Best MSI Barebone 937-16GA22-009 15.6-Inch Laptop Deals

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This laptop does not come with ram, hard drive, or cpu. It uses a G2 socket cpu and sandy bridge seems to work just fine. If your WIFI doesn't seem to work i recommend switching the two wires. Mine came with the wifi already installed but the cables were backwards.

Cons:

Some of the materials seem to be cheap

It does not come with ram, hhd, OS, or cpu

Computer gets hot when pushing the graphics card

Pros:

The computer is very cheap

The Graphics card is amazing

The screen is 1080p resolution.

Overall the laptop is a bargain considering the powerful graphics card it comes with. I recommend this laptop to anyone who has opened up their laptop in the past and knows the parts. Very easy installation getting the missing parts would be the hard part. I used a preowned Intel Mobile Core i7 i7-2630QM for cpu.

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Pavilion G60-647NR Dual Core Laptop Review

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The item was what the seller described. It was bought as a gift so I have not used the product. However, from appearances it is very neat and compact.

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So far so good. I need to spend more time getting used to this new computer. I have been impressed so far.

Best Sony VAIO VGN-NW150J/S 15.5-Inch Laptop - Silver Deals

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I have owned this computer for 7 months now. At first, the space bar just stopped working. After a whole lot of time on the phone with support, they finally sent someone to come and fix the issue. Now it has issues with the touchpad, where it becomes unresponsive. Once again, I have spent hours on the phone with support (and I have SUCH a hard time with their asian accent!) re-installing drivers and now they refuse to send someone to fix the hardware issue until I completely reformat the machine. If the problem persists they will do something about it.

So, long story short, if I could do this all over again I would have purchased this computer from a store with the breakage protection, so I would not have to rely on their phone costumer service.

Also, be aware this also does not have built-in bluetooth :(

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Like everyone else, I liked the computer until the mousepad went nuts. The pad works when it wants too but left click button is completly out which is a real pain. The only thing Sony support will tell you is to down load latest version of mousepad driver which of course does not work. Pretty bad when Sony clearly nows there is a problem with these pads but they will not admit it. Going back to HP.

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This computer had good reviews at the time of purchase. The computer is lightweight, has a fairly decent keypad, and the screen with Blu-Ray DVD is very nice for watching videos. But I have had continous ongoing problems with wifi connection in airports, coffee houses, and have given up taking the computer out of the house for this purpose (unwilling to go yet one more round with Sony support), and just yesterday the touchpad quit. Read many postings on touchpad problems with the Sony Vaio and this seems to be a consistent problem with a consistently poor response from Sony. There are many other choices for laptops that don't have these kinds of issues.

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I have had this computer for 8 months. It is now in the shop for its third Hard drive. Now I know Sony is not to blame for a bad hard drive but it is very difficult to have to start everything over every month or so. When the computer works I love it. I love the HDMI output and blu ray player.

I also have a terrible time with the touchpad. But mine acts up every few minutes. It will stop responding to my finger and start doing its own thing. Since my computer is in the shop again I brought this item up to them again. Finally they think it might be a bad mother board causing all of my issues.

Overall when it works I love it. Since it hasn't worked correctly for the past three plus months I am ready to sell it and buy a Mac.

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I just bought this computer new and wanted to comment on the battery life of this computer since it really disappointed me. It says up to 5.5 hours but in never exceeds 2 hours even without wireless. I advice Amazon.com to correct their description in order not to mislead people. Thanks

Gateway NE56R49U 15.6", 4GB DDR3, 500 GB HDD Laptop Review

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I was looking around for a decent performance laptop for email / surfing and organizing pictures. I found this model on another site (also refurb) and checked amazon to compare. The store on amazon had it in stock for $80 less then anywhere else. I was skeptical as this store only had two products for sale. I figured my credit card would give me some protection so I ordered it. It came as promised and brand new condition. I checked the hardware list in the system and it was the exact laptop I ordered. The only issue I have is that it has windows 8. But that is not the fault of the machine or the seller. So, as long as it is not secretly sending my banking information to Al-Qaeda I am happy with it.

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Toshiba Tecra R950-S9541 15.6' LED Notebook - Intel Core i7 Reviews

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Toshiba is one of the leading producers in high quality buiness laptop computers. They contain a variety of useful features.

One of the newest additions to toshiba is the Toshiba R950 laptop series. This laptop specializes in providing you with the best features. I should know. I use one at work, and many people in my company use one, too.

Because I am responsible for the procurement and distribution of computers for my company (One of the largest construction companies in Australia), I am in a position to review this laptop from my own experience.

This toshiba notebook computer features an Intel CPU, either a i5 or and i7 (like mine) processor which greatly enhances the response time of the laptop. I prefer the i7 CPU over the i5. The processor also increases the computers abililty to multitask so that you can download programs without having to deal with a slow internet.

This R950 laptop also comes with a 500 or 620 GB hard drive that is perfect for those of you who love to have lots of space on the computer. There is plenty of space so that you can store all of your music, photos, and movies while still having enough space for downloads.

There is a CD/DVD drive that plays all of your cds and dvds perfectly. This drive also burns cds so that you can share your favorite music with your friends and family.

This toshiba laptop computer also features a 15.6 inch screen that includes a high resolution and a high definition picture. With this great screen you can enjoy watching your favorite movies in high definition and the 15.6 inch screen is plenty big enough to satisfy your viewing experience.

You can easily adjust the brightness and color settings to your personal preference. With all of these features the screen always appears smooth and clear. In addition to the fantastic displayScience Articles, this laptop also features stereo speakers that are built in to the laptop itself. These speakers have a very high audio quality and the sound is superb. They are perfect for playing music and can easily be used during parties and large get togethers.

The R950 laptop also has great internet connection and its wireless capabilities are excellent. This laptop is capable of connecting to almost any wireless network in the vicinity and still gives you high performance wherever you are. It also has a great wireless range so that it can obtain a lot more wireless networks than most laptops can.

With 3 usb ports you can use multiple multi media devices at once. You can plug in your printer and download music and photos from your ipod and camera at the same time.

This laptop runs Windows 7 without a hitch. Druing the year I have had I haven't had any crashes. The operating system purrs along happily.

I use Microsoft Office 2010 on my laptop with 8 GB of ram. That's probably and overkill.

You can run the latest Autocad of any other Cad on the i7 version with 16 GB memory. Users have reported excellent performance with this software on configured laptops.

I remember the days when Toshiba introduced the P5 and P10 laptops years ago. Compared to days laptop from Toshiba, they were woefully underpowered for the average business user. Toshiba has made great strides in manufaturing the R950 laptop.

The only problem I jave noticed is the hdd life. If you do not have the hdd protections software installed and you move the laptop while it's on, you're asking for trouble with the hdd. It seems like that's the only week point I can come up with.

Oh yeah, and the human factor. If you leave a pen on the keyboard and shut the lid, guess what will happen? Yep, cracked screen.

Oh no, you're thinking, that's expensive.

The pleasant surprise here is that if you take to an authorised repait centre it will only cost around $240. That's value.

I'm happy with my Toshiba R950

Jussi Hemlund

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Dell Inspiron mini 9-Inch (Intel® Atom Processor 1.6 Ghz , 1 GB Reviews

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I've been looking for something like this for years to chronicle my motorcycle trips.

I was loathe to give up saddlebag space to a full-size laptop and worried that the heat, dust and vibration of motorcycle travel would kill a laptop with a conventional hard disk drive.

So I started out with travel journals, but I had to wait until I got home to blog my trip stories.

Then, five years ago, I tried blogging from the road with a Palm Treo 300. It was barely adequate. I stepped up to a Treo 600, and then the 700p, but even with the accessory fold-out keyboards, it was still a chore to write blog entries and manage my e-mail. And while the cameras have improved, they're still pretty bad.

I miss the 3G connectivity with the Mini 9, but Wifi hotspots are becoming more plentiful and it's getting easier to find them, especially if you have the AT&T deal with Starbucks or McDonald's.

The SSD (solid state drive) seems perfect for motorcycle travel, since it has no moving parts and is, therefore, less vulnerable to damage from vibration.

The 1GB of RAM and 8GB of SSD capacity are plenty, assuming you don't junk the Mini 9 up with lots of software. And there isn't any reason to do that, considering that you can do all of your email, word processing, spreadsheets, calendars, and other office-type functions up in "the cloud" with Google Apps.

I found the Internet Explorer browser's menu bars took up too much screen real estate, so I installed Google's streamlined Chrome browser that lets me see more of the web pages at a glance. I also avoid loading up the SSD by using an 8GB SanDisk thumb drive as a D: drive.

I'm not much for touchpads the Mini 9's touchpad works fine, I'm just not a touchpad guy so I use a wireless optical mouse.

The built-in webcam is surprisingly good. I have yet to use it for a live conversation, but it shoots quite acceptable still photos. The SD card reader is perfect for importing images from a higher-quality digital camera.

The smaller keyboard takes a little getting used to. The apostrophe and quote marks and dash/underscore are not where my fingers expected to find them, but it doesn't take long to make the synaptic adjustment.

The Mini 9 is intelligently designed when it comes to upgrades. You can access its guts by removing two screws and a cover plate on the underside. As I said, it comes with 1GB of RAM. You can double that for about $30 and the conversion takes about 5 minutes.

Computer development being what it is, there are sure to be subsequent generations of netbooks with more speed, power and versatility. But for now, I think the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is one of the best buys out there.

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When I saw the Eee PC's, I knew I would eventually get one, or some other kind of netbook. This Dell is a dream, and it does the basic stuff I want-email, web, video playback, iTunes, and word processing. This is not a gaming PC, something for graphics or modeling software, not for any kind of software that takes up a lot of RAM and processing power, and it's probably not suitable as a main PC for most people. It's a glorified PDA for people who want something more than a PDA, but love the portability. That said, if this is making your mouth water and doesn't sound like a step backward in technology, you've come to the right place.

I looked into the Dell Mini 12s, but decided against one because they're simply not as portable. The Mini 12 has a bigger screen, keyboard and hard drive space, but that also makes the PC bigger and less portable. The Mini 9's smaller keyboard will require a bit of adjustment, epecially if you use the F keys very much since they're integrated with the second row of letter keys. I don't have a problem with the size of the screen, but I can see how some might. Try to look at one of these in person before you buy if you think it might be an issue.

The Mini 9 will handle 2GB of RAM, but it can only be shipped with up to 1GB because of the software license with Windows XP. Thank you Miscrosoft for another slap in the face! I mean, anything's better than getting a machine with Vista on it, but REALLY. Dell also put the RAM cap on the Mini9s with Ubuntu, which really makes no sense... Anyway, it's nothing to pop open the cover, put in your extra GB of RAM, close it, and have the zippiest little netbook around. (I think it will handle a 4GB stick, but then you're looking at power and heat issues.) When you turn it on, it's ready to go in no time, even without a memory upgrade! Also, decompress the drive. Compression doesn't save that much space and it runs better. If hard drive space is an issue, add an external drive, thumb drive or SD card.

It doesn't come with a DVD drive, but how often do you really use one? I only use mine to install software and to rip my CDs to iTunes. I don't do either of those things when I'm out and about, and remember, it's all about that portability! Eventually you will need to buy a DVD drive, but you might not need one right away. Also plan on investing in an external mouse if you don't like touchpads. This one is particularly irritating because it's so small. I can't really comment on how this or anything else affects battery life, since I rarely run on the battery. The speakers are really small, so have some headphones on hand if sound is a problem for you.

I got it and immediately covered it with one of those sticker skins later to keep it from getting scratched. It's a glossy finish that you just know is going to get sandpapered if you carry other stuff in your bag. (And who doesn't?) I also got the webcam and bluetooth options, even though I have no use for either of them. That was because hubby will eventually inherit this when I buy something else, so I wanted him to be able to expand this however he would need.

My only other gripe is that when you use this in public, you get a lot of people coming up to interrupt you to talk about it. It's not Dell's fault, but if you need to get something done, don't do it in Starbucks where you'll be interrupted about every 30 seconds. Come on, it's the 21st century! It's difficult to accomplish anything in an environment like that. I had the same problem with my PDA and folding keyboard, and when it started to happen again, I wanted to cry... but my Mini won't let me.

Overall, this is 4 1/2 stars, but the drawbacks are nothing when I can put this in my purse, go to Borders, do my thing, and get out without the achy shoulder. I always wanted a small laptop like this, light enough to carry around, small, with PC power and feel. Now that I have one, the sky is clear, birds are singing and velvet ropes have parted-well, not really, but this is about as close as I can get.

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I am writing this review from my Dell Mini 9 with 1 gig ram, 8 gig solid state hard drive, running Windows XP. The keyboard is smaller than full sized, but very easy to touch type with. The atom processor and 1 gig of ram handle running XP without a hitch. I loaded Microsoft Office Home/Student edition (minus OneNote) and it too runs fine. The MS Office suite was loaded using a $35 external USB CD drive I bought for this computer. Because this is a Windows computer, the new hardware was recognized and loaded automatically. The wireless connection works smoothly and seeks out a connection well. I have worked on secure networks and using public WiFi, all using the internet easily. The screen has excellent resolution. I can run music on the Media Player, browse the internet and edit word all at the same time.

An 8 gig hard drives seems small, but the built in SD card slot can act as your document storage. I dumped much of the pre-loaded programs that I would never use which leaves nearly 2 gigs on the built in hard drive. I have 35 albums, almost 4 gigs of photos and a bunch of documents on the 16 gig SD card and I still 8 gigs of room for more there. I write documents to the card using a Windows briefcase that syncs with back-ups on my desktop.

If you are looking for a simple laptop/travel computer, this is a good choice.

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This unit is great for sitting on the couch and checking email and general browsing. I hated holding the heavy 15" laptop while try to do simple things like this.

It was also bought for a second laptop so when the primary is in the hands of my wife, I had something to use. I figure this is great for taking out of town.

My young daughter is now taking ownership of it. She thinks the size is perfect for her.

So far, I love it. It is light with incredible battery life. I got the Linux Ubuntu software instead of the Windows Vista. It is about the same navigation as Windows and learning curve is next to nothing. Instead of Internet Explorer, it comes with Firefox which is superior browser. Linux is even better than Apple's OS; I am impressed.

Configuring the mini into my wireless network was a breeze.

I looked at the ACER in a Staples store and did not like it. The DELL screen is much better quality.

Take a look at the DELL OUTLET for these units also. I paid 279 dollars plus shipping and tax for "Previously Ordered" Mini 9. I upgraded the RAM myself to 2 Gig from Crucial for about 32 dollars. I bought a SDHC 8 Gig card to supplement the 4Gig internal storage.

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i have had my dell mini 9 for almost a year now and still LOVE it. I do a lot of writing and it is excellent fr that. I have Windows XP but did not get the office software. I downloaded openoffice.org software and the programs I use (writer and presentation are they are compatible with word and powerpoint thus far).

I purchased additional SD cards which I use for storing my info...

Using a mouse is best for me, and the keyboard takes a little to get used to, but for its purpose, the Dell mini 9 is wonderful...I had an ASUS, which was fine, but I prefer the Dell mini.

Review of HP Pavilion dv6423om 15.4" NOTEBOOK LAPTOP PC (AMD Turion 64 X2

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this my favorate laptop i have been threw i kept buying other laptops to see what was best and this laptop is the winner!! im using at the moment actually ha but best laptop ever!!!

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I purchased this notebook (on sale with a printer and backpack) as I hoped it would work as a multipurpose notebook. I need it for school, work and use it as an entertainment PC and occasional internet box at coffee shops. It is inadequate for each of these purposes except as an internet box.

I purchase this as a replacement for a stolen HP DV6131od which I loved. This is similar in many aspects, better in some respects, but its pitfalls well outweigh its good points. I purchased it from OfficeMax and tried to return it within 48 hours. OfficeMax refused to accept its return because I had opened the box. I will probably have to sue them. I will boycott their store forever, and urge others to do the same.

The Good Stuff:

The AMD Turion 64 processor is more than adequate, and comparable to the Intel core 2 Duo T5200 in the DV6131. It has 2Gig of memory, which is more than adequate for most uses. Memory througput is excellent as the system has a very high speed bus and DDR 5400 memory.

The keyboard surface is slightly angled unlike many notebooks, which tend to be boxy. I work as a paralegal and law clerk, which requires a great deal of typing. The angled keyboard makes typing much easier.

The cursor touchpad has an on-off switch right above the touchpad. The cursor pad on just about all notebooks is right below the keyboard, and you can inadvertently make the cursor jump by touching it. This makes it easier to use an external USB mouse and more functional as a work computer. It has a section on the cursor pad which works like a wheel on the mouse for quick up-and-down scrolling.

HP has QuickPlay buttons above the keyboard and its own proprietary software which make it functional as an entertainment PC. I very much like the voume controls and entertainment buttons.

The system has digital optical output (although it does not come with the adapter) for digital audio output and S-video output to connect into home theater system.

The Shortcomings:

The video processor is horribly inadequate. Videos and DVDs do not play as smoothly as I would like. This unit is marketed and sold as an entertainment PC. It is barely adequate for this purpose. Given the speed of the processor and front side bus, this is probably the result of an out of date video processing system.

It only comes with a 6 cell battery. Battery life is short -about an hour and a half.

Vista Home Premium. Nuff said? Vista is, in my opinion, a major mistake. It is incapable of running much of the business software I use. Further, Vista Home Premium, which comes installed, has much of the commercial networking capabilities of Vista Ultimate and Business disabled. Knowing the problems with Vista, I bought this with the intent to downgrade the software. However, HP does not provide much support for Windosws XP. The drivers are available, but HP does not publish them on its website with this computer. HP does not have XP install disks for this computer.

Benchmarks:

The following benchmarks show the video processor is horrible by current standards:

3dMark2001 = 3315

3dMark2003 = 1036 (It is interesting to note that the CPU tests run the same tests at a faster frame rate than the video processor!)

3dMark2006 = 194

Overall benchmark scores:

Performance Test PassMark 6.1 = 372

PC Wizard = 2422.55

Subsequently, I downgraded the OS to XP Professional. Some very bright customer service tech at HP sent me a list of all of the XP drivers for the system. With the old XP o/sand got the following scores:

3dMark 2001 = 4610

3dMark 2003 = 1132

PC Wizard 2523.64

Performance Test Passmark 6.1 = 398

So, the system does better with a downgrade in the O/S, however, you loose all of the fun stuff (i.e., Quickplay) that is incorporated into this entertainment PC.

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This computer is awesome!!! It is great for gaming, searching the web, and anything else!!

I used vista at first, but that's too slow.

So I bought windows 7, that's much better! It does have a cd/dvd drive

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perfect first laptop. got at 16. lots of memory but doesnt seem to last long. needs more ram, good for personal use and movies and such. kind of slow over time but that is people i have so much on mine now. have to clean often. would love a nice new computer but for now no complaints, it works for now.

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I only buy HP laptops but this version has issues.

After a year the laptop over heats and burns out don't buy.

I recommend getting a laptop cooling pad if you do purchase.

Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 Series 064654U 15.6-Inch Laptop (Grey) Review

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Bought the laptop for the wife for everyday use and for my occasional lanparty grab'n go machine. Its a little on the big side (which i expected) for her, would rather have gotten her a 14", but it performs very fast for her every day uses. I have yet to run cs5 on it for tests but will update my review later with that info.

Pros--

Looks: Awesome! Stylish, yet the pattern is subtle with the two tone grey on black.

Performance: Worked great on the games I've tested so far, SC2, LFD2, MW2, most running on above avg to high settings. Surprisingly thin and light for its size. Speakers are quite loud and clear compared to other laptops.

Extras: I liked the lenovo software that came with it to change screen settings, adjust power savings (most adjustments I'd ever seen in a laptop), all done with polish. First time I haven't uninstalled such kind of software off a new purchase.

Touchpad is a little different textured at first, but you get used to it and its quite precise, multi-touch supported is great.

Cost: At $900 I thought it was worth the price.

Cons-Wish the graphics card had the built-in option to switch to for power savings. Much to be desired when not gaming, get about 3 hours.

Screen is so glossy it hurts. There is a reason I have not purchased my desktop lcd's in "Consumer Glossy". Blech the glare. I'm going to have to find a anti-glare screen cover for it.

Keep your screen cover cloth to slip between the screen and keyboard when you stow it or you'll get keyboard imprints within a week.

Overall--

If you're looking for a sub $1000 gaming laptop this is great. Performance for the cost I think it was a great deal, I shopped around alot between Upper Asus models and the envy 14 series etc. The i7 speed is always fantastic. Windows Experience Index (if you're interested in this benchmark)

CPU: 7.1

RAM: 5.9

Graphics: 6.7

Gaming graphics: 6.7

HDD: 5.9

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Well i have this laptop for one month now.

Initially i got the problems of LARGE MOUSE --Fixed by updated BIOS on lenovo.com

Second problem was Blue Screen of Death which i got only Once and then updated my graphics card drivers from ATI, you need to tweak that driver to make it work on this laptop. Google the forums and you will find it. And since then i have ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM with this laptop.

Very Fast processor with Very High End Graphics in this price is the BEST deal you can get.

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It is a good and reliable product. The delivery was very safe and fast. The product works fine and the speed and mutimedia features are really good in this machine. Worth to buy

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i bought this laptop for the thanks giving sale, and i want to say it's really good! for about 3 month, i was searching for best laptop for my laptop interms of price, functins, and A/S. then i found this laptop. i heard Lenovo is very trusted company and good. i think it's stupid to buy other laptops when you see this one. the best laptop i ever seen yet in this price!!

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I ordered 'Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 Series 064654U 15.6 Inch Laptop with 4 GB Memory (RAM)' as a gift to a family member. Amazon.com was the seller for the laptop. A week after I received the laptop I realized that the laptop only has 2 GB RAM instead of 4 GB. By this time I had gifted the laptop. I contacted Lenovo first to find out if they can fix the issue. Looking inside the laptop I realized that it only had one 2 GB Memory stick installed. Lenovo customer care representative said that it is not possible that they shipped 2 GB RAM. Additionally, I was told that it is not a technical issue that they can fix since nothing is wrong with the laptop. They did not agree to sending the missing memory stick and told me to instead contact Amazon. Amazon customer care says that they can only refund or replace the laptop. Hard luck for me! I could not ask the gift back and get it replaced.

In my view the problem should have been resolved by Lenovo/Amazon together rather than giving me the standard solution of replace or refund. I am quite disappointed by being short-changed by Lenovo/Amazon.

Reviews of Acer TimelineU M5-581T-6807 15.6-Inch Ultrabook (Silver)

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For the price, this laptop is hard to beat. Check out the features: 500GB Hybrid HD (30GB SSD), 8 GB RAM, excellent screen with edge to edge brightness; aluminum case with plastic bottom; 10 numeric keypad.

It's an i5, so it's going to have some fan noise, but it's minor. The only thing it needs but doesn't have is discrete graphics. Other than that its a great little computer.

By the way, this laptop has wonderful audio imaging! Stereo channel separation is better on this laptop than any I've ever heard. The speakers are a little lacking but put on your favorite track and listen... you'll be able to hear information coming from both channels; very, very enjoyable. One suggestion however.... when listening to music use the laptop on a table as the speakers are on the bottom of the unit and would otherwise fire into your knees and muffle output otherwise. Other than that, a very nice little laptop.

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Very satisfied with the performance of the laptop. Very asthetically pleasing and super thin. It doesnt start up as fast as I though it would but that is no biggy. For the use I put into this laptop, it is over powered.

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This "ultrabook" is basically replacing my old work horse. I bought it as a machine that could tide me over until I have time to build a new system. I needed something that had enough of everything to do all the work I needed, not so much for gaming.

I bought this as an open box and it came in at about $500 + tax. I love the cosmetics of it, which wasn't a factor in purchasing, but feels like a luxury at this point.

The battery has been great, I haven't had to bring my power supply with me even though I take off to work on the machine for about 3 hours at a time, I never had an issue no matter how much I surf or how many processes I'm running (including an Apache server stack).

I hear there are hackitosh possibilities with this so I may explore a dual boot option in the future.

The sound is decent but not out of this world, almost good in fact. The resolution is a little hard to get used to. I haven't used a machine with this low of resolution in many many years at least like 7, but it's fine.

My dislikes there's a long list, but at the same time, I'm still very happy with the purchase.

1) the keyboard size. I don't think it was necessary to have a number pad on this device, in fact I didn't even consider it when making the purchase but now see that it gets in the way and I would have preferred a bit more typing space.

2) the track pad, I think it should be smaller because I don't have huge hands but I'm constantly gracing it with my lower thumb area and it brings up all kinds of screens in Windows 8 they could even have positioned the track pad slightly off center and that would have helped as it stands, there's just about 1/4 inch too little space to type without some effort to avoid the track pad.

3) no vga out (HDMI to DVI cable on Amazon for like $6 solved this)

4) seemingly no way to upgrade the RAM. I'm planning to buy an 8gb RAM chip to replace the 4gb chip that's in there hopefully it will work.

5) no clear information on how to access the 20gb SSD after 2 weeks nw, I still don't know if it's in use. you can see the machine recognizes something by checking the Task Manager Performance tab in Windows 8.

6) the biggest issue of all is the glossiness of the screen. This is common I hear for Acer, and it's a major annoyance. I'm going to learn to live with it, but this screen is super glossy and reflective.

7) Volume control via keyboard it's just overall not a great experience.

8) Home, Pg Up, Pg Dn, End keys they are not side by side and not easy to access going to try and switch them in the Bios.

Wish List for this thing I wish there were a couple other things which would probably effect the price which I wouldn't want:

1) dedicated video card I hear-tell there is a model out there that has this, wish mine did, and I could have found it on open box sale, I would have paid the extra even though it would be over the budget.

2) touch screen again, I hear there is a version with too wish mine had it for this price.

3) single key volume controls _ don't want to have to use both hands to keyboard control my volume it's more annoying than I ever thought it would be.

Overall, with the open box price, I'm happy. Hopefully I can switch out some keys with the Bios and switch out the RAM with a higher chip. Netflix and Eclipse and all the usual things run fine as it is.

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Love my acer lap-top. DId some homework & found that it was a consumer reports best buy. For what I need it for, it works great!

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That is the only thing I don't like about this system. Microsoft needs to put the start button back now

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Finding balance between a good gaming system and portable notebook is a difficult endeavor. There are plenty of 15.6" or 17" screen systems out there that are able to pack the highest performing components inside, but leave your shoulder/back aching. On the other side of the spectrum, there are a number of sleek, ultra book class notebooks that are easy to carry, but leave you wanting more performance. I needed a high performance notebook that allows me to multi-task and game a bit while away from home. The MSI GE40 is a nice compromise between the two categories with a few caveats.

Design:

Weighing in at 4.4ish pounds, the GE40 is quite light for what it packs inside. The palm rest and lid are a brushed aluminum. The lid has eye-catching red LEDs in the form of "dragon eyes". The rest of the body is comprised of your standard glossy plastic that attracts finger prints, but isn't handled all that often in everyday use. There is more flex in the palm rest and keyboard than a full aluminum chassis, but it doesn't scream poor quality.

Screen:

My main issue with the GE40 is the quality of the screen. While it does feature a high 1600x900 resolution for a 14" screen, it is an average TN panel with OK viewing angles. This evaluation is quite subjective although I personally think the vertical viewing angles are quite poor. You will need to view the screen dead or the images will be washed out. This left me a little frustrated trying to watch netflix on my bed.

Performance:

With a high wattage Intel Haswell Quad-core 4th generation processor, it chews through everything quite quickly. The lower wattage CPUs in ultrabooks are primarily designed for battery longevity and much lower thermals with decent performance. The difference between Apple's latest generation Macbook air with it's 15W Dual-Core CPU and the GE40 is very noticeable in the programs that I use (namely Acrobat Pro, Photoshop, transcode applications). The dynamic overclocking of the CPU also allows lightly threaded applications to take advantage of higher clock speeds whilst putting the unused cores to sleep.

The graphics duties are shared between the integrated intel HD4600 and a dedicated NVIDIA GTX 760M. The switching is handled with NVIDIA's optimus tech. The integrated graphics are powerful enough to handle the Windows GUI acceleration, Flash, and movie playback to conserve power and reduce heat generation. The GTX 760M kicks in when you launch a full screen 3D application, allowing you to take advantage of a large performance increase. The GTX 760M did a great job of providing acceptable frame rates at the native resolution in the games I play. For specific numbers, look up the GTX 760M on Notebookcheck.com

The included 750GB 7200RPM hard disk drive is another low point of the system. I am aware of the upgraded model of the GE40 that features a 128GB solid state drive (SSD), but I opted for this model as I was planning to purchase my own SSD with more capacity. Booting into Windows is slow as is opening most applications, especially concurrently. This is problem is compounded with the preinstalled Norton security software that constantly scans on startup and application access. I've already swapped the HDD with a Sandisk Extreme II that has increased the responsiveness exponentially and plan on purchasing a HDD module to replace the DVD-Rom drive.

While the GE40 has 8GB of DDR3-Low Voltage memory installed, it is a single DIMM. This is both a plus and minus. With a single DIMM, you drop your effective bandwidth to 10GB/ps for the CPU and integrated GPU. You'll be hard pressed to see a noticeable drop in performance, but this is supposed to be a high end system. On the other hand, if you were planning to go to a total of 16GB of RAM, you won't have to buy x2 8GB DIMMs. Just grab 1 8GB DIMM and you'll get your dual channel memory performance.

Preinstalled Software:

Windows 8: You either love it or hate it. I personally like Microsoft's new OS due to the faster performance and support for new hardware technologies. I'm not a fan of the Start Screen, but that's easily remedied with a third party start menu replacement. The product key for Windows is integrated into the UEFI BIOS of the system so you won't need to enter a key during Windows setup. Just activate once you've reinstalled the OS.

As I mentioned before, Norton and other trialware is preinstalled. You'll be greeted with a number of desktop cluttering icons and background services taking up system resources. It isn't nearly as bad as some, but again, this is a gaming system that shouldn't have junk preinstalled to begin with.

I personally reinstalled Windows 8 after installing an extra 8GB DIMM and a SSD to replace the HDD. Be prepared to download the wireless LAN drivers beforehand as Windows 8 doesn't come with them out of the box. There are also a plethora of other drivers that need to be reinstalled to restore full functionality (Bluetooth, WLAN switch, ETC).

Noise/Heat:

In normal operation, the notebook is a bit warm to the touch and the fan constantly runs at a slight hum. The fan is audible, but not overtly or annoyingly so. When gaming, the notebook does get hot. It's not unbearable, but it isn't super comfortable either. The fan kicks it into high gear and is very noisy. I was able to hear it every between explosions in game with my headphones on. Both the heat and noise levels are to be expected, especially with the amount of performance packed into such a small chassis.

Overall evaluation:

The MSI GE40 is a great notebook that fills my needs well. The balance of portability and performance allows me to finish my work quickly to get a little bit of play in. If you can cram your programs and games onto a 128GB SSD, you'll find more value in the upgraded version of the GE40. Otherwise both notebooks can stand to have an additional 8GB of memory and a clean install of Windows to maximize its performance and your enjoyment.

Update 7/10/2013:

I was curious if I could get the thermals down a bit, so I opened up my notebook again to see what kind of job MSI did with the thermal paste. As I suspected, they put way too much on which was hindering the heat transfer from the CPU and dedicated GPU to the heatpipe assembly. I'm sure it's their policy that it's better to have too much than too little.

Dis-assembly was not that difficult; 8 philips screws and the fan and heatpipe was easily removed. I cleaned up the factory paste and wiped the CPU/GPU and heatpipe with some isotropic alcohol. I then applied a thin layer of artic silver 5 and put it all back together. Subjectively, the notebook runs cooler. The fan spins slower at idle and comes back down from 100% quicker after playing a game. The palm rest and WASD keys were also a bit cooler. I didn't record before and after temperatures, but there are a couple youtube videos detailing this modification and the tangible results.

If you are comfortable performing this procedure, I wholeheartedly recommend doing it. Your left palm and wrist will thank you.

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I have only been using it for a few days now so I cannot say to much about the longevity of the machine, but so far I am loving it! Its very small, thin, and lightweight yet very powerful. So far I have managed to play Bioshock infinite, Far cry 3, Boarderlands 2 all on ultra settings unplugged, and on power saver mode, with playable frame rates. Turn it on performance mode and it runs silky smooth. Im getting great battery performance as well, I have yet to record the amount of time im getting with it while playing games or just surfing the web, however I would expect about 2hrs playing games on ultra settings, and about 5 surfing the web at the moment. Reviews have said it can get around 8hrs with the right settings surfing the web. The only downside would be the display, however 1600x900 is perfectly fine display for a 14" laptop, and everything looks crystal clear to me. The sound quality is also decent considering the size of this laptop, you can only expect so much. I am loving the location of the speakers, and the grill that covers them make it seem as if they are not even there. Looks great, anyways if you are looking for a small, portable laptop that is a power house at a reasonable price, im thinking you found it! Wouldn't hesitate to recommend to a friend.

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One of the best machines i have bought ,The gaming is great and can compete with Desktop.

Recommend to others fully

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I need a do it all laptop and this one was it for me. I'm so happy with it! I have been getting tired of having to mess with my game settings from my pc to my gaming laptop and with my ultra book. I wanted to have a laptop that I could use for school, at work, game, and just surf. It needed to be light and easy to take with me but also able to game without performance issues. I did a bit of reading for what is out there now and this is everything I wanted. It looks great, I like how the sticker is an option. The only issue I have with it is it's a bit loud when gaming but it's not at all a deal breaker for me. I'm glad this isn't touch screen even with windows 8 (which I don't care for) the touch pad is great and I love that when I hook up my gaming mouse the touch pad is disabled.

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Currently using this laptop for college, only problem I have is that it runs hot when playing games but other than that its good

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This is our 3rd Toshiba laptop , and have never had a problem with this product (other than replacing batteries) in the years we have owned them .

They are reasonably priced , large enough to use as a desktop , and a big enough screen for those of us with declining vision to enjoy -

As usual, UPS delivered this product well on time (unlike experiences we have had with Fed Ed )

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Had to return. Did not perform as expected. Return process was very OK. It was too slow, blue ray did not work.

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I have had the Envy 15 for over three months and have enjoyed almost every minute of it. I have been very pleased with its performance and ease of use. The processor is simply amazing, the video card is more than enough for my needs, and the screen is the best I've seen in a laptop. I consider myself a pretty heavy user, often running more than 150 processes at a time, and rarely feel any lag. For the power you get, the size and weight are pretty impressive. The laptop does get warm when under heavy use, as is to be expected with a quad-core machine, but its quiet, effective cooling system does a great job of keeping the system within acceptable/tolerable temperature limits.

The drawbacks, as I expected, relate to its battery power. The processor is restricted to a "Low Frequency Mode" when running on battery power, which for the i7-720QM limits the processor speed to 931 MHz per core. This results in a noticeable difference when doing anything more than simple tasks such as reading e-mail or browsing the web while running on battery power. Despite this restriction, the battery life still isn't very impressive. Under normal use, it runs for just under two hours; under heavy use (3D gaming or streaming HD video), it only runs for about an hour on a charge.

In short, if you find yourself near a plug most of the time, this machine is awesome. If you need more portability, this probably isn't the best choice you might want to consider something with a dual-core i5 processor.

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Pros:

(1) Incredibly fast when working with memory/graphics intensive applications; editing large files in Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.

(2) Looks fantastic slim, gorgeous FullHD glossy screen

(3) Reasonable battery life when using optional slice battery

Cons:

(1) Freezes up or crashes to black screen approximately 10-15 times per day. Many other buyers experienced the same exact issue.

(2) 4k read speed for the SSD is 10x slower than it should be (slower than the 4k write speed!)

(3) extremely expensive

(4) Annoying placement of special function keys to the left of the keyboard.

I purchased an Envy 15 about 1 month ago with the following specs:

i7-820QM processor

320GB Dual SSD (Raid0)

16GB RAM

ATI Mobility Radeon HD5830

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

The complete price including tax for this customized model was well over $4,000. On the very first bootup on the day I received the model in the mail from HP shopping, I went through the process of setting up windows and then the system froze up. The screen became filled with a colorful static effect with moving black horizontal lines.

On restart, the windows error reporting was as follows:

"You received this message because hardware or software on your computer caused Windows to shut down unexpectedly and restart. This is a serious problem, commonly referred to as a stop error or blue screen. If you have received this error more than once, we recommend that you do the following: Back up your files to avoid data loss in case of a complete hardware failure. Contact the original manufacturer of your computer to determine the specific component which is failing. Although we know the problem is caused by a hardware component, the error report does not contain enough information to tell us the specific component. It is likely that the problem is being caused by one of the following computer components: Random access memory (RAM) System board Central Processing Unit (CPU) Power supply"

I called HP Envy tech support and they put me in touch with the customer support rep who sent me a shipping label to return the laptop and get a refund. She offered me a $170 discount in the event I decided to keep it, so I thought I would continue using the model and see if it was perhaps a one-time problem on setting up windows for the first time.

Over the course of 2 weeks, I experienced black screen crash or freezing (with repeating loop of 1 frame of corresponding audio) approximately 10-15 times per day. The only way to get out of that screen was by hard reset.

I also noticed when running the crystalmark benchmark my 4k read speed was 10x lower than it should have been in fact, the 4k read speed for the SSD Raid0 was slower than the 4k write speed!

CrystalDiskMark 2.2 (C) 2007-2008

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Sequential Read : 469.045 MB/s

Sequential Write : 155.626 MB/s

Random Read 512KB : 253.068 MB/s

Random Write 512KB : 133.743 MB/s

Random Read 4KB : 10.294 MB/s

Random Write 4KB : 55.438 MB/s

Test Size : 100 MB Date : 2010/03/10 1:54:01

I eventually returned my unit for complete refund; however, as it was the most lightning fast experience I have ever had (during the times when it did not freeze or crash on me) working on very large photoshop and illustrator files, I definitely want to order the exact same model once they correct the graphics card and 4k read speed issues.

From a bit of research, it appears many people with other brands of laptops have experienced exactly the same "black screen" issue with similar ATI Radeon graphics cards that we are having with the 4830 and the 5830 used in the Envy 15, leading me to wonder whether many of these ATI graphics cards are simply defective. I'm surprised that HP did not test them more rigorously before choosing to implement them in the Envy 15. I am eager to order another HP Envy 15, but do I need to wait until HP refreshes the line with an entirely different graphics card? Is anyone who has ordered the Envy 15 NOT experiencing this black screen issue? I wonder the percentage of users who are experiencing black screen issues with the Envy 15. Is it limited to those who have custom orders? Are people who bought the "quick-ship" models also experiencing this?

Here are several links to postings regarding the "black screen" issue with the ATI Radeon HD5830, HD4850 and HD4830 in various brands of computer:On an aesthetic level, this model is fantastic. Very slim, even when using the optional 9-cell slice battery. Others have complained about the heat issue but when I used a Zalman NC1000 notebook cooler, I had no problems whatsoever with overheating, in fact the underside of the laptop was cool to the touch.

The only gripe I had about the design was the plethora of special function keys on the left side of the keyboard. I kept accidentally opening the Print menu or web page, email, etc., when playing a video game or working in Photoshop. I had a great deal of difficulty to attempt to disable those keys and even with using the keyboard layout menus in control panel, I was not able to disable them. I was tempted to purchase special software for customizing keyboard layout for the sole purpose of disabling those annoying and poorly located special function keys.

The touchpad was slightly less sensitive and slightly more difficult to use compared to the MacBook Pro. Hopefully this will be resolved with driver or BIOS update.

When using the 9cell slice battery I had about 4 hours of battery life, which is not great, but much better than my previous laptop. For long international flights I would recommend taking along 2 fully charged slice batteries.

Again the graphics performance was amazing except for those 10-15 times per day that the graphics card crashed or froze up. Other than that it was lightning fast. As of today, the only solution I am aware of for the graphics problem is replacing the graphics card. I don't know if replacing the SSD with a third party dual SSD Raid0 will improve the 4k read speed.

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I have owned an HP Envy 15 1050NR for about a year now. I have rather mixed feelings about it.

On paper, the combination is unbeatable:

The i7-720QM Quad Core processor really shines. With hyperthreading, it is as if you have 8 processors. This machine is fast. I use it for advanced statistical work in SPSS with massive databases and I will say that is absolutely eats alive all the desktop machines at my research university. What used to be 10 minute coffee-breaks between commands before purchasing this machine have been replaced by blazing, 10-second runs.

The hard drive is big for a laptop and is about as fast as you can go without SSDs or high-end Velociraptors.

The 4 memory slots!! Two are located inside, but two more are easily accessible behind the battery pack. It comes standard with 6GB DDR3, which is more than most laptops still give you today, but it can be expanded to 16 GB. That is neat.

The high end graphics card allows you to connect a second HD display at max resolution with no problem (the HDMI port helps). In terms of sheer crunching power, this machine can easily hold its ground very well as a gaming laptop even a year after I bought it, but see caveat below.

The screen is gorgeous. I have been so spoiled by its high Dots-per-inch ratio that I find it hard to use regular monitors now. It's also very bright and the colors are truly intense. Shaped in the 16:9 ratio, its top resolution is 1920x1080. It's a bit reflective, so glare can be a bit problematic at times, but I simply love it.

However, there are a great many practical problems that I have noticed in 1 year of using the machine:

The HEAT! Unsurprisingly, given its graphics card and its i7 processor, this beast emits a lot of heat. What is surprising is the sheer incompetence of design, which put either the graphics cards or the processor under the palm-rests. Given even moderate load, the armrest will get hot. The exhaust vents on the sides can probably fry small animals. In fact, my sweaty hands left a permanently darkened mark on the left of the touchpad.

The gargantuan POWER BRICK. It truly weighs about half the weight of the laptop, and was my first unpleasant shock when unpackaging the thing a year ago. Unfortunately, the i7 and graphics card are power-hungry, and while you can go out and purchase a lighter alternative, you will find few that output 130 Watts, which means your laptop will automatically "throttle" your processors, making them work at 60% or even less. Not noticeable if you only do web browsing, so it may work for you. Anyway, for me this is a big deal, because carrying this monster brick around gets very frustrating.

The dismal BATTERY life. I'd say that on average I get about 80-90 minutes on the primary battery, barely enough to watch a movie on battery power. There is an external battery slab, but the little hooks that are supposed to make sure it stays in place are a bit of a joke, and the connection with the slab will often and easily be lost, rendering the thing useless.

The Screen Bezel does not allow you to open your display much beyond 90 degrees. If you're tall, or you're in a coffeeshop at a low table, good luck. This means you can also forget about using it on your lap, although the sheer heat burning down through your pants will probably dissuade you from such silly attempts in the first place.

Relative dearth of ports. Sure, most of us can do with just 2 USBs and an eSata that can double as an USB. But if, unlike me, you're that type that uses the external DVD drive a lot, that will become a bother. Also, you will discover, to your chagrin, that the $1500+ machine you bought cannot connect to most presentation platforms, for the simple reason that it only uses HDMI video output, spurning the (admittedly outdated) VGA ports that are still so common. Sure, an HDMI to VGA adaptor from HP will only set you back $40, but that's no help if you're due to start a powerpoint presentation in 10 minutes and your laptop cannot connect to the VGA port on the projector.

The heat will eventually cause the 4 rubber feet of your laptop to fall off. If you're vigilant and find them, you can probably reattach them with gorilla glue, but I was not so lucky. This will make the Envy remarkably slippery on many surfaces.

The Web-cam has this fancy low-light "feature" which is basically an infrared sensor that will render you visible if your skyping preferences involve low light. Unfortunately, the infrared feed is not removed in normal lighting situations, making the picture produced look blue-tinted. I played around with the settings and solved this eventually, but this is probably beyond the average user.

The keyboard. Let me say that the keys themselves have a nice, smooth feel. However, my version of this machine has this incredibly stupid design with a bunch of shortcut keys placed to the left of the regular keyboard. Since most of us assume by instinct that "Ctrl" is at the left lower end of your keyboard, you'll end up launching "Calculator" a hilarious amount of times. Equally fun is the "Launch Outlook" key located right under the "Escape" button. You can easily imagine what this will do to dedicated gamers. Fortunately, I was able to turn that off after some registry snooping, and a quick Google search will tell you how to do it, but again, this is something likely above the skill of the average user. Similarly frustrating, the function keys are set as secondary by default (you have to press "Fn" + "F2" to get F2, rather than dimming your screen) but this can be easily switched on or off from BIOS. Not so easily solvable is the fact that the edge of the machine is rather sharp, so when typing, you're basically slowly slitting your wrists.

Pre-installed garbage. I have no experience with this, since I instructed the Best Buy people to give me a clean install, but I hear this can be a hassle.

In summary, a year later, when at home, my laptop sits on a ridiculously quiet Zalman ZM-NC2000 notebook cooler (which has solved the heating problem), I use a wireless external backlit keyboard and mouse (with the cool "unifying" software that means I can connect them to only one USB), and use both its native display and another 22" Samsung (at the same 1920x1080 resolution). In this configuration, this machine is a dream, while still being portable when I need it to be. A true desktop replacement, if you will. The system characteristics and display are great, and in the end make up for the other shortcomings, at least as far as I am concerned. Nonetheless, for the price and given that the Envy series is supposed to be HP's flagship and Mac-destroyer, as it were, I expected better. Much better. I give it 3 and 1/2 stars.

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so 3 stars is a bit harsh, but i felt its a bit short of 4.. all and all it is a nice machine, and some say it resembles a macbook pro *grin* but not quite there.. there are some glaring oversights with its design.

the good

screen.. i have the higher resolution option (1920x1080) and it is beautiful. very sharp, glossy, bright, vivid.. it is the single best thing about this laptop.

fast.. i went with i7-720 quad 64bit 6M cache. this thing flies

physical design of it. it is nice. although i don't care for laser etching case, smooth silver would have looked nicer IMO.

the bad

this thing comes with a ton of crappy HP utilities pre-installed and running. took me hours to clean it up.

some genius thought it would be a good idea to add shortcut keys on the left of the keyboard for common things like calculator or email and without separating them from main keyboard in any way. this is the dumbest decision ever because if you touch type, you normally expect ctrl to be the bottom left key.. after trying to ctrl+c sometimes you end up with 3 calculators open and brain full of rage. if you hit the mail button accidentally you get the lovely outlook setup screen that takes like 5 clicks to get out of... and there is no easy way to disable this.. have to edit registry. in win7 there are many ways to launch common utilities quickly.. this is really not necessary!

power adapter is ginormous. i took a gamble on buying a travel size one from HP and it seems to be working on the road, although it does get super hot sometimes.. but at least it fits in my bag.

the ugly

the lid doesn't go back far enough. it opens slightly more than 90 degree angle. this totally sucks if you try to use it on your lap, or even at a coffee shop if the table is low. you basically have a crappy viewing angle unless you slide down in your chair to some uncomfortable position. took me a long time to get over this glaring oversight. was it really that difficult to allow this thing to open more?

battery life sucks. with all power options tweaked down to the max (40% of cpu, screen brightness way low) i can squeeze just over an hour of internet browsing on it.. that's really not acceptable. i tried getting the extended battery, but that thing is 1. expensive, 2. very heavy, 3 huge. pretty much makes the laptop twice the size / weight (at least it feels that way) and with that huge extended battery attached, you will get ~ 3 hrs (on both batteries together). also i keep having issues where laptop just switches off when big battery is attached.. had it replaced once, and the problem persists, so i stopped using it.

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I've had this laptop for over 2 months. I purchased this unit with the external DVD and battery slice. I don't regret purchasing this unit but as with all electronics it's not perfect. I was looking for a laptop that would be relevant technology for at least 4 years.

What I Like:

-Processor Intel i7 is a powerhouse. I have the CPU/resource widget running and other than system startup that cpu dial never goes above 25%. I haven't done any gaming yet to put it through its real paces but I've ran DVDs, with email running, photoshop, word docs, open, etc. all at the same time and it doesn't break a sweat.

-6 gig DDR3 Ram is great as well. The ram usage widget doesn't break 40% no matter what I throw at it. The ability to expand the ram to 18 gig allows me future expansion (just what I'm looking for).

-Built in camera works well in low light for Skype.

-Speakers are very nice for a laptop, even bass is decent.

-Screen is beautiful at 1080p. Sometimes objects can look small on such a hi-res screen but OS tools allow you to easily increase the viewing percentage to make text easy to read, etc.

-Etching from the laser is beautiful. The laser etching is a nice touch that looks good in a business setting or a home office. I just couldn't go with the "nation of gamers" look.

-Light and Thin without the power slice. This is not a netbook but its easily moved about at its stand alone weight.

-Power Slice Keeps it Going. The 6 cell battery (in the unit) gives about 1.5-2 hours of power. This is enough for some light computer but not squatting down in front of the tube. The power slice adds 9 cells and I've found about 6 hours of power with the combined batteriesplenty for my needs but it adds two pounds of weight. The power slice clips into the unit at the bottom and does an admirable job of "blending in" to the laptop. It does take away from the thin profile though.

-Keyboard is full size and natural to use. The "1" is slightly to the right of my desktop so there is a slight adjustment for numbers but keys are resistant and easy to click. I have nerve damage in my left hand and no problems in jumping on this keypad.

What I don't like:

-The touch/click pad is tough to get used to. Even after two months my fingers will brush on the pad and jump the cursor and the short cuts to scroll up/down and left/right just aren't very natural. I've toggle all the settings and I just can't get it quite right. For me it's not a huge deal but some people may want a mouse.

-Heat. The unit does get pretty warm. I don't find it an issue on my wrists as I type and rest my wrists as I type. Its the underside that heats up. On a desk this doesn't bother me but on my lap it can get uncomfortable. BUT, the battery slice acts as a heat shield. The irony of the extra bulk is it is a decent but not perfect insulator. I'll appreciate the heat in the winter but not now in the summer. Think of investing in a lap pad/insulator. Here is another notewhen the unit is plugged into power the CPU runs full cycle and it ups the heat output. When the unit is on battery it runs as lower cycles which reduces the heat.

Summary

I was looking for a professional laptop that I could play an occasional game and work from office and bring home without skipping a beat. This laptop fits the bill. It's good for work and for play. It's expandable. I've had other HP machines and found them to be reliable. I've had no issues with the OS, firmware, screen, etc. I have found it a bit of a challenge to move from XP to Win 7 but that's not a statement on this machine. I found this unit with DVD and battery slice for much less else where. If price is holding you back shop around. I found it brand new as a special for 40% less than list.

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I do not know about the QC of Lenovo; Has the Quality declined after removing the IBM Name? I can understand that nothing is perfect and that when some item has a flaw, it is a single flaw and not THREE:

1The WI-FI was not working on the initial install as it was missing a driver.

2The Touch Pad was not working even after installing the correct driver from the internet The Sales person was more than helpful , yet even after he sent me the original recovery CD's; The TouchPad and the finger print did not work despite the wi-fi controller finally worked.

3The finger print reader is not working as of now.

Although AMAZON agreed to refund the full Value, there is restrictions on shipping the product back to the US for security reasons!!!

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program When I first received this laptop, I had mixed feelings it looks beautiful, but it seemed slower than it should have been given the hardware specs and the hybrid drive. After a week of using it, I can say now that absolutely love it it is quiet, runs smooth and cool and feels very zippy. I don't love windows 8 but the laptop itself is dead quiet and stays nice and cool and very responsive. It wakes up from sleep almost instantly (I don't ever shut it down unless I have to, mostly I just let it go to sleep the power LED will flash when it needs to be plugged in, another nice touch) and it has a long enough battery life so that I don't have to keep it plugged in all the time.

The brushed aluminum finish on the cover is absolutely gorgeous it looks and feels like a high quality laptop, exactly what you would expect with the Ultrabook designation. However, I'm not sure about the ultrabook qualifications I read that the minimum specs for that designation was a 5 hr battery life and this one falls a little short of that (that's why I dinged it a half a star). It's also a little bit thicker and heavier than what I would have expected from an Ultrabook. However, if it were too much lighter I think it might feel kinda cheap and flimsy, so the weight is good for me.

I think the initial feeling that it's performance was not up to par for the hybrid dive was because it takes a little time to build up the cache on the ssd portion of the drive which means that it gets faster as you use it longer. After a week of use, you can really tell the difference that the hybrid drive makes in speed almost as good as having a pure SSD drive, but you get much more space.

This screen on this bright and crisp videos and pictures look fantastic, as do web pages. And I really don't notice much difference between the 14inch screen and the 15inch screen I had before, but overall, the 14 inch actually seems like a much better size for portability. The touchscreen is nice and responsive, but unfortunately when you look at it with the screen off, you can see where your fingers have been all over the screen. not sure much can be done about that.

I will say this DON"T EVER BUY A WINDOWS 8 COMPUTER WITHOUT A TOUCHSCREEN! It is just too hard to get around and to get the charms bar to pop up without a touchscreen I've tried setting up other peoples laptops running windows 8 without a touchscreen and it was a complete exercise in frustration. This one is much easier to navigate around because of the touchscreen.

Apps in the windows 8 store are pitiful tho, very few official apps (google, facebook, pinterest, etc) and the ones they offer instead are cheap cheesy homebrew versions. The kindle app also appears to be broken in the latest release says it encountered an error trying to register. The lack of quality apps is really disappointing, as is the fact that you can no longer sync google contacts and calendars with the windows apps. As is Microsoft's decision to make you toggle between the touch interface and the desktop very kludgy sometimes I will download and run something from the browser and think it is not responding only to toggle back to the desktop and see that it is running there novice users will have a hard time with this I'm sure. I am hoping they will release a windows 9 soon that fixes all the horrible awkwardness of windows 8, or that Google will release a stand-alone Chrome/Android install for PC's (and I have read that Windows 8.1 is inn beta and hopefully that will fix some of the shortcomings). I have a feeling that this laptop would absolutely fly if it were running Chrome.

My only complaint, and it's a minor quibble, is the corners are kinda sharp and not rounded, so sometimes I stab my wrist on the front corners.

This laptop is also cooler and quieter than any laptop I've ever used. Even under heavy processor load, the bottom doesn't get very warm at all, and the fans run very quietly even when kicked up to high.

Overall, I give this laptop a 4.5 out of 5 stars, particularly at this price point, with the only deduction in half a star being for the slightly shorter battery life than you would expect from an Ultrabook. This is probably one of the nicest ultrabooks you can get for this price.

*** Update just for fun I ordered the Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory for sale here on Amazon for $35 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006EWUP4Y/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) to up the total RAM on this to 8gb and it is noticeably faster now. Install of the memory couldn't have been easier, Sony was kind enough to leave the top RAM slot open, so I just unscrewed the small square on the bottom (middle towards the top near the screen) and slid the memory right in (memory slides in at a slight angle then you snap it down into place). Took a whole 30secs. I mainly did it just to see if it was worth it, since memory is so cheap, and I would have to say yes it is definitely worth it, as the laptop practically flies along now, and for $35 bucks it's hard to argue with an extra 4gb of memory and a boost in speed.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program When opening up this striking new 14" Vaio T Series Touchscreen Ultrabook from Sony, before you even power it up you're greeted with a minimalistic, industrial design and handsome glass edge-to-edge LCD. It also feels extremely solid, with no flex to the system when picked up on any corners.

In the box: Sony Vaio, power cord, a few pieces of instructional paper (yep that's it)

Before You Even Turn it On:

With the system in front of you, you can tell that this is not going to be an Ultrabook you'll want to use near any light source, windows, or outside. The glare is shocking. Why? Because this has a glass touchscreen over the LCD. And unfortunately, the actual LCD screen is set extremely far back behind the touchscreen glass. You can easily see this gap by looking at an angle toward any of the four corners of the screen when it's on.. It cannot be understated that this is some severe glare, so buyer beware (hey, that rhymes!).

Second, the keyboard keys are quite shallow. This was somewhat forgivable on Sony's super-thin and light Vaio Z2 series of laptops, but on this noticeably thicker laptop, I do wish we'd seen a little more tactility in the key presses.

The touchpad is reasonable to use, though not as sensitive and smooth as, say, on a MacBook Air/Pro, and feels a little plastic-y. It's also not particularly smooth when two-finger scrolling. This is easy to notice when the touch screen is such a joy to scroll up and down web pages with, so going back to the touchpad just isn't much fun for scrolling. For general touchpad-ing, though, it works well enough.

Power-wise, this system does just fine. It's not a powerhouse with only a Core i3 low-voltage processor, 4GB RAM and the standard integrated Intel HD4000 graphics card, but it never really seems to struggle doing everyday things like surfing, word processing, watching HD videos etc.

Physically, this system is not exactly svelte. At 4.63lbs, it's no lightweight. It's also... not exactly thin either. Intel, who "invented" the Ultrabook standard stated that, among other things, a 14" or larger computer cannot exceed 0.82" in thickness to be considered an Ultrabook. Well, Sony's 14" T series Ultrabook comes in at.... 0.82 inches. Whew. And if you're looking at the 15" T Series Touchscreen Ultrabook, that comes in at 0.9" thick, so according to Intel, it's not even an Ultrabook at all!

Of course, for this 14-inch Ultrabook's size and weight you are getting a glass touchscreen and an optical drive. However, I question how useful an integrated optical drive is in 2013. I can't see myself ever using it, but your usage patterns will vary.

Moving back to the screen: Coupled with the significant glare issue, the resolution is also poor: At 1366x768 on a bottom-of-the-barrel TN panel, this is not a great screen by any means. Individual pixels are easily viewable, colors are faded, washed out, and viewing angles don't fare any better. My unit tends to completely wash out yellows, and there's a lot of "blue" in everything onscreen. Be sure to be sitting directly in front of the screen with the angle "just right" to get a usable picture. In my testing, to get the best contrast involves tilting the screen all the way back. Unfortunately, the panel's poor viewing angles come into play here and things turn "dark" at the top of the screen. You can't win... Just try and find that happy medium.

Noise levels are not great. Bizarrely, my unit here exhibited some very annoying fan noise for the first few hours of usage despite no hard disk or CPU usage going on just sitting there on the desktop doing nothing. Then, for no reason I can come up with, the fan spun down and is now just mildly annoying versus extremely irritating out of the box. Don't be fooled, though even doing HD-video watching on YouTube will send that fan RPM back up. In addition, any Windows-y things that take place in the background can send that fan RPM up even when you're not touching anything. My unit has been exhibiting this behavior all day. I don't doubt some of the blame lies in the fairly significant amount of bloatware this Ultrabook ships with, but it's something to bear in mind.

On the plus side, the system never got more than lukewarm in my lap, which pleased my more tender regions greatly.

Boot-up times are very respectable with the Hitachi (in my unit) 500GB 5400rpm drive coupled with the 24GB SSD Sony outfits this laptop with. A full boot (measured from the instance I pushed the power button) only 14.6 seconds. Excellent stuff. I was quite surprised by this. After putting the system to sleep, wake times are also excellent, taking just under 3 seconds.

The sound from this Ultrabook, too, is quite commendable. Clear, loud, and without any distortion. There's even a hint of bass, there! I freely admit to watching the Gangnam Style music video on YouTube with the volume cranked to 100 as part of my testing, and this system handled it perfectly with absolutely zero distortion. Nice!

Sony touts this system as coming with something called "Rapid Wake," which is designed to save your data and put the system into some special form of sleep mode that uses little battery but resumes quickly from its nap-time. This probably explains the curious behavior when putting the system to sleep: When closing the lid, the system appears to go to sleep, the fan shuts off and the hard drive spins down. A moment later the fan comes back on and the hard drive spins up. Then, the hard drive light flickers for a few seconds, and then everything goes back to sleep. This "Rapid Wake" sounds like some sort of mini-hibernation for the computer. I'm not sure why it needs to go to sleep, wake up, and then go to sleep again on its own, but it's what it does. If you shut the Rapid Wake feature off, this peculiarity doesn't take place.

The touch-screen, for all its glare and lack of color/contrast, is very slick to use. Supporting 10 fingers, you can swipe and tap to your heart's content. It's very much like a tablet's touch-screen. Very responsive, and with very little glass flex. However, when pressing the screen, the whole screen tends to move a little, but this is a limitation of just the laptop design trying to serve a touch-screen purpose. Also unfortunately, like with any touch-screen, the more you touch it, the more you smudge it. So be aware your screen is going to look pretty gross in short order! For those wondering, playing Civilization V using its built-in touch interface is actually a pretty reasonable proposition, but given that this is a laptop (and not a tablet!) your arms will grow tired long before you've conquered the enemy nations. Stick to a mouse and keyboard.

One feature I really like is the sleep/charge port built into the USB 3.0 port on the left side . You can shut the Sony T all the way off (not just in sleep mode), and then plug in any USB device to charge. This is a welcome addition I'd like to see on all laptops/ultrabooks. Just make sure to turn this option on in the Vaio Control Center, since it's not on by default. I measured the amount of power draw of the Vaio completely shut off with this option on and off, and could not see any tangible difference in watts used (both times I got readings of 0.0 watts with very, very occasional spikes to 0.3-0.6 watts).

Overall, it's hard to be too much in love with this system, though. Touch just doesn't feel natural enough with this sort of traditional-laptop design. It feels like a very, very entry level laptop with a few really nice features thrown in there. Is that going to be enough for you? It might be, but some general usage issues really limit this Ultrabook's uses, for me at least. It's hard to argue with that price, though...

3.5 stars out of 5.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program If you're looking for the best technology this is it. For starters its got great looksright away I was impressed by the outside. It's a high polished silver/aluminum color with a 14 inch touchscreen. Never owned a Sony before so this was a first and I have to say I am quite impressed. For one it's a beautiful machine, also on the thin side, pretty light weight and easy to handle and carry. Which is a plus with computers/laptops.

Set up was incredibly simple. All you had to do was plug it in, rest is up to youSince it has all the latest technology. It does have Windows 8which may take some getting used to, you can learn more in 'Help and Support' if you're concerned about that. Has charms, a touchscreen which was different, but I got the hang of it pretty quick, also has your Anti-Virus installed in it, all you have to do is connect to the net and you're good to go.

Some of the other features it has is an HD Hybrid hard-drive, Rapid Wake, USB Charger, Multi gesture Track Pad and VAIO's gesture controls which enable users to make hand gestures in front of the web camera to skip songs, turn pages or control the volume. Has VAIO Supporta tool that tunes up, updates and troubleshoots PC issues and a Sony Entertainment Pack with free music, movies and TV shows, Total over 65 dollars, you get 2 months of Hulu Plus free, 2 months of Slacker Plus and Unlimited free Crackle plus those 3 free movies with it. You can also play back HD content with your camcorder on your compatible big screen HDTV. Also a 'PlayMemories' feature which allows you to make movies complete with transitions and soundtracks in 3 easy steps.

There's so many different things in this computer you just have to check it out for yourself. When I buy laptops it's usually another brand, but I was pleasantly surprised by this VAIO, sure it's 'different' but it's a great machine. If you've never owned a Sony I'd recommend it. For those who demand the highest levels of design and performance, i'd recommend it. Overall, i'd say it's a great computer.

System Specifications-

14 inch backlit LCD Display

Touchscreen

Processors Ci3/3227U, Ci5/3337U, Ci7/3537U

Operating SystemGenuine Windows 8 or Windows 8 Professional

Graphics Intel HD 4000

Hard Drive StorageUp to 11b+24 GB MLC Hybrid Up to 512 GB SSD

Memory4GB,6GB, 8GB

Web cam with built-in microphone, 2 USB ports.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I guess you could consider our home to be 'highly connected'. We have 2 PC's, a laptop (for work), 3 chromebooks, 4 kindles, 4 iOS devices, and several Internet-connected A/V components. But yet, with all that, we still had a use for a notebook-type device that married the convenience of the Chromebook with some of the more powerful functionalities of a laptop.

That is where the 'Ultrabook' came in. This is not a device for gaming or serious business use, but one we can keep handy for looking things up quickly, communicating with friends and family, and handling some important documents. Certainly a tablet device would have been worth consideration, but we need to update a lot of documents frequently, which presented a bit of a roadblock. For all of the details on Ultrabooks vs. Laptops, I highly recommend you read this Amazon Guide: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000989991

So how does the Sony VAIO T Series SVT14124CXS 14-Inch Touchscreen Ultrabook (Silver) stack up? Overall, we have really enjoyed it thus far. I can attest from a usability perspective that the Ultrabook is everything we needed, and then some. Most of our frustrations have been with the quirks of Windows 8 and growing accustomed to the touch interface combined with some of the shortcomings of the Metro apps. Hopefully the forthcoming "Windows 8.1" (aka Blue) release will address some of those. The SVT14124CXS does come with included software. Some we may use, some we likely will not. The Microsoft Office trial is for Office 365, which is Microsoft's new subscription plan. Long term, that will cost you. Fortunately I had a 2-PC copy of Office 2013, which installed without issue. The included Kaspersky Internet Security is, as noted, a 30-day trial. To me that is fairly worthless, as Windows ships with Windows Defender built in. As such, I removed it since I have no intention to pay for it later. The VAIO care and other Sony "helper" applications seem to function well, although there were MANY updates I had to apply to get it up-to-date. The biggest frustration with that process is that EVERY time I update the Sony applications, I have to tell it that I'm in the United States. Why it can't detect that from previous installations, I don't know, but it's an annoyance that could easily be addressed. Applying all of the Windows updates also took a lot of time, but that is not Sony's fault and does not detract from this review.

On the outside, the 14-inch capacitive touch backlit LED display is attactive (although not 1080p). However, it attracts fingerprints and other 'static' things (like hair!) like mad, and requires frequent cleaning. Since the screen is glass, it can also be a bit glary at times, too. I did like the "piano hinged" screen, though, and the touch functionality has largely worked well. In fact, I can't imagine using Windows 8 without it. The included power supply is small, but is also perhaps a bit short. If you need to use it while "plugged in", you have to sit pretty close to the plug. The casing is attractive, but I honestly do not care much for the "chrome/brushed-chrome" look. I prefer more of a brushed metal look that does not attract fingerprints. As such, the chrome-metal look can have kind of a plastic-like appearance and has to be wiped off a lot. The SVT14124CXS has sufficient auxilliary ports, with one USB 3.0 port and one 2.0 port. Since USB 3.0 is backwards compatible, I really do not understand the USB 2.0 port inclusion. It has an HDMI port for connecting to a TV or external monitor, but the VGA port also seems like a dinosaur. If someone has a VGA monitor, they should either upgrade or buy an adapter! I would have much preferred a DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, or even an additional USB 3.0 port. The "Memory Stick Duo" and "Secure Digital" memory card slots may be helpful for some, but also seem a bit antiquated. Does anyone actually remove their cards from their devices and plug them into their systems? And if so, can't they use a USB adapter? Finally, the keyboard is almost "chicklet" style, meaning it's very shallow. Some may not like this, but I've had no issues with it. I DO wish the keys were backlit, though, as that would help a lot in low-light conditions like the bedroom or TV room.

Internally, the 1.9 GHz Intel Core i3 dual-core processor is probably the biggest letdown. In looking at other Ultrabooks in at a similar pricepoint, most have i5 or i7 processors. To understand this, just know that i7 is better than i5, which is better than i3. Ironically, the numbers are not indicative of how many cores they have, but their relative processing powers. Think of them as star ratings. That said, the i3's are capable of hyperthreading (i5's are not), so they are probably sufficient for an Ultrabook. The HHD 500GB (5400 RPM) hard drive is OK, size-wise, but I don't understand why 7200RPM (or all SSD) is not the standard by now. But the addition of the 24GB SSD drive makes boot and wake-from-sleep times very snappy. The 4GB of installed DDR3 RAM (memory) is also sufficient, at best. At this price and with a capability of supporting up to 8Gb, I'd like to see at least 6Gb installed by default. The integrated Intel graphics have been capable of handling everything we've thrown at it, and it processes and plays audio and video without issue. The CD/DVD drive is also just 'okay', but why not Blu-ray when Sony was a major driver of that technology? I found the 1.3-mp webcam to be only serviceable. Honestly, my $250 Chromebook has better camera quality, and 1.3mp is just old tech at this point.

Thus far, the battery has help up as promised, and the weight and size have been easy to handle though at 4.6lbs perhaps a big weighty for an 'Ultrabook'. The integrated Wireless-N Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) was easy to connect to our home wireless and has been fairly speedy. The Sony also has Bluetooth 4.0 and Gigabit Ethernet, but I have not had the occasion to use either of those functions yet.

One thing that Sony is known for is their warranty and service. The 1-year hardware and 1-year of free (telephone) technical assistance is a nice value add.

Overall, this is a nicely competitive Ultrabook at the current price-point (note: I compared features to the Dell Inspiron 15z Ultrabook for this review). I am knocking one star from my rating for the combination of the "little things" that could have improved this a lot, such as the webcam quality, USB ports, inclusion of VGA over more modern options, low-end processor, 'skimpy' memory, and DVD over Blu-ray. I give it a rating of 3.5-4 stars out of 5 and my recommendation, with the caveat that buyers should always do their homework and compare brands and models before making a purchase.

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had this less than one week.

The setup was easy. This ultrabook got a sleek looking, light and good battery time make it more portable, sound is also good. from xp and mac user, Windows 8 is not that bad, got used to it already The system is compatible with old version software like photoshop and office which I can still install on this one.

however i found the touchpad is sometimes too sensitive, got some unwanted action too many times, need to get a mouse and disable the touchpad. The touchscreen is also not so good to use, since when touch it, the whole screen will vibrate, making the feel no good. Also the Web cam is really bad.