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The only thing wrong with this computer is the processor, it says its the Intel Core i7-2670QM Processor (Quad-Core, 2.2GHz, 6MB Cache), but its actually the one right below it the Intel Core i7-2630QM Processor (Quad-Core, 2.0GHz, 6MB Cache). But other than that everything is correct in the description. Now if the processor is making you think twice, don't. I'm running Elder Scrolls Skyrim on High settings with no problem, Crysis 2 is also on High settings. I play these games with iTunes and many more applications open and have no problem (but I did upgrade my Ram to 16GB 1600MHz, so I should be able to have many applications open). The only thing I would have liked with this computer is a Blu-Ray player because the display is simply beautiful.

For $2000.00 you get more than what you pay for, it is a awesome computer and hasn't been able to handle anything I throw at it. This thing can beat most desktops, so you will be very happy with it.

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This is a Beautiful Laptop with much decorative lighting and is super fast. It is very

well made and very sturdy. The keyboard portion of the laptop itself is very well laid out, making for easy reaches. A Gamer I'm not. My theory in choosing this laptop is that a gamer laptop would contain all the "bells and whistles" that I'd like in a laptop. I was right! Great Laptop, and I'm TOTALLY PLEASED with my purchase!

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I bought an Alienware M17x in November of 2011, I loaded it up with a total cost of $5750. By March I expirenced power issues. The power adapter is plugged in but the system does not recognize the adapter. This causes the CPU to throttle back and run very slow. Dell has trouble shooted the problem over the phone, sent a technician out to replaced the mother board and adapter 5 times now. The problem still exists. They refuse to refund my money or exchange the system. Customer support says it is against policy to exchange unless I have the 4 repairs done within 30 days. Them being slow to dispatch technicians prevents 30 day policy to work in my favor. I did pay for the exteneded priemer warranty, which is now apparent to me that this was also a waste of my money. Search Google "Alienware M17x power issues". You will see I am not alone is the complaint.

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I have been a PC Gamer since the PC game was invented. I have owned a few computers in that time.

The Alienware Desktop and Laptop I own have been superb machines in every respect. The desktop I used for over 5 years playing Everquest on average 6 hours a night 5 nights a week and 10 hours every Saturday. I never had a single problem in all that time until the Hard drive gave up the ghost. I replaced it with an Alienware laptop because I had not upgraded a single thing in that desktop computer and it was a bit out of date. I have used the laptop for 2 years just as hard and not a hicuup.

I expect a good tax return this year and with some cash I have saved I am going to buy the baddest Alienware custom built from the Alienware Website.

I understand that most computers are made of the same basic components that are available. But how those components work together and the outstanding build quality in an Alienware is unmatched by few companies.

An Alienware is a reliable, well built piece of art.

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I will start by saying I have not purchased this exact laptop. However please read what I have to say before you shrug it off as someone who doesnt know what I'm talking about.

When looking for a powerhouse of a laptop like this there is one thing you should always concider. Am I getting the most bang for my buck? When it comes to Alienware you absolutly are NOT. Unless you are looking for a laptop that looks really cool that is. An example would be the Clevo P180HM for good bang for your buck. You can check out places like notebookreview. com for sellers as amazon doesnt have it(yet) or for information on the laptop itself. Long story short it has the exact same specs as this laptop except it also has 2 gforce 560m in SLI and the starting price before customization is under 2 grand. Yes folks thats right. 2 graphics cards in SLI, everything else the same and its about 4-600 dollars less depending on the retailer.

I am writing this to remind people to look around before you buy just because you know the name. Alienwares look awesome no doubt. However in most cases you are paying for the name and the looks. Even quality of build and specs can be gotten much cheaper with a lesser known name. Btw, Clevo is actually pretty well known in laptop enthusiest groups.

Review of Toshiba Satellite P75-A7200

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Fast, nice looking, relatively light, convenient buttons, good screen, clear text. The only concert is that I can here fan working.

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I cannot review this from a tech geek level but can say it is fast and easy to use. Love the lighted keyboard and all its other features. Glad I spent the money on it.

While it has Windows 8, which most people seem to hate, I don't mind it. No one likes change and all I did was look at some videos on how to navigate through it. Toshiba has one on their site and I also looked at a Windows 8 tutorial on YouTube. It is not as bad as people say, just have to take the time to learn how to use it.

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My experienc on Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 0301-DCU 15.6-Inch Laptop not that good.1. its not as good as described on site. 2.heats up fast with not much software on it. battery slot is loose and moving when touch. 3. battery life is just 2 hrs , but description said 4hr. 4 screen sleeps thought something is working.

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GIGABYTE M1305C BookTop 13.3" LCD Ultra Thin & Light / SU7300 1.3 Reviews

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PROS

Really good quality for the price. Amazing computer, really fast, images look great, the sound is very good for a laptop. I've had this laptop for 8 months now, I use ALL day, every day since I am a student of web development in California, so when I am not studying I am on skype.

Very light, thin. It comes with a docking station, and the docking station has an extra video card GEFORCE in it!!!!

CONS

The keyboard is not the most comfortable one, but I got used to it in a few days.

It does not have hardware for volume control. Just access through software.

Cons are actually minor things against the Pros that are real great. The best software of 2010 for me.

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THERE IS NO INCLUDED DOCKING STATION!!! n Otherwise a pretty sweet machine. Not REAL fast, but nicely made, quiet, altogether a good unit.

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This laptop is not open source friendly. If you plan to run Linux on this laptop be prepared to work out the bugs.for starters. I have worked Ubuntu 10.04 amd64 lts into a mostly usable box. Due to the Nvidia card on the dock, open source 3d is not much of an option. Current proprietary Nvidia drivers render X into an unloadable state. Pushing through logs. :/

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This is one of the best computers I have ever owned, very fast, and very reliable! Sometimes I wish it had a larger screen, but the small form factor makes it easier for taking with me when I travel!

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The Z370 is a good looking laptop, but thats the thing. I wasn't blown away with regards to the looks. Its mainly my office computer and also which is what I'll be using for my hobby as a DJ so Im really not pushing the limits of the computer exactly so I can't give feedback how it will perform at its limits.

Well as help to the linux users out there I've tried two Linux OS with it both running as a installed program via Windows to run alongside Windows.

Jolicloud: I first installed this since Ubuntu had some download issues. Jolicloud was a joy to use, had a very iOS look and feel to it so instantly you're at home with the Ui, unfortunately as I use a USB keyboard and 22' LCD TV as the main display in my office it did (weirdly) had some compatibility issues with my Pleomax keyboard so I had to uninstall. Pity since it was such a nice OS to use especially if what you need out of a computer is pretty basic like office/browsing/multimedia. Also for the semi-techie person in me I found it a bit lightweight for my liking

Ubuntu: Ubuntu was seamless with the Z370 and is still for me the best Linux software out there but Jolicloud I can imagine would be eventually the more popular platform for the less techie people out there. I have been out of Linux for about 4 years already but Im glad to be back and is surprised by the new features especially with the Android-ish application market where installing/removing programs is simple and straightforward. Makes you think why Windows never made it that simple for us.

Lastly reason why I use linux is that I want to be worry free when it comes to virus, trojan horses, worms, etc.

Asus N76VJ-DH71 17.3-Inch Laptop Reviews

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This laptop was exactly what I was looking for as sort of a portable desktop. The 17 inch screen is a great size to watch media with. The speakers are amazing and it comes with a plug in sub-woofer. I think they limited the volume max so you don't blow out the speakers so it's not insanely loud but just great rich sound. The laptop description says it weighs 12 plus pounds which is ridiculous so I weighed it on my kitchen scale and it's only 7.8 pounds. The mouse pad has many functions and can be frustrating at first but once you get used to the swipe motion function it's pretty useful. 2 gigs of dedicated video ram can handle video editing and play most modern games on medium or higher settings. It has a small onboard video card to save power until the big guy is needed. The 8 gigs of ram can be upgraded to 16 gigs as the two card slots are not hardwired to the motherboard like some other laptops. All in all it's everything I'll need for the next few years.

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I'd really love to give this computer 5 stars. The screen is beautiful, the keyboard spacious, the speakers clear, the processor fast. Fairly light for the size. But it came with Windows 8, which has been a problem. Windows 8 from what I can tell is made primarily for touch screens, especially tablets. This ASUS isn't a touch screen, so you can't use Windows 8 the way it was designed. It all becomes clumsy to use. You're trying to mimic the swipes of a tablet with a touch pad...it just doesn't work smoothly.

Perhaps there's a way to put Windows 8 in a mode where it behaves more like Windows 7...If I figure out how to do that, perhaps I'll give this non-touch screen computer 5 stars. It's really great. Except for Windows 8.

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Surpassed every task and desire I bought it with in mind. Every task I set before this machine is instant in completion. What a wonderful product.

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Took some getting used to but I do love this computer! The size, weight and overall feel is perfect. Pretty easy to learn how to use.

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My friend at work recommended ASUS since he loves his ASUS laptop. He is a gamer so it is great for the graphics. I wanted a great quality laptop that would provide fast speed and have all the great high tech features. It is wonderful and worth every penny.

Reviews of Apple MacBook 13" White Intel Core 2 Duo T7200, 2.0 GHZ, 1GB, 160

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This Macbook was released in late 2006/early 2007. Although that may seem like a long time ago in computer-time, this Macbook still stays current. It comes loaded with features that many modern-day PC Laptops lack. It's fully compatible with all of Apple's latest programs and is still quick and nimble even today. My model is loaded with the Calistoga chipset and can support up to 3.2 GB of RAM (even though Apple will tell you that it will only take up to 2 GB). This RAM upgrade makes a huge difference with the overall speed of the system. I also upgraded mine to a 500 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive which drastically increased the system speed.

It's not a gaming computer. This model comes with 64 MB of shared Video Memory. It's more than enough to stream 720p videos, but not enough to enjoy any serious gaming. This is more of a media device anyway. The only cons that I can think of are that it does not include an SD Card Port and that it only has 2 USB ports. Both of these issues are minor and are the same for all Macbooks. I can confirm that it is fully compatible with the upcoming release of OS X Lion and runs it well. I use it in conjunction with my iPad 2 and iPhone 4 and couldn't be happier. If you're someone that is looking for a good laptop that can do business and entertainment related tasks, then this is the one that you want. It's not a gaming computer or the best choice for heavy graphic work. However it will do everything else with ease and is an awesome addition to my Mac collection.

*NOTE: To run OS X Lion, you must upgrade this to at least 2 GB of RAM. The included 1 GB is not enough to run the new system.

EDIT: After installing the latest update for OS X Lion, the system now recognizes all 4 GB of RAM! It would not recognize more than 3.2 GB in Snow Leopard.

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Great laptop bought one from Mac a few years back still works great and our son wanted a MacBook but he's only thirteen so we didn't want to get a brand new one just in case he ruined it so we searched online for like two months and found this one. He loves it basically exactly like mine not much of a difference. Great product decent price.

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Didn't write a review until now because I wanted to give east coast macs a chance to make things right. Got the run around.

Microsoft office crashed and cd doesn't work and security is outdated. Researched east coast macs BBB gave them an F and

Ripped Offed reported scams with ebay as well as amazon. I should have suspected something when the computer was first delivered. It was basically delivered in a box with one piece of bubble wrap and had a fuuny smell like it was old sitting in a basement. They wanted me to send it back and me pay shipping but Amazon advised stop using it. I am now renting a computer until I hope my claim is resolved. The name of the guy I talked to at east coast name was Zac and his partner is Fernando and he was specifically named as the person who ripped people off along with his side kick. Googel East Coast Macs and you can read for yourselves. I also wrote this review so others can not be ripped offed through a reputable company like Amazon.

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I will try to provide potential future consumers with an accurate and thorough review of this computer.

The Apple MacBook notebook offered for sale on this Amazon catalog page presents a good value for the money. Of course, this is an older model Apple product, having been released and sold approximately at retail stores in 2007 and 2008.

As such, it is reasonable that one can expect it to have some cosmetic signs of previous use (for instance, some peeling/cracking to the edges of the palmrest is a famous and common issue on the original white MacBook models), and to be of different appearance from what Apple is currently selling through its Apple Store outlets. Apple no longer manufactures any portable notebook in a white-colored plastic body (having since moved on to the 'aluminum' colored "unibody" design).

All this being said, the average consumer should still find this to be a nice looking computer, and it is capable of running the large majority of the software that is out there today for the Apple Macintosh platform (as of the time of my writing this review, late 2012/early 2013)-probably greater than 99% of what is available today.

This machine runs Snow Leopard, which offers a high level of compatibility both with Mac software products from earlier in the decade (i.e., the PowerPC era circa 2002-2006/7), all the way up to recent software releases like productivity suites such as Microsoft Office 2011, iWork '09, iLife '11, as well as serving as an above-average to good platform for Photoshop CS4 and CS5 and CS5.5, Logic Pro / Logic Studio and some light video work and editing with Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Studio 3. (None of these additional software products is included with the device, aside from the operating system).

For the software all users can appreciate, the latest versions of iTunes, Safari, FireFox, Chrome, and Skype all run on this model.

It can even play some not-too-3D-graphics-intensive games like the popular Minesweeper and WoW respectably enough, limited only by the use of an Intel-based integrated graphics chipset.

Amazon 'on-demand' streaming video (currently Adobe Flash based), YouTube (both Adobe Flash and HTML5 based), Google Video (Adobe Flash or HTML5), Netflix (through the downloadable Microsoft Silverlight plug-in) and Hulu (Adobe Flash) streaming work quite well on this machine, although you may wish to add more RAM or limit the number of applications you are multitasking with if you are intending to have HD level video output with these streaming services (720p grade quality seems to be the upper limit on this machine for these services).

Facebook applications depending on Adobe Flash also run very well on this model in my personal experience. You can watch standard video DVDs, and burn audio discs and data CDs. It has a built in 'iSight' webcam (approximately 1.3MP resolution) and microphone for video chatting or Skyping.

This MacBook can be expanded up to 4GB of RAM (it uses DDR2 SDRAM SODIMM sticks; use 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB PC2-5300 or PC2-5400 modules for best compatibility); it comes default from the manufacturer with 1GB of RAM, so there is still some potential room to grow. It can handle any 2.5" SATA hard drive from the usual 60GB/80GB/120GB/160GB suspects all the way up to the current 1.0+ terabyte models (if you should feel the need to upgrade). There is no SD or media card slot on this model. The LCD is a glossy finish widescreen display supporting up to 1280x800 resolution. Mini-DVI video output, digital headphones out, digital microphone/line-in, 1 IEEE1384 Firewire port, 2 USB 2.0-compliant ports, built-in gigabit wired ethernet and high-speed wireless 'Airport Extreme' networking round out the set of features on this laptop.

This machine does not run Mountain Lion, but Snow Leopard, as said before, can run the majority of everything important out there software-wise at the moment, and is among the most consistent and reliable releases of Mac OS X that Apple has thus far released.

If you can live knowing you are not running the latest model (which may be hard for some users, given the designer brand nature of the Apple name), instead appreciating the still high level of software compatibility this model allows and recognizing the general elegance and snappiness of the Apple software interface [even on an older model], and if you can live with small cosmetic shortcomings given the age of the device, this is a *more than fair* value that should get most users through at least two years of good use.

An additional plus comes from the Intel architecture of the CPU on this MacBook; you can use BootCamp, or, if you prefer, VMWare / Parallels, to run Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 as well as any PC portable with similar hardware features.

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I purchased from eSales Connect. Extremely fast shipping. Paid less than $250 total for the Macbook and shipping. It came with Microsoft Office already installed. Great customer service. The Macbook had minor defects, I mean minor. Screen is perfect, keyboard perfect, trackpad perfect, dvd burner perfect. The only thing that I noticed that I will have to replace soon is the battery because it holds only about 2 1/2 hour of charge but I found the battery online for about $40, so not bad. I waited a couple of weeks before reviewing this product because I really wanted to test it out. My uses for it include: school, programming, and streaming/watching videos. For all those uses I can't complain, it does it all just fine. I might purchase another just because of the quality and price. Hope this review helps!

Buy Toshiba 15.6" Satellite C655-S5132 Intel Laptop 3GB Notebook 250GB

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Previous to this Toshiba C655-S5132 laptop I owned an Acer Aspire One 8.9 inch netbook. The most impressive feature of the Toshiba is the 15.6 inch screen, which is a delight to view. It's so easy to read and is sharp and bright that photos pop out of the page. This is a user friendly computer and handsome at that. It is very quiet and doesn't heat up on you. The surfaces are textured so fingerprints aren't an issue. The keyboard is full size, unlike my Acer, so it's really easy and comfortable to type on. The wireless is very powerful and can pull in signals without an adapter. You can piggyback signals without the need of a booster antenna. Internet access is relatively fast and reliable. The six cell battery is long lasting, almost four hours. The audio speakers sound a heck better than what I've been accustomed, although a pair of add-ons are necessary to give you quality music reproduction. The Windows Seven software is very basic and simpler than the Microsoft XP program. It is streamlined and more intuitive, but once you get the hang of it you can accomplish whatever it is you need to do. The 3GB memory drive is very ample with plenty of space to spare for your files, photos and music downloads. There are a couple of items that could be improved, however. The Toshiba features only two USB ports situated on the left side. Three would have been better (with one on the right), 'cause I don't like the fact I have to stretch the mouse wire to my right side (I'm right handed, wouldn't matter if you're a lefty). The mouse by the way is an accessoryit isn't included in the purchase price. Secondly, a webcam would have been a nice addition. But overall, I am enjoying this laptop. It has no technical issues and the unit appears to be dependable. For the money I feel it's a good buy and superior to the Acer netbook.

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I replaced a four year old Compact which just went belly-up one morning upon startup. Fortunately I had done a complete back-up, on an external drive, the night before. (Hard to believe I got that lucky and I definitely recommend doing so frequently on an external drive it saved me many headaches.)I really like the keyboard which is standard size for a laptop and has a separate numeric pad which I use frequently. The screen is very bright, but not glaring and so far I have no complaints. Yes, I too would prefer to have another usb port on the right side, but since I use a wireless mouse I have no problem with the cord being stretched. If I need more usb ports, I can always purchase a Black 4-Port High Speed USB 2.0 Hub from Amazon they are on sale today for $2.95 regularly $19.99. Black 4-Port High Speed USB 2.0 Hub I'm very happy with mine and will be telling my sister to get the same one, so you know I must really like it!

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Purchased this several months ago. I recently discovered that one of the USB ports and the Ethernet connector do not function. This machine must not have been checked after it was manufactured.

Several weeks ago the wi-fi connection stopped working.

I will steer clear of all Toshiba products from now on.

On the Toshiba website, general computer repair prices are several hundred dollars.

I wish I could award no stars for this product.

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This laptop really is worth the price my older sister had this laptop for 4 years before giving it to my mom who has had it for 2 years. Not one problem works smooth and it is user friendly for someone like my mom is isn't tech suave or computer literate. Was dropped once by me and no visible damage done to the screen or anything else.

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I didn't purchase this product but won it from the local medical center in a Facebook fan contest. Even though I didn't buy it, I have never been more happy with a laptop! Looking at buying one for my husband. We previously owned two HP laptops and they didn't even make it a year before they started having problems. It has always done everything I've needed it to do. Would definitely buy another Toshiba product!

Acer Aspire 7250-0209 - 17.3" - E-450 - Windows 7 Home Premium Review

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This really is a wonderful laptop. While I mainly use mine for school, it can also be used for light gaming. The only thing bad about it is the fact that you only have 512 Megs of Video Ram.

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This is a great laptop. I looked for a while before settling for this one, and I'm not disappointed. My HP died after only 2 years (after the warranty expired of course!) so I wanted to change brands. I settled for ASUS because they have the best reliability reviews among all manufacturers, and it was $550 at Fry's! The Intel core i5 makes this machine run like a breeze. Its screen is brilliant with great color gamut and contrast. The keyboard is chiclet style, and very comfortable. It comes with a numeric keypad, some people may find the keys a little too small, but I find them very useful. I've been running intensive processing software (Seti@home) and the keyboard never felt too hot, core temperatures stayed between 72-79 C. The fan is very quiet and never got too loud even when processors were running at 100%.

Pros:

Fast processor (comes with Intel's first i5 generation CPUs)

Bright screen

Quiet fan, keeps cool.

Great keyboard

Number pad

Cons:

Reflective screen, can be bothering if you have a strong reflection.

Poor sound quality: the speakers are on the front, but face downwards, so they give an awkward sound.

No discrete graphics card, but at this price, can't complain.

Overall, I am very happy with this laptop and would recommend it to anyone.

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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 627156U 14' LED Notebook - Intel - Core Review

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The 13.3" screen laptop weighing less than 5 lbs. are the ideal dimensions for a business laptop. A few years ago, there were a number of business and consumer laptops with these dimensions selling for $500-700. However, with Apple's success with the MacBook Pros, other PC manufacturers started copying Apple with higher priced ultrabooks. Now, it is practically impossible to find a 13.3" notebook that costs less than $1,000. This leaves the folks pinching pennies with the less than ideal 14" notebooks.

I have owned this laptop for a few days and I have listed some of my observations. I will update this review if I find any glaring deficiencies.

With stock parts, the machine scored 2,200 on the PC Mark 7 and a 5.0 on the Windows Experience Index (WEI). The graphics performance on Windows Aero was the lagging metric on WEI at 5.0.

Pros:

1. Intel i5-3210M Processor – It might be the slowest i5 processor in the market right now but it's still good. It should run most office applications with aplomb.

2. Size and weight – The size and weight of this laptop is just right (almost). It has a 14" screen that has a maximum screen resolution of 1366x768 (720p). It weighs 4.7 lbs so you can carry it or lug it along your bag without too much effort.

3. Expandability – It has a PCI Express Mini Card free. This gives the users the option of adding an mSATA drive to improve the laptop's performance. After adding a Plextor 64GB mSATA SSD, the scores jumped to 3,700 on the PC Mark 7. The main WEI score stayed the same at 5.0 but the Hard Disk score was significantly improved at 7.8 from 5.9. Users can also expand the memory to 16GB (according to the Lenovo software) and the hard disk. For some reason, Lenovo only offers the 1TB drives at 5,400 rpm. I believe it was a technical decision to keep the laptop cool.

4. Price – It may be last year's model, but the performance and value are really at a sweet spot. You will be hard pressed to find another laptop with the same price/performance at less than $600.

5. Good documentation – Lenovo provides a Hardware Maintenance guide to help users upgrade their laptop. It is a pretty comprehensive guide that even shows users how to replace the LCD and motherboard.

Cons:

1. Ctrl and Fn keys are switched – This is not a big deal though since you can switch the keys in the BIOS.

2. Some LED indicators are missing – For some reason the hardware engineers at Lenovo decided to ditch some of the indicator lights. There are no indicator lights for Caps Lock, wifi and the Hard Disk. In fact, the only lights that you will see are the small red lights indicating power on and a small green light on the right side indicating battery charging.

3. Relatively low memory and Hard Disk space This is also not a big deal because of the low price and good documentation. Instead of configuring the laptop on the Lenovo website, you can just buy a prepackaged one and upgrade it at a lower cost. Upgrading this laptop on your own should take a few hours at most.

4. No Windows 7 media – Users need to make a copy of the Windows 7 recovery disks on DVD or a thumb drive. In addition, there's a lot of documentation on the web showing how to write your own Windows 7 copy on DVD or USB. Lenovo provides recovery disks for Windows 8.

I upgraded the memory to 8GB with Kingston HyperX sticks and the Hard Disk to 1 TB with a Toshiba hard disk. The final benchmarks with all the modifications are 4,300+ on PC Mark 7 and 6.5 on the Windows Experience Index. The 30% increase in Windows Aero performance indicates that the stock 4GB in memory may be too low and was affecting graphics performance. Overall, I find this laptop to be a solid value buy. It is a 4-star laptop at stock but a potential 5-star machine with the right upgrades.

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I have used Lenovo Think Pads for years. They are built very solid, and this one is not an exception from that standpoint. I like the cursor control peg, a primary reason I bought this Lenovo. Also, it has a lot of other features that wanted, eg HDMI. The only thing that is disappointing is that the display is not as crisp as the past Lenovo's I have had. It's like the contrast needs to be adjusted, If you plan to use that display a lot, I personally would take a pass on this laptop.

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Some of the highlights, even other features are also best a that price:

high performance, fast and easy to manage, with lots of additional apps

lightweigt, good outfit, resistant

would buy it again, with closed eyes

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it is not as perfect as I thought before.

some noisy!!

be sure to pay attention to the place of "Ctrl", "Fn" and "PrtSc" buttons. its not as usual.

also, you need to press "Fn" button to activate F1 to F12 buttons!!! that's awful!!

look at the youtube links about this product.

but overall, its price is low and it is not a heavy laptop.

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So far a great laptop. I am using it with a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse and an Asus 24" LED monitor. I also hooked up Lenovo's Hub to it, so it is basically a workstation and a laptop when I need to take it along. After installing all of the MS Office and other software I use, I still have more than 50 GB of free space on the SSD. However, I hooked up a Toshiba 1TB portable (2.5") drive to it via Lenovo's USB 3.0 hub and the space is not an issue. It is also connected to my home server, so it is truly a workstation. So far so good. One thing I was surprised by... It is really thin, yet weighs almost as much as my 15.6" work laptop. Still, since I do not have to lag it on regular basis, it is not on issue.

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Excellent keyboard, nice feel. 1920 screen. Great battery life.

Refurbished unit has Windows 7 Pro-64, which allows the PC to be productive.

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The size, the touch, the feel, the resolution are great. The more I use it the better I like it. The default screen was difficult to read with its minuscule font and the magnifier was awkward until I found I could readily increase the size with the touchpad. My only complaint, expressed by others, is the sensitivity of the touchpad when inadvertently grazed as I type. If I change my technique in a way to overcome that objection I'll give it the other star.

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I am very happy with this laptop. It is thin and light and look great. The build quality generally feels very solid, though there is a bit of hinge wobble, not enough to worry that the screen will fall down, but more than there should be.

Performance is acceptable, though not overwhelming. I haven't tried too much to stress it, but the built in processor and graphics are just strong enough to play Civ V in 1080p on medium settings (after a driver upgrade; out of the box there were some issues). Normal applications load quickly off the SSD and I haven't ad any issues with the machine being unresponsive. You can hear the fan spin up when doing CPU intensive tasks, but it never gets loud enough for me to be bothered by it.

The screen is wonderful. Crisp with good contrast and viewing angles. I do sometimes wish it could be brighter, but it is not dim by any stretch. The machine ships with DPI scaling set to 125%, but I found that using it at 100% is fine for me. After using this screen, going back to my old laptop's 1600x900 display really hard, the extra room is so much nicer. Somehow, even when watching video, it feels bigger, though both are 13.3" screens.

The speakers are louder than most laptop speakers and provide crisp, rich sound.

The machine comes with a nice enough laptop sleeve, a 100MB usb ethernet adapter, and a VGA adapter. If you want HDMI output you will need to buy a micro-HDMI to HDMI cable. The charging brick fairly small and plugs directly into the wall, rather than being a multi-part affair. The power port itself is small and is not compatible with most third-party power kits (forgot mine somewhere, so went looking. Ended up buying a no name charger from Amazon that works well).

Battery life has been good, I'd guess 6 hours or so, though it is not a user removable battery, so I do worry about where it will be in a couple years.

The big downside is the touchpad which simply isn't very good, especially on soft surfaces like a bed. It is very overly sensitive, and as it is large, easy to hit by accident. It frequently thinks that using the buttons while you have another finger on the pad is some attempt at a multitouch gesture rather than a simple button click. Using the Samsung driver recommended by another reviewer helped, and provided many more configuration options and gestures, but ultimately it still isn't great.

Also while the machine is very narrow, and definitely light, in the other two dimensions it is large for a 13" laptop. There is a significant bezel around screen causing it to take up more space than I would like. Compared to my old Vaio Z which is a little smaller in terms of width from left to right and much smaller in terms of front to back depth, but more than twice as thick, I think I like the Zenbook more, but it does feel a lot bigger in some ways.

There is another Zenbook prime model (UX31A-DB51 I think) that has the same basic specs as this one, but which is normally more expensive. I was only able to find a few possible differences. One said that the DB51 has a 4 cell battery compared to the 6 cell here (though with basically identical capacities). The other said that the DB51 is the USA model while the UX31A-R5102F is a foreign market model that people import to the US (everything is in English, and I didn't see anything in the packaging to confirm this though). The R102F has all the important features so it seems like price is the only reason to prefer one over the other.

All in all, it is a pretty wonderful ultrabook, and while I'd love a Thinkpad X240 or ASUS Zenbook Infinity or some other high res, Haswell based ultrabook, those are almost twice as expensive. For the price this is a spectacular machine.

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I have found this computer to be excellent. However, when I purchased it despite the horror stories about windows 8. The system is slow, cumbersome and skips from one window to the other. I have contacted Microsoft and Acer. Neither of them wants to help me go back to windows 7 which was an excellent operating system. The problem is that I am 74 and the $114 to purchase windows 7 is costly. My recommendation is to stat with Windows7.

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Haven't test it completely but so far, and for basic jobs..it's awesome!! Perfect if you don't have a high budget and you're a looking for a mid-basic laptop.

What I now can write as pros are:

Lightweight and thin

Awesome sound

Average webcam resolution....like 1.3 mpx if I'm not wrong but it works.

Soft keyboard

Turbo boost it's amazing! you'll have your laptop up in less than 4 secs. Even when having many apps open for more than a week and using it everyday.

Great processor so far. While having many normal apps working at the same time, the system haven't crashed.

Screen resolution amazing.

What's not so good by now:

No key Locks light, you have to depend on software warnings when caps are on/off. But this only affects when u're entering a password.

Mousepad. Even I think this is a common issue, it does get touched when you're writing and more if you're concentrated. But you can always deactivate it (fn+7).

All usb ports are on the left side. So, beware if you're planning to buy or if you have a short wired mouse. Everything goes to the left.

This is not a cons for me but if you do a lot of presentations using a projector by vga, be sure to take the adapter with you all the time (cable with vga and rj-45 ports is included).

When closing the lid and not turning off the laptop, you have to deactivate the mouse pad; if not, it drives crazy and starts opening apps and clicking anywhere it can. (UPDATED 21/08/2013).

Read on many reviews that this laptop has issues with it's wifi card, which I haven't had yet.

For the ones that are afraid or had trouble with windows 8.. easy, downgrade to windows 7 or use any linux distribution, so you won't get lost.

If you need more specs (not to many here), go to: http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model-datasheet/NX.M1JAA.011

Will update (hope I don't forget), when I test this laptop better.

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Great laptop at the price. User friendly, thin & light but capable. Zero issues so far. Still learning Windows 8 but desktop mode lets me use old methods in meantime.

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keyboard is not responsive sometimes and its hard for me to teach my dad how to use a computer when the keys barely work

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I run a virtual table top role playing game programmed in Java, and my old machine wasn't cutting it since I have to host players. I've used acer in the past and decided to pick this one up.

I do some very basic graphic work on maps for the game and it handles GIMP very well. Over all it's a powerful machine and it does the job I need it to do, it doesn't come with Office but I'm a Google drive guy so that didn't matter too much. It's got a pretty decent screen, which is nice for movies and videos via the web. The Win 8 interface is a bit clunky without the touch screen, so I would recommend if it's in your budget get the touch screen version, or a second monitor if you are going to be in a semi-fixed location for a while.

I rarely use if off power so I really can't speak about the battery life.

The two issues I have are minor and are likely me just nitpicking, the first is that the power jack is on the left hand side of the unit and I always end up with the cord over my lap or under my feet, it just feels like it should be on the right side and it's also a little tough to get the power adapter into the machine. The second is screen is a bit thin when compared to some other laptops so just be careful about how you hold it.

Overall it's a nice mid-level machine.

Toshiba Satellite P75-A7200 Reviews

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About Me

I'm currently a full time student that was looking for a desktop replacement. I also have a background in IT. As a full time student, I mostly enjoy using my laptop for consuming/creating media content and school work. When purchasing this system, I did extensive research and was also considering the other "P" series laptops with vanilla-colored brushed-aluminum finishes at Best Buy. While this system is nearly worthy of a five-star rating for its class, I have deducted one because of battery life and because I had to exchange it twice. The following categories are my impressions of different areas of this system.

Display:

This system has the best display of any Toshiba laptop I have seen to date; many other laptops too. If it weren't for the slightly off viewing angles, I'd have guessed it to be an IPS display. When comparing this screen to the other Toshiba models on the display floor at Best Buy, it looked vibrant and bright in contrast to the murky and dim screens of the other P55 series Toshibas. These models include the P55t-A5202, E45t-A4200 and P55-A5200. These are the 15" touchscreen, non-touch and Ultrabook models that are currently being sold with Ivy-Bridge and Haswell processors at Best Buy. This system has an HD1080P panel and the resolution looks great compared to many of the poorer 1366*768 screens. The screen is also very bright and vibrant; I'm assuming it to be at least 300+ nits compared to the other models at around 200 nits or less. I'm curious to find out who the supplier is for this 17" screen/panel considering this is the first time I have ever been impressed by a computer screen from Toshiba out of at least six of them that I have owned. See for yourself if you are considering this system in the Toshiba lineup. One negative though is that the two previous computers for this model that I purchased had screen issues. The first one had a couple of dead pixels. These are pixels that don't light up (not too noticeable, but It's a pet-peeve on mine). The second system had two hot pixels (pixels that don't turn off; they were green and blue).This is partly why I rate this system at four stars. The third system was a charm and I can't express enough how impressed and satisfied I am with it.

Speaker Sound/Noise

The sound quality is great/fantastic! It has a wide range from low basses to high trebles. The speakers are Harmon Kardon. Harmon Kardon speakers are used in premium items and vehicles such as the 2014 Subaru Forester and Mini Cooper. This laptop has some of the best speakers I've ever heard in a laptop. They go great with the screen for an awesome movie or light gaming experience.

Fan Sound

One of my pet peeves when purchasing a laptop is the noise it may produce. I do not want to be distracted by the system, especially if I'm up late or stressed out working on a paper and find myself easily distracted. For example, I was temporarily using an HP laptop. The fan would continually spin up and idle down with no particular set speed. This was very annoying. This Toshiba (P75-A7200) I'm very glad to say does not give off any loud/excessive fan noise. It has variable speeds and is usually runs on low out of it four speeds. The fan gives off a consistently pleasant whoosh of air that blends in with the ambient noise of the room or class unless you are taxing the system.

Keyboard

The keyboard was nearly a deal breaker for me considering I spend hours on end typing and working on papers at times. I first considered this laptop "P" series from from Toshiba because I was excited to see that they brought back the raised tile keyboard. However, when I began to test type on it, I found the keys to be the same, but the keystrokes to be slightly stiff and shallow. This makes for slightly uncomfortable feedback for extended periods of typing. With time though, I have adjusted to the keyboard and my typing is more accurate and fairly comfortable. The keys also make crisp click/tap sounds, which provides reassurance and cadence while typing. The keyboard is back-lit. There is a function key to activate/deactivate it. The first press will turn the back-light on that will time out after a couple of seconds of not being typed on. The second press will keep the keyboard back-light on regardless of any activity on the keyboard. There is also a circular light around the power button when the system comes on. There is little to no "trampolining" effect on this keyboard for those of you who care and understand what I'm talking about. Strangely, it's also worth noting that the arrow keys do not feel the same as the rest of the keyboard, they feel soft and don't have the "crisp click/tap" sound I described earlier in the paragraph.

Touch-pad

The touch-pad responds consistently. I had systems in the past where the track pad would stop responding and go back to working. Two-finger scrolling is smooth and consistent. My most favored feature that I'm ecstatic about is the two finger tap for right-click. The track pad can also be disabled by double tapping on an image in the upper left hand corner. Once you double-tap the image, it will light up white so you know the track pad has been deactivated. The track pad works well enough that I do not find it necessary to use a mouse with it when I'm out of my study room and moving about with the laptop on campus. The track pad provides crisp feedback and sound when pressed upon. The surface texture is nothing worth writing home about. It feels like smooth plastic with slight resistance.

Ports and CD-ROM

It has an arsenal of all USB 3.0 ports (four total) with Toshibas charging technology for when the system is powered off. It also has an Ethernet jack, HDMI, VGA and separate microphone and headset jacks. I find the CD-Rom eject button difficult to press since it provides little to no feedback.

Performance

The hard-drive that came with this system holds back its potential. It's a 750GB drive that runs at 5400RPM. I swapped it for aa SSD (Samsung's 840 series at 250GB). To my excitement, I found that there is a second hard-drive bay in this system after exposing the internals. This laptop (P75-A7200) has one screw that holds on the bottom panel. Also worth noting is that this system comes with 8GB of RAM. Under the bottom panel are two empty DIMM slots. You cannot access the 8GB of RAM that comes with this system by removing the bottom panel. I don't know if there are other DIMM slots available or if the 8GB of RAM are soldered on. I added an additional 8GB of RAM since I had them on hand. My system has a total of 16GB of RAM and it has been able to handle anything I've thrown at it. The latest 4th generation Haswell processor comes in this system if that matters to you. I'm a techie, so it matters. Otherwise, I wouldn't have compromised on this system given that I was initially interested in a 15" Retina Macbook Pro. No Haswell meant no purchase for me.

Wifi

This system comes with one of the better wifi cards offered in laptops. It's an Intel Centrino 2230n. I have not had any issues with dropped wifi signals. My home is 2200 Sq ft and most devices I own have trouble getting a signal on the other side of the house opposite of the router. This is why I must use a range extender in my home. However, this system only drops one bar going from one side of the house to the other making use of the range extender unnecessary. I'm very impressed since this is rare.

Battery

Time for the bad news. The battery life is rated at 3.88 hours. The good news is that you can get about 5 to 6 hours out of it in eco mode while browsing the web or working on papers in Google Docs or MS Office. You'll likely get around two hours watching a video. Another piece to the good news is that the battery is interchangeable and can currently be purchased through Toshiba for $100. If you are considering any of the other premium laptops offered by Toshiba, be aware that the batteries are sealed in them and you cannot easily access the hard-drives without disassembling the cases. This was another reason I choose the 17" over the 14" and 15" P-series systems/laptops.

Build quality

It's ok. Overall, I feel the system is fairly sturdy and well-built. It doesn't express any strange creaking sounds when closed and transported under the arm. I wouldn't dare test pushing down on the center of the lid while it's closed though. While the upper lid is sturdy, it does compress a little when pressed upon. I really like how the rubber "stops" on the bezel are no longer little pieces of rubber stuck to the outside bezel with stickers. The stops I speak of keep the screen from touching all the way down on the keyboard when being closed. The stops are replaced with one large rubber seal around the outside of the lid (like a Macbook). The sides and bottom half of the laptop are all plastic, while the keyboard, palm area and top lid are brushed aluminum. while it's nothing incredibly special, it does look nice and professional.

Summary

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I would recommend this system to anyone looking for a well-rounded, up-gradable and powerful desktop replacement that is occasionally on the go with it. Overall, I'm impressed with the build of this system. However, I wouldn't consider any of Toshiba's other laptops unless I was in the market for a budget system and just trying to purchase one as cheap as possible. Originally I wanted a 15" Macbook pro w/retina display. But since Apple didn't update the processor to Haswell, I considered this system (P75-A7200). I'm glad I did and so is my wife and my bank account. I purchased this system at Best-Buy on sale for $729.00 marked down from $799.00. It's an awesome price if you are in the market for this type of system with the latest hardware.

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I did about 2 weeks of research. I watched prices. I consulted with people that actually buy/sell computers. I am even personally coming off owning an Alienware and was wholly interested in buying another. My interests aren't so much gaming as they are simply to have a laptop that can replace a desktop and still be a smokin'-good computer in a year or two or three. To that end, I passed on numerous brands because of the lack or complications in expanding the RAM or to an SSD. The ONLY thing that might be considered a negative in this computer is the integrated graphics card, and since I've got a designated gaming desktop... why should I care?

The computer is lighter than I anticipated (remember, though, my reference point was an Alienware I'd bought three years ago). The screen far wider and nicer than I dared to predict. In short, it's been a wonderful surprise. My colleague that works in our IT department took one look at the price and circumstances-I bought with no shipping and no tax, and immediately offered to buy it off me. He was almost as excited for me to get it as I was to finally have my laptop.

Toshiba has a good reputation and so far it has lived up. I highly recommend. Get a 256 SSD drive for cheap and just slip her on in there and the computer boots in about 8 seconds. I put in the 8 gig of RAM from my previous computer and this computer is a solid piece of hardware. No complaints at all. Shipping was fine, and adequately protected. My seller had the computer on its way the day after my purchase. BUY IT.

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Hardware is as advertised. This is a fairly powerful computer with lots of room for further expansion. Excellent screen. The Windows 8 is lousy but you have little choice here. The computer comes with many useless programs and a Norton trial that doesn't work because they don't supply a activation key.

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I really can't say enough great things about this Toshiba. The graphics are superb and it handles every hard task I send it's way. The way the HDMI port handles is great to. Love it.

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My girlfriend bought this computer from Amazon just a few days ago. This computer was delivered faster than expected. Worked perfectly right out of the box. Very sturdy and beautifully designed. I checked other dealers and computer makers for comparative specs and no one could even come close for the price. Free shipping and no taxes, what else could I say. Quad Core 4th Generation with a true HD screen, Harman Karman speakers and HD Web Cam! Speaker sound is awesome and surprisingly loud for a laptop. Don't pass up on this deal! Toshiba Satellite P75-A7200