Review of Toshiba Satellite L655D-S5076 LED TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop

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Worth every penny when it comes to looks, performance and display.

I've owned a Dell Inspiron 6400 before this, so my entire review is influenced by my personal experience with that machine.

The Dell I owned was a highly customized laptop with some of the best specs available to me 3 years ago. But the battery sucked. (Only time will tell how good the battery is on this TOSHIBA)

The one thing I miss in my Toshiba is Bluetooth, since I'm used to transferring pictures and taking back up from my phone all the time, over bluetooth. A conenience definitely, but its absence in Toshiba is definitely not a Limitation.

Pros:

The Display is brilliant. At its highest setting, the screen looks bright enough to be able to read even in bright sunlight in a park (not that I do it, but its just an example to give you an idea of how bright it is)

The Multi-touch fingerpad is quite useful once you get used to it. You can tweak its settings from the properties, and I have my 'Right Mouse Button', 'Middle Mouse Button', two finger scrolling, pinch zoom, picture rotation, all set on my fingerpad. I barely have to use the buttons under the finger pad. A lot of other settings enable me to control my mouse pointer like a well seasoned chef playing with a chef's knife!

The processor, albeit a tad noisy, does perform the way it is supposed to. I mean hey, its a Quad core, and so I tested it out by having Firefox and Chrome with 4-5 tabs each open while I played Left 4 Dead. I could never do this on my Inspiron (Core 2 Duo with a 2 GB RAM, but here on TOSHIBA it was a breeze!!! (Touchwood!)

The battery lasts me a good 2.5 3 hours with lots of applications running, some videos, and gaming (all of this at 50% screen brightness) which I think is pretty decent.

I like the little button above the fingerpad which lets me lock/unlock my fingerpad; so if I'm merely typing something, I can avoid mouse interference when my wrist or palm brushes over it mistakenly, by simply pressing that button and locking the mousepad.

Cons:

The fingerpad is placed on the left half of the computer, so using it with my right hand is a little inconvenient. I am ambidextrous so it isn't too big a deal for me, but still I wish it was a little more to the center.

There's no depression or demarcation of the fingerpad from the rest of the body (except that it gets a little rough textured) so my fingers tend to run out of the fingerpad when using it to scroll or do fancy stuff.

A little noisy at times. The fan starts running and doesn't give up... It doesn't happen all the time, and its not a big problem to me, but its just something I noticed. (Considering the fact that there are 4 processors at work here, I think high fan work is expected)

Definitely a finger print magnet.

The keyboard and mousepad buttons seem a little delicate and too plastic-ey!

-Lack of Bluetooth!

Loads of useless software comes pre-installed, but you can always remove it, so its not a major problem to me.

Summary:

Overall, I think this is a very good machine, perfect for someone who is not into extreme computing or super rich!

Good price, more than a decent performance, and good battery life.

I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to buy a nice processor at a nice price!

The reason I've given it 5 stars despite a not too short list of cons is because none of those cons are a deal breaker to me, nor do they even remotely outweigh the pros of this product.

UPDATE (6/4/2011):

The battery life is not so great as i expected initially. It lasts me exactly 2 hours, when using on power saver setting or eco mode. This is not too good specially considering how I don't use a lot of applications at the same time, but mostly browsing. All in all, I say if you don't mind plugging your laptop for charging every now and then, this is a good choice considering its performance. but if portability is even the remotest concerns you have, this one's not the best choice. Would I still buy it, probably not, since there are other laptops with almost as good a performance, but a better battery life at a close enough price.

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I've had it for a couple weeks now, it runs great, the graphics for my video games are awesome, and it was easy set up. I got this machine for gaming, surfing, keeping in touch while traveling. It works perfect for all those things; I have no complaints at this time.

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Pros:

Decent gaming power

Runs Premier Pro with some HD video

Adequate storage space

Relatively fast processing

Cons:

Unreliable-Hard drive failed in less than 5 months. Sent back to toshiba a second time 6 months later to have failed motherboard replaced.

Less than 2 hour battery life. Even when only using an internet browser. Less than an hour if using more than 70% cpu power.

Customer Service Representatives are Outsourced and Incompetent! Several communication errors. Payed $14 dollars for "speedy warranty service". All you really get is next day air shipping to the repair facility. They spend a week on the laptop and sent it back ground. "Speedy service" took a total of 1.5 weeks(in the middle of finals).

Overall: I would strongly recommend against purchasing this laptop.

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Good laptop with economic price.

However due to AMD cpu, CPU fan is always working to cool down the CPU.

Also Average CPU temp is higher than 50C.

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Okay, this is the first time we have purchased a computer or laptop that wasn't from Dell, and I guess we picked the wrong computer from toshiba. I totally agree with the other poster that gave this item a 1 star review. We have encounter poor customer service, they tried to get us to buy another warranty for the software saying that was the problem & wouldn't fix it since it was a software problem. We informed them that we had a diagnostic scan & that it was indeed the hardrive... again. They took it & fixed, twice. We have had it back for less than a month & now there is something else wrong with it. We have never had trouble with the other 4 computers/laptops that we have owned.

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I bought this to replace a Toshiba laptop that we'd been using for a few years. I heard a lot of great things about Asus so I gave it a try. The preformance of this laptop is great but it's the design that I had problems with. The keypad is terrible. The keys are recessed so it makes it very uncomfortable to type. I constantly had to press keys more than once to get a response. I ended up returning and purchasing a HP with the same specs and the keyboard is great!

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This is a very pretty machine. It has everything I needed for the perfect price. HOWEVER, The spacebar does not work 9 out of 10 times that you try to use it. If you are a person like me that has to type a lot, this is a MAJOR problem. The whole keyboard is kind of awkward, but at least the other keys actually worked. Sadly, I had to return it, because who wants a computer without a properly functioning spacebar. It's like a nightmare come true. WTF?!! I would say to take your chances and purchase this if you are the hunt and peck kind of person. Then you might be able to slam the spacebar with all your might perfectly in the middle to get it to work. This doesn't seem to just be a rare defect. I would have to think they are all functioning like this.

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I bought this for a graduation present for my niece, and she absolutely loved it. Very powerful machine for the money.

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I just had it and I love it so far! You just need to get used to windows 8 and you're good to go.

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this is a grate computer for mostly anything and the touchscreen makes windows 8 so much better! I would total recommend this computer.

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Been using my y460 for a year and half, never once had any troubles so far with it, its been rock steady with usage around 10 hours a day. I do everything on it from video editing to gaming, since its got a dedicated card I can do all those things without the hassle of waiting to long for the editing stuff, in some programs at least the GPU helps. I would say buying any laptop even a ultrabook now without a dedicated card is just silly even though there is better CPU integrated graphics like the Intel HD 4000 in the new IVY bridge processors to me no laptop should be without a dedicated graphics chip, just really silly if you ask me to not have it.

Watch out for the new Lenovo ideapads that have just been announced the Lenovo Ideapads Y400/Y500, they got back lit keyboards and the ability to swap out optical bays called ultrabays that let you add a second graphics card in SLI, a freaking 14 inch laptop that is actually 13.6 inches wide with SLI, HAH, amazing!

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I got this one with 16GB RAM, a slower 1TB HDD, and Windows 7. It has a 265GB boot drive on it too. My wife gets a Dell discount through her job and I saved probably $200-300 and got away with a very powerful machine. I wanted a powerful machine to run Photoshop and Painter but I realized something ... this thing can play any game I put on it. I started with my all time favorites and ones that I haven't been as of yet able to run. Tron 2.0, Star Wars TFU 1 & 2. Now I'm taking a stab at Call of Duty Black Ops 2! This ain't Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear we're swinging now! Now all these High end games on Steam are plausible now.

It's smaller than I'm used to (my other car is a "17 HP) and I'm having to learn how to not have a Key pad and G-keys. But the size doesn't really matter I'm finding out. The key to immersion in a game is the audio, not necessarily the size of the screen. I'm getting totally great results with a good set of headphones or my Altec Lansing 5 pt sound system via the "1/8 plug (really loud with wooden floors). I am jazzed and now I an buying Steam games instead of Mp3s and Kindle books lately.

My one big complaint is that 1. It is a Windows computer. It glitches all over the place randomly and I even needed a special tech support session already to get the Optical drive to recognize Blueray discs. As usual, Windows was updating for the first 72 hours and it made the unboxing real lame from the get-go.

2. The "Killer wireless" suuuuuuuucks. It's killing me. I get no wifi reception 10-15 feet away from the router. Maybe the router sucks? Nope My HP gets great signal all the way in the back bedroom. Heaven forbid there should be a wall in between the router and you ... I can't even sit on the swing on the porch because I don't get enough signal to run Twitter ... Twitter!

3. The Left and right click buttons are cheezy. They were obviously an after thought. I know the little box lights up and everything, but you can't count on the thing to work when your thumb hits it. Again, my HP laptop mouse buttons feel like they were made with years of use in mind (almost 4 years now to be exact). The Alienware people are probably assuming that Gamer geeks will have a really expensive mouse ready to plug in so no biggie.

How am I supposed to kill terrorists on the spur of the moment with no external mouse, though? I mean ... some of these dark Jedi are hard enough to dismember as it is with out you missing an attack in the middle of a fight!

Also, why is the t-Pad left of center when a more comfortable position for gaming ... on a gaming laptop ... would be farther on the right? Typing would be awkward, yes, but you could have a physical kill switch close by (like my HP!!!!).

4. The Killer wireless Suuuuuuuucks. It's probably going to dump when I hit "Preview your Review" right now. I actually get a more robust internet experience using the 4G Hot spot via USB on my iPhone. What a let down. Yes it's for gaming, but you need to justify even having a wireless capability in the first place ... it's a laptop for crying out loud.

I really like the battery life. If you put it in powersaver mode, you can get some pretty good battery life out of it. I put the windows theme in "High contrast black" and turn off the Alien FX and I can add an hour onto the whole thing. If someone knows how I can "overclock" the wireless thingy and make it jam, please let me know and I'll add the star to make it a high five. If I've missed some obscure check box on some hidden utility menu (Uncheck the "Make it suck" box), contact me and I'll make the change.

In conclusion, my grand kids may be gaming on this laptop, it's that good. If you need to be portable, like me, and don't want a sissy thin and light net book, this would be the way to go. I write and blog and edit photos and design flyers and research online in a mobile setting many times, and I just couldn't do it with a battery-sucking 17" HD screen all day long. Well, you can't do it all day with this thing either, but at least it has pretty lights. The Killer Wireless sucks.

***********UPDATE 08-21-2013*************

The wireless got fixed. We stumbled on the problem when we had to fix the keyboard! The "I" key started to get real sensitive, when I'd hit the "I" key, I'd get [ii] and sometimes it would stick and I'd get [iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii}. When I'd type a bunch of "O's" I'd get [oioioioioioioio} and the same with any key around the "I" key. My Windows password had an O in it ... that was real aggravating. I had to use an external keyboard for a whole week. Finally I called Tech support.

They sent a technician to my house within 72 hours of my call and replaced the entire keyboard. When the opened it up the tech discovered that one of the wires on the wireless card was dislodged and he couldn't snap it back on. The whole thing is modular an built with repair in mind, so he had to order another Wifi card and a whole new screen because the antenna is built into the screen. Just today, 3 weeks later, another tech came over with the goods and totally disassembled the laptop. It was scary. But he put Humpty Dumpty back together again and it works. I am able to stream Amazon video from the back bedroom and websites come up amazingly faster now, I was shocked at what I'd been missing.

But sorry, Alienware, you still get four stars because of all the work that was required on such an expensive hand built machine. I once heard that all the problems you'll have with a computer happen in the first year of owning it. That sage advice has paid off. They ship parts to a repair company that comes out to your house and fixes it there instead of you sending it to Dell like the old days. Make sure you at least get the full-on one year warranty because if I hadn't, Id be typing this: "Theieie Wiiiiireiiless Suiuiuiuiuckikiks" and they'd be over there wringing their alien hands together and spending my money on spaceship parts.

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hallo:

this laptop was very very good,and very very powerful,it can run all the game what i have.

and alienware's light was awesome,specially is Alien FX,it can change with your game.

MSI Computer Corp. Notebook GE60 0ND-257US;9S7-16GA11-257 15.6-Inch Review

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I purchased this product about three months ago, and so far I am very happy with it.

Case:

The laptop is thinner than most gaming laptops you will see, and made out of a nice durable plastic. The lid and palmrest are smooth and silky to the touch, but they attract fingerprints like crazy. I get some compliments on the lid, which has red and black designs on it. The screen has zero flex and seems very sturdy. The keyboard is nice to type on, I love the Steelseries brand, own a Steelseries mousepad. The keyboard is of the chiclet variety and has nice key travel. Doesn't take too long to get used to at all. All the keys are full-size except for the right shift key, which is a bit small. I personally never use that shift key, and would much rather take a small shift key over the tiny arrow keys on some laptop keyboards. Overall the design is great, nice and sturdy construction. 9/10 (for shift key)

Screen:

The screen is by far the nicest thing about this laptop. The screen has a 1920x1080 resolution, making it full HD, as opposed to 90% of the laptops at this price which will have a 1366x768 display. A note about HD: Everything is smaller and more crisp. I love the crispness on this screen, but if you don't like how small the type is you can switch to 1366x768 in settings. The screen is also anti-glare, which is a blessing. You will never see distracting lights reflect on your screen, or your own reflection. The brightness can go very high. Setting this laptop next to my friend's Toshiba Satellite is like setting a 3DS next to a Gameboy. If you didn't understand that comparison, just know that you'd be hard-pressed to find a better screen. 10/10

Performance:

The processor is a 3rd generation quad-core Intel i7. You can't get much better and I would accept nothing else. multitasking is a breeze. On this computer I will have a web browser (Chrome), Skype, League of Legends, iTunes, and Word all open 24/7, and it's not unusual for me to run two games at the same time. I highly doubt I've ever used more than 75% of my power. You will NEVER have responsiveness issues with everyday tasks. Info on the processor:

8 gigabytes of memory is more than enough for anything you are going to do. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

The graphics card is a 2GB GTX660M, which is a high-performance card although not the best around. Link for stats:

Note: This laptop I have running all day, and trust me if you don't have the fan blocked it will never overheat. This baby has 5 (FIVE!) built-in fans, and they're damn quiet.

I would rate a 8/10 in performance. This is perfect for my needs, as I just want to run any new game at medium-high settings. This laptop will do that easily. You will spend literally double this price to get 10/10 instead of a solid 8.

Hard Drive:

7200 RPM is above average, but normal hard drives are becoming obsolete. People are buying expensive solid-state drives (SSD) instead. They run at something like 10 times the speed but they are far too pricey for me. Solution? Go out and buy a 128 gb SSD and an optical bay caddy, take out your CD reader, and install it there. Put your operating system on the SSD, and now you have 750 gigs to store everything, and Windows will be far faster.

7/10 (10/10 with my SSD)

Wrapping up, this laptop is perfect for hardcore multitasking or gaming on medium-high settings. The screen is what really sets it apart and makes it a great value. Hope this helps you decide. Leave any questions in comments.

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The MSi GE60, with the i7 3630QM cpu and a Geforce 660M gpu, delivers solid gameplay on all games I've played. Solid 30+ fps on Guild Wars 2, and that is with a bad patch from the developer which has known issues with nvidia hardware. Everything else like Battlefield 3 on ultra, 45-60fps. I am very happy with this laptop, it is my first big laptop purchase over $1000 and meant to be a gaming machine when I am away from my desktop. If you're looking for the best bang for your buck on a gaming laptop, this is it.

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It runs games pretty well, no lag, and pretty good quality. Just make sure you have it plugged in

Pros:

Lightweight.

Great Screen looks beautiful

NO errors with anything, seems solid

Very fast for going on the internet, streaming video

Cons:

If you plug a microphone into it, you get a very loud static noise

Not as powerful for gaming as I'd hoped

No light up keyboard (not for me but many people would feel this way)

Gets pretty hot at times

little battery life

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I have been using the European version of the MSI GE-60 OND (identical specs to US version) for over 2 months now so I want to share a few thoughts.

The laptop looks pretty good out of the box with its glossy finish but you do have to clean it often as it will accumulate fingerprints and dirt over a short time. The Steel Series keyboard does not a have great feel for typing but it is suitable for gaming as the keys have very short travel distance and are light to hold down. The actuation force is low enough not to cause fatigue over extended FPS gaming and the rebound is fast enough for double taps in RTS gaming.

The display has a matte finish as advertised so don't expect superb contrast as in Samsung LED TVs but I like it as I can comfortably use it in daylight. Be aware that this laptop uses NVidia Optimus technology so for purposes of power saving the system alternates between the GTX660m GPU and the integrated Intel HD4000 graphics adapter depending on the application. Here is the problem: even if you are rendering a frame using the 660m GPU, the integrated chip is ALWAYS ON and it will copy the rendered image from the NVidia frame buffer to its own buffer where it will finally be sent to the display. Because of this design, the HDMI output is physically connected to the integrated Intel HD4000 chip and not the NVidia GPU. Therefore even though the NVidia GTX660m supports stereoscopic 3D gaming you will not be able to play in 3D when you are connected to a 3D capable display thru HDMI because the HD4000 does not support it. You will not be able to install NVidia's 3D Vision and HDMI audio drivers.

I did have some issues running the system out of the box. StarCraft 2 was crashing constantly. Turns out the Killer Network E2200 adapter driver was not compatible with Win 8 so I had to update that. The NVidia GTX660m GPU was running at 835MHz whereas it should have been running at 950MHz with GPU Boost (turbo function). I was also unable to overclock the GPU with MSI Afterburner. This issue was solved by flashing the latest BIOS.

Overall I am pretty happy with the machine's performance. With the exception of the GPU it generally performs better than my custom 3 year old Win 7 desktop with Intel i7-950 CPU (stock clock settings), Asus Rampage III Formula motherboard and NVidia GTX 460 GPU which is impressive for a mobile system.

Gaming performance with the GTX660m is acceptable. Don't expect to play Crysis 3 unless you don't mind low frame rates. Some games I can manage to play at a steady 60fps with vertical sync turned on are :

StarCraft 2 (DX9) High settings no AA except for a few demanding maps where I switch shaders from high to medium.

Colin McRae Dirt 2 (DX11) Medium settings 2xAA generally.

Company of Heroes (DX9 or DX10) High/Ultra settings. If I switch to Ultra (DX10) shaders frame rate drops below 60fps.

Call of Duty 4 World at War (DX9) 60fps on max settings but barely.

Graphically more demanding games such as EA's Battlefield series will require you to play between low and medium settings.

The reason I gave an average rating for this product is the laptop's somewhat poor cooling performance. If you have read through specs you will know that there is a turbo fan you can activate at the press of a button whenever you start gaming. This fan works, it does cool the system between 5-6 degrees but it is very loud. You will not hear it with headphones on but other people sharing the room will be disturbed.

The problem is the laptop's thin design makes it very difficult to get efficient airflow inside. I wish MSI had opted for a less attractive but more performance oriented design as that is what most gamers care about. I think ASUS's twin fans in their gaming laptops provide better thermals (at a little higher cost).

Do not stress test your system with FurMark or Prime95 as temperatures will easily peak to throttling levels. For more real life applications I monitored temperatures while running a StarCraft 2 replay as this game is graphically demanding for a mobile GPU and can even bring desktop CPUs on its knees during big battles. Averaging around 80% GPU usage on stock clock settings the GPU peaked at 80 C and the CPU at 83 C.

I then overclocked the GPU to 1085MHz (core +135MHz, memory +450MHz). I increased in-game graphics settings so I would still average GPU usage around %80 leaving me enough headroom for big battles, explosions etc. Running the same replay the GPU peaked at 84 C and CPU at 86 C. While I did not overclock the CPU, you can observe that CPU temperatures increased running exactly the same set of computations. This indicates the GPUs heat is dissipating towards the CPU.

Needless to say I was not very happy with these thermal values as I have read about many overclocked 660m GPUs peaking in the low 70s with other laptops manufacturers. I therefore purchased a notebook cooler and I managed to get temperatures barely below 80C again. This actually defeated my purpose of buying a "gaming" laptop as I thought cooling performance would not be excessively compromised on these. Even my Zalman NC-3000 cooler was only able to reduce temperatures by 4C because there aren't enough apertures below the machine to facilitate airflow.

Now I know I shouldn't evaluate cooling performance based on overclock settings as notebooks are not a suitable environment for overclocking but I would have expected better temperatures from standard clock settings as well. The GPU and CPU will both certainly be able to handle 80C but other PCB components may warp over the long run. I therefore deduct 1.5 stars for high temperatures and 0.5 stars for having to flash BIOS just to get the GPU working properly and award this product with a 3 star rating.

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I've had this laptop for over a year now and I've had to send it to MSI for repair twice. I must say however, MSI has had extremely wonderful customer service and has been extremely quick to reply and quick to fix any problems. The first was simply a bad stick of RAM the second was the headphone jack broke on the inside somehow. Overall this laptop has a lot of power for gaming, and as people have mentioned the screen is fantastic. A full 1920x1080 at only 15.6" is insanely awesome.

My one con with this laptop is the build quality seems flimsy. The case around the screen feels weak, although I haven't had any problems with it so far. A good case should probably protect it plenty.

The other build quality problem is I believe the keyboard uses ABS plastic. Now the feel of the keyboard is awesome when you first get it. It works great and feels nice to type on. (Typing this review on it now) The problem with ABS plastic on keyboards however is with long term use the oils on your hands actually wear away the plastic and create that shiny effect you may be familiar with. This is mostly an aesthetic thing as I don't think it compromises the structural integrity of the keyboard. I would recommend a keyboard cover, but I have been unable to find one that both fits and has positive reviews. (If you're using this as a desktop replacement laptop you could always buy a nicer quality keyboard for use at home)

Overall if you're looking for a high speed good price laptop this is an excellent choice.

Review of Gateway NE71B10u 17.3-Inch Laptop (Ebony Black)

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The good points: Windows 8 is NOT as bad as you were made to think. Don't let that be your deciding factor; you can even make it look like Windows 7. I like the ability to (semi-easily) customize the trackpad, though the fact that the default is backwards confounds me. I LOVE the mute button, though I wish Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down were their own buttons (this is a 17" laptop, for goodness' sake -I had it on my 15"!).

The bad point: (which bothers me a lot for some reason) There are NO visual indicators for NumLock or CapsLock. It gets cumbersome when you don't notice you've hit 'CapsLock' instead of 'A' five sentences ago.

The good aspects outweigh the bad overall, and this DEFINITELY beats my old laptop that can't charge, so I suggest this one.

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My very first laptop. It's great. Pros... Love the Windows 8 version. Very fast, bright LCD screen. Downside... not a touch screen.

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The computer is great. I have mostly had Gateway computers because I like them. I had a Toshiba once that I loved as well but Gateway is more my style. The only thing I do not like thus far about this laptop is Windows 8. I can definitely see some great aspects to it but it is like learning a whole new operating system. I was replacing my old laptop which died on me hoping to get a similar model, which I did, with the exception of upgrading from Windows 7 to 8. The new software is so different that I am stull learning it weeks later and have not figured it all out. I am getting tired of constantly having to learn a new version of Windows ever few years!

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Great laptop and couldn't beat the price. Looks fantastic and runs like a champ. You can't go wrong with this and it's price.

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As far as I'm concerned, GATEWAY is the only way to go! I purchased my first GATEWAY desktop in 1999 +/and it lasted nearly 10 years. I gave my laptop to my daughter and updated mine. It's great technology at an excellent price.

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Like I've said this is the first actual laptop I've ever owned just for me! Of course I've used a few in my day but this one's all mine. Now I will quickly go into pros and cons and then sum it up with what I thought overall from the 3 or so days I've owned it.

PROS**

~Decent speed for surfing the internet and overall meets my needs

~Quick for downloading things (I haven't tried very huge files yet)

~Attractive laptop that looks more expensive than it was

~Plays movies with no fuss

~Easy set up

~Beautiful screen that's pleasant to look at when surfing and wonderful to experience while watching a movie in WMP. Ex: I was watching Spider-Man 3 yesterday and things look excellent.

~Youcam is simple AND addictive to use.

~Can use Skype (haven't yet but will when my aunt wants to)

~For you music heads like me the laptop has play/stop, skip forward, skip back, volume up, volume down and mute buttons so you don't need to go into iTunes or Spotify to adjust things.

~Comes with 2 months worth of Norton Anti-virus program free of charge (after it expires you can register with them for a price). Some say this is far from the best Anti-virus program though so maybe it's a con and when you get the computer you can uninstall it.

CONS**

-Strong glare on screen from certain angles when there is any amount of light coming in through the window

-The computer itself is a smudge-magnet. Fingerprints abound.

-While the computer is pretty fast there are occasions when the loading isn't as fast as you think it should be

-The max sound when watching movies/listening to music is slightly inadequate and you will require speakers to get a better volume. The reason for this is probably because the speakers are located at the bottom of the laptop which I found strange.

-Takes *up to* around a minute before the Wi-Fi connection is found. Most of the time it takes a bit less though.

-Webcam takes just OK pictures that are sorta grainy at times. What can you expect from most laptop computers though?

-The option to adjust the lighting sometimes does not work whether the power supply is plugged in or not. I don't know what that's all about.

Overall, this is a pretty good computer and made for a fine purchase. We got it for just over 400 bones (with everything like tax included) and it fulfills all my basic needs. My old Dell desktop (while good while it lasted over the past 9 years) has been slow as crap for the past few years and using it was complete torture. This one has much improved speed in every way and lets me use all the basic apps like Spotify and Last.fm for my music needs. iTunes loads quickly and applying my own cover art for each album happens in 2-3 seconds if it doesn't happen instantly! At worst my old computer could take up to a minute or so to load this stuff. If you haven't noticed I'm a music head so if these things matter to you then by all means get this. It was easy to set up and is just fun to play around with. May I mention again that it's such a beautiful laptop? It has a nice coat and a shine like no other. This computer makes me feel like a professional! The buttons are very light to the touch. It has a 15.6 inch screen so it has a nice, big view. But it's also very light. I used it without the power two or three times and I must say that it definitely doesn't last 5 hours without the power cord connected. I usually have the brightness on nearly as high as it goes (who actually uses this with the light extremely dim?) so I'm sure it would last longer with less power being used. But I still don't think that it will last a full 5 hours.

(10/20/12) Just now I noticed it said it was going to last 7 hours and some odd minutes. About 15-20 minutes later it says 5 hours and some minutes. So yeah. Not gonna happen.

(10/28/12) After almost 3 weeks of owning it I can't believe by having 2 or 3 programs open that the CPU slows things down and stuff. The absolute no go here and reason I'm knocking its score down from a 4 to a 3.75 is because when I type on Internet Explorer sometimes the computer has to play catch up. On other occasions I type a letter and it doesn't even compute. In that sense it's a big waste of time and no one should go through this with a new computer!!

(11/1/12) It's a new month and I just want to say overall if I had the chance to buy a computer all over again, I wouldn't pick this one. About an hour ago Norton said that Internet Explorer was using too much of the CPU and pretty much ever since, typing successfully has become somewhat of a chore. I have to keep backspacing because not all the button presses are going through. :/ I type like 60 wpm. Shouldn't be too hard to compute. I deducted the score from a 3.75 to a 3.5 and I think that's where it will stay unless the computer blows up or something.

(11/17/12) The slowdown problem has been completely cured now that I don't use Internet Explorer anymore. I'm getting rid of the icon in a minute and now will only use Safari or Google Chrome. I swear IE was causing me hell when I typed most of the time. All the problems vanished though and I'm elated/relieved! =) I'm upping the score a little beyond what it was to begin with (from a 4.3 to a 4.4).

Thanks for reading. =) And long story short: DON'T USE INTERNET EXPLORER WITH THIS! You MIGHT have PROBLEMS! So basically I recommend using Internet Explorer to get Safari, Google Chrome or your favorite web browser and then not even using IE. It sucks!

4.4 stars.

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Sure there are better laptops out there, but not at this price. I'm your average laptop user and was looking for a product that is both reliable without a lot of "bells and whistles", HP offers this and more. Only down side is the high gloss case. While the case is beautiful, it is a finger print magnet. Aside from that, which is really no big deal, I highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for quality from a reputable manufacturer without breaking the bank.

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Well knowing all the specs on this laptop i decide to buy it!! Surprise even when has a small processor is very fast, and the video is stunning!! Can reproduce a video from a MKV File at 1080p smoothly via HDMI in a 42" LED TV!! Has a 5+ hours battery that enhance time without energy connected!!

Pros: Almost every thing.

Cons: Medium Hard Drive and Glossy housing. This is a fingerprint magnet. Cpu is dual-core but sometimes barely speed like mono-core!

However i will buy another one for a family gift!!

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I bought this for myself and I really enjoy this computer. I have not had any issues with it and it was a great price. If you want/need a computer and don't want to spend too much money, I would suggest this product.

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After much deliberation, I finally decided which laptop to buy, and this HP was a great choice, as soon as i turned it on it connected to the internet which was fantastic! I didn't like that Norton was already installed though, I found it a bit annoying and deleted it and installed ESET virus protection instead. Windows 7 is so cool :-) I love it! The laptop is sturdy and everything it said it would be, and pretty!

Review of Sony VAIO VGN-NR160E/S 15.4-inch Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor

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This is an excellent computer. I never booted Windows Vista, instead, the first thing I did was throw in the Ubuntu Linux disk, so I have no idea what kind of bloatware was originally on the computer. Everything worked out of the box with Linux, except for the Fn key, which I never use. There is a fix for it that I will try out, just in case.

Yes, it is expandable to 4GB of RAM. The display is beautiful. The keyboard is very comfortable to type on. It is blazing fast. Ripping CDs takes no time whatsoever. For a laptop, the sound is very good. I get great wireless signal strength.

I was at first regretting not purchasing the wenge brown computer, but at the time the silver one with the same specs was much cheaper. For the money I saved, the color is perfect.

For the typical web surfing, light photo editing, and music listening that I do, I do not need anymore computer than this. I have no complaints.

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I bought this laptop on Black Friday at Best Buy and only paid $399...for four hundred dollars you absolutely cannot beat it. The computer is very nice to look at, the screen is beautiful, the keys are comfortable, and the sound is great. The only problem I have with the computer has nothing to do with the actual computer at all I hate Windows Vista. Since I bought the computer I have been spending all my free time trying to downgrade from Windows Vista to Windows XP with no avail. Sony won't open up this model for a downgrade until at least the first quarter of 2008 and even then you will have to pay for this to be done. Vista isn't compatible with all routers, so since my roommate already had an Airport Extreme router (and isn't open to switching to a new router), I have no internet access. If you are buying this computer make sure you check the compatibility with your router first or be prepared to buy a new one along with the computer as it is a huge hassle to try to make them compatible. This is not the fault of the computer though, just a general warning to anyone buying a new Windows operating computer (all new PCs come with Vista).

Other things:

-The computer is a little heavier than I would have liked, but that's honestly not that big of a problem (haven't weighed it but I'd say in the range of 6-8 lbs).

-It is clear that this isn't the best Vaio that money can buy. Sometimes the responses are a little slow, and when I was transfering music from my old computer to this one on CDs the CD driver was humming a little louder than I would have liked. Generally it is quite quiet though.

-It comes with a bunch of programs that I immediately removed because they aren't necessary and just take up space. (ex. Napster)

Besides Vista being a pain though, these aren't huge issues and for the price you absolutely cannot beat it. If you are looking for a computer to do general computing (AIM, Internet, listen to music, store photos, etc) then this is the computer for you. Remember though, check the compatibility with your router!

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No webcam which isn't a huge deal, the 1gb of memory can be upgraded, but what the hell is Sony think they are doing spamming Vaio users with Vista bloatware. This notebook lags so badly, and by no fault of it's own it's just all the bloatware that Sony loads on these computers to annoy and slap users who paid their hard earned money for a good notebook. To save everyone time go to yahoo or any search engine and type in "remove crap ware tool" and download it. Rather then spend hours removing all the needless nonsence that is bloatware off this notbook, this program will scan your computer and bring up an amazing list that you can select what programs you want removed, saves time, lots of time considering how much spam is on this machine.

Happy hunting!

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The biggest problem is that it comes with Vista and hundreths of preinstalled software that turn the machine slow. The Recovery CDs are not included, you got to make them from the OS. After you create then, and reinstall partioning the Hard Disk, uninstall all the preinstalled software and tune up Windows Vista for performance (i mean, no AERO Themes), the machine works great and fast (even with Vista).

I strongly recommend this machine, but only if you would do the "hard work" described.

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Glenn Skow's post is correct. This problems goes a looong way back and they haven't(refuse to) corrected it yet. This problem exist with Vaio P4 or other models of VAIO.

Yeah, it's the soldering problem with the SODIMM memory banks which gets broken w/ mobo over time. When that happens, you won't be able to use the laptop. Sony continues to ignore the problems and pass it on to your pocketbook.

Reviews of HP Envy dv6-7215nr 15.6" Notebook (2.4GHz Intel Core i7-3630QM

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Very good computer, arrived in time. Have tested it for more than a month, battery life is impressive and love the fingerprint security. I highly recommend it, only issue is Windows 8, I downloaded a software (2mb) from a website that gave you the typical start button.

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Fast shipping, overall great notebook. The only 2 complaint's I have is the screen; which tends to blur out if you're not looking at it dead on. Also, the built in camera really sucks (the picture is really bad). Other than that I really like the fingerprint reader, makes logging in/unlocking a lot faster. Windows 8 is a little confusing without the start button, but is pretty easy to use once you get the hang of it. Also, the blu ray player is a nice feature and really brings up the value of this notebook.

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I was extremely impressed by the fingerprint scanner, which can be used to even log into websites through HP simple pass. the web browser might get stuck a little but it's better than trying to remember passwords from various websites. Among other things, the speed of the notebook is great and even the color, which doesn't look too appealing through the photos but looks better in reality.

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This laptop is really very good laptop .I advise everyone to buy it.as well as I find in this laptop more than what I expect.

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IF YOU ARE THINKING TO BUY THIS LAPTOP, STOP AND GO AWAY FROM DV6 HP LAPTOPS.

I BOUGHT A HP DV6-7300 LAPTOP AND AFTER 2 WEEKS OF USING IT, MY LAPTOP SCREEN STARTED TO FAILING. IT HAS SOME LINES OF DEAD PIXELS, SO THAT MEANS THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM OF MY COMPUTER HANDLING, IT MEANS THAT WAS A CONSTRUCTION ISSUE. THIS TYPES OF LINES APPEARS WHEN THE BUS OF ELECTRICAL CONECTIONS FROM THE "MOTHERBOARD" TO THE SCREEN IS VERY WEEK AND START FAILLING. SO I CONTACT AMAZON AND THEY RETURNED TO ME THE MONEY. THE COMPUTER WAS VERY FAST SO I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS JSUT BAD LUCK SO I BOUGHT ANOTHER HP ENVY-DV6 PC. IT CAME TO MY HOME AND AFTER 3 WEEKS OF WORKING GUESS WHAT? THE SCREEN STARTED FAILING AGAIN, SAME ISSUE, JUST ANOTHER PART OF THE SCREEN (ALWAYS VERTICAL DEAD PIXELS LINES). I AM VERY UN HAPPY WITH THIS I AND WONT EVER BUY AGAIN AN HP LAPTOP.

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HP Pavilion G7-1338DX Laptop I had this computer until my grandson spilled water on it. Looking for something comparable and cant find it. It was a great laptop for me.

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This computer was sold not through amazon as promised.. and was riddled with some kind of virus.

It locked me out and was unable to restore it. I had it for 2.5 months and this happened.

Amazon was of no help either..

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I just purchased this laptop from Best Buy yesterday, and I'm pleased so far with the results. I was a little apprehensive about making the switch to Vista 64 bit, but so far, so good. I've only found one HW item so far that I've had trouble with a little $10 USB travel mouse. So far, all other software and hardware has worked fine in Vista 64 (most importantly, my old games).

I haven't run into any issues yet, just the typical bloatware that was installed on the PC by gateway. One other annoyance with the scroll function on the mousepad. The right area is dedicated to the scroll function, and it's not quite as responsive as I'd like, but so far, that's my only complaint about this laptop (one that I'll not have to deal with once I get a compatible USB mouse).

I have played both Titan Quest and Age of Empires 3, with the detail cranked all the way up, and while I had to dial back a couple of the settings, the laptop has performed admirably well. I haven't had a chance to load any FPS games yet, but feel that I'll be able to run those at medium settings.

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I've had this laptop for four years and still today, it's quick and meets all my needs. I even got upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 for free from the Gateway/Microsoft deal that occured. One of my favorite features is HDMI, that allows for plugging this into a LCD/Plasma for watching movies in hotel rooms and at home for some streaming movies. The battery now has a little trouble making it through a full Dvd movie, but does well if the movie is on the Hard Drive -the fact that it still lasts longer than an hour on battery power amazes me considering most four year old batteries wouldn't survive longer than a few minutes (besides, when I'm using it I'm usually near a power source these days).

Best laptop I have ever owned.

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This thing heated up fast within minutes. Within a couple of months after purchase, it couldn't be turned on. I sent it back for repair under warranty. It was returned with a new motherboard as I was told. Same problems persisted. It finally stopped working after 2 years. Meanwhile my second hand (6 years old) Lenova T61(T7300)is still kicking.

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I have had this laptop for almost 3 years. I had updated the memory and nothing else has been done.

I had lost the charger and got myself ebay replacement which destroyed the port by expanding. Gateway fixed the port for free and sent me a replacement charger.

I did get lot of viruses which made the laptop overheat so linux or replacing the windows every two month will help you last this computer for very long time.

only complaint is speakers and wifi card (not as good as other laptops but if you have excellent router this will not be a issue).

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It's an Okay laptop. A little slow running (thanks in partially to how much of a resource hog vista is). If you can get one with windows 7 I would. I personally received this laptop from my mother so it's little on the old side (maybe a year or two). I suppose it's not horrible for the price.

The looks are nice except for the fact that the outside attracts finger smudges like there's no tomorrow.

Does the job as far as running various programs. I personally am a Graphic Design/ Computer Animation student in college. This computer can run programs such as photoshop, indesign, and lightwave fairly decently without any freezing.

The battery on this pretty much sucks.... It stopped charging to full charge within only a few months of use. however I think this may also have been an issue with vista itself not recognizing the charge? As since installing linux it seems to be charging right.

Also my charge cord broke after not to long. But this may have just been how my mother was using it before she gave it to me.

I recently have had a problem with it where the computers shell (vista) began to have issues....for some reason I didn't get the disc or anything with this to reinstall it. I had to install linux (ubuntu 10.04lts for the curious) on it. seems to have made the laptop run much faster so far. The built in camera is not automatically detected...still trying to see if its compatible with linux. Really not an issue unless you want linux...which most users won't. The fact that windows went wonky on my laptop is more a bad luck issue then anything else so It's not something to worry about to much when purchasing just make sure you have windows instillation cds or the company is willing to telly you how to reinstall windows when you buy it is all.

The only true bad thing I can say about this laptop is that the keyboard is crappy. you really have to slam the keys down to get the laptop to recognize all the letters you type. Which is annoying as it will occasionally not even accept some letters and so yo'll have typos where you'll be missing only one letter in the word (and in the entire sentence as shown by my awesome you'll typo..... -_-;)

What the kid said above is true...it's a little heavy though certainly not the heaviest computer.

okay graphics card...not amazing. will play some games like call of duty and the sims...but nothing to graphic heavy.

Soooo the breakdown.

Cons:

Crap keyboard (have to press really hard to get all your letters typed)

Sloooooow internet (with vista...don't know about xp or 7)

Possible bad battery (though not sure since it now charges fine under linux)

Webcam not auto detected wit linux (not suprising...and probably not useful info to most people)

possible delicate cord

didn't get shell backup

Pros:

fairly nice looking

works for everyday use

can run programs that use a lot of ram and not crash (like photoshop, lightwave)

runs well speed wise under linux (probably with windows7 to)

Fairly good for the price (especially if you generally have better luck with computer then me and my family. lol)

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I would highly recommend this product. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much with the amount of money I spent on it，and boy, was I surprised. It's nicely built and runs fast. Well done, HP!This is my first Windows 8 PC, it took some time getting used to, but I'm digging the OS so far. Also, I just wanna mention what a bargain it was, it was a whole 30 bucks cheaper than the similar 2210us model which has lower specs. I'm extremely happy with this purchase, worth every penny!

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Just ordered, and received this laptop from Amazon. Ordered it on a Sunday morning, and it was sitting at my front door on Tuesday by 11:00 a,m,. Really enjoy my Prime membership. Great job Amazon.

As for the computer itself, I've only had it a few days but it is exactly what I wanted. Not a high performance machine by any stretch but it's no slouch either, A lot of computer for the money. It came with 4GB of RAM and I ordered an additional 4GB memory card which should be in soon and then this machine will be maxed out. Screen view is excellent. Start up is quick after removing some of the crap ware that came with it. After reading all the hate reviews on Windows 8 I was a little leery. Although it is different, I'm beginning to like it. Windows 7 desktop can be brought up easily if desired. Not a gamer or laptop movie viewer so I can't really comment on these aspects. I haven't even tried the optical drive yet; not sure I'll really ever need it. Went 3 1/2 years with the laptop this one replaced and never needed one. I like the looks of it in sparkling black (finger prints will be an issue but easily wiped away). Having the side numeric touch pad is a definite plus on a laptop at this price. This is my sixth HP computer and I 've never had a single issue with the first five which is why I stayed with HP. The only concern I have with this machine, and I might be picky, is that the scrollable mouse pad is very sensitive and can cause you to move you cursor very easily and unexpectedly if touched by accident. I added a wireless mouse to remedy this. For the money I paid I'm a happy camper and see no reason why I can't get many years of enjoyment from the machine

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When my laptop bit the dust, I scoured the internet for a replacement looking for the best value. I'm retired, and am very frugal with my money. I read reviews, compared specifications, and came down to about 4 laptops. When I realized one of them was the same brand and model that my daughter was using, that made my decision. My daughter's HP Pavilion is several years old, but working great and she shares hers with her 3 children. It's taken a beating, and still performs. My only worry was the new Windows 8 operating system. Other reviews indicated the operating system was difficult to learn and hard to understand. It looked to me like I had no choice. All new laptops were Windows 8.

The laptop was delivered exactly when Amazon said it would be (they are VERY dependable about delivery!). I opened the box, hooked up the laptop and began copying the data from my old computer. I've had the new laptop for only 4 days now, but so far have not found anything to complain about. I love the touch of the keyboard, and really like the numeric keypad. I'm not a fan of the keyboard mouse, preferring to use the traditional mouse instead, but I've been using the keyboard mouse pad occasionally, and find it less sensitive than others I've used. (My main complaint previously was that even when I didn't want the mouse to move, it would move because my sleeve touched it or something else random brushed against it.) This mouse pad is not smooth, it is a little bumpy, which I think makes it easier to use.

And Windows 8? Yes, it's new, a little confusing but even at my old age, I've managed to adapt to it. I know it hasn't even been a week yet, but I am completely satisfied with this purchase, and pleased with the value for my money.

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Overall, this is a great laptop, especially at this bargain price. I'll go over point by point the features and their pros and cons so people know what they're getting and if it's right for them.

Appearance and size: The laptop is pretty compact and very lightweight. Really easy to carry around. It's glossy black, which is prone to smudging, but is easily cleaned with a microfiber cloth. The keyboards is a good size. The finger pad for the mouse, however, I find a little too wide, as I find that my hand naturally rests in the area when I'm trying to move the mouse which got a little irritating, but I overcame the problem by watching my hand placement as I work on the PC.

Screen resolution: It's crystal clear for basic things like webpages and pictures. Videos are a little less clear. Not bad, just not as clean as it could be. It is capable of 1080HD.

OS: Since this is a review for the laptop and not the OS, I won't talk to much about Windows 8. I'll just say it is quite easy to get the hang of, and the regular desktop is still easily accessible. The start menu can also be brought back by purchasing and downloading Start8 from Stardock for $5. Another thing I'll say is because Windows 8 was really meant for tablets, default settings make it so you can swipe to access different apps you have open. This is annoying on a laptop, as too fast a move on your mouse pad swipes you to another app. This can be turned off in your settings.

Movies and TV: As I said, videos aren't the cleanest picture they could be, but aren't bad either. A Netflix app is preinstalled on the PC, which I personally love and use all the time. DVDs play about the same as other media. The DVD drive can sometimes be a bit loud.

Gaming: I should note that while this is not intended to be a gaming PC, this should not scare off occasional gamers. The PC is more than capable of handling the preinstalled games, as well as other more involved games. So far, I've played The Sims 3, Portal, Zoo Tycoon, and BioShock with no problems, save for the occasional slow load.

Microsoft Office: The PC comes with Microsoft Office 2010 preinstalled (however you have to purchase the key code). If you, like me, already have Microsoft Office 2007 or an earlier version, these apps will be useless to you. You can still access Microsoft Office in either the desktop mode or the Windows 8 user interface. Just open the ones you installed rather than the preinstalled.

Security: It comes with Norton. Delete Norton. Download your preferred security software.

Overall usability: The first few days I had the laptop, it ran a little slow, but I think that was due to all the file transfers and program downloads I bogged it down with. Also, the PC is equipped with 4GB of RAM, but is upgrade capable up to 8GB. I highly recommend upgrading the RAM to 8GB to max out the PC. After installing the RAM and adjusting the PC setting accordingly, it ran fast and smoothly. The RAM is easy to install yourself. Thanks to the built in air conditioner and CoolSense app, the PC doesn't get hot and stays cool even while plugged in. The PC also has a whopping 750GB of storage space, incredible for the PC's price and size (however it actually translates to 672GB with the OS). The 672GB should last a long time.

Bottom Line: This PC is excellent for the price, and should suit the average user's needs. It's cheap, efficient, and pretty sweet.

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This HP computer was sold by Flower-Electronics thru Amazon. They shipped the computer in the store box (only 3 months earlier I purchased an HP computer from a different company and it was shipped with a 2nd outer box it was undamaged). This store box had a 2" gash in it upon arrival. I did not see any damage but I did not use a magnifying glass. After 4 days, upon opening the computer, the LCD screen was totally wrecked. At a point near the bottom of the screen emanated multiple lines and patterns like an inkblot. No apparent reason. I repacked the computer in the box and was able to verify what happened. The position of the gash on the store box matched exactly the center of the emanating lines and patterns on the LCD screen. It was then obvious that the damage to the flimsy store box caused enough damage to the LCD screen so that this failure would eventually occur. I started with HP who said that it was shipping damage and that the shipper should warrant the computer. HP would not warrant it. The seller, Flower-Electronics, delayed me enough to reach 30 days so that Amazon would not warrant the product under the A-to-Z Guarantee (I was unaware of a 30 day time limit although I did everything requested to process the guarantee before the 30 days). Because 4 days passed between delivery and complete wreckage, my credit card company would not warrant the product. Flower-Electronics would not take responsibility for the poor shipping method and also did as much as possible to delay so as to not cover the computer under the A-to-Z Guarantee. I have a computer for 4 days and I'm out nearly $400. Amazon was not interested in helping. Flower-Electronics is deceptive and not responsible enough to ship the product properly. I have spent thousands of dollars with Amazon. No longer. Beware when it comes down to warranty with a remote store such as Amazon and Flower-Electronics.

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We love it. This is for my wife and she just wants something to work. It turned on, it is easy to use, and it is performing well so far.

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I bought an ASUS laptop from PC Outlet, and I wish I would never have. I bought it on the 21st of June, they never sent it until the 24th, and I received it on my birthday, the 25th. I didn't start using it until July 24th and I only used it for 9 days, it quit working, it wouldn't turn on, I finally got that to work by taking the battery out, then it worked then the screen quit working, I couldn't get anything to come up, I had to do a complete reboot of the system. It worked again for a day, I didn't turn it off but just closed the lid. I opened the lid about an hour or so later and it would not turn on again, and nothing on the screen, again.

The company would not give me my money back they said the 30 day warranty was not in affect. Gee how can I get the warranty up and going on it if I don't received it until 4 days after I buy it? To me the warranty started from the day that I received it.

I had to send it back to ASUS to get repaired, I got it back, but this time they didn't send a battery back with it.

What's wrong with this company?

I'll never buy from them again.I definitely WOULD NOT recommend this company,PC Outlet.

I don't blame Amazon, I'll always buy from them.