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I purchased this as a gift, but I did test it myself first. This works wonderfully. It is fast. It is just as good a new. I also purchased another dvd rw drive to install on it because it only has a cdrw/dvd. This computer works great though. I am very impressed with the quality of this refurbished product. The WIFI works great as well. Very good range.

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Buy HP g4-2320dx Pavilion 14" Laptop/ AMD A6-4400M/ AMD Radeon HD 7520G

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I absolutely love this computer.

I'm a very techy person and this is everything I was looking for at the price I could afford.

I've owned numerous HP products ranging from cameras to laptops, etc.

HP is a great company with great products.

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This laptop more than exceeded my expectations considering how cheap it is. It runs games good enough, has a very nice feel to the keyboard (wish it had a backlight but I'm okay with it for how much this thing costs). It is the perfect size to take anywhere, battery life more than exceeded my expectations as well. The screen on this laptop looks excellent as well! I highly suggest installing Windows 7 on this, I did. Windows 8 just feels awkward on PC without a touchscreen. Definitely install Windows 7 on yours!!! This will be a good, reliable laptop for on the go use; I got it to use for college.

Overall, I would highly recommend this laptop if you're not trying to spend over $400 for a new, portable laptop! Not too big, not too small, it feels just right!

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This is a sweet machine. Great sound. Great graphics. Great design. Lousy Operating System...but that isn't a big deal just switch the UEFI BIOS to Legacy and reload it with Windows 7. Perfect. The drivers and apps are all on HP's site (use the g4-2149SE Windows 7 drivers and search for the Youcam, Roxio Burn and DVD Play apps).

Enjoy!

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I needed a computer and this one with the A6 AMD vision chip works great for me because I like to watch movies and they are cheap. With the HDMI port I connected my TV real easy and started to watch all my movies online on my TV. Even without the TV the computer ran great using its own screen. The disk drive lets me put all my saved data from last computer to this one very easy and I can watch DVD movies with no problem. I was impressed with windows 8 because it had a new platform window to log in for your Microsoft mail account to access it immediately and then it takes you to the applications window where applications buttons are installed for each program if available. Then from there you can enter your regular windows desk top. The windows 8 was confusing at first and I thought my computer pointer was sticking but the windows program was starting for the first time and now the pointer is right on track as fast as I want it to move. And I have an ITunes account and it works great on it as a external program installed like an app and has a icon on the windows desk top. For the price I thought this was a good deal for a computer that is up to date and current with todays programs and net surfing abilities.

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I love my New computer! Windows 8 took a little bit of getting used to but I love it now! Overall its a great computer with everything you need for college!

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Nice all around for price with excellent feature set with great Amazon service. Keyboard is frustrating and possibly a deal breaker for heavy users.

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So my screen died 1 year and 3 weeks after purchase. ASUS will not cover it under warranty (1 year). Unless you want your purchase to break after a year, don't purchase ASUS.

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Thin, light and very fast. Log Battery life. Looks good and has good keyboard and hi def screen. I was very impressed with this laptop.

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Great profile. Nice machine once everything was set up properly. Keyboard is not backlit I don't think. I read about problems with keyboard, but our employee who is using it has not mentioned any problems. So far pretty good.

Toshiba Satellite C855-S5348 15.6-Inch Laptop (Fusion Finish in Reviews

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Bought it for my mom and she loves it very much. I think it was great and very good price. The only thing I did not like so much is windows 8. But over all it was great.

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loving it! The battery life is great. I did not like so much "Touchpad", but still worth it :)

Something to note is that it turns on and off quickly!

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This laptop is user friendly with great features. So far, taking the wear of daily use very well. Excellent value for money.

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It is like the Yoga but better in my opinion. It is better than my older ThinkPad T60. I'm so glad I got this computer. It has saved me time. I highly recommend it for so many reasons. The reviews online are true.

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Reviews of Dell Computer I15N-2591BK Dell Inspiron I15n-2591bk Intel Ci3-2330m

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This dell computer is truly amazing! After having a terrible experience with laptops (bought two acers, both broke within 6 months and acer didn't even bother helping me) this laptop gave me hope. The RAM is just right with 4gb and a 2.30 gh processor this machine is so fast. Its been working great for me, and is good for traveling. I am a DJ and use my laptop for music and it worked great at my first gig a couple weeks ago. I also use it for my personal use and I like my computers super fast. This is perfect. Also Dell is a great company with excellent support. I would recommend this computer to anyone weather it be for personal or business use. Also never buy from Acer I amazed that their even allowed to stay in business with the crap they sell.

P.S. I didn't buy my Dell at amazon I bought it at BestBuy.

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This Dell Inspiron i15N-2591BK Laptop with Intel Core-i3 2330M 2.20GHz. is very Rich Featured Powerful Machine for Every-Day Computing. Portable, Long Battery Life, HDMI Output, Plenty of Storage Space & Budget Friendly.

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The laptop arrived in perfect condition. Works perfectly after you get rid of the "advertisements" that one just "must" have. For me its just what I needed.

Buy HP Pavilion DV7-1240US 17.0-Inch Laptop

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I first saw this computer at Sam's Club (eventually where I bought it too) and was completely infatuated. This laptop delivers amazing value for the price. HP has definately brought their 'A' game on this model. There are a couple things you *need* to know before you buy this laptop.

First, the model I bought advertised a 500 GB hard drive. This is true, however it is 2 x 250 GB hard drives. Not that big of a deal, but I cannot believe it is not listed as such.

Second, the laptop comes preloaded with a ton of junk and is heavily integrated with Windows Live stuff. Messenger, Live toolbar, etc. It comes with a trial of Norton Internet Security and a trial of Office 2007. My advice: Get Norton off the computer ASAP and install another anti-virus product.

Third, no operating system CD's come with the package. There is a "Recovery" partition that contains about 12 GB of stuff (not 100% sure what exactly is on there). I do know that when setting up the computer it tells you you should create recovery CD's. I went through the setup to create the discs and here's the kicker they want 21 CD's or 3 DVD's to create the recovery discs. Talk about stupid.

As of now, I have wiped the OS partition and loaded Windows 7 Beta. The driver recognition is fantastic on Windows 7 both my wired and wireless ethernet drivers were install out-of-the-box.

The look and feel of this model is gorgeous. The 17" HD screen is amazing and the whole laptop has this slick look and feel to it. The bronze color scheme really stands out.

All in all, you cannot beat the price of this laptop. For what it comes with, a comparable model from another vendor would cost $600-700 more than what I bought mine for ($898 + tax).

Last, this is just my opinion and should be taken as such. Please do yourself a favor and do not install XP on this. This laptop is too great to go back to XP. AERO does look nice and this laptop should be able to run anything you throw at it. Even a clean install of Vista should not give you any problems. While XP works great for most people, do not fight change and try to give Vista/7 a fair chance. Hell, even try the newest Ubuntu (I think 8.10) because that should look great on this too.

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I just received my very cool HP Pavilion DV7-1240US, but I can't see the letters & numbers on the keyboard. The whole laptop is bronze, including the keyboard, and the keyboard letters & numbers appear to be gray. I tried moving my reading lamp as close as possible to the laptop & I still can't make out the letters & numbers properly. I have to keep moving my head around from different angles just to see. I can't believe HP would release a product with this obvious problem...

If only the letters & numbers were white against the bronze this notebook would have gotten 5 stars!

Anyone out there with this issue, and if so is there any solution besides returning it?

Everything else seems to be very good.

EDIT!!! February 28th, 2009

I returned this & purchased the DV7-1150US, very similar features in silver-gray. The keyboard is legible, black letters & numbers on silver-gray. Very nice.

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I got this at Best Buy for $700 and this is an excellent machine for its price. You are getting an HD monitor, built in webcam and microphone, silent keyboard which is perfectly sized for an adult, a beautiful interface, a lovely touchpad to turn up your volume, mute, play, fast forward and rewind... a 64 bit system with 4 GB of RAM capable of holding 8 GB of RAM... amazing. the mouse touchpad has a scroll function on its side. this computer has state of the art audio, (the speakers of this brand are very costly), a dedicated video graphics card, and a very powerful processor. coupled with its sleek design you cannot go wrong. its versatile, and it is very easy to set up networking. I have it set up in my home network. bought it 2 days ago and its fully functional. all laptops are more delicate than desktops and not a replacement. i got a service plan through BB in the case of hardware damage such as the monitor. this is always wise. anyway, take care of it and you have a great machine with great graphics capability and i already have an HP desktop and i'd say its comparable if not better.

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I have several HP laptops with 17" screens (dv9910us as well as this dv7-1270us). The screen size is great, but I could see that trying to carry these in a backpack for school use could be a load. The displays are fantastic and the NVidia graphics card is super. The speed for boot-up, network connectivity and multi-tasking of applications is also fabulous.

This has fantastic sound for music with the Altec Lansing dual speakers on top and subwoofer on the bottom. Of course it can be hooked to a media center via the built-in HDMI or USB ports for impressive sound and Blue-ray DVD play.

Battery life is about 3 4 hours with the power management default settings out of the box.

All round this is a great package, with the few cons noted below.

Cons:

1. Bluetooth headsets / headphones don't work for listening to music. I've written to HP and visited forums, and it seems that there is some issue with MS Vista that Microsoft hasn't fixed. This is a bit disappointing, however, if you are planning to run with XP (which I'm not sure will work with this 64 bit microprocessor) it may be ok. I, as are many, awaiting a fix for this issue. Many have reported issues with Bluetooth Stack Service not working. I found that there is a Microsoft patch (something to do with ActiveX killbits), that causes this problem. After the Bluetooth stopped working correctly, and rebuilding my system I found that by not installing this "fix" the Bluetooth works for everything (phone, mp3 player, etc.), but not with the headphones for listening to music. Headphones do work for skype and with the phone.

2. The built-in Intel 5100 AGN WiFi Network adapter always indicates that its running at 54.0Mbps, even though I have a Netgear 854T Wireless-N router that can run at 300.0Mbps. If I connect a Netgear WPN121T USB adapter the HP Networking status indicates 300.0Mbps for that adapter. However, both adapters seem equally as fast for loading of webpages and downloads, so I'm not sure if the build-in Intel 5100 adapter is really running at 300.0Mbps even though it indicates on 54.0Mbps. I've been working with HP on this issue and they have not been able to fix yet.

3. The touch pad (as on all of these HPs) can act bizarrely, in that the mouse will jump to some other place when you touch the pad. It doesn't happen all of the time, but can be rather annoying. I'm not sure if it has to do with the way the notebook is leveled, but I do notice that if the keyboard is not on a stable table top or work space, the mouse jumping seems to happen more frequently. The synaptic touch pad driver sw provides some settings which seem to help.

4. Finally, the built-in cooling fan is noticably louder in the dv7-1270us than in the dv9910us models I have. Fortunately, in the BIOS it can be set to turn-on/off as needed, and not run continuously, so it's not too bad, but it pitch is at a frequency that causes my ears to ring if it runs very long.

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I will start this review by saying that my old laptop was beyond slow and well past its prime, so just about anything would have been a huge improvement. I did a fair amount of research and this laptop was by far the most feature-packed for the price. The same specs with a different brand name would have cost me $700-$900 more, easily.

The laptop is loaded with entertainment features like webcam, bluray, HDMI port, 4 USB ports, TWO headphone jacks and lightscribe! I will admit, the lightscribe was a huge plus. If you don't know, it's a way to laser etch artwork/words onto burned CDs/DVDs instead of using sticker labels or writing on them with permanent markers. I have no complaints with any of this stuff because these are all features I've not had until now and I'm just excited to have them at all. The laptop is blazingly fast compared to my old one (but that's not saying much). It has a neat touch bar above the keyboard that lets you quickly: mute/unmute, control volume, play, pause, forward, rewind, stop, and even turn off the wifi. It's a huge laptop, you may have a hard time finding a bag it will fit in (seriously), but it's not an issue for me. I love having such a large screen and I don't move the laptop around much (I would not have purchased a laptop this large for heavy travel). I also love that it has a full sized keyboard (YAY!) and a separate number keypad off to the right for super speedy number crunching! It has a cute little remote control so you can hook the laptop up to your TV and use it as a sometimes bluray/DVD player, it even stores in the side of the laptop when not in use. I also like that this machine doesn't seem to get hot at all...my old laptop you could fry eggs on that thing for how hot it ran!

The not so great stuff:

It comes with Vista and I don't like it, but it's not the laptop's fault, they all come with Vista now, don't they.

It has a lot of bloatware (a lot of preinstalled software that you probably don't need and just having it there takes up space and hogs memory/resources) and no easy way to remove it without doing a wipe/reinstall

...and it does not come with Vista CDs to do that which complicates things a bit.

I read a lot of reviews talking about the keys being almost unreadable, for everything else that came with this machine for this price...I was willing to paint them on myself if it was really that bad! I'm not sure if HP fixed the problem or if I'm not using the laptop in the same conditions as those with the complaints, but I can see/read them fine (I use the laptop indoors with ambient/indirect sun lighting for the most part). The keys and laptop are a metallic bronze color, so it has a bit of a mirror like finish that I could certainly do without...but it is not nearly as obnoxious/annoying/blinding as the laptops with that chrome/silver mirror finish. That's all with the aesthetics; not the important stuff (not to me anyway).

For the price and being chock full of features, I can't justify taking off a star for any of the very minor flaws. I've had this for almost a month now and I love it. I will update this review once I've had it longer should anything change or need mentioning.

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I'm very satisfied with my purchase. I've had the laptop for 3 months and I have no complaints. The battery life could be a little better, but I do alot of HD Video editing so I know all of the importing, editing, and rendering uses alot of resources. I love the touch screen. I don't use it alot but it's a great feature.

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To start off, I've owned this laptop for about 24 hours now and got it as an upgrade to a returned Toshiba Satellite touch which was utterly terrible. Over the past 24 hours I've played with this thing trying to get used to Windows 8 and I find myself trying my hardest to change it back to 7, but I'm not here to review the OS. The laptop is well powered by the core i5, but I can see a year or two down the line where it will become quite the hurdle. The hard drive stated on the box was 500gb but actual is around 450 which is to be expected. The 6gb of ram is probably the minimum necessary to operate windows 8 properly. I am a student so the majority of my work on this computer will be using Office products and internet. I am confident that this will work well for those purposes.

The laptop itself is surprisingly thin at just under an inch. It is all plastic which makes the computer rather light. The trackpad looks and feels like it is a "plasticky" sticker. My trackpad came with a sort of crease in the lower right part which is not supposed to be there, but I can get over it. The backlight under the keys is pretty cool and makes it easy to see keys in the dark. The screen is bright and clear with no problems with the 10-point touch. The sound is pretty decent, DO NOT EXPECT this thing to blow your socks off but it is about as loud as you can expect from a laptop. The quality is on par with the low price of the device meaning that some edges are kinda sharp and in some areas the fitment is a little flimsy. The battery lasts a little over two hours on high performance and screen brightness maxed out.

I would recommend this laptop to a student on a limited budget. If you have an extra hundred or so I would get something better but by no means is this a bad product.

Pros: Sound, battery, price, size, weight

Cons: Skeleton quality (sharpness), processor (possibly), Windows 8 (imo)

If I think of anything else or change my opinion on things I will edit later.

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I am pleased with the computer with the exception of one nearly overriding issue. The speakers are totally inadequate! I seriously thought there was something amiss and considered sending it back. I took some time reading reviews and found pour sound quality to be a common complaint. I've addressed the sound issue with a decent Bluetooth speaker. Another complaint is the fact that there is NO Caps Lock indicator light!! ?????

That said, overall, I'm satisfied with the unit. It seems to be fast enough and the cooling fan is not overly loud. Start up time is not too bad for this type of laptop. The touch screen is a nice touch, as well. It's well worth the price paid.

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I am a university student and i love my laptop. It's slick and pretty. Can't ask for a better looking laptop. Almost resembles a Mac. Only downside so far is that it takes a bit too long to power on after being shut down completely.

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this lap top is okey, but camra is not very good, because I used to have 6903 acer aspire, camra quality really nice, window xp and window 7 both have nice chess titans games, but window 8 don't why? I see video quality of this laptop and also on hd tv. Tv quality is better than laptop screen. I am really mad about camra why not fix this problem, 5 years old laptop had better.

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First of all, I am a Mac person. I don't know that much about PCs. The reason for buying this particular model was money. I would have had to pay $1700 for a comparable laptop from Apple. I could not see spending all that money for a computer that was to be mainly used for word processing and web browsing. While made of plastic, this laptop has a solid feel to it. When opened, it doesn't seem like it will split into two pieces or that the screen is flexing. The keyboard is not flimsy and it should be able to take a lot of use. (I've only had the computer for a couple of weeks.) This model comes with Windows 7 and so far I like it. Very easy to set up. Connecting to my network was a breeze. Installing a couple of programs was also easy. Updates are simple. I have had limited experience with Vista and did not care for it. Windows 7 is a much better, user friendly, operating system. As I said previously, I have had this laptop for a short period of time, but so far I have no complaints and no regrets. A lot of computer for a little bit of money.

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The LED backlit display that I thought would produce better colors thinking that LED backlit was all the hype in LED LCD HDTVs like Samsung, Sony, etc. produces a slightly purplish color cast to the image. I thought getting the LED backlit display at such a low cost was a great deal, but I guess you really get what you pay for. In this price range, I'm almost thinking a traditional CCFL backlit LCD would have looked more accurate in terms of colors. If you're using this for photography, I would stay away. If you're using it for web surfing or word processing, it won't matter. For my desktop I have a color calibrating Samsung display, so right away I can notice the purplish color cast on the Lenovo. I did attempt to correct for the hue by running my color calibrator on it, which helped, but didn't completely fix it.

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Overall this is a good machine with some feature issues.

Long Battery life

It is fast

Display is great

very strudy for the daily life with kids around

Windows 7 runs great

Never had machine related issues

Battery never gets hot even after using for more than one hour like other laptops

But there is one annoying thing in this computer... Keyboard and Mouse pad.

Keyboard is very hard to type because I need to press exactly in the middle. If I press at corners, it does not register. and I make too many typing mistakes.

Mouse pad is not sensitive enough to make it a good experience. Most times, it does not register the tocch/drag.

But this machine is overall a good machine for the price I gave.

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I find it strange that a couple of people (maybe the same person) complain about service for this notebook. I called and had a response within 2 minutes. I had a minor issue regarding the features on the notebook and was assisted and off the phone in ten minutes.

Perhaps if something serious goes wrong you may find it annoying. For example, we have an HP notebook and it took 3 technicians and a supervisor and over 3 hours of our time to get them to ship us a replacement battery for a brand new computer.

The margins are very thin on these machines, so don't expect them to come to your door. If you buy a $400-$500 computer you cannot expect them to provide you $400 worth of support time if you are inept in computing and not hardware savvy.

This notebook is an absolute steal for the money and very well made. My only complaint and it appears in HP as well is the notebooks run a tad hot. I have not had any problems as a result, but it may be a good idea to get a cooling pad for while you use it at home. If you are a road warrier, traveling coolers are available as well.

The notebook has excellent battery life, an astoundingly nice display and a well designed keyboard. All touchpad's stink, from the HP to Dell. So, get a notebook mouse.

Great notebook for the money!!

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I thinks its a good laptop to buy at affordable price. Till now i have not faced any problem.

Toshiba Satellite M645-S4118x 14.0" LED Laptop (Black) Reviews

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This laptop may be up there in price as far as the superior Windows machines are concerned, but I guarantee that the price is worth it. One won't be receiving the Alienware powerhouses if that be what they're looking for, but the Toshiba M-645 S4118x provides one of the best portable all-around laptops. It easily runs any professional software that one might wish to use, and also runs modern video games with nice framerates should that be an alternate goal. Additionally, the Harman/Kardon speakers combined with the blue-ray playing capability make for a nice mini-theatre experience if one doesn't mind the small screen as I don't. I would highly recommend buying the Hi-capacity lithium 12 cell battery for it just because there's really no reason not to. More battery life means more usefulness.

Now, some might prefer a powerhouse machine, but allow me to put a little perspective into it. Alienware is known for having the most powerful computers on the market, but the cheapest one a person find on Amazon is currently the Alienware M14x AM14X-6557STB at $1350 American. This machine has the same specifications as the Toshiba M-645 with the exception of a higher hard drive RPM and storage space, and more memory. These bonuses don't really do much for being $350 worth. In my opinion, a powerhouse searcher is better off buying the Toshiba M645 and spending the extra that might have been spent on the Alienware on Laptop accessories such as the better battery.

I conclusion, I recommend this machine as a casual gamer and college student, because it allows for standard game playing, and superior Windows functionality without being far too expensive.

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I have had this Toshiba m645-s4118x for just over 30 days and I love (most of) it. The Nvidia graphics card screams compared to many other non-customized laptops on the market. I have no problem playing Call of Duty's Modern Warfare 1 with the detail turned max. I can see the charicters' eye brows move. I have MW2 but have not tried it yet on this machine but will update this review when I do.

I gave it 4 out of 5 stars for not including the 12-cell li-ion battery; which it desperately needs to truly be portable. I can surf the web and play music for 8-10 hours on a full charge with the 12-cell batt. Although a full charge can take all night. Windows 7 is such a huge improvement to Vista 32bit. Wireless connectivity is a breeze.

Toshiba's proprietary software really does adversly effect this machines performance. I removed almost all of the Toshiba software that was designed to "monitor" the computer; resulting in faster bootup and freed up resources. I do not like that you cannot dim or shut off the lights for the power button and the "Satellite" logo, they do mess with my eyes at night. But I attacked them with a black Sharpie. I reported that to the Toshiba Cust service to include the dim and off for those lights in the next Bois update.

Overall this machine excells at graphics and overall use. You can see a video review on Cnet.com, just search there for Toshiba Satellite M645-S4118X. They only faulted the useless 6-cell stock battery. Although in the $900 range; most comparible models by other brands were in the $1200+ range. But $900+130 for battery= $1,030, so you be the judge. If you don't need a dedicated video card (GPU) for gaming or heavy graphics design, get this one without it. I've seen this same build 14" Toshiba at Best Buy without the video card in the $500-600 range.

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The laptop is quite expensive for casual PC users, but it is worth it for long-term use and anyone who needs a little extra power. It is not an alienware, but for the price, what were you expecting? The Toshiba M-645 S4118x provides one of the best portable all-around laptops. It easily runs any professional software that one might wish to use. I have used Revit Architecture 2012, and it works fairly well, though I might need to add another 2 gb of ram (comes with 6 gb standard with 8 gb capacity).

It includes all sorts of aspects for anyone needing performance: a Blu-ray player, GeForce GT525M, Wireless-N card, Bluetooth,a USB 3.0 port, and Harmon Kardon Speakers. The Blu-ray drive is decent, but when mirroring to a display unit such as your television, I think Blu-ray content can only be supported on one display (so the movie will not show on your laptop LCD and external display simultaneously). There may be a way around this limitation, but I really do not need that feature. Also, I believe the video card can output external content on a 3D display with Nvidia 3D Vision or other software. I am not sure about the limitations on 3D display models as I have not used this feature yet. The wireless networking card works well. I have not used the USB 3.0 port, but I hear it is super fast. I have to admit the Harmon Kardon speakers are amazing. They are not super loud, but the quality for laptop speakers is excellent.

The laptop comes with some bloatware, but some people may find it useful. The only downside to all this power is the meager battery, which has usually lasted me about 3 hours on normal performance operations. There is an optional battery, but it would have been better to include it in the first place. Another downside is the the lack of gigabit ethernet. I really don't need the feature, but it is useful for home network set-ups for high transfer speeds. There are not enough negatives to lower the rating, though.

I conclusion, I recommend this machine as a casual gamer and college student, because it has great performance for the price. No problems so far, and I hope the laptop will last for awhile.

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I did not hesitate to buy this great little machine when I was looking for a 14" laptop.

I have the monster 18.4" Qosmio 505 with the works: BD combo, full HD screen, Harmon-Kardon speakers, i5 CPU, backlit keyboard. It is a fantastic machine: fast, gorgeous screen, great sound system. I love it. So, when I saw this laptopm with pretty much the same features in a smaller machine, I went right for it.

Of course, in a 14" screen I didn't feel full HD was required. I don't believe such a thing exists in a machine with this size screen anyway. But I did want the BD, backlit keyboard, and good sound. I knew the Harmon-Kardon speakers to be beautifully engineered and even the smaller versions on this model do not disappoint. They have a good, full-bodied sound, and plenty of volume. I am tired of weak and tinny speakers on a laptop.

The keyboard has a solid feel and the back-lighting is essential for me. The BD combo works beautifully: the Corel software functions as smoothly as any I have seen (despite some dreadful reviews for the separate software). I am used to the Cyberlink and this is just as good, if not better. I have the Corel on both my Toshiba's and find it easy to use, smooth-operating, jerk-free, and with a good, user-friendly menu.

This is not the cheapest laptop on the market in its size range but, considering its features, speed, and quality build, it is still a great value.

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I bought this Laptop for my brother and he loves it. Of course, it did come with an Xbox so he didn't really get it for gaming; however, that's all he does on it. Between Minecraft, Skyrim, and Fallout: New Vegas, that's all he does on his laptop. Mind you the graphics card can only run the game on Medium settings, he still claims that are better looking than they are on his Xbox. He hasn't had any problems with the laptop other than that the monitor is a little small (14 inches), but I think the smallness is good since he does a lot of moving around.

HP Smartbuy EliteBook 8540w Review

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HP laptops have been disappointing to me. I personally would not buy another HP product. But I have this laptop for work.

If you are left-handed, you operate the mouse next to the fire-breathing cooling fan exhaust and your hand will be burnt. This laptop runs hot; the exhaust temperature exceeds 55C. So why does HP place the cooling on the left side not on the back?

After a year of use, the first button on the touchpad stuck and is no longer useable.

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This is the worst computer I've ever owned. The specs are impressive, but it was incredibly poorly designed. The placement of the fan makes it so that the computer overheats and shuts itself off regularly. If you're doing any kind of work that requires heavy processor usage, save early and save often, because this hunk of junk WILL crash on you. Not only that, it's heavy. I recommend that you use this PC as a paperweight, but not a computer.

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Bought this laptop almost three years ago, and have never had a major issue with the thing. Everything still works except for the little keyboard illuminator which got jammed shut (which I never used anyway).

I am most impressed with this machine's ability to survive spills. I spilled an entire beer right on the keyboard, and after quickly flipping it over and removing the battery and keyboard, I let it dry overnight. The next morning I pried all the keys off and soaked them and scrubbed the board, then rinsed the whole keyboard with distilled water. 12 hours later the machine was working, and as clean as it was brand new.

The thing has also fallen off multiple counters, no problems yet. Battery still lasts a long time.

Overall a great buy.

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I have bought this machine after giving much consideration to competition and specs. The HP is not the latest in terms of processor since there are machines out there that have i7 second generation processors for about the same price or perhaps less. What attracted me this system is not the latest in terms of processor clock speed but overall build quality and configuration that is paired in the very nice and fast package? Most of the main points for me, since I do use this computer for 3D CAD is the graphics card and chipset. The performance QM57 chipset in the HP vs. for instance Asus`s G73SW-XA1 (HM67 chipset which is just a main street chipset)is significantly better in the performance and security departments. Also as many of us start to use the new generation wireless routers HP as of right now is the only machine that uses true 5ghz network speeds with Intel's Ultimate6300 Intel's ultimate 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi adapter for business and home. The Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6300 dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), 3x3 adapter delivers up to 450 Mbps¹ bandwidth, maximum range and reliability, and unique Intel-only features including Intel® Wireless Display, and Intel® vPro(tm) technology support. In closing great machine, yes not the latest but a solid performer with 3 year warranty with good price to boot at Amazon if you're not a gamer this machine will last you for a long time.

P.S. Do your research before you buy, read the small print cross-reference with components manufactures and you'll have a good buy and great machine that meets your needs

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I have had this computer for about 2 years, using it primarily for school use. The computer has done its job for the most part. Windows Professional isn't exactly necessary for business students, as my primary uses for this computer are Chrome, Office, iTunes, and Torrenting. I think the main reason why I went with it was because it had the side number pad (I use excel frequently for accounting and finance).

I purchased a 3-year warranty for it and I'm glad I did. The screen is very flimsy you must be careful about grabbing the cheap plastic that encases the screen along the sides. I've done this twice and I have had to get a new screen both times. With that being said, the screen is very high quality and the resolution is almost comparable to my Retina Display iPad.

This computer is incredibly heavy, and is not ideal for travel, walking to class, bringing to work. Also, the battery life is not great (4 hours?) and the computer gets very hot if it is sitting on your lap.

Maybe I did not buy this computer for the proper reasons, but it is not that amazing. Very average.

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I am really enjoying my new Lenovo IdeaPad U510 Ultrabook. I was using another brand of laptop for the past 3 years or so and it was showing its age. I run a small consulting and grant writing business using my computer so things like reliability, storage and computer speed mean a lot to me. First off, I'm very impressed with the overall size and weight. My previous laptop, while powerful when new, was also much larger and much much heavier. With 1TB of storage, I am pretty certain it will take some time to fill the storage space. The keyboard is much easier for me to use. Not sure why, just personal preference, but I really do like the feel and the response. I have to say that Windows 8 takes a bit of getting used to and the new computer and I are working on this aspect of out relationship. This is not a touch screen laptop and I did not want one, but I'm sure there are many who would agree that a touch screen was the target for Windows 8. There are ways to make Windows 8 look and feel more like Windows 7 and I'm using the Desktop screen to help me adjust. So far, I'm thoroughly enjoying the experience.

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All laptops i have bought till date where lenovo....Got this 5 months back.... already called their customer care 3 times.. waste of time... issues never get resolved...

Issues

mouse pad is not fit for use cursor keeps moving without touching hardware issue

Wifi turns off automatically and no option to turn on wifi in hardware or software

Both these issues could not be resolved by their customer care. They even restored my system.

Today the monitor does not display any content and just displays 2d gibberish and hangs.

Must be one of the worst laptops ever to have been sold.... I have regretted every minute having this... now they are going to service it...

Save your money and buy something reliable.

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In the 3 weeks we've had his machine we have identified some nice features; a bright, sharp display and lighted keyboard particularly. Also good battery life and light weight. However, the unit I received has several glaring defects. The first was a complete lack of instructions and much installed bloat ware. It is unknown how much of this is due to Windows 8 and how much due to Lenovo, but it took many hours to finally locate a rudimentary tutorial to help navigate the main features of Windows 8, including how to remove the bloat ware. It took more research to find a program that would restore the Start button. Specific Lenovo problems were an almost impossible-to-use touchpad and weak reception of WiFi signals. The touchpad response had to be slowed considerably before choices could be made fairly safely; otherwise wrong selections occurred frequently. Two finger scrolling quit after a week or so, possibly because of an inadvertent operation that has yet to be revealed. This computer replaces a 7-year-old laptop that had much better WiFi performance with a 1-2 bar signal strength. Running this machine on the type 802.11g band at 2 bars results in frequent dropouts due to timeouts. I was unable to download a large file for supporting our 3-1 printer until the Lenovo was positioned next to the router. Behavior on the n-band seems even worse. We have no 2.2 GHz interfering signal sources in the house (except a microwave), and most neighboring stray WiFi signals are n-band.

This machine is not for the faint of heart.

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The trackpad is messed up. From day one i used a usb plug in mouse since those are easier to use than the trackpad. However, when i forgot the mouse i had to use the trackpad and notice after a few minutes of use it went hay wire, the mouse would be moving everywhere with very little control and even when you weren't touching the trackpad it would move on its own. Not sure if this was mistake during manufacturing of this particular laptop or if something happened during shipping.

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Before I bought this I read some reviews on it, and overall it seemed like a really good laptop for everyday use. I was happy with everything, the look and feel of this laptop, its performance, and battery life. Overall it does exactly what I'd expected it to, and because I bought it on sale I paid much much less than this laptop is really worth. It's great for school, work and basically everyday use. Not a big gamer, but I don't think it's really geared towards that.

The only complaint I would make is that i had read one review before I had purchased this laptop where they had said the mouse would sometimes move of its own accord, and could be really frustrating. That was the only person who had mentioned that issue, so I had assumed it was just a defect with their machine. Unfortunately, mine has the same issue. I haven't tried sending it back to the manufacturer or anything to get it fixed, because it doesn't bother me that much. Essentially what happens is sometimes when I'm not touching the mousepad, the mouse will move or click and can mess up what I'm doing. I found an easy solution: there's a shortcut button where F6 is (the F keys you need to press "Fn" before you can use them, if you don't they are used as shortcut keys like sound/brightness/airplane mode) and one of these shortcut keys will disable the mouse. If you disable it all the time and use a regular mouse, you'll never have this problem, or just disable the mouse when you type, it tends to help (i think its because sometimes I touch the mousepad when I type, as it is fairly big). Also, when the mouse goes on the fritz, just push the button to disable the mouse and then push it again and your mouse should work fine. Works for me.

Another thing that people had mentioned was that the laptop was quite heavy, but it's also a bigger laptop, and its not like you're lugging around a ton of bricks. It just feels more stable, and the added weight you don't even notice, especially if you have it on a desk (which it seems to be really geared towards desk use) it actually makes it feel more stable, and less likely to break.

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The Dell Inspiron 15 i15RV-953BLK is a 15-inch notebook that provides great esthetics in addition to a strong build quality. It is designed for all users, novice and advanced, and is reasonably priced compared to other notebooks in its class.

The Inspiron 15 is a quiet but powerful notebook with a sleek appearance and clean design. The screen is vibrant and large for viewing media, with speakers loud enough to fill a room. The Intel Pentium 2127U dual-core processor makes it speedy enough for standard usage and makes it a suitable replacement for a desktop. Its 4 GB of RAM help it keep up with the pricier competition.

Build and Design

The newer Inspiron model provides a sleeker more modern look than older models. It features a hinge design with the screen located in front of the chassis. This allows the user to move the screen closer to the keyboard making the action seem closer. The exterior of the 15R model is very elegant with its screen cover having a brushed metal appearance which gives the look of metal but the flair of a painted surface. The outer surface is actually easier to clean this way. This same design is displayed inside the notebook, on the hand rest and the trim around the keyboard.

The shell is built with around a strong chassis with thick, durable plastic. The chassis resists bending and the hand rest and keyboard are supportive, remaining intact under strong pressure. Unlike previous models, the 15R is able to resist screen wiggling back-and-forth or side-to-side. This is largely due to the fact that hinges on each side keep the screen into a firmly locked position, only moving once lifted or closed.

Upgrading the hardware is simpler than ever. To perform memory upgrades, there is only one panel on the bottom of the machine. The access panel can be lifted by removing the screw with a Phillips head screwdriver. Accessing the hard drive, however, still requires disassembly of the entire chassis.

Display and Speakers

The screen is 15.6 inches in size, with 1366x768 resolution. It should be noted that the screen's surface is highly reflective for those who prefer matte finishes. The LED screen provides a strong backlight with vivid colors that are optimal if the screen remains in a position within 20 degrees vertically of its standard 90 degree position. Horizontally, the screen can be rotated close to 60 degrees before the reflective surface disrupts the image.

The Inspiron's speakers are situated along the edge of the hand rest and operate efficiently when placed on hard, non-porous surfaces. The speaker location could prove to be detrimental, however, if using the notebook on a soft surface such as a couch, bed or lap due to the fact that the speakers could easily be blocked.

Ports and Features

The Inspiron 15 offers many connection ports, providing the capability of hosting various media as a desktop replacement notebook. It features two USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, standard audio jacks, an eSATA/USB connection, HDMI, and Ethernet port. It also features an SD card reader and the available Wi-Di adapter allows the user to stream media from the Internet to an outside device.

Keyboard and Touchpad

The keyboard features keys that are standard on Dell laptops. They keys are mostly flat with the letters and number pad being slightly concave in the centers. The design is wide enough to feel spacious even with the number pad, yet compact enough to fit all keys in one distinct rectangular space.

The notebook features a Synaptics touchpad with a smooth gliding surface that supports multiple sensations at once. The touchpad buttons click softly with little noise.

Performance

The Intel Pentium 2127U processor with HD graphics can manage any basic activities needed from an inexpensive notebook. While more than suitable for everyday tasks such as web browsing or creating documents, the included graphics processor is not built for hardcore gaming. It is still acceptable for other types of media such as photos or videos.

High-definition 720p and 1080p movies can be rendered without lagging or skipping. This benefit comes in handy when using the Intel Wi-Di adapter which is perfect for wirelessly streaming HD videos to an outside TV.

Battery Life

The notebook comes with a 48Wh 6-cell battery. The battery tests in at a 3 hour and 33 minute duration. To extend operating time an additional 9-cell 90WH battery is available.

Heat and Noise

The Inspiron 15 manages heat distribution fairly well, with its only hot spot exceeding 90 degrees under the bottom of the chassis. Temperatures above the chassis stay below 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The laptop's fan steps in to reduce excess heat when needed. The notebook is quiet with minimal noise disturbance.

What I like about it?

Modern design

Fast enough for the average user

Quiet when clicking or when fan is in use

Resistant build and durable chassis

Multiple ports with multimedia capabilities

What I dislike

Processor not suitable for faster programs and games

Battery life could be longer

Recommended User

The Dell Inspiron 15 i15RV-953BLK is ideal for those who need a simple machine that is reliable enough to handle everyday tasks quickly. The sleek design is preferred for users who are concerned with appearance and desire a cleaner, simpler look. For parents with young kids or students who share living space, the lack of noise is an advantage as well. The strong body is helpful for people who have to carry the notebook from place to place multiple times a day.

Why should you buy it?

The Inspiron 15 offers the durability of a desktop in a portable design. The included Intel Pentium processor fares better than that of many competitors or other Dell machines. It features around the same amount of RAM as more costly notebooks in its class and offers ample storage space. Considering it can be used as a desktop replacement, it comes in at an average weight. All in all, it is a reasonably affordable notebook with more than enough power for users who need only the basics.

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So far I am satisfy with this laptop but I found it's really heavy and bulky to bring it to anywhere. This laptop most probably suit to act as a desktop replacement, but mobile enough to act as a backup if you really need a laptop to work elsewhere once in a while.

If you are a mobile user or student, I would not recommend you use this as your primary laptop. My two cents.

BTW, I also notice that this buyer has shot some close up high def photos which helpful for you to have more idea about it's size and built and design.

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This is an excellent system with great features...user friendly....high technology...efficient and proficient...Allows for great navigation, updates, and help system that is accessible and very informative and allows you to go to the web for assistance and download much needed up days to keep your computer operating at its' best always.

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I love this computer. I only paid $349, plus an extra $10 for shipping and had it the next day at 10 a.m. after my other laptop's motherboard died. It functions well and looks good. I've purchased other laptops for less than $400 and this one is my favorite. It has a CD player, USB, basically everything you need.

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This laptop is all what I need. I don't use to run heavy software so because of that I think that with its dual core and 4 GB of RAM it's perfect for most of users. Also looking in the web I found that Processor performance is very similar to Core i3 processor in most of the situations. I'm very happy because it's a very good laptop at an excellent price.

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I bought this for my father and he loves it. He is a computer nerd and is on the computer everyday.