HP 2000-2b20NR 15.6-Inch Laptop Reviews

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As usual, Amazon comes through with flying colors. I ordered this a week before Christmas, was expecting delivery on Monday, the 24th, received it on Friday, the 21st. Daughter was ecstatic about early delivery and LOVES it!!!! Charged it up and she's been on it non-stop for the last three days. Took her a bit to get the hang of Windows 8, but says it works 1000 times better then the Windows Vista that was on her last laptop. Fast Processing and outstanding color, picture nice and big for watching movies. More than enough storage space for all her music files. Very happy with purchase.

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Loved that I have the windows 8! It was pretty annoying at first but once you get the hang of it you start having so much fun setting it up just the way you like it. It works great and its fast and is lightweight and is easy ti carry around to work and everywhere I want to go.

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Really love this laptop. Arrived on time and was nicely packaged. Everything I was looking for in a laptop and also had windows 8...which I'm still getting the hang of. Love this HP!!! Amazon did it again!! Thanks

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I am a Big fan of hp and they didn't let me down with this laptop, I use it everyday for at least 3 hours a day and haven't had any problems...I'll put my hp against any other brand...

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I think this laptop is great! I have not had any problems with it yet. It has a great look and it comes with windows 8 and Norton Security's virus system. This laptop was definitely worth it's price

Discount Acer 15.6" AMD A8-3500M 1.50 GHz 500GB Notebook | AS5560G-SB485

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I researched all over for the best notebooks possessing AMD's new APU processors, and this is the fastest AMD made at the time. It's important that you understand the difference between an AMD APU and your standard run of the mill CPU. If you don't know much about APUs, please let me explain...

APUs (for the time being) are just dual core x86 processors except there are two other cores built into the APU just for graphics. Now, if you couple those two graphic cores with another dedicated GPU (as this laptop has) you are basically running two graphics cards in CrossFire mode which means this thing rocks in 3D applications. However, since you only have two cores for standard processing tasks, you will note some applications take longer to run than if you simply had a quad x86 core processor. So there's a tradeoff between brute processing and graphics. Bit, if you play any type of games on your laptop (like I do), the speed of the graphics is more important than being able to crunch database numbers.

Plus, don't forget that when you have any computer with "integrated graphics" (like most laptops, and especially all of that "BumBumBum" company's) you lose a percentage of your RAM to run the integrated graphics. Whereas, the optimal setup is to have a dedicated graphics card (like this does) and leave all of your RAM to do what it was designed to do (which is not generate graphics).

Many people were disappointed with these APUs when they first arrived, but much of that is due to poor driver support from the laptop manufacturers. For instance: out of the box this Acer does not have AMD's latest VISION Catalyst driver which allows you to determine if you want applications to run in Crossfire mode (meaning you will use both GPUs: the ones on the APU and the dedicated GPU). All you have to do is go to AMD's website and download the app which will install the exact driver software you need. Then in Windows it will prompt you to decide if you want to run both GPUs on certain applications. (However, keep in mind this will use more power.)

The main reason I gave this a 4-star is because the pre-installed hard drive is so incredibly and pathetically slow that it took a good 3 minutes to log on to Windows (after typing in my password). This is completely unacceptable in my opinion. I own netbooks that are quicker. So, the first thing I did was install 8GB of RAM (which is the most you can install on this laptop). However, this made zero performance improvement.

So, I finally broke down and purchased an internal SATA2 SSD. It cost a little over $100, but WOW!!! Windows literally logs in under 5 seconds. With an SSD, there is zero hesitation and this thing runs like a top tier desktop. In fact, I hardly use my desktop now that this thing is so fast.

So, after I installed the SSD here are my Windows Experience Numbers (if you'd like to compare them to others you are considering). Remember 7.9 is the max in Windows 7:

Processor: 6.5

Memory: 7.2

Graphics (2D): 5.1

Gaming Graphics (3D): 6.4

Hard Drive (SSD): 7.7

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Overall the Vizio CT14-A1 is a solid Ultra book. It is extremely fast, the screen is beautiful and its very light. The design of the laptop is elegant and it is very well built, similar to a MacBook Air (solid aluminum chassis). I installed Windows 8 about a week ago, and its made the laptop even faster. Like others mention, the keyboard is very light and it feels significantly different from the Dell laptop I'm used to. My only real complaint with the computer is also with the keyboard. It has a propensity to double letters and not acknowledge when the shift key is pressed. Other reviewers have mentioned this as well. It doesn't do it often, or consistently, but I do notice it occasionally.

As far as I know the only difference between the CT14-A1 and the CT14-A4 is the windows version. When upgrading to Windows 8 I did have to find the drivers for the wireless NIC by doing a google search and manually installing them. I am also using a USB to LAN adapter to speed up my internet connection, although the wireless also works great.

I was a little concerned about gaming performance due to the Intel 4000 integrated graphics. Overall it's adequate for light gaming. It's runs graphics intensive games like World of tanks at 1600x900 on low settings with 25+ frames per second.

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+Beautiful construction

+Fast for everyday uses (

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Buy HP ProBook D8C11UT 14' LED Notebook - Intel Core i5 i5-3230M 2.60

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I am so pleased with this laptop. The i5 processor is speedy, and the computer is beautifully made..solid and not flimsy feeling but lightweight as well. I was a little worried about its graphics abilities, because it does not have a separate graphics card, but there is a good menu for adjustments of the visuals and that works well for me.

I like HP business computers in general; they come stripped of the garbage you find on the screen of most home laptops and have a remarkable service process standing behind them. This one is really outstanding for the price, efficient and very responsive, perfect size for me, and very well put together.

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Buy Lenovo Thinkpad T430 2344BPU, i7-3520M(3.6GHz), 4GB RAM, 500GB

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We ordered this system as a replacement for our CEO's T410 and I needed to set it up quickly. I went through my normal process of PC prep; remove the crapware, add it to the domain, add the domain user as local admin, then as domain user install apps and updates. Microsoft updates repeatedly failed. The only variable was I had disabled the update to IE10. After much frustration, I "blue buttoned" it as we call it; that is use the Lenovo system image to restore it to out of the box status. Same result. Microsoft Mr Fix It app could not fix it. Went back and added Lenovo update to make sure all of its drivers were in place; updated BIOS and some other hardware drivers. Seems to be working now. I don't know if it was the Lenovo updater software itself or the BIOS update. We shall see. I'm already a day behind having it ready.

Concerning the Lenovo T430 hardware, this is a slight improvement over the T420. Good feel to the keyboard with a backlight option. They've rearranged the ports again, but what you need is there including a VGA out and RJ45.

Note: This the 2nd T430 we have brought in and at least the 50th ThinkPad. We generally take the same approach of removing the crapware, including the ThinkPad utilities that offer no benefit (most of them). I'm thinking it was the BIOS update, though I still plan to punch Bill Gates in the mouth if I ever see him.

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Reviews of 444623U - Lenovo 3000 G530 Notebook Intel Pentium Dual-core T3400

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I have purchased this laptop a little over a month now and it is definitely a great buy. The only issue I have with it is I have to wipe off my finger prints regularly because of the quality of its exterior but that is a minor matter. When I first bought this laptop, I thought I would not have been able to do video editing on it because of the limited video graphics but I have been using a video editing program by Magix and it works flawlessly. However, I have been having some trouble with vista recognizing drivers for an audio interface that I have been trying to use with this laptop . For the price of this laptop, this is real deal. Amazon.com had my purchase shipped to Trinidad in a less than a week with no problems. Great service.

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This happens 2 b my 7th computer purchase but it sure wasn't a lucky one

This is the biggest piece of junk I ever bought & I'm stuck with it. There is NO customer service No help of any kind & the paper the warrenty is wriiten on will serve me better in the area of my toilet. I honestly never sen any computer do this b 4; but whenever it fells like it it spins the screen like ur looking at a slot machine in action and when it stops nobody knows. How aggrivating this can b at criticle times. I had thought of giving it to Goodwill And then from this lesson learned go back t an HP; but I then think of how cruel I would b 2 the next person who received it.Then again it's probably only mine that has ever had this problem; the question is do you want 2 take the chance because u will learn there is no recoures once you hand over your hard earned money it's alll yours for better or worse. Just trying to make you aware of the pitfalls at my expense..Wolf

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Purchased this laptop for my cousin and she says it still works great after one year.

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Very good for the price, but the picture does not so you the machine you will get. The colour of it is actually mantle black and not silver and black.

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Had this laptop for around 7 months now and very pleased with it. Its fast, works flawless, and got everything I want. DVR, camera, etc etc bonus. The only issue I have is its a bit heavy...around 7 pounds. Had to call customer service and they were excellent. I also bought the additional accidental coverage for 3 years. I am very happy with the graphics card, the speed at which the system runs, good quality keyboard and parts. Good job.

Buy Gateway NE71B11u 17.3-Inch Laptop (Satin Black)

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Coming from a 7 year old dying Dell 15 incher to this beauty was like moving from a Yugo to a Land Rover...I chose the Gateway because it had the right combination of features and price...having a 17.3" screen is one of the main features that still blows me away...having a 500 GB HD didn't hurt either...plus a dual core processor and USB 3.0 and a numeric keypad...

And now about Windows 8...I love it. Having had a Kindle Fire for a year made it a fairly easy transition...once you understand the layout (which really doesn't take that long) you realize how flexible it is...I use keyboard commands to do about everything and with the multi function keypad I will never need a mouse (unless I get Photoshop) And all this for a mere $400...Tablets have their place but for now I love my laptop...

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Nice size, fast performance, screen brilliant, but might need to get a bigger battery other than that everythings running smooth

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Having used a Frankensteined machine running XP for several years, I knew it was time for a change, and I was not disappointed with this laptop. Very easy to set up and install or download all of my preferred software to. Windows 8 will take some getting used to but I would, as I write this 3 hours after I first plugged it in,say that my new laptop is proving itself to have been a good choice.

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Had another Gateway before this one that I have had for 10+ years and could have kept using. This one of course is much more powerful and faster but I bought it because it is a Gateway.

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Gateway is a great product when it comes to computers. The first day i got it I unpacked it,I turned it on,I did the set up from there on its been working great for me. The computer looks great. The keyboard very smooth fast keys. The windows 8 works great for me.I love the tiles they are easy to use.THIS IS MY COMPUTER LOVE!!! I love it and it loves me.!!! ROGER THAT !!!...

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I have had this laptop for 6 months. I can not believe all the power this has for the price. I see the laptops that are listed near $2000 that have less power than this one. This huge screen makes a 15 inch look like a netbook when placed side by side. Yet it is still perfect for taking to the coffee shop to surf the web or play games. The battery life is amazing. It never seems to wear down! It has the dual layer dvd including the ability to burn titles or images on the front of the dvd. You just right click on any video file and a menu pops up with the option to burn to dvd. It burns perfectly every time. I haven't had even one burn fail and I buy the cheap blank dvds. I am happy with everything about this computer. I haven't had a single problem with it. I highly recommend this laptop.

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So I lucked out a bit and Gateway replaced my previous laptop with the NV7915u for free due to a battery issue. Free or not, this is a quality Desktop Replacement, trust me it's size is beyond that of the "laptop" category. I wanted that, you may not, but be aware that this is not a PC designed with mobility in mind. Now onto to useage, I run a dual boot Windows/Linux system and she performs great in either system. If you just want to all-around computer and are not a "gamer" you'll be fine with this piece of equipment.

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I bought this computer in June. It did not include any disks for the software. I called in and they gave me a site to download the restoration disks. I did that and put them away. When the machine quit working after only six months, I tried the restoration disks and they would not boot up. I tried working with Tiget Direct who passed me off to Gateway, like they had no responsibility to support their sale to me.

Gateway was a total loss as far as support goes. I was told I could order a set of disks for 20.00. I did that and will have to wait about 10 days to get my system upo and running again, if it will run again.

As a buyer of a computer, I am entitled to software disks that will work.

I will not buy from either one of these companies again.

Buy Lenovo ThinkPad X1 (129126U) 13.3" LED Notebook - Core i5 i5-2520M

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I rarely ever write reviews but i needed to for this one. I bought this laptop directly from Lenovo and recieved it about 3 weeks ago. I am constantly traveling and was tired of lugging my 18.5" hp wherever I went. This laptop is very light. One of the best features in this laptop is its keyboard. The keyboard is the best that i have used to date, it has no flex when typing, the keys are backlit, and they have just the right amount of resistence when pressed (also the keyboard is spillproof). The ThinkVantage suite is very nice as well, usually i would not use any software that is preinstalled by the manufacturer but it is very intuitive. Also no bloatware so when you finish setting up your computer it is actually ready to go and you do not need to remove a lot of crap applications. This computer is very fast including great startup and sleep times as well. Some people may complain about the battery not being user replaceable but you really dont need it with the new technology they put into the laptop it usually lasts me 4 to 5 hours depending on what im doing and if i need to i can get the 80% charge in 30 minutes which actually rings true to the claims. The security of this computer is very good. The fingerprint scan works even when the computer is off, you just scan your finger and it will skip the log on screen. Another noteable security feature is the camera if it does not detect human presence for you set amount of time it will automaticly lock the computer. Also worth mentioning is the screen is very very bright and makes things alot easier to see.

My only complaint is that the ctrl and FN keys are in the opposite places that they usually are its not a big deal but you do have to get used to it if you use lots of shortcuts like myself.

The best part about this laptop by far is the support. I found 2 dead pixels near the edge of the screen so i called lenovo and within 3 button clicks i actually had a real person and there was no wait time at all.(thinkpads have seperate support from the other lines of laptops) The support is in atlanta so you can actually understand what they say and in less than 10 minutes everything was done. they are sending me a prepayed box and they also let me defer my shipment by 2 weeks because of work. This is the best support i have ever had from any company by far. Very kind and polite operators. lenovo ThinkPad will recieve all of my future laptop purchases (i am comparing the products and services to that of Dell, HP, and Sony with which i have expierience with).

I highly recommend this laptop. You won't be dissapointed with this or the ThinkPad support.

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I ordered this laptop after I returned an S-Series Vaio that had a mechanical failure. The service Sony offered to repair and replace it was underwhelming, and the S-Series laptop had horrible speakers that were not powerful enough to allow one to clearly hear the audio for online videos.

I was looking for something for my work and home use light, portable, able to to take some abuse as it is carried back and forth. The X1 Think Pad is a great laptop super thin, great keyboard, tough body, and comes with Windows 7 without a lot of extra software installed.

My only criticisms of this laptop are -

1) speakers are loud enough, but not great audio quality they are close to the best you will find in laptop of this size, but that isn't saying much.

2) I use the microphone for dictation I've found some issues with voice clarity for my transcriptionists more than with other laptops I've used.

3) The mouse buttons are built into the cursor pad, and I wish they were separate for some reason this appears to be an issue when I wish to scroll down on a webpage it's more difficult to compress and hold the hidden mouse buttons than with most other laptops.

I like that this is a business laptop The S-Series Vaio looked like it was suited for a high school or college student, not a professional. The X1's Thinkpad logo w/ Red dot is a little uncool, but overall I like the feel of it. I anticipate that this machine will take what I throw at it. The quick charging battery is a great feature, as is the gorilla glass screen my toddler hasn't destroyed it yet, but certainly has tried.

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I just received my Lenovo ThinkPad X1 and I'm in absolute awe with this system. Its look & feel has been attracting comments from all that see me working with it. I'm amazed with the quality construction, the level of detail and the design. This is definetely the new look for the ThinkPad brand. I personally love the keyboard with its soft keys and the glass, with extended view and clear picture. Wow! I love this system.

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This notebook the quality is good, i like it very much. And Amazon express is very fast. I will buy again.

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My Son bought one, then my wife, and now me.

This is one of the most solid feeling machines I have felt in a long time. Much better build quality than just about any other laptop I've seen.

Discount Toshiba Qosmio X875-Q7190 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black Widow Styling in

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Love this laptop, lots of cool and handy features, such as sleep & charge and sleep & music and runs all my programs fast and to a high quality.

The screen and sound quality is also amazing, I have yet to need to use the sound output above 50%, just to show how loud the sound can go!

One issue I have had so far is that during a relatively low graphically demanding game I get a black rectangle on the floor and I have yet to find a solution to correct this issue. If it wasn't for that problem (And the fact Windows is still not to the same level as Windows 7 in my opinion) I would probably have given the laptop a five star rating.

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I am a super-geek. I want a laptop with a big screen, big memory capacity and the ability to have 2 hard drives. The memory capacity of this laptop is 32GB which is really nice! Also, you can have 2 hard drives in this baby! I think the memory on the video is 2GB? I'm sold. The only question left is how easy it it to install Windows 7/8 and have the drivers ready to go without hassle. Also It is very important how easy it is to upgrade the hardware on this model (increase memory, change hard drives). I'm still researching but if the answer to the questions I have are "Yes, the drivers are easy to install and Yes, the hardware is easy to upgrade them i'm going to get 2 of these....*Update: (1 hour later) I downloaded the User Guide for this model to find out more about the 2nd Hard drive installation and it was no help AT ALL. I called Toshiba and the guy on the phone told me that I would have to take the Laptop to a dealer/repair shop to install the 2nd hard drive. I told him that I am a tech and that it should not be that hard to add a 2nd drive. Also, my decision to purchase this laptop is based on how easy it is to upgrade... He gave me this site link: [link removed by Amazon? search for Qosmio Hard Drive upgrade] and WOW! This laptop has now become a dream come true! The images show you how easy this laptop is to upgrade (if you already know how to upgrade laptops) I am supersold on this and will buy two of them when they become available. I won't be able to report on how easy the drivers are to install until I get them. *Update: June 6, 2013: I got the Qosmio 875-Q7190 and it is still me dream laptop BUT #1 CD/DVD Discs don't cost much these days When I spend this much on something I want EVERYTHING that comes with it, especially all of the software. I shouldn't have to read a manual or search the internet to find out that I need to make my own discs from the laptop; and "restore" discs at that! Shame on any company that won't spend $1 or $2 to make sure their PC/laptop is shipped with all the discs. # 2 the power connection to this laptop is not sturdy there should be a latch or something I am a tech and I have worked on some Toshiba laptops and I was not impressed by how flimsy the power cable connects to the units I will send a note to toshiba about this this laptop is NOT Far from perfection. #3 There is NO HARD DRIVE LED on the unit.. can you believe this ?! I wonder who made that decision? Hard drive leds hve been a standard since 1985, and that fact that it is missing on this unit is NOT an improvement. #4 and the worst part: Windows 8 was pre-installed I had no choice Well guess what? There is no flexibility here for me, Windows 8 is just a re-masked, more cumbersome version of Windows 7. Also I CAN'T USE THIS COPY OF WINDOWS 8 ON ANY OTHER PC EVER. So I purchased Windows 8, but I got the "OEM" version so I can't delete it from this laptop and use it somewhere else. BUT...If I purchased Windows 8 in a store i could do that. Do I feel cheated?.. Ya Think? Also, no Windows 8 serial.. If I upgrade to Windows 8 Pro do I have to call someone to get it? Hmmmm...I still love this hardware but I hate it when companies do things on the cheap Sorry Toshiba, but not including the software discs makes you cheap. Lack of the HD LED is a design mistake. If Toshiba had done any market testing with this design I think that everyone who gave a review would write "Where is the Hard drive light?" Love ya Toshiba but you still have some work to do. This product is so close to perfection....

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This laptop is a awesome stock.. made a few upgrades. 32GB DDR3 1600 OC'd Cosair Vengence RAM.. (yes this board & CPU support it.) reinstalled Windows 8 to a SSD and upgraded to a TB second bay. Overclocked the GPU with MSI after burner to 720/1700 mhz on memory clock. plays BF3 & RE6 on ultra . Adding a RAM disk of 3GB speeded up multitasking and unzipping when you move your TMP and TEMP folders on it. Also do a tear down and apply some MX-4 thermal compound cuz this thing gets hot!(which does fix it) Overall a good board and solid quality, couldn't be happier.

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I'd like to start off this review by saying that I previously have only owned Dell laptops of off the shelf quality (no gaming specs). This is the first gaming laptop I have purchased, and so far it has met or exceeded my expectations, for a laptop. Games run well on it, even at full configs, and the graphics are nice, overall just a good experience. My only two minor issues with it are Windows 8 and that it runs hot when you play a demanding game. Windows 8, definitely seems designed for touch pads and I do not know why they didn't redesign a version for a "normal" pc (non-touch). But that's not the product's fault, that's on MS. The issue with running hot is really not a big deal, it is just because of the fan's exhaust being pointed out to where your right hand would be holding a mouse, it can get warm. I was able to mitigate this greatly by purchasing one of those laptop fan desk things.

So my recommendations for this are experiement with Windows 8, or reformat to an older OS and purchase an external fan for the laptop. All in all, I would recommend this laptop to someone on a lower budget that maybe cannot afford a high end model.

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I've had two or three HP laptops in the past which I loved but they ran very hot. So far this Toshiba runs cool and fast. The only things I don't really care for are the textured aluminum case.... it seems to collect dust and crumbs, etc, more easily than a smooth aluminum case .... and its weight. It seems heavier than my last HP which was the same size. This is not a convenient laptop for traveling, although I do take it with me, but it is heavy and bulky to carry around. It is a great laptop replacement! The other problems I'm having are Windows 8 related. Windows 8 is really designed for touch-pad computers...I wish I had known that . I may have looked into getting a touch-pad laptop instead.

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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I've owned this exact unit for more than six months now. I purchased it strictly for road trips, as I have several custom-built desktops and a larger/luggable Lenovo notebook at home. It's a terrific travel UMPC. You need to get used to the still-usable smallish keyboard (with a Return key way too close to the up/down arrow keys) and the very tiny fonts/display (even when enlarged to 125%), but still very good. It's terrific having the SDD instead of an accident-prone spinning HDD. There's no need for a separate PC case, it fits right in my carry-on along with its very tiny power supply.

My only issue is: even upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium with all Intel and Sony video driver patches, it still can't do video of any quality or size without stuttering/hiccup'ing, which is very annoying for any netbook/notebook in this premium price range.

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I' so lucky and privileged to be the first to do the review of the piece of art at Amazon; I hold my heart before buying because there was no review about the great and lovely Notebook, but now I very very happy I made the move and bought this laptop.

the design is great; it has the keyboard feel the same as the keyboard of the macbook pro and it has the design of the Hp spectre xt ultrabook. Most of you may not understand what I'm saying about the design if you have not touch the Hp spectre xt yet( it's a world design class,you will fell in love with if you ever have it)'

Ok guy let go back to the HP ENVY 17----------great performance,great avery battery life compare to traditional pc with cyberlinkblu ray for video.Doesn't make noise. All I'm trying to say it that this is the great computer you can find on the market and has no regret for years to come. Only the new technology and innovations can make me replace this piece of art. Thanks to Hp

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HP doesn't honor their warranty on computers. I have an HP Envy dv7. After it actually began smoking and then powered off (and has not powered on again), it took 5 HP support staff and 3 days of conversations before they agreed that it was even broken. It has now been over 3 weeks when they told me they would have my laptop back to me in 5 business days, and now they are saying it will be at least 4 more weeks until they can return the laptop. Dell and newegg have very good return policies and support services go to or if you are looking for a laptop.

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This new MacBook Air has replaced my two-year-old 13" MacBook Pro for a couple reasons. First, I wanted a more portable machine so I am not lugging around nearly five pounds of computer and second, this MacBook Air far outpaces the MacBook Pro. Sure, it doesn't have as much storage, but the SD card slot makes that a non-issue since I can use flash memory for those items that do not easily fit on the SSD hard drive (think virtual machines).

For reference, look at the specifications for this machine at . This is a build-to-order machine.

For anyone looking to use this machine for virtualization, it works great! Running Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8 Developer editions inside Parallels Desktop, this MacBook Air returns a speed rating of 4.9 which is very reasonable for testing and demonstration purposes. That rating was returned while using Safari, Mail, Word, Excel, and Pandora within OS X simultaneously. Not too bad at all!

This machine does not come with a OS X Lion recovery DVD. There is now a hidden partition that includes the parts of the OS needed to recover the full operating system via the Internet. I tired this within a Parallels virtual machine and the process works seamlessly, but does take about an hour to complete.

I purchased this through Amazon from onSale and they were excellent. I had the brand-new computer in one day at about $50 less than retail.

As I put more hours on my MacBook Air I will post updates. Please email me if there are specifics you want feedback on. bill dot gano at yougotbill dot com.

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