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I've known about Alienware for years now, but had only ever known one person who owned one. I knew the reputation, I knew the look, I knew the reviews. So I replaced my 17" VAIO with this behemoth. Let's review.

FIRST: Sleek, black, huge, heavy for a laptop. But this is not the kind of laptop to tuck under your arm and lug around the office; you set it down and PLAY. Same goes for the power supply the thing is comically over-sized. I felt like a hobbit holding it! But with a need for 250W, it has to be that way.

SOUND: Without a doubt, the best and richest sound I've ever heard out of a laptop. Bass is strong, the treble powerful. No tinny, cruddy speakers, these.

HEAT: The advantage to all of that aluminum is excellent heat dissipation. Also, there are dual air intakes and dual exhausts in the back, directing the heat away from you. (Too many laptops vent to the side!) Playing Borderlands 2 at max settings, the laptop got slightly warm but nowhere near the point of discomfort. So it may weigh down your lap, but it won't singe your short-n-curlies.

THE ALIEN FACTOR: Sexy light schemes, MASSIVELY configurable touchpad, set of bonus keys for gaming on the left side of the keyboard, tons of peripheral slots. They know their audience.

PERFORMANCE: This is difficult to rate, because nothing I could do was the least bit challenging to the system. "Crysis 3, maximum settings? YAWN. Tell me when you have some DIFFICULT software to run." You are going to have 1-2 years after buying this system of total max-settings freedom. No lag, drag, or latency doing anything.

DOWNSIDE: Hardly any. The worst thing I could find in this laptop was Windows 8.

SUMMARY: Go big or go home. If you don't mind the heaviness of this game-eating monster, there are no downsides, there is no competition, you WILL be assimilated.

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I bought a M18x-R2 in October of 2012. I was very impressed with the laptop, It is heavy, but I'm not carrying it on an airplane so I don't care. I use this computer to replace my HP 18in laptop (no longer made) that ran so hot that it would turn off from overheating and almost burn my hand near the exhaust. The Alienware lets out very little heat and makes very little noise. The screen color is brilliant. The one problem that I had, was that when I tapped on the keys, the cursor would jump all over the screen, very frustrating. After talking to support 3 times I finally found out that there was a tap to click option on the touch-pad, once that was turned off the problem disappeared, and the computer has run great ever since. Support did a good job of taking over my computer to fix the problem, all I had to do was watch them make all the changes necessary. The computer needless to say is very fast, and runs my programs well.

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The screen went out August 10th. Sent back to Dell and they received it August 13th. Well here it is a month later and they still have it. AND every time I call them (India) to see where it is and whats going on they tell me they have to escalate the case. When I ask them what that means they dont answer me. After 5 times calling, last week they finally told me that the screen needed to be replaced and part was finally in stock. Well called again and again they have to escalate case. This is my first Alienware purchase since Dell bought them and I have never dealt with such incompetance with a $2000.00 product. I personally think they lost it and I will be filing a claim with them at the end of the week. Save yourself time and aggrivation and order anything else but a Dell/Alienware.

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I have loved this day from the very first day that i got it. I always play games on this laptop and it runs at maximum power non stop. It is the best laptop i have ever owned. I also use skype on it everyday and it never runs out of steam, or ceases to amaze me.

I highly recommend this laptop if you are big into gaming.

Buy Dell Latitude D610 1860MHz 1024MB 40GB CDRW/DVD 14.1" Notebook

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

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The Toshiba Satellite C55D-A5240NR is an inexpensive laptop with an AMD processor and 4GB of memory, running Windows 8 64-bit as an operating system. Frankly, the downfall in this configuration is the 4GB of memory, but this can be remedied, as can the lack of Bluetooth.

For someone who isn't into games requiring fast, responsive graphics, this basic laptop would be a good choice. Good build quality, nice 15.6" display (1366x768 (HD), 16:9 aspect ratio, Supports 720p content), built-in media card reader, lightweight body (only 5.2 pounds) and the perks of HDMI, webcam with built-in microphone, and (1) USB 3.0 (you also have 2 USB 2.0) made me smile. The inclusion of the DVD drive (often omitted on lightweight laptops these days) was also a nice perk.

Toshiba says it has 'enhanced sound', but I didn't notice this to be the case. I added speakers via the line-in port (used for headphones), and later decided to add a Kinivo BTD-300 Bluetooth 3.0 USB adapter For Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows XP / Vista, Mac OS 10.3.9 or Later, which is a cheap addition that gives this laptop the Bluetooth capabilities it lacks out of the box.

I then added Bluetooth speakers for additional 'enhanced sound' that made me happy. My speaker choices: (NEW) AYL BSPK202 Portable Bluetooth Speaker Set with Built in Speakerphone + 8 hour Rechargeable Battery and Enhanced Bass Resonator + 3 Year Warranty or (NEW) AYL Mini Touch BoomBox Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker with Built in Speakerphone + 8 hour Rechargeable Battery + 3 Year Warranty Black. You can also use Bluetooth headphones with the adapter installed. I've used my Bose AE2w Bluetooth Headphones Black via this method, without a problem.

This laptop isn't high-end. It doesn't have a back-lit keyboard, but it is full-sized and includes 10-key. It's screen resolution is average, and the battery life on a 6-cell is about 4 hours depending upon the type of usage. You can watch Netflix, Skype, Facebook, play online games, email and surf the Web. You can also edit photos and upload videos to YouTube. It's a utilitarian laptop, that anyone can afford.

The Toshiba won't be for gamers or those who intend to edit video. The graphics and the memory are lacking, and AMD processors (while the can work fine for this purpose...) take a back seat to Intel for this purpose in my opinion.

If you are looking for a solid choice for a basic laptop that's thin, lightweight, and will allow you to study, work and play for about three hundred bucks, this is a good choice!

I would suggest adding more memory though, as the basic configuration of 4GB is barely enough to run the operating system. This is unfortunately pretty much the standard with laptops in this price range, and how the manufacturers can offer them so cheaply. This laptop can be expanded to 16GB of memory, which is ideal for anyone wanting to get the most performance, but certainly not necessary. At 8GB (doubling the current configuration), you should see a noticeable performance boost.

To upgrade, I suggest either taking it to a local shop (you'll probably pay more than doing it yourself) or opening up the back to reveal the memory slots. There are (2), each with 2GB sticks of DDR3 1600MHz memory. You will need to purchase a kit with 2 sticks of 4GB (total 8GB) for about sixty to eighty bucks to do the upgrade. I suggest you look at what memory is installed first (brand, part number, speed) to verify what's installed prior to the upgrade. Sometimes this can vary, depending upon where your laptop was built.

I upgraded using this kit: Crucial 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) CL11 SODIMM 204-Pin 1.35V/1.5V Notebook Memory Modules CT2CP51264BF160B. However you can (see comments) add one compatible (any brand) stick of 4GB to the existing 4GB stick for a total of 8GB. NOTE: I like to add two of the same brand and size for best performance, but some argue this is not necessary. I got the 8GB kit for less than I could have gotten 4GB of Samsung memory, so I decided to do it this way and put the Samsung part into another laptop.

Something that Toshiba did which surprised me. Despite having only a 1066Mhz data transfer rate on the installed motherboard per Toshiba's specs, they've installed memory with a 1600Mhz speed. This PC will never be able to attain that speed due to the limitations of the installed hardware, even with the faster memory, but adding compatible 1600Mhz speed memory is the way to go as it will make for a smooth running system and there's no real price issue.

If you prefer to add an additional 4GB of memory (for a total of 8GB with the existing stick (which for most appears to be a Samsung part) you may want to use: Crucial 4GB Single DDR3 1600 MT/s (PC3-12800) CL11 SODIMM 204-Pin 1.35V/1.5V Notebook Memory Module CT51264BF160B which costs much less than the existing Samsung module, yet works the same.

Upgrading the memory is not tough, so don't be afraid to do it yourself. Just take your time (look at a few tutorials on YouTube), make sure you're grounded and not on carpet when you open up the case to prevent harmful static which can ruin parts.

So if you want a basic laptop with potential for speediness with an upgrade, snap this one up.

UPDATE: 9/17/13 TIP Recovery Drive to USB

To save yourself some potential grief with ANY Windows 8 PC, think about making a recovery drive from a 32GB USB flash drive (you could do it with less, but to include the recovery partition from the hard drive get the 32GB stick). It's easy! In Windows 8 use the Search box and type in 'recovery drive'. You will see 'Create a Recovery Drive'. Follow the directions and then you'll have an essential back-up of the operating system and drivers, if needed for a reboot when Windows has failed for some unknown reason. Store it somewhere safe and continue to do system back-ups (not the same thing...) about once a week.

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I only wanted a laptop to use gmail, facebook, spotify, netflix, office, skype... You can use all this stuff with this Toshiba without problems. Windows 8 was hard at first, but now I get used to it. Buy this laptop and save your money for a trip. It also has an USB 3.0 port, a HDMI port and a DVD device.

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We talked with a computer guy and this had everything we were looking for. We would've preferred windows 7 since everyone complains about windows 8 but really after messing around a bit with it, its not that bad if your a techy person. If your not comfortable with tablets and smart phones then i would stay a way a look for a windows 7 computer. This was easy to set up and it has a desktop app which is nice just missing the start button so it still is different than your usual desktop.

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This is a really nice computer for the basic, every day tasks that someone would want to do. Browsing the web, checking email, typing up documents, chatting on Skype. Everyday task like these are what this computer is for. Don't buy this computer and expect high speed video editing and rendering, or high-end gaming because this won't do you any good. It does have an AMD Radeon 7310 graphics card, so it can do very, very light gaming, but I would not just purchase this computer just for that purpose. The CPU is a dual core running at 1.4 ghz, so it's not the fastest processor for gaming. I personally think the speakers sound a bit low also.

So what are the pros of this laptop? It's very inexpensive compared to other laptops made for the same purpose. It's lightweight, and has an impressive battery life for a laptop. The keyboard is awesome, sleek, and very comfortable to type on. A very spacey 500GB hard drive makes for a lot of storage. Although, there are many people who despise Windows 8, I actually like it. The apps are a nice touch, and there's still the traditional desktop view everyone is familiar with. Yes, it takes awhile to get used to, but once you do, it's a cool operating system. Not to mention, very quick boot up and shut down times. It comes with fast, UBS 3.0, an HDMI out port to connect to your HD television or monitor, and a nice HD display. At $330.00, this computer is a great deal.

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This fine piece of machinery, while not the best laptop in the world, has proven to be extremely durable. Its had its share of falls, including some pretty bad ones. But Last night, I fell asleep on Skype on a top bunk in my barracks room. I woke up in the middle of the night, because I had kicked it in my sleep. It hit a wall, and crashed down on the floor. I woke up immediately afraid to find a floor full of broken pieces and a cracked screen. Nope, nothing but a perfectly working laptop. Like I said, its not the fastest laptop, and its not the best for games, but if you want a durable dependable laptop that works, this one is for you.

HP EliteBook 2540p XT931UT 12.1-Inch Laptop Reviews

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Been building systems, deploying systems for over 20 years, and so far, for the past 3 years...our company has been buying Elitebook notebooks for our team, and we've not had a single unit fail, require an O/S rebuild, etc. All Vista and Win7 Enterprise installed right after purchases, and so far so good. This particular model is the smallest we've bought, and it's a fast PC with very long battery life and it's packed with more disk than a corporate user will ever need. Just Remember....NO internal DVD drive in this unit. We don't allow users to install their own software, and so the DVD drive just becomes a power using add on that is seldom used.

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This is a fantastic laptop for those that have to move around a lot... it's combination of size and weight make it our go-to laptop for physicians to do their rounding at the hospital with.

Battery life is great, and you can even purchase a 9-cell battery for even more life (though as expected, it adds more weight).

I cannot comment on HP support as we have not yet had to get these laptops repaired, and we have over 50 of them in use currently for the better part of a year in a healthcare setting.

Has quite a few nifty features on them and I like the touchpad over the "eraser" pointer that you get on most small laptops.

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After a week of use I am satisfied with this laptop. Since I already own a slim, USB-powered DVD writer, the lack of built-in DVD is no problem.

Pros include:

* very easily upgradeable to 6GB RAM,

* Windows 7 Pro,

* good battery life (how good is very dependent on what apps are running),

* runs very quiet,

* usually runs fast,

* using the fingerprint reader is more fun than typing passwords,

* supports hard drive encryption,

* allows me to work productively sitting in cramped airline seats,

* very light weight,

* lots of useful ports,

* SD card reader,

* ambient light sensor

* ...

Cons include:

* I wish they left out the pointing stick and its corresponding mouse buttons, allowing the touchpad to be bigger;

* while the laptop generally runs cool, it shoots a stream of warm/hot air out its right side;

* upgrading to 8GB requires more work, since one DIMM is located near the keyboard, and the other near the back of the laptop;

* the weight is unbalanced and the cover smooth, so it is a bit hard to carry for such a light laptop;

* I had to download some software update to make the laptop wake reliably from sleep mode.

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This is a work laptop. Keys seem very small and compact, and the 1 key is tiny! No webcam, but it is decently quick.

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The information under product detail has not been reviewed. The size of the computer is not 16 inches it weighs more than 3 pounds. So the description is misleading and lacks the information easily available on HP's web site. This is clearly the wrong forum to buy a complicated product like the HP2540p.

Reviews of Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420 1141-CTO 14" LED Laptop / Intel Core

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This review is specifically for an E420 1141-A24 purchased from 0FF1CE DEP0T. It's worth mentioning three things up front:

(1) My configuration is nearly identical to the base specs listed here, except that my processor is a slightly slower i5 2410M

(2) I purchased mine as an advertised sale of 530 plus taxes.

(3) I found that Lenovo made a similarly spec'd configuration available for 444 with discounts/coupons back in July/August, the details of which archived on the Fat Wallet forums.

This is my third laptop in about three years, but my first to come equipped with most of the features I wanted. For reference, my first laptop was a well used T-43 Thinkpad off Craigslist with a dead battery and no real features worth mentioning, other than great Thinkpad quality and a matte (non-glare) screen that I didn't know I valued until I lost it.

I replaced the T-43 with a new, bargain priced Lenovo G530 (Core 2 Duo) which had absolutely no features, lousy battery life, and a mirror-like glossy screen that stunk in many lighting conditions (an all too common feature with just about every laptop I looked at). My experience with the discount G530 computer allowed me to create my "must have" list of features:

HC SD CARD READER for easy uploading of images from my digital camera

BLUETOOTH for tethering to my cell phone via the Tether app

HDMI OUT for connection to my TV for watching shows off of HULU, CBS, NBC and ABC websites

MATTE SCREEN because I simply couldn't stand the reflections I had to deal with on the glossy screen

GOOD BATTERY LIFE because my G530 could handle about an hour of video playback on low brightness before dying

LESS THAN 14" in width (actual width, not the screen measurement) to maintain portability

Some things I wanted but compromised on:

SSD drive, which I can actually install for less $$ than the added cost of most laptops that ship with one

Backlit keyboard, because I do a little computing in the dark

BluRay drive, which simply would have been nice (I rarely use my DVD drive as it is)

Numeric Keypad, which I came to realize simply wasn't an option until I moved up to a 15" screen size

Hi Rez screen

This laptop didn't wow me like the (beautiful) pricey 1370-do11ar SONY SA series, which has an inch smaller (13.3") high res (1600x900) screen, but came with the SSD, keyboard backlight and BluRay. Toshiba has a matte-screen Protege in the 850 range, and HP has a high-res EliteBook 8650 that costs nearly twice the Sony's price for similar spec. In the end, it came down to the great build quality and trouble-free track record of Lenovo, plus with the low cost I was able to justify purchasing a 2nd unit to give to my Pops, who's been suffering with my old Thinkpad T-series for the past year or so.

Build quality isn't quite on par with the seemingly cast-iron T43 built by IBM, but is certainly a step above the entry level G530 it's replacing. The hinges seem solid, the screen is fairly rigid, the feel of the keyboard and touchpad is spot on, and as a whole, the unit feels sturdy yet reasonably light.

Boot time is acceptable at 35s to logon screen, and 55s to desktop / ready to go. Windows Experience Index clocks at 5.7, with the hard drive write speeds being the dog, followed by the slow integrated Intel graphics and RAM speeds (5.9).

The screen is bright enough in the brightly lit windowed room I primarily work in, and the matte finish basically eliminates any problems with reflections. Viewing angles are very good side-to-side, but there is a sweet spot in the tilt that inverts quickly if not adjusted just so. Yet I find it acceptable for close-in viewing. Sound quality is decent, though not audiophile quality -i.e. loud enough, but a bit tinny and lacking in bass. It's no worse than your average clock radio, and clearly listening to video streaming services isn't a problem.

I'm simply thrilled with the built-in Bluetooth, SD reader, and HDMI-out. Previously, I was using various USB attachments for each of these regularly-used features, which simply complicated my usage and increased the amount of gear I had to carry around and keep track of.

The keyboard on this laptop is excellent. The keys have actual, visible up and down movement (hard to believe after all the chiclet style keyboards I demoed). Spacing is only a tiny bit cramped; it's really quite good for my large fingers.

Unlike my previous Thinkpads, Lenovo moved most of the functions to the function keys, then went one step further: they made the function key require a two-key press to activate (for example, instead of hitting F5 to refresh or F11 for full screen, I now have to press Fn-F5 or Fn-F11), but the auxiliary commands are now single-key press (volume, mute, screen brightness, Play/FFWD/RWD, web cam on/off). It's a little something to get used to, and a keyboard backlight would have been appreciated in darker settings to help me out. (This function can be disabled in BIOS.) Alas...

The computer has moved all ports to the sides of the body -so no more headphone plug sticking out from under my space bar. One USB, the DVD tray and the power connector are on the right; all others are on the left. The rear is reserved for an RJ45 network connection as well as an optional 9-cell battery, which would stick out the rear of the computer about an inch (without increasing its thickness). And no more confusing the headphone port for the mic port: this computer uses a single integrated "smart" port, though I suppose it requires a new single plug (or USB) headset for my Skype calls.

Lenovo even threw in a TrackPoint (eraser-head button between the G & H keys for navigation), and a finger print reader that works fairly reliably and quickly from the log-on screen.

The computer comes a little bit bloated with Lenovo's software, most of which is good, some of which is unnecessary. Fortunately, my biggest headache, Norton Anti-Virus, was easily removable via ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS. The others you'll have to pick through depending on what Lenovo features you'll find valuable. Lenovo even saw fit to ship this unit with Google Chrome installed, which manages to make an appearance before Microsoft's Internet Explorer has a chance to pop up. However, in my case, it was Chrome v12 (current version is 15), and it wouldn't automatically upgrade itself. I had to uninstall Chrome and download a clean version of the current software.

It's also worth noting that this PC doesn't come with a recovery DVD. Lenovo traditionally makes these available by mail for a modest price (auctions sites and Craigs1ist are less expensive options), but it does include the standard recovery partition on the HDD that allows the creation of a recovery DVD, should you want to swap out a hard drive right away.

For a computer I use daily for web surfing, video watching, some light Inkscape drawing, Photoshop Elements editing, and lightweight gaming, the E420 fits the bill in terms of price, value/quality, and speed/functionality. It's by no means cutting edge, it certainly isn't the best looking nor the smallest/lightest of the bunch, but it's designed to be carried around and used in any number of tasks with a minimum of headache. Five to six hour battery life is to be expected (unless under heavy video playback), and 9 hours are achievable with an upgrade to the extended 9-cell battery.

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I've had quite a few laptops before but Lenovo does outstanding job. It is got everything I need,performance is great mine has I5 2430m 500gb hdd it is a speede little machine . I did rate performance and it gave me next results:processor 7.0,ram 5.9,grafics 4,7,gaming grafics 6.2,hard dr 5.9 it is outstanding performance for the little think pad aspesially whe you paid for it 600$. Battery life is around 6 hrs +_ depends what you do with it. It's got HDMI which is great. Cooling is great I hat to do some video adding for 5 hrs straight and machine was as coole as ever. I do like the design nothing extra very solid. I am very pleased with this machine!

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I bought this item for my school and it works well! I love the blazing fastness when it first turns on/off or when I put it to sleep mode. The HD webcam is pretty good in good light and in low light. It would help if there were backlit keys. The trackpad is pretty good. I'm trying to get used to it still. I actually love the keyboard! The feeling is great! The lit up "i" on the thinkpad logo is pretty cool. I think it's useful. This isn't a great laptop for media stuff obviously but it works well enough for me! The laptop is pretty light with the battery. I prefer to just leave my adapter plugged in to my laptop and take my battery out to save some battery life. Everything else works fine! I'm actually thinking about extended the amount of ram from 4gb to 8gb (the max amount of ram you can have).

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I bought this computer in December 2011 and by May 2012 it had failed several times. I would put it in sleep mode, which would make it freeze and it wouldn't boot up for a few days and despite repeated attempts. What seemed to fix it is taking out the battery and reconnecting it on power supply only. However, the latest freeze left it completely unresponsive. It won't beep, nor any lights would flash, on power-on. Faulty motherboard? Unfortunately I bought this computer in the US and now I live in Europe, and can't take advantage of the 1 year warranty. I was lured to this product by the deep discount, and I should have known better than to buy a brand I didn't know.

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This is an excellent and inexpensive machine for small business.

Bought this more than 2 yrs ago and so far I have yet to experience any problems. At first the display looked dim then I realized it can be made brighter by changing the power plan. I have brought it with on numerous trips, some overseas, and it certainly made the traveling less boring.

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A great powerful laptop with dedicated Nvidia card and lots of RAM.

Pros: i7 CPU the power is always there.

HD display 1920X1080

Unibody Aluminum casing

10GB RAM you can run 4 VM on it and you wont even feel it

Cons: Useless mini-VGA port

keyboard could have been made better (a bit jumpy)

Would recommend it to any one in need for a light powerful 13" laptop.

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Excellent computer, well built, powerful and beautiful. I am an ASUS fan, yes they don't have the best customer service but I do think they build the best motherboards and basically because a computer is the motherboard, they build the best computers!

Well done!...

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It is really thin and light (one of the main reasons I bought this gear) the screen is not glossy, rich color, crisp fonts. The sound is really good compares to other ultrabooks (Zenbook's audio is made by Bang & Olufsen! cant believe the rich sound comes out from this little body.) I am now willing to bring it everyday with me.

However, few days ago I thought it was slow compares to my other Macbook pro util today I found the laptop was always on "battery saving mode". After I switch it to performance mode it worked a lot faster! impressive model.

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Ordered this laptop online since I needed to replace my sluggish netbook (remember those?) that finally broke.

Pros:

Beautiful, solid hardware.

Extremely light.

Decent battery life, even in high performance mode (3.5+ hours)

Upgrades match what is described on this item (a previous reviewer said he didn't see the upgrades, maybe he got unlucky)

Relatively fast.

Cons:

The trackpad is absolute garbage. It was very hard to type without accidentally clicking a button or popping up a menu. Disabling the trackpad was even harder since Function-F9 does not even work properly on the laptop. Luckily, 1) I typically use an external mouse and 2) I found some drivers that let me disable the trackpad when an external mouse is plugged in (this driver does screw up the default configuration as the mouse cursor suddenly disappears from time to time when using only the trackpad). The trackpad is basically what prevents this from being a 5-star review.

Overall, it's a good laptop, but if you are someone who likes using the trackpad (unlike me), you're gonna have a bad time.

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First of all, the screen is perfect. Pretty good images in a high quality screen.

I need to carry on my backpack everyday, which is not a problem, this thing is really light.

The performance for basic tasks is AWESOME, booting the PC in a few seconds is really good.

For software, I have been using some circuit simulators, Photoshop and playing Dota 2, without problems.

I do not care about touchscreen, It is not a problem for me.

The major problem is having to use a adapter to the internet, but not a HUGE deal.

Keyboard is fine, pretty good actually. The touchpad is responds well, but I am using a mouse by now.

If you fit the ultrabook profile, this is a good choice for whoever is looking for a high performance, good-looking ultrabook.

Dell Inspiron i15R-1843sLV 15" Laptop (2.50GHz Intel Core i5 3210M Reviews

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Excellent laptop, robust, reliable, good capacity. The Dell laptop computers are good performance, to work hard, and this model is well balanced and it works fine.

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I like this laptop a lot the customer service is really good and windows 8 is awesome but ever since I dropped it about 2 feet off the ground if started lagging

Toshiba Satellite E205-S1904 14" Laptop (2.2 GHz Intel Core i5-430M Review

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New doesn't always spell better. This is an older Toshiba model but with the WiDi (wireless display) feature built in, this makes this a nice device with an edge. Along with the Netgear TV1000 box which connects to your tv, you can wirelessly send whatever you are viewing on your laptop to your tv. There are newer versions and models of this very feature, but the color scheme of this particular model is eye catching. It has a blueish mirrow chrome top panel and the mouse buttons match. The outer edges along both the left and right side of this machine are also of this color scheme.

There are other nice features like a row of dedicated buttons. Two inparticular are the ECO button and the WiDi button. These are my favorites. The ECO button allows you to put the unit into power consumption conservation mode which you the administrator can modify. The WiDi button launches the wireless display feature. Without these keys you would have to go through a number of clicks to launch either of these features.

This particular model is not quite as fast as some of the other i5 processor models i've used but it's acceptable. The screen viewing area is just slightly over 11 1/2 inches which to some may be a drawback (but remember that you can send it to your tv using the WiDi feature). The unit is not too thin nor too thick. Not too heavy yet not too light as to make one feel as if its less durable. The number keys set above the QWERTY row of characters. Typing can sometimes be a little cramped.

Despite my last paprgraph I still like this model and would recomend it to someone looking for an older model laptop with decent features. Having the WiDi was the deal sealer for me. I tend to like the not so newer models of many devices for various reasons.

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Review of HP Compaq nw9440 refurbished mobile workstation laptop PC-Intel

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folks to visit affinity tech electronics! The guy is great and I love my new machine. It is a solid work machine. Add a 2GB RAM card and 7 runs like a champ.

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Cheap Lenovo Ideapad Z570 1024A3U 15.6-Inch Laptop (Gun Metal Grey)

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Lenovo Offer's better deal than Amazon.com , Amazon sells very old model of the unit which was manufactured 1 year before . My notebook manufactured date was printed as "2010" which is like old stock to give it to user's / Consumers.

I had trouble registering online warranty due to 2010 Date stamp with Lenovo. Not Worth to buy from Amazon. If Amazon can publish Date of Manf It will be Great.

Lenovo offers better configuration with 8 GB memory for the same price.

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I have ordered several of this exact Lenovo laptop and needless to say, I am quite pleased with the overall quality.

The only slight annoyance comes from the large mouse pad my hand often brushes over it and causes the cursor to move from where I had it, but this is something that one can adapt to quite easily.

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Have had no issues with the laptop at all. Runs very smoothly and battery life is pretty good. Ive had it for about 8 months with no issues. This is a good deal.

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Bought this to replace a HP laptop with a 14" screen that was about 3 years old. This one has a great processor that's relatively fast, nice size HD and a nice screen. The graphics system could be faster but this isn't a gaming system so I can live with it. It plays streaming videos well without getting too hot like my old HP laptop.

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Very solid body. Looks slick!

VERY snappy CPU in this thing.

For the price you can not beat this!

I do recommend that you upgrade the ram to 8gb (it has one free slot, so just grab a ddr3 sodimm and you should be fine)

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The computer looks rather nice (looks similar to a Mac, but is thicker). Parameters of this machine are impressive, but it has several drawbacks. The touchpad is not comfortable, fan is quite loud. My touchscreen is faulty and it turns out it is not possible to disable the touchscreen driver. And finallywindows 8 is the worst system I've used so far. What's more, due to UEFI boot it is difficult to install f.e. linux as dual boot.

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Superior build and performance. A great product for students as I am going to college for computer science at the University of Maryland. BUY.

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I got it for a school laptop, and it is awesome. No lagging in any of my browsers. Very minimal lagging in games. I would get a better graphics card if youre a serious gamer, but otherwise its great! There's plenty of space to store my stuff with the 500gb hard drive. I did wish it had more RAM, but it will do. It's also great that it comes with an hd webcam. Very handy for skypeing. I also like the spill-resistant keyboard and the brushed aluminum. It makes the laptop always look new. All in all, its is a great product!

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UPDATE #3 Sept22/13

Cursor in touchpad erratic from get go. No matter how many times it's been adjusted (sensitivity, etc)via control panel.

Letters on the keys ALREADY rubbing off!! Really?! The 'T' symbol on the key almost totally gone! Not even been THREE months! HP customer service has been very responsive, but the touchpad issue still not resolved. And the key symbols? Just cheap. Does not bode well for the future of this machine. And have passed the Amazon 30 day period so guess I am stuck with a $600 piece of Chinese junk.

OK....I found out that online Forums beat, hands down, HP's (or any Company) support. After hours with HP Support and remote assist for the problem of the computer constantly kicking me off and back to sign-on screen, HP said to reinstall Windows 7. BUT before I had to do that, I found out via forums, that it was the screen-saver set ups causing the glitch. Problem seems solved. The slowness issue turns out to be ATT and my supposedly FAST service is actually 1.3-1.5 Mbps (even tho I have been paying for the faster one!) UGH! SO...nothing is the fault of the HP ProBook! The only feature I wish I had, as I stated earlier, is a backlit keyboard. Everything else seems great now! Especially once ATT gets with the program I PAID for...fast DSL! :)

Moving from a (heavy) 15.6" 2008 Gateway Vista 32-Bit Home Prem, with Intel T5200 1.60 GHz, 2GB RAM to this ProBook 4440s with i5 7200 rpm core, etc. and thought it would be a LOT faster, etc. (It has Windows 7 Pro 64 bit)

NO Difference that I can tell. Maybe it's the settings? Bloatware? I am not very computer savvy but still....

I have mostly "cloud" stuff on it, and have not installed any programs yet. It takes as long as the Gateway to Start from shutdown to active online-internet...actually slower? Almost EVERY video buffers over and over...You Tubes, News, etc.

It's crazy?!

I had read several good reviews on this machine so am a wee bit disappointed.

I think I will take it to a computer-geek shop and have them go over it and see if there might be stuff on it that is slowing it down. Hate having to shell out more $$$ for that.

Also, the fingerprint recognition doesn't seem to have a set-up wizard/instructions? But that's a subject HP Support should be able to assist in.

One reason I went with HP is their Customer Support, which has always been stellar.

I will see if performance improves in the next few days and update if it is just something I may have overlooked.

I did goof in one criteria...backlit keys. I opted to not go for one with that feature and boy do I ever regret that oversight!! :)!

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Only thing I would do differently is order it with ten key on right side of keyboard. I like it a lot

Toshiba Satellite U845W-S410P 14.4 LED Ultrabook Intel Core Review

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If you catch this on sale (check prices, it's listed several ways on Amazon) it's a steal, it's a good value even at the "regular" discounted price. See my review of the same model with 256 GB SSD and i7 CPU here: Toshiba Satellite U845W-S414 14.4-Inch Ultrabook (Midnight Silver)

The two machines are identical except for the CPU and SSD. The i5 in this model is quite capable as well and you get more storage in the 500 GB HDD. For the price you get an excellent, solid and very well built ultrabook with great performance and a lot of nice features, like three USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI out port, the unique 21:9 wide screen display and very nice styling. The is a very attractive ultrabook and for productivity uses, it performs very, very well. The side-by-side windows are a treat for daily tasks and combined with the excellent speakers makes watching videos or listening to music a great experience. The speakers sound very good and are a big plus. Nearly all the comments in my other review apply to this model as well.

Text is clear and easy to read even at the 100% default setting, you can boost to 125% if you like, but even with my old, tired eyes I did not feel the need to do so. Also, one of the nicest looking Ultrabooks (in my opinion) around. Easy to carry and handle, too. Very sleek. The rubberized surfaces are wonderful every one should copy Toshiba on this aspect.

A top performer (excellent benchmarks) and an excellent value.

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Review of ASUS G75VW 17.3" Core i7 500GB Gaming Notebook

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Ok, so heres the deal. This is an incredible machine as far as performance and things go. Win8 is not bad, just still has some bugs that need to be worked out. THis sucker can handle Battelfield3 on ultra graphics with only a slightly slower framerate. The only problem is the networking capabilities are not the best, however, that is possibly a problem with the wifi on campus and sometimes the keys get stuck, but tap them a couple times and they come right up. Good machine for the money.

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I love everything about the Laptop, except that comes with Windows 8 its just not cool. other than that I'll rate this to ***** 5 stars.

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It's a great laptop with awesome all around performance.

Pro:

-Great Performance

-i7 3rd gen processing

-Blu-Ray/Dvd bay

-Dual cooling system (looks pretty sweet in the back)

-Good sound system

-Key bumps at W,F,J, and 5 on the keypad

-Pretty good boot speeds even w/o an SSD

-Games really well

-Lots of shortcut function mapped keys

-Fans run really quiet

-1 year of free Accidental protection once you register (fine prints says it doesn't cover "acts of god" though. lol.)

-Republic of Gamers branding is pretty sweet and they include a few stickers, lcd cloth, and velcro-strap in the packaging.

Cons:

-HD but not Full HD screen rez (1600x900 i think so main screen won't blow you away with amazing pic details, but still good)

-Touch pad isn't in a great place. I frequently trigger they touchpad shortcuts w/ my palms.

-Subwoofer on bottom overpowers main speakers and this kinda muffles the sound since it's on bottom. (best w/ headphones)

-Not a touchscreen, which kinda makes win 8 harder to navigate (touchpad is heavily required.)

-All of the rubber surfaces gather fingerprints/grease/dirty stuff fairly easily. (cleaned of pretty easily w/ a microfiber cloth like the one included.)

For Gamers: Touchpad often won't respond while you are using both keyboard and it. I recommend you buy an external mouse if you plan on gaming with it. (Asus is quick to remind you that they have Republic of Gamers headsets, ASUS Republic of Gamers Shuttle Backpack for Laptop and ASUS Republic of Gamers GX1000 Eagle Eye Laser Mouse for sale.)

Not A+++, but definitely a fine laptop over all. Love it! The RoG says they based the designing of the case off of a fighter jet.

(Notice: After writing this review I discovered that there was indeed a piece of protective plastic recessed over the top of the trackpad. I left it there since it seems to not affect the performance of it too much, and I doubt removing it would resolve some of the sensitivity issues. If anything leaving this piece there might help the trackpad from gathering as much fingerprints and grease as the rest of the case seems to do.)