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Completely changing my review. I had a lot of problems with how slow it is on line, but it turns out to be my router not being new enough to deal with this new and fast laptop. I couldn't understand why my other laptops were performing well and this one was so slow, but it was my own ignorance, not the fault of the computer. This seller is VERY supportive. The service has been amazing all along. He responds immediately and is always patient. I am sorry I gave an initial negative review. It is a little odd to have a bigger keyboard (that goes with a bigger laptop), so I sometimes click on wrong keys that make the computer do bad things. But this is not the computer's fault. It is mine.

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Having owned this laptop for about 4 months now has made me realize how much faster this unit is than the dual core DV7 that I "retired". I used to think that my old LT was fast, but this one runs circles around it. And if that wasn't enough, since I only paid about $800 for mine, I cracked it and added 8 more GB of RAM (16 Gb total now) and a second 1TB HDD that is used for automatic backups. So for less than $1100, I have a screaming demon of a laptop. Love it!

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I read the previous review and worried a little. I did get a bad product on first shipment, but company that sold it to me stood behind it and replaced it. (Eluktronics, great bunch of people)

It is running great and doing what it is supposed to. I'm very happy.

Buy Acer Computer AOA110-1722 Aspire One 8.9-Inch Notebook PC

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UPDATE 08/29/2008: Received my new Acer Aspire One today. Wow, one day shipping from J&R rocks! The blue AAO with Win XP looks just like the Linux version: there is the SD "Storage Expansion" slot on the left side and a multi-format card reader on the right, 3 USB ports, etc. It boots up pretty fast and runs the so familiar WIN XP OS. I liked the Linux graphics, but to be honest, as a Windows user, I felt lost. So far, I haven't had any problems with the wireless (knock on wood) that I have experienced when I used the Linux version. Yes, you can hear the fan, as some of the reviewers have mentioned, BUT, it is not nearly as annoying as they claim. I can live with that. The Hard Drive is listed as 120GB, however, it shows up as 105 GB. The windows XP version comes with a 60-day trial of MS Office 2007 and McAfee Security Suite. Curiously, it also comes with InterVideo WinDVD, although, as you are aware, there is no DVD drive. Other programs included are: MS Works, Adober Reader 8, IE, MSN, Windows Media Player, Windows Messenger, Windows Movie Maker, Acer eRecovery Manager. I installed Firefox without a glitch. So far, I am very pleased with the laptop. It's not a $2,000 Sony or Mac, but it's a great value. It does what it is supposed to do. I am glad I returned the Linux and ordered the Windows. It works better for my needs.

UPDATE 8/28/2008: So, Amazon dropped the price on Acer Aspire One with Linux OS. However, the Win XP version continues to be overpriced compared to other online retailers. I've decided to order the blue Win XP machine directly from J&R for $369.99 and will get an additional 15% off via Live Search Cashback (total price after cashback excluding shipping: $314.41). I decided to go back to the familiar XP configuration simply because I believe that learning Linux will involve too much effort to justify the cost. In addition, the Linux version of Acer Aspire One appears to have more wireless bugs than Windows. We'll see how the Win XP netbook performs.

UPDATE 8/25/2008. So far I haven't seen any price reductions by online retailers. I think they are waiting to purge their inventory. Best Buy, however, does have the blue Acer Aspire One with 1gb Ram, 120 gb HD and Win XP Home for $349.99. So far they are the first ones to jump on the Acer price drop bandwagon.

UPDATE 8/20/08. Acer just (4 hrs ago) made the announcement on Market Watch that it will slash the prices for Acer Aspire One to $349 for Win XP and $329 for Linux. I miss my Acer One and will order one again as soon as retailers update their prices. I thought it was a great deal for $379 but for $50 less it's an absolute bargain. I do hope that I won't have anymore wireless problems with this one.

ORIGINAL REVIEW: I had purchased this laptop from J&R in blue with Linux and it was in my hands the very next day. I really liked Acer Aspire One from the moment I pulled it out of the box. It's very compact, light, elegant, boots in no time (20 sec). I am a first-time Linux user and was actually pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to use. I followed the instructions from one of the Amazon reviews here to unlock the full OS and was able to add Skype (Fedora version) without a problem. OpenOffice is very straightforward and easy to use, email setup was a breeze. I plugged it into my cable modem and loved the very fast web page loading times. All in all, it's a great little laptop alternative, the screen is easy to read, the keyboard size is adequate for error-free typing, the trackpad took some getting used to but it was fine within a couple of hours.

Now to the negatives:

-the surface is very prone to fingerprint smudges

-the screen is very glossy and reflective, but the brightness compensated for the fact that I could always see my reflection on the screen

-the left and right mouse buttons are oddly positioned on either side of the keyboard, so that takes some getting used to

-now last but not least wireless connectivity problems. I've had the Acer Aspire One for over a week and have tried every single approach out there to get the wireless connection on it. the wireless networks would show up on the connection manager, but when I would attempt to connect to a particular network I would get an error message saying connection was terminated. One of the networks I tried to connect to was my own home wireless network which successfully worked for all of my other laptops. I tried the WEP protocol no success, I changed the router settings to WPA tried to connect no success, I changed it to the open network no success although I am sure my neighbors appreciated the open net access they could steal from me in the interim. I've searched the web for a solution and found out that this wireless problem seems to be an issue for a number of Acer Aspire One users out there. Some were able to fix it by running Live Update on a wired connection (I did it, but it didn't fix the problem), some played with sleep modes, reboots, etc. None of that worked for me. I tried to look up this issue on the Acer website, but their customer support is not very user friendly. So, I gave up, called customer service for an RMA# and am returning the Acer Aspire One today. I wish it had worked as I liked it so much, but it's no use to me without wireless connections and I believe that if I purchase a brand new item, it has to be fully operational straight out of the box. So, goodbye my dear sapphire blue Acer Aspire One, you will be missed, I hope your maker solves the wireless problem and I will buy you again when that happens. I would recommend this product without reservation if only the wireless problem is resolved.

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I bought this netbook to keep in my backpack at all times for email and web opportunities while I'm out and about. Other netbooks seem to suffer a bit from spec bloatbigger drives, more memory, higher prices.

Pros-

1. Small and light. Really light. I also have the eee pc 1000h. The difference is dramatic.

2. Given it's size, keyboard is ok.

3. On a purely personal note, the blue color is great.

4. Cheap, cheap, cheap. I picked mine up for $309. Other comparable netbooks seem to be up over $400.

5. I really like the Linux operating system. Its more like a PDA's. Lots of apps are included. Upgrading to latest versions looks easy.

6. Quiet

7. Very fast boot

8. Second SD slot that adds to drive size is a cool idea. Now if 16 or 32gb SD card prices would just come down, things would be great. I have lots of media files on SD's for other devices, I can plug them in and still have one free.

9. After seeing the 7" screens, I think the 8.9" is as small as you can go and still have it useful

10. Total travel package is really light. Small, light power brick and cord.

Negs-

1. Battery life is good, but would be amazing with a 6-cell

2. Shinyget used to lots of fingerprints. Would have been much better matte.

3. Included sleeve will protect from scratches, but not much else. No padding, no zipperjust basically a plastic pocket. I'm looking for an aftermarket sleeve.

Because of it's specs its more of a net appliance than notebook. But if you're looking for a cheap way to use hotspots and apps that don't require lots of resources, this is great.

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I bought the Blue Acer Aspire One (XP version with 120 gigabyte HD) just as soon as one was available. Did not buy it from Amazon because the price was higher than a local retailer (Micro Center). Micro Center has dropped the price to the Acer suggested retail price of $349 (XP). I did see the Linux Version at Circuit City for $307. So far no real complaints except that the touch pad is difficult to work with and it is not very precise. Actually the buttons are awkward to use and it often "double-clicks" seemingly on it's own. I use a mouse now. So far I have not needed a DVD player since I usually rip my DVDs "for my own use" and load them via the USB port on a Jump Drive or use my card reader. I purchased a home version of MS Office and simply entered the code. No need for the DVD just the code and it worked seamlessly. As noted the exterior is very prone to smudges and I find myself cleaning the unit regularly. I did note that the fan noise is a little loud when used in a quiet room but at coffee shops and other WIFI hotspots it is not noticeable. Again no real gripes and for the price it does what I was hoping for, a small websurfer with the capability of performing more complex tasks if needed. I purchased it for the price of a good PDA and it surfs the web better than my iPod Touch. Its a winner in my book...

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It comes with Linux, but it's packed with everything you need while traveling! I was looking for a small alternative to my heavy 17" MacBook Pro for surfing the Internet while traveling, and this was the right device! Not only does it find wireless connectivity easily with its built-in wifi, it comes with two media slots (actually, one is a SDHC-specific slot for adding more memory space). All you have to do is plug in a HDSC card and it does everything for you.

It's also pre-installed with OpenOffice, which is a great and free alternative to Microsoft's Office. It's compatible with MS Office's applications, too (just in case you're wondering). Boots very fast since it's running on Linux and uses a solid-state disk. If you are looking for a stylish, affordable, small laptop for surfing the net and office applications, this is for you! It's very light and comes with a nice faux-leather sleeve. If you have never used Linux before, the learning curve is very easy since this version of Linux uses a similiar windows-based GUI application, and no commands are needed.

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Beside the lesser time at booting up, the software seems really easy to operate with, which is Linux. After a little hack for installing more things, then I just added a bag of the kind that are used with portable dvd players, and extra 4 gig SD memory and a tiny retractable trip mouse (because my fingers are simply too big for any touchpad), and was amazed at how fast everything stuck together. It connects fast to the wifi network, so I have no complaints there, it browse really well. No moving parts gives the battery a long run for the money, and the screen really looks right. The camera is awesome, mics are ok, don't expect too much from the speakers of course. And it runs everything really fast, suspiciously fast I might say. No more than 3 process at a time... just in case. I took a long trip by airplanes, three legs. In every plane was able to use it for about an hour. For that price, I better start getting addons. 325$!!! wow!

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I purchased this exact i5 Helix pre-launch from an Ebay reseller so I've had about a month of use with it. If you don't already know from watching one of those brief Helix ads, it's a tablet convertible laptop with dual batteries. I'll skip all the specs and go to my experience.

First of all, I come from using a Surface RT, Razer Blade, and self-built PCs. I sold my Surface RT and Razer Blade to pursue my journey of finding my ultimate device to augment my work. Razer Blade was incredibly fast and powerful, but it was too big, gets too hot on the lap, and looks unprofessional. The Surface RT's kickstand is a pain to use on a lap. It keeps falling over and it's ARM processor doesn't allow for freedom of programming languages. I have to use Python and Visual Basic for financial modeling. The Helix fixes all these issues for me of course. Design-wise, I believe it to be the best implementation of a convertible so far. I'll list the negatives though.

The touchpad is frustrating. The usual Thinkpad buttons are gone and the whole pad is allowed to be touched to move the pointer. That's a problem because when I click, I tend to move my finger. I would ultimately start dragging things or clicking the wrong links. Lowering the sensitivity helps but it really shouldn't be that troublesome. Lowering sensitivity obviously makes it less responsive, such as touching the touchpad slightly to the side of your finger won't be registered if sensitivity is too low.

Two-finger scrolling is terribly unresponsive and unusable. I have since switched to one-finger scroll with the circular gesture. I find the one-finger scroll to respond enough of the time to work effectively. However, it is no match to a MacBook's touchpad's two-finger scroll response. I wish they got this right.

Fan is always on. Don't get me wrong, the fan is not noisy compared to something like the Razer, but it's strange that it has not turned off while I just type this review. I can't really figure out how to install TPfancontrol for the Helix. Some help would be appreciated.

The upper right corner of screen/tablet can get pretty hot. It's not too much trouble for me since I usually work on my lap and there is no heat from the keyboard.

The battery life is great but it's nothing like the Surface RT. The Surface RT claims 8 hour battery life. Lenovo claims 10 for the Helix. Well, if both were playing videos, I'm sure the Surface RT would last longer. The Helix drains quicker. The battery life is still phenomenal for a device this powerful, and I haven't needed to charge at work yet. However, I watch my battery life closer with the Helix than I did with the Helix. I drain the keyboard battery so quickly. I understand it is a trade-off though. The Helix has a much nicer display and I can definitely attach an external monitor or TV to the Helix. I would experience horrible, unusable lag if I did that with the Surface.

Next problem may be a Windows 8 issue. Because the Helix is 1080p and only 11.6", everything is pretty small. If I try to get Windows to enlarge icons, text, etc., fonts and pictures would look blurry. I haven't found a solution to this yet except keeping to the default smaller settings.

Next issue is the price. For about $1700, this is extremely expensive. I LOVE the design but I start to doubt whether it's really worth the price. I love a small tablet PC that I can work on in bed with a fantastic feeling keyboard. One alternative is the Thinkpad Tablet 2 which I tried in a store and it was pretty awesome. I actually prefer the design of the Tablet 2 over the Helix. It is so small and Lenovo designed a beautiful case for it. The problem with it is that I cannot adjust the screen angle, hdd space is limited, keyboard trackpoint is annoying, and the performance of the processor with multiple screens is dubious. However, as a simple programming and office device, I could see myself happy with the Tablet 2. For now, I still think the Thinkpad Helix is possibly the best business laptop, but I would love a slimmed down version that's even thinner and cheaper.

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Frequent requests for buying additional software (for PDF, backup's etc)

Spacebar key (left side ok, right side or center needed extra push)

The helix has two batteries: keyboard dock and tablet. The tablet one stopped being recognized by the OS after a week.

Stylus would would stop working every other day and I had to recalibrate it every time.

Noisy and overheating (Not a biggie; I had the i7 core; not much that Lenovo could do to fix that).

+ Nice display

+ Touch screen works very nicely

+ Windows 8 works smoothly

+ Two power chargers

After two weeks of playing with it I returned it, mostly because of the battery failure. (Tried to update BIOS, of course loaded all updates, etc).

Nice idea, somewhat poorly executed. For a machine that costs over $2K I expect something better.

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I wish I had time to write a comprehensive review but here is the bottom line. I sell over 1,000 PCs and Notebooks a year and have been doing it since 1987. This is the most impressive machine I've had the pleasure of working with in many, many ways.

It's solidly built. The screen is super bright and sharp. It's touch and it has a stylus for jotting notes and marking up documents and presentations. It boots super fast and it runs just as fast (mine is the i7 version but can't be much of a noticeable difference). It presents no compromises as a notebook or as a tablet.

If you fly a lot you will appreciate the battery life which got me to Europe with power to spare. Also by detaching the tablet, turning it 180 degrees around and re-attaching it to the keyboard base you get a tablet that will sit at a 30 degree angle on your trey table. Much easier to manage than a typical tablet sitting flat.

The only weakness I found is not the machine's fault Windows 8 remains a struggle for me. It's a great touch OS but going back and forth between "Metro" applications and the traditional desktop and non-Metro applications is a bit painful. That is probably more my lack of experience than anything but it's definitely an issue for me at this stage.

It's expensive but it's worth the money in my opinion. Not affordable for everyone but neither is a BMW. If you are looking for a flexible travel machine that doubles as a notebook and tablet, the Helix is what I would recommend.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Hybrid, Great Computer, August 23, 2013

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I've been looking for a tablet/computer that I could use for work and for play (and that runs real Windows) for over a year now and the Helix has delivered on both fronts. The portability is amazing, pop the screen off and you have a tablet you can carry around the house or into meetings, snap it back on and its ready for work (or a little gaming). And through this, the battery keeps on going.

A couple things could be improved on though, it could have the next generation of Intel processors (Haswell) in it. This would drastically increase battery life. Also the graphics card is only on-board (Intel 4000), so don't expect to run anything at high rez, but I've been able to play both SWTOR and Civ V without any real issue. Also the RAM is supposedly soldered onto the board making it pretty much impossible to upgrade later. Though it sounds like the hard drive is removable.

If you can afford to wait, I would wait until these guys have Haswell chips in them (you'll get WAY better battery life). If not, buy this computer. I did a lot of research into all the hybrids on the market right now and this is by far the best.

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Expensive yes, but its a great laptop. No Haswell is not a huge problem as the battery runs 9 hrs as is. Keyboard far better than another hybrid option. Its is a great laptop and a solid tablet. Everything else has a stronger bias, such as the Lenovo Yoga which is great laptop but a mediocre tablet. Or the Microsoft Surface devices, which are very nice tablets but really so-so as laptops. The Helix does both extremely well. Its somewhat overpriced, but if you really want the laptop/ultrabook in one (as many travelers do) and don't want do use two machines to do it (laptop plus tablet) this is the best option on the market today.

Update Major issues with trackpad. Hard to use and ultimately resulted in returning the device. The trackpad had a lot of travel when click and causes the pointer to hop around when clicking. Small issue ultimately brought down the utility of a very interesting hybrid.

Discount HP ENVY 15.6" Core i5 500GB+32GB SSD Ultrabook

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Well i saw the review that had only one star , and believe its just a bad case, I bought 2 laptops from HP directly, they lower the price by 200 dlls, plus 2 day free shipping, I never had any problems with my laptop so far is great the style, the texture , it's amazing ! I had one problem with one of my HP laptops, two years ago , under the warranty I called , they shipped a box and I returned the laptop 5 days later I got a new laptop , I'm guessing the other person has a bad attitude or simply bad luck !

But great Laptop overall , try to buy it with windows 8 and 1 dimm with a 4 gb , later purchase more ram and add it its cheaper than upgrading directly with HP

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The worst laptop ever. Three times back to service center and they can't fix it. Now they want a technician to come to my house as though that will make a difference. Now we learn that all available technicians are off for the holidays so its now Dec 27 and we wait until Jan 2 to schedule an appointment. Have asked for a refund several times but that is just not in the cards. I will never buy from HP again (and we buy alot around here as we both work through our computers). Bad job HP, very bad job.

12/28/2012...after Peter (see his post below) emailed regarding this issue the representative that we've been dealing with all along called again. His purpose was to confirm (again) that we have an appointment to see a technician in our home to review the issue. So after several weeks of back and forth with the service center now we can wait another 10 days for a technician (they are all off for the holidays I am told). We said to Jamie again that what we want is a refund.

The best companies to deal with would have long ago taken this lemon back...companies such as Amazon and Costco would immediately end our dissatisfaction...but in this case we purchased directly from HP who only seems to care about their own internal metrics. Next step after the technician visits I will be posting the positive outcome or the videos of this Lemon Laptop will be posted on YouTube and every other social media I can find. Yes, we are upset. This was a birthday gift from my wife and she is way more upset then I am.

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My Dell M1330 of five years, and 3 hard drives later finally gave up the ghost. It was, in general, a solid performer. I recently acquired the HP Envy 4-1043CL. For the money, it is nothing short of spectacular. Rich with features like the lightning fast i5 processor, 500GB hard drive, 32GB SSD, all make this a pretty seamless package.

As for reviewers complaining about the monitor, it reminds me of the guys that review cars that do not understand why a car goes up on two wheels in a 130mph turn Get over it for 99% of the users, this screen is an upgrade over almost anything you might be replacing, and by the way, it too is spectacular. I considered a MacBook Air, with a great screen, great cosmetics, all of the Apple quirks, but at almost a third of the price, it is really hard to not like the package HP has put together Oh, and did I mention that it is light? (3.88 lbs.)

Windows 8 is a bit of a learning curve, but getting used to it is easy.

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I really wanted to like this machine.

But the screen was a dealbreaker for me. I had read that the screen was mediocre, and figured that that was fine with me -a high end screen wasn't that important to me. But "mediocre" doesn't really begin to describe the problem with the screen. It's washed out to the point of distraction and eye strain. Colors look odd, blacks aren't black, and whites are covered in a bluish haze. I tried color calibration and even a combination of settings found in these comments -but they don't really solve the problem. This is, as some reviewers point out, a viewing angle problem; the screen rises to the level of mediocre -barely passable -when you look at it from just the right, very narrow angle. But that angle is so narrow that it's impossible to maintain, because the slightest movement will put you out of it. So again, while I wouldn't put a high end screen high up on my list of priorities, this screen I find to be so bad that I can't ignore it.

Then there's the trackpad. It's not very responsive. Scrolling is terrible. This is something you can might learn to tolerate. If it weren't for the screen, I'd probably have thought seriously about just living with it.

Because otherwise, it's a very fast and very nice looking computer. It's a little heavy, but that's a worthwhile trade off for the price (you can find these refurbished with 6gb of ram for $599). But before you buy one, I recommend walking into a computer store and testing one and thinking long and hard about whether you can live with the display and trackpad. These are items that the average reviews make sound like minor irritations and drawbacks. And that may be true for some. But for many others, they'll make the machine unusable.

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Mousepad will sometimes freeze, requiring a reboot. Annoying. But the size and weight is nice and it is sufficient for bumming around the interwebs and small work tasks.

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Pro: fast boot-up, thanks to the 32gig SSD that runs the OS; 7200rpm HHD; back-lit keyboard; it's light and thin; and has several 3.0usb ports and a 2.0 always-on port for charging stuff when the PC is powered down.

Con: the screen just isn't that impressive--dull comes to mind. It's fine for day-to-day work but not so great for play.

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If you are serious about buying a laptop and you want quality for a good price, then this is the laptop for you. I find the Sony FXA47 to be an excellent laptop from the start. The Sony software included is handy. I bought the 48-Mo. warranty extension from Circuit City, so I don't feel any need to be concerned. Most importantly, the battery lasts the full three hours as promised in the manual. This is good for travel, even though it is heavy. I find that the included weight saver makes no sense if it only saves you 0.4 lbs. Performance on this laptop was a little slow when I first started using it, but after a few days of use it seems to speed up in performance. The DVD/CD-RW is a bit noisy and makes the laptop shake, so that might not be a convenience for business travelers on planes. Overall, a good laptop, w/a few glitches here and there. Definitely good for home/office users, but travelers might certainly want to look at something else less heavy and w/o a noisy cd player.

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The Sony VAIO PCG-FXA47 offers a great combination of features, rubber-to-the-road performance and affordability for the home user who wants the freedom of a laptop. The DVD/CD-RW drive drew me in, and the fast processor and generous memory sold me. The 20GB hard drive should be plenty for almost everyone (documents/photos/Quicken), although a user editing digital movies might have to think twice. This laptop comes with 10/100 NIC, so DSL connectivity is a snap. The software shipped with mine was also very useful. Note that it comes with serial & parallel ports as well as 2 USB ports, so connection to your peripherals is also convenient. The price is very good considering all you get. All in all, a good deal!

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The FXA47 is a sleek machine and when it works, it is wonderful.

I run a number of machines with XP and all perform better than this laptop, especially my Dell laptop.

The FXA47 hangs repeatedly when using standard programs such as the microsoft office family. Frequent crashing makes the computer nearly useless.

This is my second FXA47; the first was replaced due to these same problems to no avail. Beware!

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The estimated shipping on this laptop was for between the 9th and the 10th, the laptop actually arrived on the 6th! So the shipping was incredibly fast. The item itself, thus far, no problems.

Fast computer, fast boot, stays cool, does everything I need it to do.

There are only two downfalls to this laptop, it doesn't have amazing graphics, not terrible, but not incredible, but it's all that can be expected from such a great value.

The other downfall is the OS

Not a big fan of Windows 8, tried to install Linux, but I haven't been able to figure out how to, it seems other people are having this same problem on sites like NEWEGG.

However, I'm going to continue to search for a way to install a new OS and I'll stay updated.

My favorite thing about this computer was the webcam, perfect quality, matches up to an imac.

I definitely recommend this product.

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This product is great, fast, slim, great looking appearance, and I can use it for just about anything, great purchase, I did a lot of research about laptops, and this was the best deal with me having around a $600 budget. I strongly recommend this Awesome-top.

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Just received this one and I'm using it to leave this message. It was easy to setup and configure and I must say this Dell Inspiron i7-2670qm 15R is an outstanding notebook for the price. This machine has excellent performance. It's fast with a great display and keyboard w/number pad and includes features like HDMI, two USB 3.0, and eSATA connectors. The i7 quad processor ranks about 89 on the highend cpu benchmark scale making this a great value since notebooks like this one can sale for upwards of $1,000. If you are looking for a good laptop for under $600, this one's outstanding.

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I recently purschased this laptop with the $590 deal and for that price I can tell you it was a great buy. I like to take my time when buying computer components because since I live in México is not as ez as many of you to return an item if it comes dented, scratched or fails on the first days after purschase because at that time I'd probably back from the US (Amazon is the best thing ever I think)...so I was looking for a laptop that fulfills my high requirements since I am a programmer and a gamer to get the best performance for the best price, in this case it will be mainly for programming over gaming, so my first priority was processor because that is something you'll live with the rest of your laptop's life, then the RAM Memory which can be upgradable at anytime, graphics (HDMI port), screen size and the last thing I care about is hdd capacity (just use an external hdd for data).

This laptop comes with i7 which means that you are getting 4 cores in contrast to the i5 that are 2 cores and that represents great performance in multitasking and hard processing in long runs even when you get faster frequencies with 2 cores, I recommend you to go to the cpubenchamarks page which can help you to have an overview and ranking performance of the cpu model you are looking for, when buying a laptop be careful of those advertisements deals of some AMD processors that are 3-4 cores that don't perform as Intels i3-i5 because sometimes the Intel performs better even with 2 cores.

Now, RAM memory is upgradable to 8 GB and for starting with 6GB is good and you save a bit here to later buy 2x4GB sticks same brand because when I opened it I noticed it came with 2 different brands.

So far the other features were good for me except for the hard drive, it is 500GB 5400rpm which is a speedbump for the processor, so without awaiting to see how the HDD would perform and before I got the laptop I ordered a 128GB SSD (Samsung 830 series because of its reliability and rankings) and I know the big difference it would make. The performance before the SSD was really noticeable as expected after I installed it, the SSD was 2.5x faster that the HDD and now it easily boots in 13 16 seconds average, consider here that I installed a fresh instance of Windows 7 x64 Ultimate so no preinstalled Dell software that could slow down my boot time. The really bad news here are that if you want to upgrade the HDD for a SSD you'll need to literally dismantle your laptop in order to do that (I was not aware of that until the moment) so I took the risk in its brand new state and it wasn't so hard for me since I am an Engineer in Computer Systems but anyone can do it because it's pretty straightforward, all is just remove screws (during the procedure I highly recommend using antistatic wrist strap). Thanks to some tutorials I found in youtube I was able to do it with no problems but I sweated during the process (j/k) hoping I wouldn't break anything (plastics). At the end I did the system rating test and the graphics were the low ranked that determined the rating which I don't care much since I can run HD Videos, I think it has the Intel HD Graphics 3000 which is the most common, anyways If I want to play video games I just have to seat on my desktop with EVGA GTX 560 TI FTW. Hope you find this useful.

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I have received this laptop with all the configuration as written...

It's really worth to have this configuration in such low prize.. Love it

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My technically savy son-in-law told me that this is exactly what a technically ignorant 68 year old needs. It seems to do everything I need it to do and thensome.

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I use this laptop for homework and listening to music. The speakers sound great and its a lot faster than my old desktop. This laptop is everything I expected it to be. If you want a something good for a reasonable price I highly recommend buying this.

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I have a 2008CTO which replaced a T41 that I owned previous. The T60 is a much more superior computer in build quality, function, style and progression. I was worried at first but Lenovo has carried the Thinkpad torch superbly into the production of the T60 model.

PROS:

-Build quality is second to none.

-Integrates MS Office Applications easily into hardware.

-Super long battery life and high performance options.

-Great tactile keyboard and you can buy a keyboard in various languages and type fonts.

-All the parts are easily user removable, user replaceable, and user serviceable!

-Great customer support at Lenovo!

-Unique features like waterproof keyboard, airbag, roll cage, fingerprint security, Thinkpad manager, etc...

-SXGA and UXGA resolution screens!

-Quiet dust proof fan.

CONS:

No SD or Memory Card slots but you can easily buy a PC adapter card.

Runs hot on surfaces like beds and cushions and fan is not super quiet when laptop is hot.

Video Memory options are scant on the T60 models. With 256MB being rare and 128MB being standard. This is not a gaming laptop.

Screen brightness is not as crisp and luminous as newer models. Not a con for me because it is easy on my eyes when typing long papers.

No video/web cam on this model.

Only 3 USB ports

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Excellent product. Originally recommended to me by one of my fellow IT friends, I decided to check Amazon for the IBM ThinkPad T60. The price was right, I needed a laptop for email, office applications, and general sysadmin usage. The best part these laptops are built like a TANK. Good luck breaking these on accident!

Data Sales, Co. provided a great description of the laptop. All of the cosmetic wear was correctly described, leaving no surprises. The laptop was cleaned perfectly, packed perfectly, and even came with a copy of Windows XP (Although I just installed Arch Linux.) I ordered a separate battery for the laptop so I had that extra 4 hours of battery life. 8 hours of battery life for ~$150 is the deal of the century.

My only issue is when you turn on, wake up, sleep, or take power in or out, the motherboard speaker makes a LOUD beep. This can be avoided by muting the motherboard speaker by pressing a button on the keyboard.

The palm rests feel great, the screen looks great (although don't plan on taking this outside in broad daylight unless you're in shade.) The hinge connecting the screen to the body of the laptop is very strong. You can hold the laptop by the screen and nothing will swing.

This laptop can also be used for light gaming! I was shocked! I installed Counter-Strike 1.6 and Counter-Strike: Source on this laptop to find that both ran at upwards of 60fps and 20fps respectively when I tweaked with settings.

All in all, this is a great buy. Do not hesitate, as Lenovo is starting to phase out the glory of the ThinkPad series by using cheaper parts (chiclet keyboards? REALLY?)

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IBM ThinkPads are all top quality. This is the last one you can grab before the Lenovo takeover. Works great with any flavor of Linux I've thrown at it.

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i was without a computer for over a year and I love this one.It is very durable and is a nice weight..not to heavy or not too light. Very sturdy. Edge of bottom part is curved for ease of hands when typing.It is exactly as described in the add.

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i ordered this laptop on monday and got it on friday!!!! (i am actually doing the review of this laptop on it) It may not be the latest technology but it is good enough for me so i am really enjoying this laptop, I would recommend getting 1 of these if you just need a good laptop that won't give you alot of trouble

Review of HP Folio 13-1051nr 13.3-Inch Ultrabook PC (Standard Edition)

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Excellent computer for people on the go. Computer is very light and robust (so far) The i5 processor provides plenty of computer power for standard applications (Office, Skype, and Chrome). No issues with running multiple processes in multiple windows.

4 gig of RAM and 128 gig of SSD is a little light on memory, but then this is optimized for travel, or classroom use.

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I have the standard version of this ultrabook. The design is great but fan never stops working and makes a loud noise. Even though I changed the BIOS settings and disabled the option 'Fan Always on', it didn't get any better.

Additionally, the keyboard is difficult to navigate. Moreover, you have to use function key to access page down/up and home&end keys, which I use a lot. If you also care about backlit keyboard, this one does not have it.

Finally, the battery runs for 4-4.5 hours on full charge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Lenovo still makes the best laptopsnot full of free trial ware and junk that you have to delete.

Hve owned many, we have 3 currentlyall are greatlong battery life, good office machines.

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I bought this item as a gift. The person is a casual internet user and web browser. This laptop works perfectly for said purposes. It is also nicely designed and looks great.

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Awesome laptop. Real easy to start up. Fool proof with some extra nice things like fingerprint-sign in. Love it. Nice large model...super light... and noise free. Great bargain... Fast shipping and very well packed.

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This computer is a pain in the ass. Yes, it will do as a cheap 15.6 laptop, but it could be so much better. The touch pad is not as good as the one I had on a 3 year old HP. On startup sometimes it says "Please wait...". But it says that for an hour or more. Is it stuck in a loop? Is it updating programs? I don't know. Eventually I force a shutdown, restart in Safe Mode, restart normally and it's OK. Then sometimes it restarts itself to install updates while I am in the middle of using it. What incompetent programming! Then there's the preloaded security application that keeps bugging me. And I can't remove that program using Windows. And how many times do I have to be reminded by it that "Port Locker" is not initiated? Every freekin' time it starts up. The fingerprint sign-in got better with time, but I eventually deleted it because it's so annoying. I won't be buying any Lenovo again.

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List Price: $999.99
Sale Price: $549.95
Today's Bonus: 45% Off

When I decided to purchase a new Laptop I did a search for various brands for my requirements.

As I had a good experience with my previous Dell laptops, I settled on this Dell Inspiron 15R. I have used this laptop for around 2 months now and works really well for me.

Pros:

1. Good Performance: Core i3-380M (2.53ghz)

2. Supports Virtualization

3. Supports Wireless Tech., Wi-fi

4. Supports Hyper Threading and turbo Boost Technology

5. Onboard HD Graphics(Intel)

6. HDMI port and e-SATA port. (Sounds Amazing)

7. Inbuilt card Reader supports SD, MMC, MS Pro

8. 3 USB ports and 1 high Speed LAN port.

9. Windows 7 Home Premium.

Cons:

1. No Firewire Port.

Review:

If you are looking for complete package for your job, study and entertainment then this is the product. I dont think anybody could get disappointed.

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The article has problems, the carcass is starting with a swipe. The mouse buttons do not work. I am not satisfied with the product, has many flaws.Dell Inspiron 15r Notebook Intel Core i3-380(2.53ghz) 15.6" 2gb Memory Ddr3 1333 250gb Hdd 5400rpm Dvd±r/rw Intel HD Graphics Hdmi Webcam

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After 4 months of moderate use of my brand new Dell Inspiron computer the keyboard stopped functioning. After multiple phone calls to a call center (where english was a second language and they could only respond to what was written in their script)I was told I would have to replace the keyboard myself. That failed, so after many more calls they agreed to send someone to replace the keyboard. They did.

After 7 months of less than moderate use, the keyboard and mouse pad failed. Many calls later, the repairman replaced both parts.

After 9 months of infrequent use, the hard drive crashed. After spending $89 at staples to copy my hard drive, and at least 4 hours of telephone frustration, including hangups, and restating the problem multiple times, I was "promised" that "Dell would make things right". I told them I wanted an extended warranty or a new computer," they told me "once the hard drive was replaced I would be "taken care of".

I made multiple phone calls to the "direct line" of the customer service person over the next three months. I resorted to writing to the owner of Dell, Michael Dell, received my letter and a few weeks later I got a call from someone that had no idea what the issue was. After explaining to him he said someone would get back to me.

Months later I did get a call, this person thought I was calling to have the hard drive replaced, nd told me I had missed that house call.Dell Optiplex Computer with 19 inch LCD Flat Panel Monitor (Single Core 2.8Ghz Pentium 4 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 750 GB Hard Drive, Windows XPDell Inspiron 14R i14RN4110-8073DBK 14-Inch Laptop (Diamond Black)Dell Inspiron 15RM i15RM-7412DBK 15-Inch Laptop (Black) The end result... I was offered a $50 credit towards Dell products.

I will never buy a Dell again.

Sylvia

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This is my first laptop and it definitely meets my needs and expectations. The primary reason for the purchase was to have a portable computer/DVD player with WIFI for times when I travel and need a diversion on the plane/train and to have email and Internet access on my own account. I'm no guru and don't need anything for technical purposes; but based on my rather limited experience, Dell computers are the only ones I would own. It did not disappoint in that respect. It virtually set itself up right out of the box. Credit Microsoft for that, I guess. The only drawbacks keeping me from giving it 5 stars is that the battery life seems so short, particulary as I do like to Skype with family members... That really eats up the battery life. It's lucky if it lasts an hour. I will look into getting a longer-lasting battery if one is out there.

I'd recommend this Dell for anyone who needs a good basic laptop with WIFI. It did not come with any office type software except for some "trials" of MS Office. That is probably why the price was so reasonable. WIFI setup instructions could have been a bit better, but with a little help from my cable company it finally got done and works great. I can't wait to see how it works out there on a public WIFI connection.