MSI Computer Corp GT60 0ND-250US 15.6-Inch Laptop Review

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Pros: 12GB RAM(product description is incorrect), 4 SODIMM slots, 2 2.5" SATA bays, Blu-ray, Bluetooth, 1080p, GREAT keyboard, runs cool, lots of I/O ports(4 just for sound!), the best sound I've ever heard on a laptop, oh and did I mention it's SUPER FAST!

Cons: Fan is louder than Asus G series, Warranty Void sticker on expansion bays, touchpad is single point

Bottom Line: This may be my favorite computer ever! None of the 'cons' I listed mean much to me. My last laptop was an HP DV6T and it overheats daily. So I'd rather have a laptop with good cooling. MSI tends to honor warranties regardless, and I've got a wireless mouse. At the end of the day, this computer is GREAT! I put Windows 7 on an SSD and am using the included 750GB drive as storage. I've been able to get 3DMark 11 scores of over 3500 and PCMark 07 scores of 4600 on turbo. The keyboard is super stiff and has a very cool multi-colored backlight like the Alienware gaming laptops. The sound is great. The sub-woofer does make a difference. The 2 SATA bays and the 4 SODIMM slots make this laptop totally expandable. You'll want to note that the 12GB is in the form of 3 4GB SODIMMs. So to reach the max of 32GB they'll all have to come out. (It is annoying that they include the 2nd HDD bay mount in the box, but put a 'Warranty Void if Tampered' sticker on the expansion door. However my previous experiences with MSI tell me they'll honor the warranty and that this is just so they don't warranty/replace add-on parts. (I had to put on my 'I Void Warranties' shirt to install my SSD!)

Other thoughts: The only reason not to buy this laptop is so you can get the GT60-0NE. (It has the GTX 680M graphics card. $400 more but if you're gaming...) Really, this is a great machine. I've had Alienware, Asus, Clevo, etc. This MSI keeps up in every way. I definitely recommend this laptop.

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This laptop is amazing. Solid construction, durable case, insane amount of processing speed and graphics capability. It looks sleek, runs quiet, and it's the fastest laptop I've ever had. I bought this laptop after about six months of research into what was available in terms of graphics cards, portability and price. I wound up choosing this more expensive one over a custom build HP I had originally selected because I wanted a computer that wasn't going to be easily out-classed by any newer games coming up.

I'm a frequent gamer who goes on business trips and I wanted something I could take with me to play games and also handle office projects. I only just got this beast yesterday, but my initial impression is just like the other reviewers here -it's an impressive piece of equipment that is just plain cool.

PROS-

-The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M graphics card is perfect. It hits every game benchmark, able to play all modern games at least on Medium and most on High settings. It ran METRO 2033 for me flawlessly while I had several other programs open.

-12GB RAM means that it never actually feels like a gaming pc -as in, you never have to close out everything else just to devote all resources to one game session.

-The backlit, customizable keyboard is impressive and can be lit according to which section you use most.

-It's lighter than I thought it would be, and does just fine in terms of portability.

-Fast booting -like, mere seconds.

-No bloatware; there's very little pre-installed on this thing to slow down any of the processing.

CONS-

The biggest con here is that when I turned it on for the first time yesterday it wouldn't boot past the APITRO boot menu, which means that the OS was corrupted. Apparently this was not an isolated event with this laptop and happens occasionally with Windows 8. I had to reset the entire computer which took about 2 hours, and once I did that it worked (and still works) perfectly.

Yes, being unable to use your new computer because the software is corrupted is a pretty big deal, but it was easy to fix, and self-correcting after a quick couple jabs of F3 at start-up.

Other: I'm just not a big fan of Windows 8. But that's not a big deal.

Verdict so far: If you have the money (or can take advantage of Amazon's financing special going on now with laptops, and you want a laptop that will let you play games without checking the "minimum system requirements" this is the one you should get. I'll update the review as needed.

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The MSI GT60 with the Nvidia 675 video processor is an excellent machine. I have had mine for a month and it is very fast performs quite well with Windows 8 though I tend to stay in the traditional desktop environment. The best part is I can now play Skyrim at it's full graphical settings and with additional graphic upgrades and still get over 30 frames per sec. It is definitely not a 'portable' computer but it is still small enough to use comfortably on a lap board in my lounge chair. I highly recommend this machine to anyone interested in video games and who wishes to be free of a desktop setup.

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Just a phenom of a laptop. I can not remember the last time I turned my desktop machine on. It has become my primary machine and replaced my Samsung Chronos 7 laptop.

I haven't done much gaming on this machine, but notice that SimCity 5 (when I can get logged in) and Diablo III never burped on it. Diablo III visually is quite nice and plays smooth.

VirtualBox runs like a charm. The out-of-the-box 12 GB of ram is more than enough for your 32 bit virtual machines. On my Samsung VirtualBox would seem to choke on start up taking about 1 minute to load ... the virtual machines significantly longer to 'power up' on the Samsung laptop. On this laptop it is blazing fast.

There are two hard drive bays and the laptop comes with a second drive mounting bracket. Installed a Crucial m4 256GB 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT256M4SSD2 SSD then used Acronis to clone the installation over from the factory installed hard disk. In all honesty there is not much difference in boot time with Windows 8 from an SSD or a hard disk. Microsoft did a good job optimizing Win8 boot times.

For this laptop, Windows 8 and a SSD the largest benefit is the opening time of applications. For most you will hardly see the loading splash screens. Visual Studio generally is up and running for me in less than 5 seconds.

I can not confirm claims (other than from the bios screen) of four memory slots. There are two readily available memory slots once you take the bottom panel off. The other two are elsewhere and didn't bother further disassembly to find them. There is a chance that the two hidden sticks of memory are soldered to the main board, but can not confirm.

One of these memory slots is already populated with a 4 GB stick of memory.

Overall I have found the 12 GB of stock memory ample enough.

When removing the bottom panel, take your time. After removing all the screws (including the one hiding under the "warranty void if removed" sticker) there are many plastic tabs that hold the panel in place to the surrounding housing. I used a very small flat bladed screwdriver to gently pry the panel up from the surrounding housing.

Case-wise ended up purchasing an Ativa MobileIT case (Item 409-329). A frickn beast of a case, but offers me ample room for the laptop, its gigantic power brick and everything else I carry to and from work. To pick a case I took the laptop with me to a local store and tried to insert it into the case. The bulk of the 15.6" laptop cases could not accommodate the thickness and width of this laptop. Look at 17" laptop cases and even some of those have to little of a laptop compartment.

There was not much "bloatware" pre-installed, thank you MSI.

The keyboard has an excellent feel and very little flex. Note that the Windows logo key is only on the right hand side of the keyboard. Gamers should appreciate that. The key motion seems a bit restrained. The arrow keys (hardly used) a bit cramped. The right shift key is significantly shortened.

A MSI Function key replaces the Windows logo key on the left hand side. The 'Home' and 'End' keys on this keyboard require using the MSI Function key, sharing the 'Page Up' and 'Page Down' keys. As a programmer I don't care for that, but most often have a USB keyboard and mouse attached anyway.

When stressed the laptop's fan noise is not excessive and the power brick gets quite warm. I would recommend heavy gamers purchase an active cooling laptop pad to set the laptop on when gaming.

MSI is a reputable and respected brand in computing technology. My only hesitation in purchasing this laptop was its weight. Yes it's a beast, but I carry it to work and back every day. Keep in mind that it weighs about as much as a newborn baby. If a mom can carry her baby around...I can carry my baby around. And no diapers to change.

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This laptop is exactly as I expected: A powerful gaming laptop that is a tank. I was looking for a powerful gaming rig that is more portable than a desktop for LAN parties, and this laptop works perfectly. And yes, it does indeed have 12GB of ram.

Pros: Powerful, 1080p, perfect for gaming, the keyboard is cool, and inexpensive for a near top-of-the-line gaming laptop.

Cons: Windows 8 (my opinion), portability don't be expecting to carry this brick around often.

Bottom line: A solid gaming laptop that runs all of my games perfectly, but I still prefer my more portable laptop for work & web browsing. 5 stars: it delivers exactly as advertised (+ 12GB ram), and doesn't feel cheap. I highly recommend it for anybody looking for a powerful gaming laptop.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reviews of Toshiba Portege R700-S1331 13.3" Notebook PC

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I love how lightweight this computer is, for the great computing power that it has. I will probably use it to run Matlab so I needed the power, and I don't have many muscles so I needed the low weight. I really appreciate how fast I received it after order, just two days.

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I received this Toshiba Portege as an office computer when it was new on the market. My 14-year-old son is making an attempt to take it over as a gaming computer, so I am in the search to purchase a laptop for my son at a lower price point for school and gaming. I am writing this review because of the shortage of reviews by non-journalists or everyday people who use these products over time. Please pay it forward.

I have used a laptop every day of my working life (Compaq, Samsung, Dell, Dell, VAIO, Samsung, Dell, Toshiba in that order...there is an ACER in there somewhere as well). As a working laptop, this has been a solid performer. I find it to be lightweight and durable and good for business travel. Because my officemates also carry this computer, I have included some of their input. I also asked my 14-year-old son whether he felt the computer was adequate for his on-line games. I have included his opinions.

Weight:

It is sufficiently lightweight that when I have a choice of ditching it and taking my Samsung tablet, or an Ipad for travel, I have usually chosen to go ahead and bring the laptop for its increased functionality.

Quality:

This laptop has presented no quality-control problems for me or my officemates.

Keyboard and touchpad:

The keyboard is what I expected once I got used to the feel of a new keyboard. I am not a fan of the touchpad. I find it cumbersome for really manipulating documents or presentations.

Speed:

My officemates and I complain about the slowness of the computer to start up. Programs on it include Office, wordperfect, virus scan. However, once the computer has booted, it does not have a problem in speed for work purposes. My son felt that the speed was fine for his level of gaming. He usually plays while connected with a group of friends via Skype.

Screen:

I am not a fan of the screen, as there is significant glare for working on documents. I need to have the screen at the correct angle to view it without glare. In my non-gamer opinion, the problem of significant glare makes this inadequate for gaming--my son is grateful to have a computer, so he did not complain about the screen.

Hubs and ports:

This computer has an adequate number of adequate usb hubs (two), and an hdmi hub, which can be used to connect the computer to a larger screen. While many new televisions come with built-in netflix and suite of apps to connect on line, I find the hdmi port helpful. One can also insert an sd card, which I find as a helpful backup in transferring documents from computer-to-computer, or from printer-to-computer, or from camera-to-computer. When wireless networks are down, etc, it has worked beautifully to have one on standby held securely in the computer.

Wireless and Bluetooth:

I find the bluetooth to be cumbersome enough that it is my preference to use non-bluetooth devices with this computer. This is not a problem for me, as either I have adapted, or bluetooth wasn't the best solution in the first place. The wi-fi works as it should.

Battery:

This battery does not overheat, and it lasts as long as it was rated when it was new. This has not faded over time.

Rating:

I debated between giving this between a 3 or 4-star rating for office use because of the touchpad and screen glare. However, because I would purchase this or request this model again (or it's update) for office use, I chose to give it a 4-star rating. I would not purchase it for my teen for school and gaming purposes even if wished to spend at this price point for him.

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I will keep this short and sweet: this is the best laptop I have ever owned! It is as light as a Macbook Air and faster than a Macbook Pro. In fact, I returned a top-of-the-line Macbook Pro for this, and that was a great decision. I am not going to disrespect Richard's one-star assessment, but I simply cannot believe anyone would rate this laptop as anything but fantastic. I have had it over half a year now, and it is fast, stable, portable, and powerful. Very, very good stuff.

For context, I am "that geeky guy." I have about 10 computers at home at the moment, and manage a programming team for a very large and well-known Internet company. I went through 4 other very good laptops, some costing more than this one and some less, before choosing this one. As soon as I got it I knew it was a keeper. Just awesome.

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I had the misfortune to buy not one, but TWO different Toshiba computers for my two children a Satellite A665-S6056 and a Portege R500. Both have been unreliable, both had to be returned for service within the first two months, and my dealings with the Toshiba service depot ranged from very disappointing to downright nightmarish.

The Portege had a very noisy fan right out of the box, plus within a few weeks the plastic casing around the headphone jack came out making the jack unusable. Upon return from the service department, the fan was only a little less noisy and the jack had not been fixed. I didn't return the computer a second time only because my daughter didn't want to lose the use of it for another several weeks. This experience was highly disappointing, but the nightmare is yet to come.

The Satellite developed some nasty lines in the display after a month or so, so it too goes off to the service depot. Then I get a phone call telling me the repair isn't covered under warranty because they considered it to be caused by abuse, and they wanted $300 to fix it. I don't believe the computer was ever abused, but if I wanted it fixed they had me over a barrel, so I gave them my credit card number and authorized a repair.

A week later the computer shows up, and far from being repaired, it is twice as bad as it was before, with even more lines! I call again, they tell me to ship it back to them again, I do so, blah blah blah. Couple weeks later it returns.... NOT FIXED. This time they actually didn't fix it on purpose. I received a letter with it saying they couldn't reach me to authorize the repair. Not bloody likely I had received no phone calls or emails or messages from them. And why does it need authorization? I already paid for it!

So I call again, and now, get this: THEY HAVE NO RECORD THAT I EVER PAID FOR IT. I can see the charge on my credit card statement, but these morons don't know it was paid for. I can't even ask for my money back because they don't even realize I paid them! I give up in disgust, call my credit card company to dispute the charge, and I take the computer to my local, very honest and very competent repair shop, which does a fine job fixing it for less money.

Take it from someone who made the mistake of buying Toshiba not once, but twice. JUST SAY NO! I have sworn never to buy any Toshiba product again, not a computer, not a television, not a radio, not nothing. Once burned, twice shy. Wait a minute make that twice burned. Sheesh.

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List Price: $799.99
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Pros:

-14 inch monitor and solid keyboard means you can actually do real work on this machine, compared to a tablet or netbook;

-Touchscreen make Windows 8 much easier to use;

-Backlit keyboard finally makes it to budget laptops;

-USB 3.0 is mind blowingly fast at transferring files;

-Speakers are loud enough for decent movie watching;

Cons:

-Boring design. Lid is completely black. The rest is a clone of the Macbook Pro;

-Same blocky power adapter from 1997;

-Windows 8 and reversed touchpad scrolling requires a learning curve;

-Heavier than it looks;

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I bought this online on cyber Monday. I got it last Friday. Really cool lap top but not impressed with W8

I am happy with the hardware. Its slim, battery life is over 6 hours, with average use. I am sure if you were playing videos or games, it may not be as much, but I figured you may be able to watch a movie start to end without battery running out. It's light, screen gets really smudgy with finger prints.

so GREAT LAPTOP for the price point that I bought it for.

It has 24 Gig SSD drive for quick boot times, which I don't think is in the spec.

It has a back lit key board. The mouse pad it one piece but and right and left click are built in to the pad, so you don't see separate buttons. The right scroll feature is turned off, so you have to go to the mouse settings under control panel to turn it on. I like the two finger scroll and two finger click to get right click menu.

I have noticed some issues with few apps crashing, and even during the initial set up W8 encountered an error and ran me through the initial set up the second time only to duplicate the user account on the computer.

Screen is really nice and crisp. Webcam is average.

Not a lot of fan noise, but then again there aren't a lot of vents on this either. I did NOT notice it running hot or anything. Also the battery is built in, so you can't just pop it out.

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Fantastic Windows 8 Touch Ultrabook by HP. Cyber-Monday was the perfect opportunity for this purchase. Our family purchased two of these devices. We would have purchased 3 but there was a limit. This laptop has all the performance and requirements you will need to do majority of computing tasks. Love the superfast 15 seconds Windows 8 boot up time...much thanks to the 32G hybrid mSSD cache. Benefit with a hybrid mSSD gives you more capacity with a traditional 500GB HD plus the ability to quickly start up your computer. This is the way to go for performance / capacity at a lower price. The Envy Touch Ultrabook does have some heft to it but not a deal breaker at all since the thin form factor design keeps it looking fresh and sleek. Build quality is well constructed. Backlit keyboard is a nice feature but the keys themselves could use some improvement. However, I did not have any trouble typing lengthy emails. Touch screen response is excellent and does not exhibit any lag or latency. Intel Core i3 performs well for web surfing, email, and multiple app operations. If you can get your hands on one of these HP Envy Ultrabooks I'd highly recommend getting one to start your Windows 8 touch experience.

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this is a wonderful piece of technology. I did my research and Cnet gave this product close to five stars, and it is well worth it. I bought this for personal and school use and I am more than happy with my purchase. I did also purchase the SquareTrade protection for peace of mind.

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I did quite a bit of research and this machine is working great for me. The backlit keyboard is a great feature.

Review of Toshiba Satellite P755S5398 (15.6-Inch Screen) Laptop

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It met my expectations and even more. With a cool design I attract everyone's eyes to me. Honestly it is not an Apple product but I am pretty sure it could meet expectations for fun & work.

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Toshiba Satellite L505-S5993 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Grey/Black Laptop Review

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This is my first laptop. I was shopping on black Friday, have heard great things about Toshiba laptops, and they had this one for 499.00 so I said what the heck and got it! I also ordered a wireless router. A few days later the box came and I could not be happier. The best thing about is the the display. It is very sharp, bright, and clear. The keyboard is nice as well. I can't stand the touchpad, but I think that's a common problem with all laptops. I immediately went out and bought a wireless mouse to use with it. The sound is not great either, but again, I think that's common with laptops. It seems pretty sturdy, and runs cool. It does not get hot, and the fan doesn't even run when the ambient temp is around 65 degrees. Setting up the wireless network was a breeze, and when I started up the laptop, it found the signal immediately, and never loses it. The computer is very fast and I have not had one problem. Very satisfied..and wow what a great price I got--this is a well equipped laptop.

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I had looked for a while for a laptop after my desktop died and the Toshiba L505 series was one of my finalists. It has not disappointed me and at the price ($499) for the specs (4g ram/500g HD)it has been the a great machine.

One plus with this machine is that it came with very little "bloatware"Norton trial, Microsoft Office 2007 trial, and some games. So, if you buy this machine at a "Box Store" don't let them con you into optimization for an extra $50-$100, you can do recovery disks and bloatware removal on your own.

The only downside is I really wish it had an HDMI output for streaming movies to my flat screen from places like Amazon, but the VGA or USB output will have to suffice.

No HDMI is only reason I didn't give it 5 stars, other machines in this range offer it and hope Toshiba will soon.

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This is my second laptop and my first was Toshiba too. The first one stayed with me for Four years and did start to die.

So I decided to purchase this during the Black Friday Deal and the price was seducing! I got it a few days ago and wow!

This laptop is worth every dollar! The only thing you might consider before purchasing is that the battery doesn't stay too long when unplugged. If you need it for home use then this is it and at an amazing price!

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This is my 3rd laptop, 2nd Toshiba. I got one of these on Black Friday for my son, and just ordered another for myself. I love Win 7! There is very little preloaded crap to remove and it is super fast. Having the numeric keypad on the side and an amazing screen add to its sheer awesomeness. The touchpad is ultra cool. I must agree with other reviewers that the sound is lacking, but I did not purchase the laptop to be my primary music player so I still gave it 5 stars. I was shocked when I first closed the laptop, being used to ones that latch. This one doesn't latch and the tension hinge (which keeps it closed in lieu of a latch) wants to slam shut in the last few inches, whereas those that latch have to be pushed all the way closed. It survived that rough close and my 1st Toshiba, four months old and running great for my college student, survived a 3 foot drop onto carpet. If a Toshiba can survive me, it has my loyalty.

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I bought this machine 2 weeks ago to replace an old personal eMachines laptop, I use an IBM Thinkpad for work. This computer stacks up nicely compared to all the other laptops I've used. First, the screen is very bright and vivid. I love the number pad, it's great not having to hunt and peck for the numbers across the top of the keys. Without a doubt, the memory and RAM are great at this price point. Unfortunately, I didn't get the great deal some others did, but even at $579, it's still a good value. I've already loaded up my iTunes and other applications and it runs smoothly and quickly. It was a breeze to set up.

The only draw back is the touch pad, as others have mentioned. When I bought it, I'd read some reviews that pointed to the frustrations this thing caused, but I figured people were just being picky. They weren't it stinks. First it's a bit hard to see, but that's not such a big deal. The real issue is the application. I've gone in and adjusted the settings every which way possible, I can't get it to function as I want. I ultimately turned off the tapping function (way too sensitive at every setting) and I'm still not happy. I find myself using the pad and it randomly adjusts the zoom level of the screen. I've no doubt that this issue can be resolved with some setting, but I can't find it.

To summarize, the touchpad is bad enough to take away 1 star, but the pros far outweigh this con, especially if you use an external mouse. Do your research, you probably won't find a machine with this much to offer at a similar price point.

Buy Fujitsu Lifebook AH532 Notebook

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But I'm not impressed with Windows7. Would have given a 5 with XP. At least windows has a site for research for issues that does help. Also wasn't impressed with the packing it came in. Just the cardboard around the styraforam end caps. Maybe that is sufficient, it seems fine. Only had it a couple of months. Still trying to get control of my own computer away from microsoft. XP wasn't this obnoxious. I've almost dumped microsoft several times. I did buy this understanding that Linux would work. My last Fujitsu lasted over 10 years with daily use...all day all night sometimes, constant travel. Did have it on a cooler immediately, as is this one. Amazon is great, & vendors on time. Received case early. I love the full size keyboard & the separate number pad. So far it's wonderful, I'll update later if I can. If you use a wireless mouse...disable touchpad. It's a windows glitch. For the quality I've experienced in the past, you can't beat the price or the machine.

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Buy Lenovo Thinkpad T430s 23539KU i5-3210M 4GB 500GB 7200rpm 14" Laptop

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Good, reliable machine. It has all the main characteristics required for normal business applications. It is very light as well.

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Lenovo made two poor design decisions on this TP 430s. keyboard and SD slot. The keyboard feel and spacing are good but they moved the PrintScreen button from the top row and put it next the Ctrl button. If you programming, as this machine is designed with programmers in mind, you will hit that PrintScreen key often. Very annoying. I never had a problem with any other ThinkPads and I had many of them over the years.

The SD card does not fit flushed. I have that nagging feeling that I will lose my fast 128 GB card eventually because at least once a week the card pops out when I take my laptop out of my bag. I wish they create a sliding door for it. I use SD card as a backup of my work.

A few other gripes: the battery on this machine isn't fantastic. My old ThinkPad X301 was far more superior to this one. Also the machine creaks a lot, the right corner of the unit, at the ThinkPad logo. it creaks when I rest my palm on it or when I pick up the laptop.

Overall, this machine does not meet my expectation when all other ThinkPads did. The best ThinkPad by far is the X301. I am thinking about trading up to the Carbon X.

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I brought this laptop and thought it is solid business class laptop. Totally wrong!

Until now, I already have several issues, you can check in the lenovo forum and will found many people complaining the same problems

(1) wifi card has a problem and may randomly drop the connection. I tried installing the latest firmware, drive, and they did not help!

(2) When work with battery, the computer will suddenly shut down (without any warning) when the battery level is low (~10% in my case). You loss all the work!

(3) Two of my Logitech wireless mice does not work reliably. The left-click and hold release randomly. Both mice worked in my old computers.

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The screen sucks big time its brigthness is not correct and adjustable

I have installed extra 16 gb rams now this thing flys fast 4 real

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Asus Zenbook UX31A 13.3 Ultrabook with Intel Core i5-3317U Processor Reviews

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I needed to replace my existing laptop and wanted windows 7, of which fewer and fewer are available. This ASUS laptop offers very good features at a great price, and win7. I had read a lot of reviews so I was familiar with some of the issues and I'll just comment further on them. One issue I read about was the track pad and keyboard. I was worried about this because I have an ASUS Eee PC 1000HA, it's an older netbook and the track pad is terrible. I dread using it. It's such an essential component, you wonder how they can get it wrong. Well, after using the Zenbook for about a week, the track pad and keyboard do have issues, but they are definitely usable. I have not yet explored downloading software updates, but I've read that is a possibility for improvement. I haven't noticed the problem with requiring full key travel (I think I tend to type this way anyway), but I did notice typing fast caused a change in mode on the screen, no longer inputting text. Maybe I brushed the trackpad, but it happened a couple times. The trackpad is quite large and it is easy to register an unintended control. I suspect this can be avoided over time with self-training. I know after I get a new smart phone I push all the buttons by mistake until I learn not to. I am still in the process of customizing this unit so I may have more usage notes in the future.

The first unit I was shipped came with a screen that would not display. I had also read that some people received many bad units before getting a good one. I was presented with the option to send it to ASUS for repair or return it to the retailer. The former probably would have probably led to a working unit, but I chose the latter. The second unit I received has worked fine.

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I did a lot of research (many hours worth) and this was exactly what I wanted. Lightweight, powerful, low heat, long battery, perfect.

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I did not want Windows 8 and this was a good deal for the few Windows 7 computers out there. The size and weight are very pleasing, and it came well packaged (not too much extraneous packing materials) and with a quality sleeve which was a nice surprise. If you have a lot of music, photos, or other large files, you will likely need an external hard drive and/or cloud storage as 128GB doesn't hold much, but the speed that the solid state drive and processor offer is fantastic, and the USB 3.0 ports charge my devices and transfer data incredibly fast.

Here is why it gets a 3 instead of a 5. There was no prompting or instructions on creating back-up DVDs of the OS; it freezes several times a week and cannot be restored with Ctrl-Alt-Delete so I have to do a hard shutdown and lose my work; the cursor jumps around as I type and has resulted in many lines of text being deleted or having to cut and paste my work back in order. As I do a lot of writing, this is extremely frustrating especially in word processing; on a website I can move the cursor to a non-text area to prevent the jumping from affecting my typing (like now). And the power key is the same size as and right next to the delete key.

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I wanted a thin powerful computer and that's what I got. It has a nice elegant look and the add ons from ASUS like free cloud storage is great.

However, if you are typing the cursor will almost always jump around the screen. I read afterward there was a patch for this and installed it, but still have the same problem. My solution as been disabling the track pad and using a wireless mouse.

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This is a good machine for your moderate needs. Do not expect to run powerful software on it. It is really light, great for travel.

There is a catch though. The keyboard might give you problems. Some of the key were intermittently unresponsive on mine. If you you take it out the US without international warranty you can fix it yourself without voiding the warranty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E-2RCp8CZ0

The camera has awesome quality as well as the built-in speakers and microphone. The mouse pad is big and has good response. Bad thing is has a lot of bloatware, but you can remove it.

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This is a nice looking laptop... but that is all it has going for it.

Pros:

1) It's pretty

Cons:

1) Damaged from factory (scratches on lid)

2) Poor performance, it is slooooow.....

3) Poor display, unless you are looking directly at the screen. Bad color washout at any angle.

4) Periodic mouse pointer freezes

5) Mine blue screened 2xs before I decided to return it to Dell

6) The bottom of the laptop is made of carbon fiber which is fragile, mine broke while Dells tech attempted to remove the bottom.

I definitely do NOT recommend this product

UPDATE: 9/29/13

I decided to purchase ASUS's Q550FL

This laptop has a more solid build, far better screen resolution, 1080, and a cheaper price. Over all, a far superior laptop.

I'm glade I bought the ASUS laptop, I have had none of the issues I had with Dell's laptop.... but now I'm comparing apples to oranges...

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Buy ibook G4 12" 1.2 GHZ, 512MB RAM, 30 GB HD, COMBO DRIVE, AIRPORT

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ibooks are a great student computer. I have purchased one for each of my 4 children and never regretted it. Since it is an Apple I don't have to worry about accidental clicking that could cause viruses and with the Microsoft Office 04, the kids can easily transfer their documents and projects to any pc with Office. The iBooks have been very durable and an economical alternative to the pricey pc laptops. Now with Leopard, I can monitor my kids computer time, set child/computer bedtimes, view/limit and the websites and I don't have to pay extra for this it is built in. The kids like all the games and the ability to control their laptops with voice commands. I like that I can stay in control of my kids computers without being a computer scientist.

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I've had a 12" iBook G4 since 2005 and it's still my favorite notebook for browsing the internet, writing letters, and even reading pdf's. It's very lightweight and I consider the screen the perfect size. It's held up very well. One of the keys has a hairline crack and one of the rubber feet on the bottom fell off but I clean it every month or so and it still looks almost new.

My only criticism is that it gets a little warm so I keep it on top of a clipboard when holding it in my lap. No viruses, no crashes, no worries.

When netbooks started becoming popular a couple of years ago, I had to laugh because I already have a lightweight, handy netbook. In fact, I'm using it right now to write this review. Given a choice between a new Asus or Dell netbook or a used iBook G4 for the same price, I would take the G4 without thinking about it for a second.

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I got this computer about a week ago and in the beginning it was not working( error was showing), but i left it for a while and it WORKED~!... about 3 minutes). the laptop has exterior damages but it everything ran fine. its not the fastest computer out there .. but its good for taking notes, chatting (IM), and checking emails. the only problem i had was, when i try to download a programing cd it didnt work.( i didnt know the programming cd was for new computers tho, my fault). everything works! i say buy iT~! if you are only going to chat, take notes, check emails or download something!! but if you want to download parallel on the mac .. i recommend to get something else,( newer~!). BUT GREAT LAPTOP ~!

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So I got the laptop and its a good thing I double checked everything before I gave it to my sis (she needed something she could take to school with her for minor projects and such) because it came with what must have been a different laptops charger. It wasn't even close to being able to plug in.. A laptop isn't much good if you can't charge the battery. Luckily the replacement charger only cost like 7 bucks from a different seller, so problem solved. Buyer beware because you might not get the right parts.

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I have had an iBook G4 scene summer of 2011 and I have one thing to say about it, its great but its hard to find apps for. alot of apps do have PPC support but some don't, most of the new ones don't.

Cheap ASUS 1015E-DS01-PK 10.1-Inch Laptop (Pink)

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I hope this review helps anyone who is in the market for a netbook without the flaws of the earlier generation netbooks. Well I was on a quest for the perfect netbook and have used so many in the past. I think I've tried at least a dozen models only to find that there was some short comings with them. This netbook will be used mainly for traveling since it is a lot easier to carry and not as expensive as other ultrabooks or notebooks.

OK lets get to it. Here are the positives listed below.

Speedy for a netbook (2 to 3 times the speed of standard netbooks)

1366 x 768 resolution.

light weight

comfortable to type

hdmi, can output 1080P Blu Ray no problem

1 x USB 3.0

Was able to swap the HDD from a 320GB to a 1TB 9.5mm

OK now here are the negatives.

Memory not upgradable, onboard and not removable.

Pain in the A to access the hard drive.

No Bluetooth

Not a dual band internal wireless card

No gigabit lan : (

Did not boot from USB/used acronis 2013 to clone drive.

Before this model was released, I was so close to buy the Asus 1025CE model that featured bluetooth and removable ram. However I am glad I waited as the CPU speed and a nice 1366 screen resolution out weighs the other features of the 1025CE model. I am more than happy to sacrifice bluetooth and extra ram for a nicer screen and increase in cpu speed. For the money you cannot go wrong with this model. I would highly recommend this model or the next model 1015E-DS02 which will have 4GB of onboard ram.

Update 5/6/13

I have been using this netbook for a week and it works great. It has exceeded my expectations. At times however it can run a little warm and the battery life is not as advertised. On a full charge it will last me about 5-5:30 hours on the lowest dim screen. To me this is acceptable as many new ultrabooks do not even last that long. This will definitely hold me over for 2 movies during a plane ride.

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I got this to replace my wife's Dell Mini 10 netbook. It just arrived today, so I haven't had much time to play around with it yet. Usually I don't buy Amazon products without reviews, but I took a gamble on this recently-released Asus laptop... and I'm glad I did.

The first thing I noticed was keyboard. It's definitely easier to type on compared to the Dell Mini 10. Having the separation between the keys helps a lot. The cursor keys are a little cramped, but what do you expect on such a small laptop.

The second thing I noticed is how much I dislike the touchpad. Seems to be par for the course on many netbooks. I frequently use the tap-to-click feature (quickly tapping to register a left-mouse click) on the touchpad instead of actually pressing down in the bottom-left corner. It would only register my taps about 80% of the time which was really annoying. I figured that this could be solved by trying different touchpad drivers. The laptop came preinstalled with the latest drivers from Asus' website. I tried the generic Synaptics drivers from their website. That helped with the tap-to-click, however, the pointer speed was way too slow, even when set to the highest speed. Also, I lost the Windows 8 gestures with the those Synaptics drivers. Next I tried the Elan drivers (did a Google search for 'elan touchpad driver windows 8', and it's the first link on asus.com). The Elan drivers did the trick. Everything works great... tap-to-click works 99% of the time, pointer speed is good at the default speed setting and the Windows 8 gestures work.

At first, when I read that this had a Celeron CPU, I was a bit wary. However, after using the Atom CPU-equpped Dell Mini 10, I have to say that this Asus is a bit faster even at a lower clock speed, but I'm sure the dual cores helps quite a bit. This machine also came with Windows 8 64-bit which I was surprised to see. I'm used to seeing 32-bit operating systems on netbooks. I'm sure that replacing the HDD with an SSD would make this a lot faster, so I might have to invest in that later.

The only thing I've really tested so far is streaming Youtube videos. This thing doesn't skip a beat, even with HD (all the way up to 1080p) videos running at full screen. The frame rate is smooth. I'm pretty impressed. Screen looks decent too. Speakers can get pretty loud without much distortion.

I'm happy with the build quality as well. There's a nice texture on the plastic surrounding the touchpad below the keyboard and on the bottom of the laptop. There's very little flex to the keyboard... it's pretty solid.

If you're looking for a 10" laptop for basic web browsing & productivity, definitely consider this one.

UPDATE 2013-04-30

After using this laptop for a few days, I'm still impressed. No new issues to report. Once my wife started using it, she would frequently trigger (by accident) the Windows 8 gestures on the touchpad. If you swipe in from the left, top or right sides, it triggers a gesture. I didn't see an easy way to disable these gestures. There are registry keys that you mess around with, but I found an alternative. There is another set of Elan touchpad drivers that work even better than the previous ones that I found. Just do a Google search for 'Elan touchpad drivers', and it's the link for station-drivers(dot)com. The driver version at the top of the list provides a bunch of configuration settings in the Mouse application for disabling gestures as well as many other touchpad settings.

I also read the other review about the difficulty in upgrading the RAM and swapping out for an SSD, which is unfortunate. However, the speed is decent enough as long as you have the proper expectations.

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How to make this notebook run smooth and real fast:

0.(Optional).Search on google for classic shell and install.It will make windows 8 with a classic interface.

1. Search on google for "asus elan drivers" find the site, choose windows 8 64 bit click the link below "touch pad" then download and install from the 2nd link called "global" REMEMBER USE 2 fingers to scroll up and down.

2. Go to control panel > Programs and features and uninstall every single thing from asus everything! Including that hybrid crap that makes the notebook run 20 degrees hotter , don't worry windows 8 and nvidia has everything that you're going to uninstall.You'll have to reboot several times.

3. Go to control panel > Power options it should be set on "Balanced" below there is a link "More options" click on it and choose "High Performance". Close window.

4. Go to control panel and open " Mouse" click on top on the panel "Choose pointer speed" and move the setting to a higher point.

5. You're done. Enjoy the fastest notebook available.

I was skeptical at first about this little thing but I am blown away. I own a few laptops including a last generation vaio. For what you pay here 250 bucks you get a really nice machine. I am running 3ds max with no issues in this thing.I saw some people writing in these reviews stuff like it can be better or whatever. its the perfect machine for this money. Its comparable to the ultrabook I have at speed and that's got a solid drive in it! I thought for sure I was going to replace the hard drive in this one with a solid but it is not necessary at all. Boot time is around 30 seconds . Windows 8 interface sucks but the os itself is way better than anything on the market extremely stable , I install classic shell and run it with a classic interface. As for the people who complain about this product spend a hundred more and get the 350 dollar ultrabook from asus for heaven's sake. the battery is as they say around 7 hours .Screen is excellent I seat outside on the patio and I can see it perfectly. the keyboard very responsive and adequate for your hands. The mouse pad is big enough and responds accordingly as in the instructions. the built is solid with a nice piano finish on top. It is not thick just perfect. The fan blows warm but if you know about computers celeron chips run a little hotter. but nothing weird. if you complain about that get yourself a laptop with an atom processor at less than half the speed. I bought a pink one for the wife today. Overall a fantastic product. Thumbs up to Asus

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I have 4 other computers including an ASUS HD monster gaming machine. I have a 'smartphone' but I purchased this little 10 inch ASUS to fit in-between. This is my 'SURVIVAL computer'. No joking. My intent is to have a computer I can 'grab on the go' and have video phone, Radio, and Internet access just about anywhere. If Internet and Cell is out, there is still a large archive of info I have transferred to read. All my eBooks are available in the Amazon Cloud but I still download them to the Hard drive in case the 'cloud' and my account is unavailable.

I hooked it up to my 1Gb home network and transferred (at 100Mb) all kinds of important files, books, maps, 'Kindle for PC program' from Amazon, Email program, program archive, etc, etc.. My disk drive has 2 partitions (which is good). Drive C contains Windows 8 (I hate) and other programs I've installed. Drive D, I use to save data. It's just one physical drive but you treat it as two.

You have a slot for SD memory card (on the right side near front. It comes with a plastic DUMMY card that you remove to use) and I decided to use mine as a location for the cache of Internet Explorer and Firefox and reduce the writing to the hard drive. This seems to work well.

ASUS again for some screwy reason provides you with 3 USB ports but only one is the new Superfast USB 3.0. The other 2 are standard USB 2.0. I don't know why they don't make them all 3.0 as they are backwards compatible even on the cables. (Look for BLUE USB cables and a BLUE insulator in the USB Jack/Plug for fast 3.0 speeds)

The Ethernet port as is the old speed of 100Mb. I want 1,000Mb so I use a 'USB 3.0 to Ethernet 1Gb adapter. Now I can use my home network at the superfast 1Gb (1,000Mb) speed. USB 3.0 to Ethernet 1Gb adapter such as "Anker® Uspeed USB 3.0 to 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Network Adapter [ASIX AX88179 Chipset, USB to RJ45, LED Indicator, 18 Months Warranty]' for appx $22. REMEMBER to use Cat6 Ethernet cabling for 1Gb connection or everything falls back to 100Mb. Yes, file transfers are faster from computer to computer and to my network storage drive.

Windows 8 as in previous versions of Windows has an option to add extra memory (for some things) called 'ReadyBoost'. It utilizes a (high speed) USP memory drive (aka Flash Drive). Not all USB drives are useable for ReadyBoost and Windows will let you know. Appx $45 I use the SanDisk Extreme 32 GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive SDCZ80-032G-X46. Other Flash drives can be used. I like this one as I know it works, has a light indicating activity and I used the on my Gaming ASUS larger machine that runs Win7. There is a limit as how much memory can be used and I notice in mine Windows set aside a little over '30Gb for ready boost'! ReadyBoost is very easy to setup because you just plug it in to a USB port.

Like others here, I also downloaded a free 'Classic Shell' program that gives me back my bottom left 'Start' button and displays things more like Win7 or even XP. I still have access to the new format in the Win8 desktop if I want it. Its the best of both Worlds. Notice how Microsoft calls small programs 'apps' to appeal to the cellphone folks I guess.

You can't add more memory in the traditional fashion as in swapping out or adding new chips. You are limited to the 2Gb of RAM. (But you can use ReadyBoost and USB FlashDrives).

I can 'Tether' my SmartPhone to a USB port and use the SmartPhone as an Internet source. I measured 10Mb download this way.

BTW I had an Internet outage a few weeks ago and learned about 'Tethering' which kept me from going crazy without Internet. This added to the decision to get something with a larger screen than my SmartPhone.

I also have installed MagicJack on this mini-laptop which also has Skype. So now I have several means of communication if necessary. I keep all of this in a tote bag and will get an extra battery as backup.

Only thing left for me to get is an automobile to laptop charger and perhaps a small Solar charger, perhaps fold-able.

I have no problem with the mouse pad that comes with the machine I did purchase a small wireless Logitech 'couch mouse' which makes my life sooooo much easier. Someone commented about the built-in pad causing problems when using an external mouse if you accidentally touch it. It's true you will be running BOTH at the same time HOWEVER pressing the 'fn' (special function key left lower side) and f9 at the same time will toggle OFF (or on) the built-in pad and no more accidents.

My wireless works great at 'N' speeds and performance is the same as my other computers. Ethernet will always be a better connection than wireless. They both have their uses. Have NOT tried any of the local 'hot spots' yet.

I wish it had handles. Handles would make carrying it around safer and easier to tote. Perhaps I'll look for some straps for carrying when I don't want to use the bag with all its paraphernalia.

I'll be looking into the ASUS boot sometime as someone recommend increasing the amount of memory to the graphics 'card'. The only problem I have had was when it tried to run a super big business security program and there was zero CPU left. I still had RAM but no CPU available, so I need to watch the CPU intensive programs.

The Power Cord fits fine and does NOT fall out. I thought it did when it slipped out but discovered if you apply a bit of pressure it will actually 'snap' and give a firm connection. Amazing.

This is the second week and I plan to update this review from time to time.

I hope my comments were of help to you.

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You CANNOT add RAM or upgrade the Hard Drive to an SSD in this computer. Amazon description is misleading if you read the specs, it says SODIMM under memory type. But this computer contains no capacity for user upgrades. Even if it did have an SO-DIMM slot as Amazon mistakenly says in their specs, there is no access door on the back.

I purchased this Asus 1015E to replace my Acer A1410 which my wife decided she liked so much she took it away from me to use for herself! The A1410 used an older version of the Celeron chip (SU2300), similar to the one in this Asus.

This 64-bit chip allows you to do everything a more powerful processor can do, and even has the virtualization feature, unlike the Atom processors found in most netbooks this size. This puts this computer on a higher level than most of the other netbooks, with either Atom or AMD processors.

I really like the Asus, but I ended up returning it after I discovered that it cannot be upgraded. My A1410 had come with 2GB of RAM just like this Asus, but I upgraded it to 4GB and put in a faster hard drive.

The Amazon description said the Memory type in this Asus was SODIMM, so I assumed it could be upgraded also. After I received it, I discovered that this Asus did not even have an access door on the back to access the memory and hard drive. More research on the internet revealed that similar Asus models come with RAM soldered onto the motherboard and cannot be upgraded.

This does not make it a bad netbook. If I thought that 2GB of RAM and a slow 320GB hard drive were sufficient, I would have been very happy with this choice. But for me, I always like to have more than enough RAM, and 2GB is just barely adequate in my opinion for running Windows. I am a power user and the small size of this unit was the main attraction, but I was planning on having 4GB and an SSD.

I am still giving the 1015E three stars because it is a well designed unit that has a better processor in it than other netbooks comparable in size. If this is what you are looking for and are not doing things that require a lot of RAM, this unit has excellent battery life and instant-on features too.

Asus could be more clear in their literature and specs about upgradability, and of course Amazon could too. At least my review might prevent others from making the same mistake I did.

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I love this laptop. It's awesome. I had only one problem with it when I originally bought it and that was the battery life. It only lasted for 40 mins. I eventually bought an extended battery and everything was fine. A year later, I'm starting to notice that this laptop has backlight issues. The screen will go completely dark in the middle of usage or during startup. I paid over a thousand dollars for the laptop as well as virus protection and warranty. The warranty doesn't really help now that Circuit City is defunct. I used to rant ans rave about how awesome HP is, but after this one bights the dust I'm probably going to invest in Dell although I'm not too fond of their products either.

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I bought this laptop after seeing the specs on a different website. Those CORRECT specs include an i3-3110M CPU, Windows 7 Pro installed w/ Windows 8 disks included, 500GB hard drive. The specs listed in the title of this laptop are HP ProBook 4540s 15.6" Notebook (2.40 GHz Intel Core i3-2370M, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW SuperMulti Drive, Windows 7 Home Premium.

Basically, the OS is an upgrade, the CPU is an upgrade, the hard drive is an upgrade. I thought you should know if you are looking at the machine. Could be a problem if you are trying to buy an exact replacement for some purpose in an enterprise environment, etc. Otherwise its just getting more than what you paid for.

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I really love my new HP Probook. I would advise, however, that one sticks to Windows 7, not Win 8. This computer is very quick and has plenty of memory. Great buy.

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This is my first Windows 8 machine. Windows 8 seems to be all about "apps", which I have no interest in. Initially, the Windows 8 startup screen (apps in your face) was a pain in the neck, but I quickly learned to go quickly to the desktop. I do, however, appreciate the very rapid startup and shut down of Windows 8.

The keyboard has a nice crisp feel, which is a real plus since I do a lot of typing.

The reason I gave four stars instead of five is because the touch pad isn't great. I've only owned two laptops prior to this one, so I don't have a lot to compare to. Perhaps touch pads are generally lousy. But, in any event, I've have a lot of trouble controlling the position of the "mouse pointer" with the touch pad. Bought a USB mouse, so this is no longer an issue when I'm working at a desk. When I'm traveling and don't have a hard surface available for the mouse, I just have to put up with the touch pad.

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Been looking for a good laptop for about 6 months and came across this model so i ordered it and love this hp probook with windows 7 home , Good price an great perfomance for my needs light gaming and surfing web . Fit and finish are awesome 5 Stars all day!!

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I ordered this item because the description specifically said WINDOWS 7

It arrived 3 hours ago and the box contained a disk for Windows 8 and

instructions for Windows 8

Never unpacked the rest

Just got back from shipping it back via UPS

The service was great as it arrived in 2 days

I am now wondering if Windows 7 was loaded and the disks for 8 were for an update if desired

as I see some HPs are advertised as such.

If that was the situation it should have said so in the accompanying billing list and on site description

But I didn't want to mess around with the unit so I never opened it