Cheap Sony VAIO E Series SVE14116FXW 14-Inch Laptop (Seafoam White)

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I was kind of nervous about buying a laptop online, but I researched the model I was considering and went into Best Buy to check it out in person. I LOVE this laptop. It's very fast & smooth and fortunately I haven't had any issues with the keyboard as the previous reviewer mentioned. I love how the keys light up and you can set the backlighting to always on, only when plugged in or always off. It comes preloaded with some great Sony software that you can choose to keep or remove. I removed some of it, but kept most of the Imagination Suite, which includes Sony ACID & Vegas. It has very nice features, light weight and has really good battery life. After charging it in the morning I can go almost all day without needing to recharge it. This is doing regular tasks on it like browsing the internet, checking email, watching videos on YouTube, etc. Overall I am loving this laptop and very happy with my purchase. If you have any questions leave it in the comments below and I will try to answer your question. I hgihly recommend this laptop! If you were on the fence about getting it, I say GET IT!

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With almost 750GB of space, there is plenty of room to store an entire music collection, photos, videos and documents.

Unlike some of the other reviewers, I found this laptop to be light, responsive to commands, fast, with a good display. Typing and launching applications is quick. Even while using processor-heavy applications like Handbrake doesn't seem to slow other functions down much. I had to play with the settings of the trackpad to make it work the way I am used to, but now it is responsive and easy to use.

The drawback is the keyboard, which feels a bit cheap and flimsy. I don't like its "bounce" and feedback, though after a week's use, I am getting used to it. The lighting of the keyboard also doesn't actually help in darker environments.

Sony includes some useful applications, like Vegas Movie Studio, but like many PCs, much of what is included can be removed.

Still, for the size, weight and specs I feel like I've made a good purchase.

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First this laptop was purchased for my spouse not me, so I will skip the review on the color. She likes it and that's that. ;)

Now, on to business. Sony VAIO systems have had their ups and downs over the years. However, I can mostly say that Sony has come back with its new line of laptops. They seem to be built better and don't contain as much bloatware as they used it. Why computer companies still insist of packing every piece of horrible software onto their system is beyond me (yes, it could lower the price a bit, but then customers are bombarded with horrible software and blame you for installing it on their system). Anyway, I digress...

What Sony did install on this system that is fairly helpful for the average user, is a "smart" suite that basically checks the system for you and ensures you are running the latest and greatest software and have the right patches to keep your system safe. This suite isn't perfect, however it will at least keep the system cleaner than most suites I've seen from other companies that simply just try to sell you more of their products right from your own desktop (really, commercials on my computer...no, thanks). Additionally, this suite is a teaching tool. Sony takes the time to answer the hottest questions currently floating around the web pertaining to laptops. Need to learn how to hook up that new printer you just purchased to your network or laptop for use? Sony will tell you. Need to figure out if upgrading your laptop to Windows 8 is possible? Sony has you covered (it is btw). Want to know how to fix that annoying little issue that seems to be plaguing you (and likely other Sony customers)? Yep, you guessed it...Sony will post the answer in plain English right on your desktop software suite and even provide you steps to fix it. Not bad Sony, not bad at all.

Now on to the actual system. Let me first give the biggest con of them all. The trackpad is absolutely a nightmare on this system. Seriously I am not able to figure out if I'm clicking or scrolling or simply shaking my mouse pointer back and forth. They decided to incorporate the mouse buttons right into the trackpad, so you don't have separate things to touch but for these burly hands, I am unable to master it. My spouse...no complaints (I think she secretly hates it, but doesn't want to agree with me...*sigh*). If you like those "one surface does it all" type track/touchpads, then this will not bother you and you can ignore the previous portion of this review. The rest of the system is fairly nicely laid out. Keyboard is the newer "chiclet keyboard", which basically means each key is independent on the board instead of a single large mesh for food and other junk to fall into. I like that idea and believe it should become standard on all laptops. The keys, themselves, light up when used, so great for surfing in a dark room during movie night. Most of the function keys are nicely labeled, so you can figure out what two keys you have to hit to replicate the same feature that a normal 108+ keyboard has. Want to page up/down? FN+up-arrow/down-arrow takes care of you (I dislike not having dedicated page-up/down keys, but understand the use due to limited space). The ports (USB, HDMI, card reader, etc) are all nicely placed and easily accessible without looking cheap. There is a powered USB port on one side of the laptop to allow you to charge your USB device, even if you lose the laptop for storage (excellent feature and should be standard, as it is silly that I have to keep a laptop open to charge an iDevice while on the road). The built-in camera and mic work great (Skype tested and approved by family/friends). The powercord and brick are standard and seem solid enough to not cause concern that they'll break within a year (so many manufacturers seem to send crappy powerbricks, so you have to buy their replacement one for $80+ after the original breaks).

So, overall, this system is fairly well built, has a good amount of useful software pre-installed (yes a little bloatware, but nothing worth complaining about), and seems fairly sturdy. If this changes over the next year of use we'll be sure to update this review. As an HP laptop user for work (I know, stop laughing, it is what we have), I can honestly say I am impressed with how Sony turned around and revitalized their consumer line of laptops (their enterprise line was always well-respected and trusted).

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I foolishly ignored the reviews about this laptop, blinded by the light up keyboard and intel 5 processor. It IS a lot faster than my old netbook, and I really enjoy the light-up keyboard. However, as other people mentioned, the mouse pad is very annoying and hard to use. Luckily I already had a nice wireless mouse that is connected via a small USB chip. If you are going to buy this, I would suggest buying a mouse as well. I would also recommend getting a warranty, I have recently started having problems with my laptop just randomly shutting off and then not turning back on for awhile. It's very strange. I like it, but I think I probably could have gotten something better for what I paid.

Update: the laptop lasted about 3 months of normal use and then refused to turn on anymore. I sent it in since it was under warranty and it could not be fixed. Luckily Squaretrade gave me my money back. I would not by this product again.

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I was worried after reading the other review's about this computer, but after seeing it a store I decided to order it anyways. I so far love everything about. I love the light up keyboard and it also seems to move very fast. I am very happy with my decision to get this computer.

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Love my laptop. Have not had any problems with it. It came with Windows 7 loaded, but I am considering upgrading to Windows 8. Not in a hurry though. I take my laptop on my bike with me and it has about 4,000 miles on it so far with no problems. I would definitely recommend one to a friend.

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The price is great but you get Garbage. Within 1 week of buying I see that the keys on the keyboard stops working. You will hit a J and it thinks you are trying to do F2 or screen swap. The only way to get out of this is to log off and log back in. The hot keys at the top of the keyboard are swapped. So F5 does not do refresh. I have never been able to successfully connect wirelessly with my printer. Now after about 2 years, entire folders disappear. What do I mean by that? Well you can go to Windows Explorer (file manager) and you can go to your My documents folders and you can see your "Kids" folder (as an example) but if you write a word document and then go to save it, the "kids" folder within your My documents folder cannot be seen. So what I have to do is save it to my desktop and then move it manually to the kids folder. This also means that for the most part if I want to send an email with an attachment I need to save to the file to my desktop to ensure I will be able to find the file to attach to the email for sending. I bought this laptop brand new and before this I had a Compaq Presario CQ60 that went bad a few short years after buying brand new. I am really starting to think I should avoid all HP laptops all together.

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Buggy As Hell! Locked Down Crappy Inside Flash Bios Leaving You No Options To Change Anything At All. In Other Words You Spend Your Hard Earned Money On This Notebook Only To Find Out HP Locks Your PC Like It Still Belongs To Them. HP Has A Long History Of Shunning Their Customers. I Got This From My Sister Cause She Hated It! And I See Why.

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I have owned this laptop for a year now, and with proper care, it runs just as fast as the day I bought it, with the same battery still in it. It is a nice laptop with good features. The only thing I don't like about it is that the speakers suck. You can change them in the SRS sound settings, however they still aren't great. No big deal, I just use speakers. However, I would just buy the new model. They put the speakers above the keyboard (were I believe they should have been in the first place) in the new model whereas they are at the ends of the computer in this model. If you want to update to windows 8 you can, but I actually prefer Windows 7 because windows 8 isn't compatible with a lot of programs because it is relatively new.

You should also be aware that this is an HP computer, so the battery life won't be stellar.

I hope this helps

Toshiba Portege Z935-P390 13.3-Inch Ultrabook (Magnesium Alloy Reviews

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I travel once or twice a month and was looking for a very light computer to replace the netbook I had that was too small to do useful work on while away from the office. This was the lightest computer I could find anywhere, and is packed with enough speed for my business needs.

I bought this Toshiba Portege Z935-P390 based on one of the reviews I read on Amazon, and received it right before a 4-day business trip. It's been excellent so far, and here is why:

Pros -The 13.3" screen is big enough for me to see, edit and create documents productively. It is also VERY light -about 2.4 pounds according to the product literature, although I haven't weighed it. My Toshiba arrived with Windows 8 pre-installed. The keyboard lights up, which is an excellent feature if you travel at all by plane or wish to use it in low light. It also has an easy-to-find energy-save button that will power down the computer when it's not in use. Also, it has an HDMI outlet and once I got home was able to stream a movie from Amazon prime right onto the TV ... pretty cool!

Cons -Windows 8, for me, is confusing and contains a lot that I would never use. As well, there is almost no printed documentation, and I found it pretty hard to find the online help -in fact, the brief explanation in the QuickStart guide did not seem to correspond correctly to where important help information is available on the computer. Finally, this computer does not have a CD/DVD drive, although when I bought it I was aware that there were some easy-to-buy options for that.

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I have been loyal to DELL for twenty years and bought only Dell computers for home and business. All my Dell computers and laptops have for the most part been very good. But upon looking for a new laptop, I wanted to go away from my Inspiron 1705 which weighs 6 to 7 pounds to something much smaller. I considered and looked at converting over to a Mac or a ultrabook or tablet. I looked at hundreds of Macs, ultrabooks, laptops, and tablets. At the end of the day, I thought most about what I wanted which is 1) a light weight product so when I went to meetings, presentations, and plane travel, it was light and 2) something that booted up FAST...under 10 seconds and wake up time of a few seconds or less and 3) reliable and 4) solid state drive and 5) ideally NOT Windows 8. As I did my research, I gave strong consideration to the small Apple Macs with solid state drives and only decided against them because of my own fear of learning new ways and having to run simultaneous parallels on the Mac to support applications I use that don't run on Mac. So I decided to stay with PC and focused my attention on which PC would meet my goals. After literally looking at hundreds of laptops, notebooks, ultrabooks, and tablets, my research and reviews by others helped me decide on the Toshiba Portege Z935.

Pros:

1) Super light and only weights with battery under 2.5 pounds

2) Super fast boot up time...due to Solid State drive helps immensely

3) back lit keyboard

4) (2) 2.0 usb ports, (1) 3.0 usb fast port, HDMI, camera and mic, and so much more

5) great screen picture quality

6) I love the Solid State Drive

Cons:

1) Other than Quick Start set up guide, no printed manual to tell you such things as keyboard functions....I still have no idea two weeks later how to put the laptop in sleep mode...I have no idea what the function keys do...I have no idea what the lights on and off mean....very little documentation....if this is read by Toshiba, please tell me where to get this information.

2) Internet load times on all of my browsers is slower than my old Dell..not sure what is causing this...but definitely not as fast and takes longer for pages to show all content.

3) Comes with Windows 8 ONLY and no option to get Windows 7 or XP etc. I had Windows XP and again, it comes with Windows 8 and NO DOCUMENTATION for the laptop, keyboard buttons, and nothing about how to use Windows 8. And yes, Windows 8 is very different. The good news is that if you use an Android smartphone..in my case, I have a Galaxy III, the learning curve is easier because it's a lot like my smart phone. BUT MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS NO DOCUMENTATION....I invested dozens of hours troubleshooting and figuring everything out with no manual or documentation....come on Toshiba and Microsoft, can't you afford to put a manual in the box?

4) Because this ultrabook ONLY comes with Windows 8, you have to upgrade all of your Microsoft software. In my case, I had XP versions of Microsoft Office. Can't use this so you have to upgrade to newest version...upgrade wasn't to bad...for Excel, Word, and Powerpoint 2010, $107 or $127 for two computers. The cost upgrade wasn't such a big deal for me, it was that fact that I had to migrate from 2003 excel, word, etc to 2010. That change is almost as extreme as changing from XP to Windows 8.

5) No SD card input...I rectified this by using a USB 7 in 1 adapter so I plug my SD cards into the USB and plug it in.

6) Only has 128 GB Solid State Drive...recommend buying same laptop but with 256 GB drive or bigger if available. 128 GB is tiny and requires me to keep nearly all of my music, videos, etc, on an external drive.

Should you buy this or any product with Windows 8, know that the setup process takes you down a road where everything becomes integrated into Microsoft platforms including email, calendar etc. THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD KNOW IS TO INSTALL YOUR FAVORITE BROWSER...IN MY CASE, FIREFOX. Doing so enables me to use my Google Gmail just like I'm used to. If you don't, your Gmail works in Microsoft 8 but it looks and feels different and you can't access what you are used to. Once I installed Firefox (Mozilla) and Chrome, I opened my Gmail and did my Internet browsing like I used to.

Overall, I love the laptop now that I have invested dozens of hours setting it up. I would love to know how to use the function keys and turn on sleep mode. Through trial and error, I have learned how to use Windows 8 and frankly, I like it. It operate so much like my smart phone. BUT WINDOWS 8 IS SO RADICALLY DIFFERENT, you need to be prepared for this huge change which may cause you to hate your new Toshiba Portege when in fact, your ultrabook is awesome...it's just Windows 8 that you may hate..or in my case after much heartache, now I really like it and the laptop.

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I have been using the earlier i3 model for several months. It was a bit lower cost and only came with 4 gig memory and windows 7. You will really like the way the models with solid state drive boot up or wake up so fast. And they take bumps and movement much better. I love the back-lit keyboard which lights up as soon as you press a key and goes out a bit after you leave the keyboard. But the best feature is the size and weight. The unit is extreemly light and nearly as thin as an i-pad. I see people doing OK with those on planes but this keyboard is much faster for me. And the overall size is great in a tight airplane seat. My 17 inch HP was laughable when I used it and one time when the passenger in front tilted his seat back the top of the tall 17 inch screen caught on the tray latch and nearly split. This Toshiba has been a dream by comparison when flying. On the road the Toshiba does well connecting to local wifi or the G4 hot spot I carry with my laptops. Around the house it does well with my Clear whole house g4 router for internet surfing, movies and e-mail. It is so easy to use anywhere, kitchen, living room, out on patio.... wireless is the way to go. I can also connect it to the TV for photo shows or movies, my own or downloaded, without needing a smart TV or rocu box. The video driver has been good for what I do but I can't say much about high framerate gaming because I dont run games. the latest MS office suite runs fine and that is what I have to run. Movies play fine and that is as fast as I need to go. The screen will hold tilt at any angle needed for viewing and I think this is better versatility than the nerdy flip around stands that come with those in-voge i-pads. And you don't have to ever fiddle with a seperate key pad if you don't like thumb typing or the lack of feel of fingers pecking on glass. Im not that good a typer and like the positional guidance of real keys. And since I look at the keyboard, the back lighting is very helpfull. (I havent seen a lighted kayboard for a pad.) While very happy so far I rated it a 4 since they haven't figured out yet how to get a dvd drive into this case. You have to get a small external cd/dvd drive if you need to read or burn disks. When I travel it stays at home or office to ligten and simplify the load. File sharing with e-mail or memory sticks has served all my needs on the road.

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I use this notebooks for school, video/music editing, stock trading, etc. I will try to express properly how much I love it.

PROS (why I think this beats every competitor that I tried before buying my z935):

1) Jaw-droppingly thin and light. 2.5lbs! This makes a big difference compared to the more common 3lbs+ weight of other ultrabooks.

2) Despite how thin, it has 3 USB ports, and full-sized HDMI and VGA ports (many competitors have mini-ports that require adapters which you might not always have on hand, and many simply do not have VGA). This was a major selling point for me, and it also means it supports 2 external monitors right out of the box.

3) Great keyboard. It has the FULL del/home/pgup/pgdown/end keys running down the side, unlike so many thin & light competitors that have placed those on the arrow keys and require the use of a "function" key to access them! The backlighting is also great. Also, I noticed that most Ultrabooks have VERY flat and unresponsive keys, and while they are also quite thin on this Toshiba, they are surprisingly responsive. In my side-by-side comparisons with other Ultrabooks, there was no competition.

4) Totally silent. I often can't tell if it is on or not because I just can't hear it running. I scoff at the noise of Macbook Pros' humming fans now. Only in rare circumstances does the fan go into hyper-drive, and even then it is impressively quiet.

5) I suppose this would be the case with any similarly spec'd system, but it is quite fast. I can edit HD video, and have everything imaginable open and it does not slow down, and I'm impressed with the Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics that come with 3rd generation i5 CPUs. Maybe I'm still living in the mid 2000s, but the fact that I can do so much on such a thin system continues to impress me.

6) It comes with just about the least bloatware of any notebook I've seen out of the box. I only spent about 10 minutes maybe 1 'free' virus scan trials, and some Toshiba diagnostic stuff I didn't need. Many systems come so bogged down with stuff that they are barely usable out of the box.

Cons:

1) The SSD drive is lightening fast, but at 128gb it falls short of what I need. I never though I would have a computer in the 21st centruy that can't store my 70gb of MP3s, but with Win 7 using 20gb, programs I've installed using 15gb, the restore drive using 20gb (you can re-install Windows from this hidden partition at any time), I am left with about 65gb of free space. For many users this would be enough but it's not for me. Still though, when I think that somewhere in this razor thin body is a 128gb SSD it is impressive, and carrying around the external hd when I need it is tolerable (and the USB 3.0 port is quite fast).

2) Battery life, at 4 to 5 hours, is a common complaint. I don't mind since this is about the same as my previous laptop, and that old battery weighed almost as much as this whole system. But yeah, if other systems last 8+ hours then I guess I'm missing out.

3) A 2gb stick of RAM is soldered to the motherboard, so the system only has 1 replaceable slot which supports only up to 4gb, and thus 6gb is the system MAX. This shouldn't be a problem but it is worth noting.

3) I have noticed that almost all new notebooks have touchpads that no longer support pressing-both-buttons-at-once = middle-mouse-click. This laptop is no exception. This was solved by putting a middle-click-simulator program into my startup folder. Just an FYI to all you middle-click enthusiasts out there.

4) It would be nice to have a hard switch to turn wifi on/off. But no ultrabook I have seen has this. At least this Toshiba has many useful functions on the F-keys (mute, volume, screen rightness, wifi on/off, external monitor, etc).

5) Every single store that sells this in Canada sells the bilingual version, which means half the keys have both French and English, and those keys are NOT backlit! Thus I had to get it from an American retailer in order to salvage the backlit keyboard functionality. So Canadian buyers beware (but as long as you order from B&H you'll be safe!).

My hat goes off to whoever designed this notebook. My prospects of finding a satisfactory machine were looking pretty grim until I found it!

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Hello everyone ....

I bought this laptop for $799.99 before price went up. The look of this Ultrabook is just great. It is very fast and even faster after upgrade I just did !!!!.

This item weight is just 2.6 pounds what make it very portable....

I did some research over the internet and this laptop is perfectly upgradable (Memory & SSD) but you have to know that doing this may or will void the one year warranty. Do it at your own risk !!!

I went to Intel website and this processor (Intel Core i5 3317U 2.6 GHz ) supports up to 32GB of memory (depending on memory type.This laptop comes with 6GB of memory, 2GB of onboard fixed memory + 4GB on a slot. There is ONLY one slot for memory in case you want to upgrade.

In my case I bought a Kingston ValueRAM 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 (PC3-12800) Non-ECC CL11 SODIMM Notebook MemoryIn order to upgrade a memory or a ssd you have to take out a one big cover in the back of the laptop. There is no separate cover for memory or for hard drives such as in other models. There are 13 phillips screws and 1 torx T7 security screw....This last one is located right in the middle of the back cover behind a rubber base.

After the memory upgrade, I have a total of 10GB memory (2GB onboard fixed memory + 8GB Kingston memory on the slot....

Once I turn on the laptop it takes 3 seconds to come up the lock screen...Once I log in to my user account it takes just one second to come up the START screen....This is really fast...Isn't it great?

I still have not done yet the SDD upgrade but I will next month....It comes with a 128GB TOSHIBA THNSNS128GMCP. I will replace it by a 256GB Crucial m4 mSATA 6Gb/s SSD SATA III....

Hope this review is useful for the readers....

HP ProBook 6565b 15.6" Black Notebook Review

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I have had my HP Probook for over a year and absolutely love it. It is powerful and well designed. I have avoided retail HP laptops. I found them to be poorly constructed. I am a developer and push mine to the limit everyday. The only draw backs are the hp battery only lasted about 9 months, it is not light and the edges of the aluminum case are bit sharp.

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I wanted an inexpensive computer I could use on job sites to track excel spreadsheets. This purchase met my budget goals and allows me extra capacity to do all of the computer functions I need in the field. I am pleased.

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Brand new in the box ,Computer keyboard did not work at all. Had to return and wait 3 weeks to get another one.

Acer Aspire 5734Z 2.3GHz Dual-Core T4500 3GB 250GB WiFi DVD+R 15.6" Reviews

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I have been doing some comparisons with other models of the Acer Aspire laptops and this one is a better value than the Acer Aspire AS5251-1805 which costs $100 more. For anyone who does some research on this model and others, you will see the value.

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ASUS G51J-A1 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop (Blue) Reviews

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I have been waiting for the i7 core laptops to release and here it is. I originally had a dell XPS 16 on order forever and a day (32 days to be exact) and they delayed it AGAIN, so I looked elsewhere. Amazon had this one in stock and got it for next day shipping for $40! And saved a ton off the dell version.

As for the laptop itself, it is a great machine. It boots very fast, does not run hot (considering equipment). The screen is beautiful and the keyboard has a nice feel to it. What it used to take my Core 2 Duo desktop 12 hours to do, this does in 4 (compressing and archiving over 100gb of photos in a .rar)! I have tried to tax the crap out of it and can never get the processors to 100%. Gaming will fix that.

I am not a huge gamer, but wanted a powerful machine for a lot of photo \ movie stuff and also play the occasional game (COD MW2). Also, as a graduate student, I often hook up external monitors and use Dragon NS 10.1 and it has absolutely no issues with it. This is way overkill, but a sweet machine nonetheless.

Prosbuilt in Blue-tooth, sweet wireless card, cooling seem adequate. Core i7!

Some minor annoyancesLights on external lid can not be shut off.

One more noteAmazon's write up states only 4gb, but it can actually go to 8gb according to ASUS and a lot of 'boutique' sites.

Reasons for not getting four stars:

Very low batt. lifeGaming laptop, so take that for what it is worth

No fingerprint reader (comes with facial recognition, but that can be beat with a photo)

Dual drives but no RAID?!??

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A very excellent gaming laptop for the money. Sure, it's not as fast as a dedicated desktop gaming rig, but for a portable one it's hard to beat. My only complaint would be the LCD is somewhat washed out which appears to be from the LED's in the top of the lid. Notice when the rig is asleep and the screen raised, one can see bleedthrough from the blinking LED in logo. Not a big deal, but if I had one complaint, that would be it. Also, much to my surprise this thing stays pretty cool to the touch. I expected it to get extremely hot, but it doesn't. The air coming out of the left side is very hot, but to touch the laptop remains cool. You can actually play games on this for hours without baking your hands and face off.

Pros:

* Great performance for the price

* ASUS provides an awesome warranty and accidental protection for this, so you can take it to a lan-party and not worry

* Plays Dragon Age, Torchlight, Empire Total War, LFD1, Warhammer: DOW2, OFP2: Dragon Rising, MSFlight X, Demigod, all extremely well at native res

* World of Warcraft runs beautifully at native res!

* Keyboard functions well and has adjustable illumination

* Relatively quiet for a gaming laptop

* i7 processor is blazingly fast

* HDMI and VGA output means this can be used to game on a TV (keep lid open!)

* Included mouse and bag are both excellent and high quality

* Totally reliable, no crashes even after hours of playing

Cons:

* The LED lights in the lid can bleed through into the LCD

* ARMA2 runs very poorly

* 260M graphics card slightly underclocked on this model

* Cannot be used to game on an external monitor with lid closed (not really unexpected though)

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Pros:

-i7 mobile processor

-Sturdy Construction

-Beautiful Display

-Backlit Keyboard with a num pad and superb feel.

-Great Graphics (Full 1920x1080)

-Solid Webcam

-Free Accessories (Bag and Gaming Mouse)

Cons:

-Battery Life (Not really that bad considering the amount of horsepower in this machine.)

-Another review mentioned the RAM being upgradable to 8GB but I'm not seeing that on ASUS' website:

-Does come with ASUS' bloatware but some of it is actually useful unlike every other laptop I've ever owned.

I was in the market for a new laptop that I could take with me to and from work. This was the only machine I could find that had the spec set I was looking for.

I don't do much gaming on my PC. I mostly use it for work: multimedia editing/production. In the short time that I've had this machine it has blown me away with its performance. Video previews render out very quickly for a laptop. Captures also perform admirably. Disk burning and ripping is fast and flawless.

I would recommend this machine very highly to anyone looking for a portable multimedia editing station.

Out of the Box Windows Experience Index:

Processor: 7.0

Memory: 7.3

Graphics: 6.7

Gaming Graphics: 6.7

HDD: 5.9

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There is a lot to like with this laptop. Including: great performance, good price, beautiful screen, sturdy feel, good standard warranty and the two hard drives. I have very quickly become a fan of ASUS, it seems you get a lot for your money and the company is really trying to build a quality differentiated product. The added mouse and backpack are a nice touch and are very reasonable quality.

The screen and size of the laptop feel a lot bigger than the 15.6". I think it is the illusion created by the HD 16-9 format screen and the high native resolution 1920x1080. Win 7 seems to run very quickly on the machine and it frankly is a huge upgrade of Vista/XP.

So what kept my rating from 5 stars is a couple of quirks that could be a deal killer for some people. Number one is the often mentioned battery life, if you are going to be using this on battery, expect about an hour give or take depending how you use it. I like full screen brightness and power and at those settings about an hour is all I get. I know, it is a gaming PC, but still an hour seems a bit short. I just purchased a bigger 9 cell battery and we will see how that does. The 9-volt battery should be standard or at least an option. Nonetheless, the battery life is the main reason why I gave the machine four stars and not five.

While, I love the dual drives, not sure why they partitioned the drives into 4 separate partitions, it doesn't take much to undo the default set up but was a minor hassle. Also, they should give you the option of having the drives in a RAID configuration, which as far as I know is not possible. So while I like the dual drives it could have been implemented better.

Also, the 120W ASUS power brick is exactly that a brick. I know it is giving off a lot of power, but the thing is a boat anchor. It feels like a couple of pounds which takes the total package weight up. I ended up buying a second power adapter, for work so I don't have to carry it back and forth from home to work along with the laptop.

I like the keyboard now, but it did take some getting used to. The keys are similar to a Mac keyboard and they squished a full keyboard with num keypad. At first, I really did not like it as it was causing a lot of typing errors, and some of the keys are in slightly different spots. After a week or so I am used to it and now really like it. I like having the full keypad/numpad and I am used to the size and the keys. Some people may find the keyboard a deal killer as well, but like I said I didn't like it at first, but it only took about a week to get used to it. Now I really like it.

My other complaints are that the manual was very skinny and the web presence for ASUS is lacking so not much info there. I suspect as ASUS gets bigger in the states that will improve. Also, I could not find a travel adapter for the machine that works on airplanes and ASUS does not make one. I guess the downside of a lesser known brand is the fewer peripheral choices.

Overall, the quirks were not deal killers for me and after investigating numerous gaming/multimedia laptops this was far and away the best choice in my view.

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NOTE:This is for the Intel Core 2 Duo model. Not the I7.

I really loved this computer, i say loved because i just didnt think it was necessary for me, since i already have a PS3, 360, and a gaming Desktop, so yes it was a bit overkill. But i'm glad i tried it out just the same. I got this laptop right after the release of the windows 7 models, also i had a friend who had the old Asus G51 i believe, with the Nvidia 9800GTM, with 512mb of memory. This one comes with the Nvidia Geforce 260M, which isnt quite as powerful as the desktop models, but holds its own for a laptop. I actually have an ATI 4850 1mb that beats this card quite a bit, and can play pretty much anything at 1920 x 1080, but thats neither here nor there. Being able to play pretty much any game thats on Xbox on this laptop is a very cool way to do things, especially if you travel and want to whip out, Call of Duty MW 1 or 2, Dead Space, Devil May Cry 4, Borderlands, or even something old like Doom 3 or SIMs 2, whatever your pleasure. So bascially yes this is a portable Xbox 360, and plays much the same, resolution wise, etc. The speakers leave something to be desired, but if you go down to your icons next to the clock you'll see the real tek red speaker. Click on it, go to the menu underneath where it says sound effects, you'll get many options like Club, Rock, Classic, etc. Choose live, and the volume will shoot up drastically, the only time you should uncheck it, is when watching a movie, not sure why this is, but it works. The native resolution is low, but even the G72 is still only 1600 x 900, and not full 1080p, but most laptops aren't considering the punishment the smaller screens will take with this high resolution. You really shouldnt start getting into the 1080p area until about 24inches or so. Besides if you look on Xbox live and see the demos, it tells you exactly which games have what resolution. Well sadly, very very very few have it, and most are 720, or 1080i. The only draw back i've seen or heard are two things, what i've heard is the wireless drops quite frequently and even on all the Asus models it may do the same. Thats the biggest issue i've heard about ASUS in general. While i didnt have a problem in this area, what i did notice is when copying movies, the max speed you can get with the software your given is 4x, this i thought is totally unacceptable. Next to my girlfriends cheap Toshiba(which i gave her) it was really really slow at burning. Converting is fast and a breeze, and why the drive slows when copying or burning, i have no idea. Thats why i decided to move up to the G72 which was a beast in itself, but just to much money for me to blow. After using it for a few days i decided i didnt need it, but compared to its little brother, the burning was fine, speakers where much better, the resolution was well, about the same, but had 6 gigs of RAM to make up for the slower 5400rpm hard drive. So all in all they are about on the same level, and if you check with this model the calculations per second and the Pentium Core 2 Duo of 2.13ghz actually gets 5 stars, as compared to the G72 getting 4 on the intel sticker. Best buy now has this model(not the I7 which i imagine is sweet) for 899, i would definitely get one while they last. So if you want a great computer for all around, and its not to big, get this lil bad boy, or just up and get the big brother, they are really about the same.

Also something else to note is i really liked the rubbery texture to rest your hand on as opposed to the high glossy blue that comes on the G72. This one shows prints much less and can easily be removed. Another thing is don't always rely on the Windows Rating Index, this computer shows the same as the G72 pretty much in every area, which i don't see how its possible considering the bigger model has a 2.53ghz duo core processor. Strange. And least but not least, do not i repeat do not but your PC games anymore at Gamestop(which is stopping anyways) or Best Buy. Go and download them from either GamersGate or Direct to Drive dr2d(my personal fav) and you'll find anything you want DRM free. No kidding, the DRM is removed and there are no discs and you can re-download anytime you like. Also i've heard went Infinity Ward gets up off its rear and finally fixes all the flaws with the pc version of COD MW2 they are aiming for these sites to be the first with the fixed versions. So definitely take the warning, stay away from discs, download digital. :)

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This laptop is great. It is powerful, well made, and even has good battery life for a 17" machine. Our only complaint is in terms of value. After buying one of these ZBooks, we found that the Dell Precision has similar performance at a much lower price. With the 3200 x 1800 resolution screen, we found that employees who used to demand a 17 inch display were now begging for the higher resolution, lighter weight, and smaller package of the Dell Precision M4800.

There is nothing wrong with this machine, but give Dell a chance if you are looking for a better value and higher screen resolutions.

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Cheap ASUS A52F-XA1 15.6-Inch Versatile Entertainment Laptop (Black)

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After a few charge/discharge cycles to get things started, the battery lasts about 3-4 hours under normal circumstances with normal settings (e.g., LED screen is on medium brightness). It will last fewer hours if you play movies or something because it takes more power to spin the DVD disc. It's annoying how Amazon listed everything EXCEPT that vital stat, huh? I hope they fix that soon.

This is a good laptop for normal usage like websurfing, MS Word, Excel, light gaming (Plants v Zombies, etc.), and playing movies/watching Youtube/etc.. The P6100 is basically a 2-GHz Core i3 without hyperthreading (but hyperthreading is only useful when you are doing very heavy multitasking or using a highly threaded program). It's even made on the same process/fabs as the Core i3. Thanks to the P6100's integrated memory controller and other efficiencies inherent in the Core i3-style design, it's about as fast as a 2.5-GHz Core 2 Duo. In fact, if you look at PassMark's CPU benchmark list, you can see that the P6100 CPU is in-between a Core 2 Duo E5200 2.50GHz and a Core i3-2312M 2.10GHz. Thus it's well-balanced with a reasonably fast processor and competent GPU (graphics processing unit) that can handle 1080p playback very smoothly in my experience.

The weakest part of this laptop is the relatively slow hard drive, a WD Scorpio Blue at 5400 rpm, which is pretty good for a laptop, but not up to par with a good desktop 7200rpm or SSD. (NOTE: The WD Scorpio Blue's clicking noise is apparently normal and a result of the drive head parking or moving around or something, probably as an energy-saving feature. It's louder than what I've experienced with Thinkpads, but it's not defective just because it's loud.) By the way, if you think ASUS's reliability is bad, wait till you get a load of other companies' "reliability." ASUS is tops in Squaretrade's reliability index (they keep track of which laptops need the fewest repairs), and laptop magazines sometimes run reliability articles where ASUS usually places first or second. Laptop parts can and do fail, so I wouldn't read into one or two bad apples as meaning the entire batch is bad.

This laptop will ask you to make recovery DVDs when you first boot up, though you don't have to make the backups there and then and can delay the backup indefinitely. Backup takes 5 DVD-Rs and several hours. Use quality DVD-Rs if you are getting readback errors. Don't skimp; this is your BACKUP COPY we are talking about here! I recommend Verbatim and especially Taiyo Yuden discs sold by rima.com. The higher-end Kodaks are fine but probably excessive; you don't need the archival-grade gold stuff. Sony DVD-Rs are okay. RITEK is hit or miss, depending on the variant. I dunno about the rest, but chances are that a no-name brand won't last long. If you buy a DVD movie at the store, it is stamped. There is no ink and thus the DVD will last for decades. Stampers are extremely expensive (more expensive than many people's houses, so only big companies own them). Most home users use DVD burners to make DVD-Rs, like this laptop does. The problem is that burned DVD-Rs may last mere months if they use cheap, unstable dyes or have poor bonding (DVD-Rs are made like sandwiches, unlike CD-Rs which are asymmetric and basically a slab of plastic with some dye and lacquer; this is why it's almost impossible to find a "bad" CD-R but much easier to find a "bad" DVD-R).

The laptop doesn't get that hot, so feel free to put it on your lap without fear of sterilizing yourself.

Edited to add: I ran some benchmarks and it seems that there is probably a mediocre RAID controller in the laptop's motherboard, so average sequential read is around 150 MB/s with my Sandforce-powered Vertex 2 SSD, which is laughably slow compared to the >250 MB/s that a Vertex 2 ought to be getting. So feel free to get a slower SSD for this laptop, since it can't max out the faster SSDs on the market anyway. At least you retain the other benefits, like low random access times and shockproof data storage.

The rest of this review is just my general recommendation beyond this laptop:

In my opinion, it's not worth getting a A52F variant with a faster CPU. If you pile on the CPU speed it's still hamstrung by the video so there's no point in getting the faster versions--what are you going to do with a much faster CPU and the exact same GPU? The only times it would matter would be if you were doing something highly threaded that required little to no video, and how many of us do heavy, multi-threaded number-crunching tasks on a laptop? If you want a gaming rig, look elsewhere because the video card here won't be good enough for new games, with maybe a few exceptions here and there. Ditto if you transcode tons of video: get a laptop with a higher-end GPU for that, or get a desktop to pair with the laptop.

By contrast, the difference between a laptop with HDD and with SSD is night and day, so you may want to skimp on the CPU and pour the saved money into an SSD instead. Switching to an SSD is painless: just remove the backplate of the laptop, remove the 2.5" drive carriage, swap drives, and put it back together again, all while touching something grounded or a big piece of metal or something like that, to ensure that your static electricity doesn't kill the drives. It literally took me five minutes to switch to an SSD. You can either use data migration software like Acronis to clone your hard drive onto the SSD (as long as the SSD is large enough to handle the data on the hard drive), or you can install via a spare copy of an OS, which is problematic because this laptop doesn't come with a Windows install disc, and using the recovery DVDs may not work right if you don't install it back onto the original 320GB hard drive. (Note: You can probably use any regular Windows 7 64-bit install disc and use the product key that comes with this laptop [it's on the bottom of the laptop on a sticker]. The product key is the thing that tells the Windows installation DVD which version of Windows to install.) Then use the DVD that ASUS includes with the laptop to install the proprietary drivers.

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Seems like these laptops are hit or miss in terms of reliability. Previously, there was a one-star post that got deleted. The reviewer said that he got the blue screen of death the first time he booted up the laptop. One other person on slickdeals also reported a blue screen the first time the laptop was booted up. Also, many have reported an intermittent clicking noise coming from the hard drive. I can confirm that this is true. Another issue reported is that when creating recovery discs, it keeps on failing when it tries to verify the discs. There are 5 recovery discs in all. I had disc #2 fail, but it was ok on my second try.

I also have an issue with the battery not charging correctly. I cannot power on the laptop from the battery. I must use the AC adapter. If I disconnect the AC adapter, the laptop will shut off. The battery indicator icon says that the battery is charging, but it has been stuck at 46% for the past couple of hours. Researching this issue on the internet, it seems that Windows 7 might be causing this. I guess I could blow the HD away and install XP, but I only have the 32-bit version and would waste 1 gig of memory. Not worth the headache.

Unfortunately I have already opened the laptop, so instead of returning it and only getting back 85% of the purchase price. I will take my chances and exchange it for another one. Hopefully the odds will be stacked in my favor the next time around...

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The Asus A52F-XA1 is essentially the same machine as the Asus K52F-BBR5 with the latter having 1GB less memory.

It's a nice overall package without breaking the bank. HDMI, Bluetooth, and separate numeric keys are nice additions you don't usually find at this price point. Not a gaming machine (not expecting it) but does the job for everyday use. Programs, startups, shutdowns are pretty fast. It even runs iTunes (64-bit) without much noticeable lag. Battery lasts about three hours if the screen is dimmed and put in battery saving mode. Good for home use or desktop replacement and the occasionally hookup to a flat-screen TV with HDMI connection. This model also comes with a one-year accidental damage coverage, on top of the standard one-year warranty.

The little things matter. The built-in media card reader comes in very handy for downloading pictures from a digital camera (no need for a USB cable). The touchpad can be turned off by simply hitting the FN + F9 keys or you can tell the software to turn it off when an external mouse is plugged in, good for avoiding that jumping cursor during typing when the palm is accidentally brushed against the touchpad.

In case anyone encounters errors during the recovery DVDs burning process, you don't have to start over -the process takes hours to complete. You can retrieve the ISO images of the recovery discs in this folder: c:\users\username\my documents\recovery_tmp\ , provided you don't exit out of the recovery disc burning software (AI Recovery Burner). You need to copy and save these ISO images to a different folder and burn the DVDs at a later time. Be aware that the \recovery_tmp\ folder will be automatically deleted once you exit the AI Recovery Burner program.

If the \recovery_tmp\ folder is hidden, you can unhide it by going through the Explorer menu: Organize > Folder and search options > Hidden files and folders > Show hidden files, folders, and drives.

All five DVD images (ISO files) are ready for copying when the first disc is being burned. The ISO files are named CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4, and CD5. These ISO files are not available prior to the actual (physical) burning of the first DVD disc.

Overall, it's a good value.

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I purchased this laptop for a family member. I was a bit concerned because I was not that familiar with the ASUS brand. After receiving the product and taking it out of the box, I was fairly impressed. Its a good looking laptop with a nice keyboard and screen. Though my experience with it is limited, I feel pretty good about the value and what it has to offer. Lots of little touches like HDMI connection, facial recognition tech, and Office for Students add to the overall value. The technical specs are good enough to use it for just about any task except for hard core gaming. If you can get this unit for a good price, its a very nice purchase.

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Excelente laptop, funciona a la perfección, me sorprendió que pudiera seleccionar idioma en español cuando la inicié por primera vez, así mismo me sorprendió muchísimo que Asus pensó en aquellos "Pro-users" y estableció una partición para el sistema operativo y otra partición que es libre para uno hacer con ella lo que uno quiera...!!.

Me hubiese encantado una tercera partición para el recovery pero tendré que optar por crearlo mediante dvds (Utilizando un software que trae instalado la laptop), para lo cual hacen falta 5...!!, lo malo es que si uno solo de esos dvds se daña o se pierde, el recovery no servirá...! así que hare 2 recovery para "irme por lo seguro"...

Pros:

-4 Gb. DDR3 (Excelente para estar cómodo).

-320 Gb. de disco (Buen espacio para almacenar tu gran variedad de cosas personales).

-Teclado numérico integrado.

-Buen acabado, la laptop es MUY presentable.

-Disco duro particionado.

-Windows con opción de Español.

-Complete care.

Cons:

-La pantalla LED si la vez en diagonal, no se aprecia muy bien la imagen, como ocurría al principio con las pantallas LCD, es como ver "sombras", aún así le doy 5 estrellas al producto, hay que entender que estas pantallas LED aún le falta cierto desarrollo.

-Con el rendimiento al máximo, la batería dura menos de 2 horas... así que no me da la oportunidad de poder ver una película entera mientras no esté cargando, pero ya se...!! Es una laptop...!

-Dual Core 2.0, Mmmmmmm.... Es bueno para hacer cosas básicas, muy rendidor, pero puedes fácilmente notar las diferencias que hay entre usar ese y un dual core o quad core....

Para concluir y en pocas palabras, me encantó, cumple con mis espectativas, excelente para estudiar y trabajar...!

HP G42-230US 14-Inch Laptop Reviews

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I have had my g42-230us for three months and found it to be a decent moderately powerful computer. The 7200RPM hard drive and 1Mb per core cache give it the extra "umph" it needs to compete with the Intel offers.

This computer, like most consumer targeted systems, came loaded with bloatware (software that isn't required and slows down performance).

I am a computer tech so the first thing I recommend for this and all consumer targeted computers is to make the restore DVD's as soon as you turn on the computer and before you connect to a network or the internet. Second thing I recommend to do is to get a genuine copy of Windows 7, then use it to reformat (and delete all extra hard drive partitions) and reinstall operating system. Doing this is almost literally the difference between night and day. You will realize more hard drive space, faster boot and shutdown, no software "nags" (other than Windows 7 "nags") or bloatware pop ups to activate and upgrade trial software and no performance robbing unnecessary running services and registry entries.

I tell my customers to consider this a required cost to any big brand consumer level computer purchased (comsumer level computers are typicaly computers sold that are not installed with Windows 7 Professional). You can get windows here on Amazon:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Microsoft Windows 7 Professional . Keep in mind bloatware keeps the cost of the computer down (the computer's maker is often paid to install this trial software in hopes it will lead to the sale of the full product.

After installing Genuine Windows 7 64bit I have a decent professional grade laptop for a few hundred less than what HP sells them for otherwise.

Clarification from what other reviews have stated: All three USB ports are v2.0 and are powered to 500mA. I have tested them and confirmed this to be true even under battery power.

Note:

No modem is included and no PC Card socket is present.

The speakers and Altec Lansing, upward facing above the Function keys near the display hinge.

Wired LAN is not Gigabit Ethernet (this is a real downgrade from my almost four year old Acer Aspire).

Annoyances:

The power button is slightly recessed and very small. I have very small fingers but still have to press the button multiple times to get it depressed enough to activate (but now I just use my finger nail and it works fine).

The hard drive activity light looks to be a 1mm LED mounted behind a hole in the left side of the unit next to the media card reader. This is excellent for the person sitting to my left when they want to know if my hard drive is active but totally useless to me.

Also the power / charging light looks to be a 1mm LED mounted behind a hole on the right side near the DC input. This too is excellent for the person on my right that wants to know if my laptop is charging or on but totally useless to me.

There is however a power light in the power button above the Function keys and speakers near the hindge but it to looks to be a 1mm LED pointed straight up and can't be seen when the lid is closed so you cannot see if your computer is on/sleeping/or off unless you open the lid or look at the led on the right side of the unit.

Almost a deal killer is the fact that the touchpad area is not recessed or raised, nor does it have a different pattern or texture than the palm rests. Without looking, using the touchpad buttons as an guide, a person cannot feel where the touchpad area starts and ends on the left and right side. I used 3M blue painters tape 3M 2090 Scotch-Blue Painter's Tape for Multi-Surfaces 1-Inch x 60-Yard, 4-Rollto create outlines of the touchpad area to use the unit in the dark and without watching my fingers.

Battery:

The stock battery is a MU06 and the battery life is very good but I got the MU09 extended life batter anyway. The extended life battery does stick out some at the bottom causing a funny lop-sided look. Also an optional higher watt charger can be found but I don't know it would be any better than the one included. HP 90W Smart Ac Adapter US

I like Acer / Gateway laptops because I had always found them easy to work on but I have already taken this one apart pretty well and it isn't as bad as the HP computers of previous years.

I have a report for Speccy on my unit:

CPU

AMD K10

45nm Technology

RAM

4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 531MHz (7-7-7-20)

Motherboard

Hewlett-Packard 1444 (Socket S1G4)

Graphics

Generic PnP Monitor @ 1366x768

AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250

Hard Drives

313GB Seagate ST932042 3AS SATA Disk Device (IDE)

Optical Drives

hp CDDVDW TS-L633N SATA CdRom Device

Audio

Realtek High Definition Audio

CPU

AMD K10

Cores 2

Threads 2

Name AMD K10

Package Socket S1 (638)

Technology 45nm

Specification AMD Turion(tm) II P520 Dual-Core Processor

Family F

Extended Family 10

Model 6

Extended Model 6

Stepping 3

Revision DA-C3

Instructions MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, x86-64

Bus Speed 199.5 MHz

Rated Bus Speed 1795.6 MHz

Stock Core Speed 2300 MHz

Stock Bus Speed 200 MHz

Caches

L1 Data Cache Size 2 x 64 KBytes

L1 Instructions Cache Size 2 x 64 KBytes

L2 Unified Cache Size 2 x 1024 KBytes

Core 0

Core Speed 2294.2 MHz

Multiplier x 11.5

Bus Speed 199.5 MHz

Rated Bus Speed 1795.6 MHz

Thread 1

APIC ID 0

Core 1

Core Speed 2294.2 MHz

Multiplier x 11.5

Bus Speed 199.5 MHz

Rated Bus Speed 1795.6 MHz

Thread 1

APIC ID 1

RAM

Memory slots

Total memory slots 2

Used memory slots 2

Free memory slots 0

Memory

Type DDR3

Size 4096 MBytes

Channels # Dual

DRAM Frequency 532.0 MHz

CAS# Latency (CL) 7 clocks

RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 7 clocks

RAS# Precharge (tRP) 7 clocks

Cycle Time (tRAS) 20 clocks

Bank Cycle Time (tR?) 27 clocks

Command Rate (CR) 1T

SPD

Number Of SPD Modules 2

Motherboard

Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard

Model 1444

Chipset Vendor AMD

Chipset Model 785GX

Chipset Revision 00

Southbridge Vendor AMD

Southbridge Model SB800

Southbridge Revision 40

BIOS

Brand Hewlett-Packard

Version F.0A

Date 06/08/2010

Graphics

Monitor

Name Generic PnP Monitor on AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250

Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels

Work Resolution 1366x738 pixels

State enabled, primary

Monitor Width 1366

Monitor Height 768

Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel

Monitor Frequency 60 Hz

AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250

Memory 256 MB

Memory type 2

Hard Drives

ST932042 3AS SATA Disk Device

Manufacturer Seagate

Form Factor 2.5"

Interface IDE

Capacity 313GB

Real size 320,072,933,376 bytes

Optical Drives

hp CDDVDW TS-L633N SATA CdRom Device

Audio

Sound Cards

ATI High Definition Audio Device

Realtek High Definition Audio

Playback Device

Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)

Recording Devices

Stereo Mix (Realtek High Definition Audio)

Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio) (default)

Peripherals

Standard PS/2 Keyboard

Device Kind Keyboard

Device Name Standard PS/2 Keyboard

Location plugged into keyboard port

Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad

Device Kind Mouse

Device Name Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad

Location plugged into PS/2 mouse por

USB Video Device

Device Kind Camera/scanner

Device Name USB Video Device

Vendor Unknown

Comment HP Webcam-101

Location USB Composite Device

I have been informed that there is a clean install restore option but this is not an option on my unit. The factory restore "clean" option still installs many services and registry items including HP "nags" and programs that connect to HP's web site to keep you informed up updates and messages (offers). The clean install I recomend will give a user the most out of the computer.

!!!!!!CAVEAT!!!!!!!: Some users do not mind or miss the lost performance and hard drive space and can very well live with the hp "clean" install or even the factory install.

I only mention the clean install in my review because I and most of my cutomers are "power" users and prefere a true Windows clean install from a genuine Windows disc. Plus a person can buy almost the same computer without the bloatware software installed for twice the price. I am just pointing out an alternative to spending twice the money and getting the almost the same computer as a pro model.

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I purchased this computer from another site when they had a promotion on it. I looked at the specs and the price, and saw that it was a steal, and I abandoned my prejudice against HP for their past products and bought it. I am very happy that I did. I won't say the exact price that I got the computer for, but I will say that this computer is in the $600 and under category.

This computer is a good mixture of good technology. The processor in this computer is a very good processor for a number of reasons. The L2 cache is 2mb as opposed to 1mb in most Turion IIs; the energy consumption is 25w, which is very low for a laptop processor of this magnitude. The M880 chipset and ATI Radeon 4250 provide a decent graphics setup; obviously, this computer isn't for modern gaming due to the lack of a dedicated video card... However, this video setup is much better than you will get with any Intel onboard graphics and will work just fine for most anything short of intensive 3D gaming/ 3D rendering... The 14" screen on this computer is a good one, with great viewing angles. The speakers are good for laptop speakers, but really, there aren't any spectacular internal laptop speakers and so if you want great sound quality and volume, invest in a decent pair of laptop speakers. The HDMI port is wonderful... can't forget to mention that! HDMI is a nice feature to have on a laptop of this type!

Aesthetically, this computer is certainly pleasing. The silver-ish patterned case of the computer is really unique and I really enjoy it. 14" is the perfect size for me, as it cradles perfectly in my lap and is much, much more portable than 15.6" or so laptops than I have owned in the past.

The keyboard is not bad at all... No Num Pad, but the buttons and function button planning are very well done. For a 14" laptop, I'm not sure if you can ask for a smarter/ better keyboard than this...

As for the cons, there is one that may just be something I am misunderstanding, but it really seems like the USB port that is on the right side (for the mouse) is not USB 2.0... For some reason, it doesn't get nearly the transfer rate as the other USB ports. I recommend getting a high speed hub with this computer so that you can easily add the additional USB ports that you will surely need. The other con is also fair in magnitude... HP has a lot of programs that it installs to keep your computer running well with HP updates on the drivers on your computer and such. Some of these programs are helpful and some are bloatware. It is much harder to sort out which is which with HP laptops than other brands, since they get so much more involved in the upkeep of your computer. I have it set up just fine on my computer now, and practically any laptop that you get nowadays is going to have some kind of bloatware on it, so the problem is easily handled with a bit of time, just like with most laptops. Extra care is needed to make sure that you do not remove programs that HP has created to help your computer, such as keep the hardware drivers up to date, etc...

All in all, this computer is great... Just what I was looking for! This laptop is perfect for just about anyone that doesn't do intense 3D graphic stuff. I would even go so far as to say that anything better than this is overkill if you are not going to be doing that type of stuff. This is a great desktop replacement computer that is very versatile in its uses and very good on the battery given the power of the computer. I was hesitant to buy HP before this computer, but I am certainly not anymore.

Five stars from me!

Edit-

Windows Experience Index: (out of 7.9)

Processor 5.8

Memory 5.9

Graphics (Aero) 4.2

Graphics (Gaming) 5.3

Hard Disk speed 5.9

This shows that this is a well rounded computer, just a step below cutting edge in every category (and still pretty cutting edge in most categories). 4.2 for Windows Aero experience is a typical score for GPUs of this type.

This ranking also doesn't rank on things like battery conservation, which this computer is great at. I hope this info helps someone interested in this computer!

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I have had this for over a month. Best computer I've every owned.

*The keyboard feel is extremely comfortable, light, and responsive--highly important for a computer injury victim like myself.

*The 14" 1366 x 768 is clear and easy to read, even for largish spreadsheets.

*The 5 lb weight means I can carry it everywhere in my backpack. It's the right compromise between a heavier laptop with a bigger screen and a netbook. I have both with Windows XP, but I had to keep transferring data between them. Now I just use the G42 for home and coffee shops.

*I find I like Windows 7 better than XP. I upgraded to Professional and installed the XP virtual machine to solve any compatibility problems, but haven't had to use it much.

*Feels nice and sturdy.

*Decent price

*HDMI output.

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When I was looking for a laptop with the performance, style, and light weight, I naturally settled on this HP G-42-230US. It has a 14 screen that is perfect for your everyday typing, if you want to watch a DVD at a coffee shop, or if you're like me, the occasionally youtube video. So far, I have no complaints about this laptop.

Like the previous reviewer, I was surprisingly happy at the weight of this laptop. At 4.85 lbs, I feel like I can carry it with me everywhere. I even looked at some 13.3 inch Toshiba and Lenovo laptops, but theirs' measured at around 4.75 or 4.8 lbs with a bigger price tag.

Pros of this amazing laptop:

-lightweight

-long battery life

-very good quality camera

-a senor mousepad that allows you to turn it off or on with just one finger

-user friendly installation

-rank #1 in Newsweek's green ranking (it uses less energy than your average 14-in laptop)

-sturdy feel (good material)

-brought it when amazon had a fantastic price of only $550 with free shipping

If you're looking for a stylist laptop with the performance specs to back it up...this is the laptop for you!

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I have had this computer for about 4 months, and it is not what I thought it would be...its worse. I bought it because it was a steal and i was on a budget. The battery life is about 1 1/2 hourse, which is not very good when you use it during a 2 hour class! I hate the mouse pad because it gets dirty very easily because of the crevices (the whole computer is acutually that way) The bottom gets SUPER, SUPER hot. I have acutually had red marks on my legs when I have let it sit to long on my lap, because it was so hot. I am currently saving my money to buy a macbook. If you can afford the extra couple hundred dollars, I would definately go for a little better laptop. I will not be having this on much longer because I dislike it that much.

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I had an HP laptop in the past. My office laptop is a dell laptop. I was sick of the quality of those laptops and looking for something that is reliable. I am hoping this one is better. This laptop has very good looks. The finish looks awesome. Extra keys on the keyboards for the numbers help. Media buttons (no one really uses them) are not given. I bought a 3 year warranty from squaretrade for just 80$ (3 years). Do no buy warranty from this website. I am loving this laptop for the price I paid (510 after 15% bing cashback bought on ) With windows 7 (4GB and i3 processor) the laptop boots very fast, detects the wireless network and is ready for surging in less than a minute. Cons: The only thing I have found (like everybody else) is the sound system. It is horrible.

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I bought the white color. It came with xandros linux and the UI was choppy so I downloaded Ubuntu Netbook edition and installed a 2GB memory module. Ubuntu is very impressive on this netbook.

The battery really does last just as long as they say it does. I love the Solid State Drive because it makes booting Linux real fast. I would say, its much better than the Windows version.

Forget about tech support and forget about anything asus. They just don't care. I could not get a hold of them and their web site is terrible.

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Just got this from J&R as it's local.

Only had it a few days so this is just a first impression -

What a beaut! This laptop looks and feels like my perfect ideal for a laptop, understated (no crappy chrome-esq plastic, big glowing lights etc)just a very nice matte black soft finish, nice lines, small(ish) logo, everything looks and feels so solid it just comes together and seems right, a good weight, its not trying to be sleek and light, its just doing one job (high performance) and that is how it looks and feels, I will put up with the weight (not that bad in the included rucksack). So my first impression is very favorable.

So I'm in the process of getting all the software sorted out, which i guess is fun.

Here's my initial pro's/cons:

Pro's:

1 This beast barely breaks a sweat I mean its so quite, the stealth image does do it justice, it's very quite almost silent, when I reran the window index thingy the sound never changed, and doesn't even feel warm.

2 Screen is lovely Matte and very very bright clear and generally amazing, way too intense in a dark room, my old dell xps 1330 which is sitting besides with both at max brightness it looks like a dull yellow compared, it has very good angular visibility too.

3 Keyboard is nice, firm well spaced out, I like the keyboard lights without it keys actually very hard to see in low light, as the text doesn't contrast at all with the black keys.

3 Touchpad nice size and nice to have multi-touch gestures.

4 Asus software, actually some useful software(and bloatware see Cons) like fastboot which delays boot items.

5 Backpack (rucksack) good amount of pockets, sturdy and compact, only just fits laptop in fact, but has plenty of space for extra stuff, nice touch Asus.

I don't know about performance as not pushed it at all yet, but from the index score its pretty good, I am mainly using it for graphic's work so its more important to be fast processor and memory than graphics, but I am tempted to buy and try some of the latest games cos this beast is designed for them. Btw in case you don't know one downside to this rig is the graphics card has a 128bit memory bus instead of 192, which from what I have read makes a difference, the 17" has the 192 bit bus. It's no big deal for me and having a usable size for a laptop was more important than Memory bus speed, still would have preferred to have the option for this, recon most gamers will pay the extra and Asus should have made some models with the bigger bus, and given us the choice.

Cons:

1 Bloatware crappy crappy annoying bloatware, such a shame cos in my mind Asus has really got there stuff together, making some seriously decent equipment and marketing and doing everything right, except bowing to the pressure to include crap on their rigs (for a small dime no doubt) I decided to create a backup disc set and reformat which took hours only to find that the backup disc puts all the crap on again except the drivers which you need, so either way you have to uninstall it all. I ended up taking almost everything off then using the asus utility to load the drivers and useful stuff back on. thing is there are tons of processes running and I hate not knowing whats happening behind the scenes on my rig, I wish I could completely disable/delete most of these processes and services running but I don't know what they all do.

2 included gaming mouse is nice, uninstalled software for it, limited control and adds to the startup.

Will update after a while when I learn more.

Update 1:

Had a problem with the Realtek Lan network drivers, they kept failing to install fully and could not get windows to get the drivers to work or install, spent many hours trying to find the solution online and in their help guides, was thinking either the lan hardware was dead or in some kind of zombie like deep sleep. Eventually got it to work, uninstalled everything Realtek driver and windows device hardware, rebooted then manually installed by handpicking the type of device and the driver -thankfully everything started to work! I now have lan working and don't have to do a emergency disk reinstall from scratch or send it back.

Power4Gear Hybrid seems really buggy, doesn't connect quickly enough with the hardware button, also when I save it to screen timeout it doesn't work and the screen just stayed on, all night! not a major bug but hope they fix with a update.

Also with all the software installed or most of it, my processes list is way too big for me! I like to know what's running and keep my system simple and bare, but this is more about the extra software included, and being unsure what I can uninstall.

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Im gonna cut straight to what you gamers want to hear.

This laptop can run skyrim at MAX settings, and ittl get a TEEENY bit choppy in towns.

It can run WoW at max settings, without skipping a beat. (poor internet connections may still slow the loading of orgrimmar though)

It can run SWTOR at max settings, and same as wow, my slow interet speeds slow the loading of the Republic fleet on a busy day.

It can run Tf2 at max settings, even when i use console commands to DOUBLE the gamespeed on offline practice mode.

It runs minecraft at full settings without flaw.

Im currently installing Just Cause 2 and Portal 2 and Garys mod to test those games, but based on how it handled the first 5, im sure they'll do just fine

The gaming mouse mine came with was a nice freebie, but as a long time user of the Razer Naga, i feel that the button placement for hte included mouse is horrible for gaming. Two on either side of the primary mouse buttons. and 2 below the scroll wheel.

It also comes with a backpack. Ive only used the backpack for 1 day so far, but it seems like a decent backpack.

The backpack is dark grey with mild green. (at least the one *I* received is that color, peraps the colors vary)

at first i ordered this laptop by mistake ( i was reviewing the G73sx ) but after researching more, and seeing in person how big a 17'3 laptop is, im glad i got this version.

The trackpad is OKAY i guess, but when im playing anything but SWTOR or WOW, i use an external mouse.

also its easy to disable the trackpad so you dont hit it by accident, you just press Fn+F9

the lighted keyboard is very nice, there are also arrows on the WASD keys, and a little jumping dude on the spacebar.

The battery life depends what setting u have it on, theres a button on the top left that switches the laptop between 4 modes:

1. High Performance

2. Quiet office

3. Entertainment (Theater)

4. Battery saver

at first i thought my laptop couldnt game with lots of other stuff open in the background, then i realized i just had it on battery saving mode. So dont get worried when that happens, just make sure u set it to high performance.

and as the default background suggests, this laptop has the look and feel of a stealth fighter jet.

This is a fantastic laptop. DEFINITELY worth the money.

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I purchased the Asus laptop based on a recommendation from my son, who has had an Asus for the last 2 years. The G53SX is a great PC! It was delivered early and was exactly what I had ordered, all parts in place and ready to rock and roll! I wanted a good gaming machine for Lord of the Rings Online, and it is just perfect for it! The HD screen is wonderful. It's a somewhat heavier laptop, but I chalk that up to the fact that it is made out of sturdy, quality, materials. Oh, one thing that I should mention is how quiet this laptop is. Compared to my older HP laptop, I barely know I am running anything, even my hi-def game! And it is super-cool, temperature-wise, too! I've had it for about a month or so and am very happy with it!

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I've been using the computer for just over two weeks now and love it! When I first purchased a laptop in 2007, my main objective was to get something powerful for online gaming. At that time I was playing World of Warcraft, and the rig I had purchased harnessed more than enough power to handle it smoothly. Most people into PC gaming though, are well aware that WoW is not a very graphically intensive game. So what I ended up with was a laptop that was great for playing games at my desk at home, but not practical at all for any other purpose. It was too cumbersome, weighed somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 pounds, had a 17 inch screen and a 10"x3x"4" "Brick" that was part of the power cord. So I essentially had a "mobile computer", that wasn't really mobile at all which I spent far too much money on and turned out being a lemon after 6 months with horrible customer support. But I'm not writing this review on that laptop, I'm just trying to give you a little history on what motivated me to buy this particular laptop. So, back to the original topic at hand...the product review.

This time around when I decided to purchase another laptop I decided to go with something smaller, lighter weight and powerful enough to handle today's games without going too far over the top on the hardware. One of the main problems I've noticed with buying what is regarded as "today's most powerful computer" is that the more powerful the rig, the bigger it gets. This laptop seems to be a perfect balance between the two for me. The size is right, so the computer is mobile and it has pretty decent graphics power. The first thing I installed was "Rift", which is an MMO similar in gameplay to World of Warcraft but far more graphically demanding. I'm currently running this game on the highest factory setting without going into custom settings and the game is running beautifully! The computer design is also quite unique and very appealing. It also comes with a backpack/carrying case which makes the computer mobile in less than a minute.

I would recommend this laptop to anyone who wants a decent machine without spending a fortune on any of the top end models. My intentions are to try a few different MMOs, trade stocks and take online classes and I'm sure this computer has the power to handle any of those tasks. This makes my 5th computer/laptop and I'm extremely pleased with it so far!

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The Asus G53SX is a powerful machine -when it is working. Plays all games at "ultra" settings without breathing hard and at an attractive price point.

However, the video card failed after only one week. Suddenly, the lcd screen remains dark during boot. It is either the screen or video card that is faulty since (fortunately) the video out port works when I plug in an external monitor. This enabled me to recover my files. This problem is apparently a known issue and more common than should be acceptable to any manufacturer. Searching the Web you'll find numerous incidents of this problem with other owners of Asus' Republic of Gaming machines (both G73 and G53 models). In fact there is a You Tube video showing another frustrated owner with this issue.

As powerful this machine is and as sweet as it is to use -when in working condition. My advice is to avoid this machine until this issue is fixed. Or take your chances and get frustrated with a machine that costs $1400+/with a known history of failure. Apparently Asus has an issue with quality control of their notebooks or are ignoring the issue as a cost of doing business.

Update:

After getting little satisfaction from Asus Support, Amazon stepped in and reaffirmed their commitment to excellent customer service. I am a long time / avid buyer and constantly "spoiled" by their adherence to customer satisfaction. The growth and profitability of their business reflects the priority they put on going the extra mile to meeting the customer needs. More companies should learn from their example. It is not surprise that Amazon has such a loyal customer base.

Oh Amazon is sending a replacement. Hopefully, I will have more luck with the reliability of the machine.

Update:

It has been several months since I received the replacement unit and it has operated flawlessly. Continues to be a great machine with all the power you need to play any game without exhibiting any effort. I have updated the rating to 3 stars, it would have been 5 stars except for the fact that the first unit did was flawed.

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Lack of Service from the seller. Laptop arrived damaged and when I contacted the seller he said I would be issued a partial refund of the money I paid. I tried all possible to obtain a refund. The seller lied and no replacement of replacement. I gave this seller 1000.00, however I only received 750.00. This seller was stealing from me and did not practice good customer service. A full refund or a replacement should of been offered. Neither was provided. The problem that laptop had was the CD tray did not open and was stuck. I am a computer technician and I explained that I was knowledgeable in all aspects of a computer. Be careful, this seller does not stand his products. The box it came in was not HP's box. It arrived in a plain box with no indication if was sold by an authorized dealer. Be careful since you are not guaranteed service for a computer which is damaged.

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Well it's been two months since my HP ENVY dv7 has arrived. I have used it everyday and I LOVE it. At first I thought that Windows 8 would be difficult to get used to but this is not the case. The first thing you notice that is different about this laptop is that it uses fingerprint technology to log onto all of your sites. You just swipe your forefinger over the reader and you are logged on instantaneously. This is a great convenience and time saver. (Sometimes it does take two or three repeated swipes if your finger is not placed just right over the reader. No big deal.)

I have the backlit model and it's great if I'm sitting in bed at night with the lights out. Also, the computer boots up really fast. In less than a minute, you can begin working. So different from my desktop which loads and loads and loads. It takes forever before you can open a browser.

This replaces my Dell laptop which I had for a few years. It had an intel i5 processor. From a few months after I got it, the screen began to flicker and go grey and I would have to reboot it. So far, after two months of use, I have had not one issue with this laptop.

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not sure how its possible that the other persons laptop fell apart, im using this laptop my self and sold 4 of those in the last 6 month, in super durable, made out of light aluminium, it is built according to military standards, the only explanations i can see that someone tuke it apart and did not put the screws back in or worse it was drooped, i have no issues with keyboard or casing what so ever , in fact i love the keyboard, its kinda different , much easier to type then most laptops, they keys are flat and very well structured. other than that operating systems run super smooth both XP or windows7, screan is super bright and sharp, and to top it off it has a real video card not those flimsy Intel cheaps, it runs even games nicely, seriously cant say anything bad about this laptop

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This laptop is a piece of junk. This is the same laptop provided to me by my employer for my daily work. For the last 12 years, I had Lenovo Thinkpad's and they were great. Then last year I got upgraded to the HP 8440p. Yeah, talk about an 'upgrade.'

I don't even know where to start. From day one, the "8" key on the keyboard was broken. If I hit that key with a certain force and a certain angle, it will pop off. Three of the four rubber pads at the bottom of the laptop that are supposed to keep it from sliding on smooth surfaces have fallen off so any time I'm typing, the laptop is moving all over the desk. On my Thinkpad, I could get ~5 hours of battery life by being aggressive with my power saver mode and dimming the screen; the HP barely get me 3 hours on a new battery. I've had to purchase 2 new batteries (in addition to the original) in a one year span to maintain a measly 3 hours battery life. And then there is the screen. There are many times during the day when I'm working at my desk where I close the lid, pick up the laptop and go to a conference room, and re-open the lid. About 10% of the time, when I re-open the lid, the screen does not come back on even though the computer is clearly still on. The only way to recover was a hard reboot. I thought maybe it was a software issue and had out IT guys look at it and they couldn't figure it out. And then magically one day the problem disappeared, after driving me nuts for 9+ months. I never had anything like this happen with my Thinkpad.

Save yourself the trouble and go buy a better laptop. HP makes great printers (I still have my LaserJet IIP from 1989) but they sure don't know how to make a good laptop.

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Let me first say, this is one amazing laptop. Before I got this, I was convinced that the IBM T60 was the epitome of durability and build quality. I begrudgingly admit that this elitebook has it beat. There is no flex in the chassis of this laptop, and no keyboard flex. The keyboard strokes feel solid and full, and the keyboard light is as easy to use as the ThinkLight. The lid is built to withstand 300 pounds of pressure, and this model does have the spill-through keyboard/chassis. I really can't say enough about this laptop, it is that good. I wish they had an IPS screen option, but even the TFT screen on this is better than the T430 I looked at. If you are on the fence, just buy it!

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I normally don't write reviews, but this laptop is so crappy I feel I need to warn others. My work only uses HP laptops. I recieved the 8440p as an upgrade for my HP NC6400. I looked forward to the speed and hdd increase. But this new laptop is crap.

1. The bezel around the lcd is not very secure. It feels loose and cheap. I can pull it slightly apart at the seam.

2. The esc key fell off after 2 weeks and can't be reattached. It still works when I press in the open area.

3. The express card slot stinks. Its too big so I had to buy adapters for my cards to fill the space but it makes them very flimsy.

4. After 1 month of use the hdd stopped working and is making crackling sounds.

I'm going to send this in to IT and request a different model.

The only thing I like about it is the keyboard light that pops out of the top of the lcd is very cool when working in a dark environment.