2009 MBPro vs. 5.76 for 2008 MacPro)

Cinebench 11 GPU: 36.38 (vs. 13.77 for 2009 MBPro/nVidia vs. 26.51 for 2008 MacPro/ATI 5770)

Now THAT is impressive!

Even though the Intel "SandyBridge" core i7 processor in this Mac is advertised as quad-core, each core supports 2 simultaneous threads (8 operations), which you can literally see when running Cinebench. If your computing needs don't support multiple cores, the i7 can bump the speed of a single core up to 3.4GHz (TurboBoost) as well.

To truly match/replace your desktop environment, you'll need to replace the built-in hard drive with an SSD, because 2.5" hard disks, even in 7200rpm configurations, are much slower than their 3.5" desktop counterparts. I bought my SSD through OWC, and I'm seeing anywhere from 3-40x(!) faster performance for I/O intensive operations such as booting, working with VMWare/Parallels virtual machines, and processing large files (images, video, etc). It is simply the best investment you can make, if you can afford it.

Beyond the raw power, there are a number of incremental improvements over the 2009 model:

integrated Intel 3000 graphics, and ATI Radeon 6750M (dedicated graphics with 1GB VRAM)

1.33GHz memory backplane, supporting up to 16GB of RAM through third-party modules

new Thunderbolt interface using the Mini DisplayPort connector (super-fast 10Gbps interconnect for up to 6 devices, although no Thunderbolt devices are available yet)

Mini DisplayPort supports digital audio and video on a single cable (including HDMI with suitable third-party adapters)

higher-resolution FaceTime camera

SD slot now supports SDXC

updated optical drive (ingest mechanism is less finicky for me)

better battery life

The high-resolution screen in this model REALLY makes a difference over the standard screen (which I had on my 2009 model). The 1680x1050 resolution is the same as my older 21" Apple Cinema Display. I was afraid the higher resolution would make it harder to read (the text is smaller), but the brightness and wide-angle visibility makes this one of the best displays you can get in a laptop form factor. If you work in heavily-lit or outdoor environments, you might want to consider the anti-glare (matte) screen which is available in Apple's build-to-order configurations. Both dual and mirrored display configurations are possible simultaneously supporting full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of color. Interestingly, in my configuration, I was only able to get an external HDMI display to operate on the high-performance discrete GPU only.

Another pleasant surprise for me was the battery life of this new 2011 model. Even with all that processing power, I'm consistently getting 6-7 hours of usable life (lightweight not heavy work). One big tip for saving battery life is to install the freeware gfxCardStatus utility, which lets you choose integrated only (much lower power), automatic, or discrete/ATI graphics. Apple's own Energy Saver system preference only lets you choose between automatic or discrete. And when you're running on the battery, this can be problematic because simply launching some programs (eg. PhotoShop) can force the discrete adapter. Like earlier designs, the battery is built into the unit and cannot be swapped or user-replaced. In practical use, I don't find this to be a problem because I'm getting the same extended runtime that I got on earlier MacBook Pros with 2 battery swaps.

Rounding out the compliment of ports (on the left side only) is Gb ethernet, FireWire 800, 2 USB 2.0 ports, audio out and audio in (both supporting analog and digital/TOSlink connectors). If there is any weakness, it would be nice to have a right-side USB port, or at least enough separation between the USB ports to not force you to use a short USB dongle cable with your 3G wireless card (if you want to use both ports).

As with Apple's other MacBook Pros, this model is built on their "unibody" construction, where the main case is crafted from a single piece of aluminum. This makes the laptop amazingly rigid, and also allows it to be lighter weight, thinner, and better at dissipating heat than more traditional laptop designs. Apple makes it easy to upgrade the memory or hard drive (you just need a fine #00 phillips screwdriver to remove the screws on the bottom plate).

One last note on this MacBook Pro Apple bundles a special build of OS X 10.6.6 which you will want to immediately upgrade to 10.6.7 using Apple's Software Update mechanism. (You can't apply the 10.6.7 combo updater since this version of 10.6.6 is later than the standard build). The "OS X 10.6.7 Update for Early 2011 MacBook Pro" includes an important fix for the discrete graphics processor under heavy workloads.

For those of you (like me) who still have older PowerPC software that hasn't been updated (Quicken!), this will most likely be the last generation of Apple notebooks to run on OS X 10.6.x "Snow Leopard". The next release of OS X 10.7 ("Lion") has removed support for running PowerPC applications (Rosetta). This alone was worth me upgrading to this model.

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I've used a pretty wide variety of both PCs and Macs, both for personal use and for work. I've used them for gaming, development, and run-of-the-mill tasks. However, my last two machines (three counting this one) were all Macs. I'm still a believer in the PC for hardcore desktop gaming, but as far as laptops go I'm pretty much sold on Apple. Why? Quite simply, Mac laptops are just a lot less fuss. They don't break down or exhibit weird quirks as often as PC notebooks, generally last longer on battery power, and take up less space. For my latest machine, I decided to splurge a bit and get something that can actually play gamesfully intending to take advantage of Boot Camp to run the loads of Windows titles I usually play on my monster desktop gaming rig. The 15" 2011 Pro with 1 GB video was the obvious choice: not so big I can't carry it around, yet with enough muscle to run anything in my library. Was it worth the huge price tag? In a word: yes.

Pros:

Case design is superior, not just elegant but functional as well. It's actually somewhat water resistant (don't ask) and very easy to clean. The form factor is slim and handyeasy to carry around.

Hardware layout is well thought out, and design is excellent. Speakers are positioned so the sound is crisp, almost as if you had externals. Camera is sharp. Trackpad is huge and very responsive.

Mac OS X is still the best OS out there. I must say, Windows 7 is a whole lot closer than any other previous incarnation of that franchise, but OS X still has it beat in many ways: no defragging, doesn't degrade over time (especially when used for software development), more stable, boots up and shuts down faster, and generally speaking more intuitive in UI layout. You'll also have a lot less to worry about as far as malware and spyware are concerned.

Screen quality is great, and the backlighting for both the display and keyboard are excellent. Note: I strongly recommend paying the extra for the high-res 1680x1050 display upgrade, unless you're always going to have your machine hooked up to an external display. It is totally worth it. Second note: if you do get this upgrade, don't bother with the anti-glare, as it's equally totally NOT worth it (you can get a third party stick-on that does the same for a lot less, and is removable).

Has enough power for pretty much anything. RAM/hard drive are easily upgradeablebuy it yourself and install it yourself; it's about as hard as loading VHS cassettes. This model straight out of the box can run most current games on max settings.

Dual boot is easy to set up. I'm running Win 7 64 alongside Snow Leopard for gaming purposes. Boot camp sets up all the drivers with little fuss. The only issues I've seen are that the graphics card switching doesn't work on Windows, which eats up battery a lot faster, and right clicking with the trackpad is a bit awkward. The latter is easily solved by hooking up a 2-button mouse.

Magsafe is awesome. I'd probably be out a few dozen machines from tripping over the cable if not for this simple yet brilliant feature.

Battery life is great. It doesn't usually last for 7 hrs as advertised; 5 hrs is more typical when doing various tasks. However, even that is huge compared to most similarly specced laptops.

For a laptop of this size with this power, it's really light.

Apple's customer support is top-notch. If you're in the US their stores are pretty much everywhere, and you can get same-day repair service in most cases. Try doing that with Dell or HP sometime...

Cons:

The mini displayport/Thunderbolt connector means you'll need an adapter for pretty much every different video device you hook up. They're a bit awkward to hook up and can get bulky if you have enough of them.

If you run 3-D intensive apps like most games the big video card turns on, and it runs pretty darn hot. When the fans kick in, it gets pretty loud.

Compared to some older unibody platforms, it's harder to get at the innards. You have to unscrew the whole bottom plate and remove it to even access the battery. For most users, though, this shouldn't be too big a deal.

It's considerably more expensive than a similarly specced Windows laptop.

Doesn't have a blu-ray drive, if you care. Most Windows machines in this price range do.

Is this machine for everyone? Probably not if due to the price alone, but I've found less to complain about than just about every other laptop I've owned. I'm still a fan of the regular MacBook for non-gaming/coding tasks due to its smaller form factor, lower cost, and lighter weight. However, it doesn't have the power to do anything more serious than video playback. If that's all you're going to do and ease of transport is a priority, then go for it. If you're planning on replacing a desktop or want some serious mobile power, then the Pro is a better choice.

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I purchased this laptop about 3 weeks ago. Reloaded it to Windows 7 as i despise Windows 8. After a few driver issues with having to hunt for them, the system performs beautifully. Only game i have played on it is World of Tanks, and it runs at 80 FPS with medium graphics on average. Not a top end gaming system, but is very capable. I also installed a 256GB Solid State drive before i ever turned it on the first time. So no idea how it functioned on the original drive. The laptop is very light for its size, and i almost forget its in my bag at times. I have been carrying an HP Elitebook, which is 2 to 3 times heavier, and very noticeable now that i carry this one.

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This laptop supposedly has 2gb of a graphics card yet all the videos especially on youtube are pixelated worse than a 2006 laptop i have. Holy cow it was terrible. DO NOT BUY i had to return it

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I purchased this laptop when it was on sale for 399.99 on the Back to School promotion. Primarily if you are looking at this model you are interested in the 17.3" screen size at the cheapest price possible without moving down to the Pentium line. This laptop comes with the i3 3227U CPU which has 2 physical cores and 2 virtual cores with no support for dynamic overclocking (Turbo Boost) clocked at 1.9Ghz.

First, unless you can deal with the horrible load times I would suggest any SSD you can aquire such as Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE120BW. If you need more space for whatever reason you should get a cheap aftermarket 2.5" HD enclosure to supplement file storage. I would recommend just putting the HD that came with the laptop in this: SANOXY® 2.5" USB 2.0 SATA Hard Drive HDD Case Enclosure. Secondly this laptop only comes with 1 4GB DIMM, and you should purchase a cheap 4GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 CL11 module. This significanly increases performance esspecially if you are going to be doing any light gaming. Here is a suggestion Crucial 4GB Single DDR3 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) CL11 SODIMM 204-Pin 1.35V/1.5V Notebook Memory Module CT51264BF160B but any 4GB DDR3 1600 CL11 SODIMM will work.

With the minor upgrades out of the way, we can take a look at this laptop. The screen measures 17.3" and is a TN panel 1600x900 which has the same flaws any TN panel would have (poor viewing angles). The hinges are very tight, you have to hold the base down to open the screen which is a good thing in my opinion. The laptop has a more solid feel than other sub 500 dollar models out there. This may be because of the textured plastic being thicker but it is noticable, the textured plastic prevents fingerprints and scratches.

Customers have access to the underside in which the WiFi, HDD, and Memory can be upgraded if needed. The laptop comes with 2 memory slots with one being populated. The keyboard is not backlit, but the keys seem to be between a macbook and older springy ones. I own a Retina MacBook Pro 15" and the keys are similar, so Dell has come a long way from an older Studio 15 (1557) model I had. Those keys would fall off easily and felt terrible to type on.

Comes with 4 USB ports 2 of which are USB3.0, the only cavet here is that they are not color coded. It is nigh impossible to tell other than the small icon above with SuperSpeed listed.

With the iGPU (Intel HD4000) you can play World of Warcraft on Medium settings at 1600x900 averaging 30fps. Turning off shadows, SSAO and using low particles, low water maxing out View distance, textures, etc. dramatically increases framerates. 60+ in 5 mans 40+/in capital cities. Torchlight & Torchlight II can be maxed out with the exception of shadows at native resolution. Diablo III does not perform that well for me, even at the lowest settings there are times when it will drop below 30fps.

The laptop never gets too hot to touch and even while running Intel Extreme Burning Utility or running loops of Heaven 2.0 it can sit comfortably in your lap.

Highs:

Good price for a 17" laptop with i3 (399.99)

Lows:

You should probably consider a SSD and memory upgrade.

Notes:

ALL gaming tests were done with 2 sticks of memory, with just single channel memory that the laptop shipped with you will probably not be satisfied with any games that these types of laptops usually play.

Amazon states that this is a 1366x768 screen which is incorrect, all 17" Inspirons ship with 1600x900 TN panels.

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purchased this for my son, he loves it. just wish it had a real manual with it. didn't come with any instructions. but it works nicely.

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I had another brand before and just never got to appreciate it. I like this Dell very much. My husband recommended Dell as he has had his for sometime. I would recommend it.

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I am really impressed with the build quality of this Dell laptop. It has a very bright and clear screen and the keyboard and touch pad are very good. I added 4 GB of RAM to bring it up to 8 total and it speeds through most applications. It is not meant for any serious gaming and for the price, you should not expect that. I have owned two Dell desktops, but never a laptop. I figured for $399 and another $30 for the RAM, I'd give it a shot. I could not be happier with this computer and I recommend it highly.

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After having an old HP lay down and die on us we decided to give Asus a try. We have had it now for about 6 months now and have experienced no problems. Some post have indicated the keyboard was weak or springy, it does seem a little springy but poses no problem. I would recommend this computer to everyone. The wife is happy with its operation and ease of use.

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Easy to set up right out of the box. Wasn't loaded down with junk ware like a lot of them are. I was a little concerned about the lack of a manual and recovery DVD, but the laptop was ready for me with all the instructions prompting me step by step. I'm not use to Windows 7. but it wasn't long before I was ready to start loading my junk. I'm now 2 days into it and still loading. Maybe because I'm not a computer wiz.

This is a good unit size and power wise, it fits my needs nicely with the built in features I wanted without breaking the bank.

Update:

After 2 weeks I started getting the dreaded "Blue Screen of Death". Not good, so I am returning it. Uninstalling everything I installed didn't help. Even reinstalling the system from the back up didn't help. It kept getting worse, a hardware issue. Too bad, it was a nice unit and I was just starting to like it. I may try another one, just was unlucky with this one.

Review of Acer AS5253-BZ684 15.6-Inch Laptop (Mesh Black)

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Awesome laptop got it for $379... Lots of bloatware get rid of it!

Update to the newest drivers for AMD 11.2 and Flash 10.2 1080i plays perfect.

Comes with 4gigs of DDR3

Screen is 1376x768 the above wording is wrong

Windows Scores mine at CPU 3.8 Memory 5.7 Graphics for windows 4.0 Graphics for Gaming 5.6 and Hard Drive is 5400rpms scores 5.8

Keyboard has some flex

Screen is very bright and clear

Webcam is nice and clear make sure you update it helps

Runs very cool and quiet

Going to try this with gaming will update soon

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Gotta say it's a great investment. Amd has always been good in making power efficient processors, e series is one of those. That plus the newest 6000 series graphics, this laptop is ready to rock.The processor on this one is dual core 1.6 ghz, which is the only downgrade for me. Multitasking is very limited on this laptop, had a slight stutter while having an antivirus scan on it while watching a youtube video. The vebcam is pretty descent, hihg contrast but norhing to worry about. Some of preinstalled softwarw is actually useful, no recovery discs arw provided, you have to make your own. Touchpad is good, configurable gestures etc. This laptop is made for low powwe consumption and longer battery life.

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GREAT LAPTOP!!! Purchased for $399, you can not beat the price for what you are getting.

PROS: -Very quick, Initial setup was fast and easy.

-Screen is very bright!

-Surprised to have these graphics seeing how its so inexpensive.

-Very light and has a very sturdy feel to it.

CONS: -Speaker is not the greatest, but thats honestly the only real complaint I have.

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I bought this laptop for 400 bucks from Amazon. My mom was learning how to use the computer, so I needed a budget laptop for her. She loves it. We haven't had any problems and the basic functional things like email, video chat, word processing, and applications are all there. What else does a 58 year old woman need during her retirement? Awesome buy and I am very happy with this purchase. Unless you're a gamer, you do not need to spend more than 500 bucks on laptops nowadays!

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I bought this Laptop for college and basic web surfing around the house. I also use it to connect to my Xbox 360 for steaming music and such. And to get drivers for my main computer (Gaming desktop). Anyways back to the review.

Pros:

AMD's Fusion APU is actually a decent processor.

AMD HD 6310 is a decent video card. Able to play some of today's games at low to medium settings.

Acer build quality around this laptop is pretty good, for $400.

Not a finger print magnet, which i love.

Really quiet and easy to type on.

Cons:

Processor can get maxed out at 100% alot, so i would only recommend light multitasking (haha, i guess im used to my AMD 6 core CPU to much)

Fan runs at full blast (loud), while it boots up. Only for a few seconds though.

Acer bloatware is annoying, and why is there two antivirus's pre-installed on the OS? But once you uninstall all the useless bloatware, it actually gets a nice performance boost.

I dislike the glossy screen. A matte finish would have made sense, given the overall design.

Came with out-dated Bios, which gave me some problems. Though, its easy to update to the latest Bios from the Acer website.

Even though, none of the cons are a deal beaker. Just needs some room for improvement, i would recommend this laptop. Its perfect for the college student. I can not recommend this as a desktop replacement, the processor is to slow for anything other than some light multitasking, web surfing, video chat, etc.

So if your looking for a decent laptop for college are basic computing, then this is your answer. And a good value at $400. Alot better than anything Intel has to offer at this price tag.

Thank you for your time.

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I was really hoping for a great computer. The Asus Notebook K55VD-DB51 15.6-Inch Laptop seemed to have everything I would want for a few years. I am Still, months later, still trying to keep from throwing this piece of junk across the room or across the street. Where to begin... 1. After hours and hours of adjusting basic "default" problems and installing my basic Email and social media pages I found that the 64 bit Windows has a problem with the RAM. I like to use RealPlayer to download a movie on one tab while watching another movie on another tab or window. Well, that's not happening. There is so much ASUS crap and other Pre-installed Stuff that the C drive was showing FULL even though it wasn't. Yet it reacted as if it were full. So the RAM wouldn't handle two movies at once. That was expected in a $150 computer but not an $800 computer with 8 Gigs sitting there. So after another few hours (now into days) of twisting the computer into a capable machine it STILL will not handle more than 2 tabs at one time unless I split between Windows and Firefox.

And on and on. This Windows 7, 64 bit is about as sound of a computer as the Yugo was a car. 2. Even the card reader requires twizzers to pull the card out after downloading. 3. The keyboard is completely Open allowing the slightest dust under the keys. I haven't seen such Crappy construction since I had Windows ME. 4. The keyboard is flimsy needing a solid punch to make the key actually strike/count. 5. The plug for the Internet connection is weak and often Disconnects if the computer is moved. This is a problem I now find was a problem Asus has had for quite a while. 6. There is WAY too advertising about their Extra Features that, once you turn the damn thing on COSTS Extra after their 2 or 3 weeks of Trial. And if you Keep all those Special Extra Features figure spending another $175 Plus.

I don't mind having to Uninstall their pre-programmed Extras. It's having to search for all the loops all of those Extras have intertwined with other software that takes hours and hours to search for, and Re-Install drivers, update all the new downloads, etc., etc.

This computer was the worst purchase I have ever had from Amazon. And I know it had nothing whatsoever to do with Amazon and would never hold them responsible for this. "Buyer Beware" is the name of This Computer.

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I really like this laptop because its fast and has two 3.0 USB ports for my external hard drive. It also has an AMD Radeon HD 7520G graphics card which performs better than the Intel 4000 that comes with Intel based computers. Overall this is a good computer for a student or casual user.

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This is a very nice and speedy laptop -2 core 2.7 gHz processor, 4GB memory, and a large hard drive. In a pinch it could pretty easily replace my desktop PC. The first thing I did was to wipe the drive to get rid of all of Samsung's junkware and Install Windows 8 Pro. For various reasons I would have preferred to install the 32-bit version of Windows 8 Pro, but it turns out that that is not possible, as this laptop has the more modern UEFI firmware rather than the older BIOS firmware. But except for that, I am extremely happy with this laptop.

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Exactly what it said it was.... Could use a bit more ram for the 64 bit OS... But plenty of computer for the dollar.

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I received my new Samsung laptop on Monday and have spent the last two days acquainting myself w/Samsung products outside of or other than Samsung Handsets. This system is definitely for the casual-student user. It has its basic functionality as a machine but the feel is somewhat "toyish" and the mouse cursor of course jumps back and forth, all over the screen until you make whatever adjustment necessary.

Additionally, it is fast booting, and playing simple games (although it was purchased for business use), viewing documents, switching between all the gizmo's that Windows 8 has thrown at us. However, I would not recommend this product for the business owner neither the corporate traveler....just doesn't feel like it will hold up to the pressure of multi-tasking needed to run a business or operate w/multi-channel devices simultaneously.