Dell XPS 469-4078 12.5 Convertible Multi-touch Screen Review

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I actually purchased my Dell XPS 12 directly from Dell, but wanted to share on Amazon which is where I buy most of my electronics my opinion on the machine.

This is my second ultrabook, but I am really impressed. I love my previous ultrabook, but I really love the keyboard on the dell xps 12. It is has the nicest touch of any laptop keyboard I've ever used. The gesture touchpad is very nice and the convertible touchscreen is very sweet.

I'm mainly a laptop user that likes to have a tablet and this totally fits the bill for me. I've passed my Asus Zenbook prime 13.3 and transformer prime 10.1 table down to my partner in exchange for this tablet and I am very happy with it.

It has taken a little bit to get used to Windows 8, but as I get used to it, I really appreciate what the XPS has to offer more and more. I'm a web application developer. I've loaded Adobe Creative Suites to my XPS in addition to Visual Studio 2010, Office Professional, SQL Server 2008 R2 and ColdFusion 10 to support my development and I'm able to run all of them with out an issue when I'm doing work on my personal laptop; however, I still get to switch to a tablet and the Windows 8 tiles to check in on facebook or twitter,

This laptop is a great balance between size, power and features. The USB 3.0 ports are fantastic. I've added a USB 3.0 docking station and the laptop in combination with the docking station has no issue supporting dual 22" HD displays for heavy duty coding, testing and debugging.

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I'm very impressed with the quality of this ultrabook. It even competes with my "full notebook" a Lenovo Thinkpad W520. I have used Lightroom and Photoshop for editing images from the Nikon D600 (24 megapixel cámera with 20-30 MB RAW files), and it works at least as fast as my Thinkpad. The screen gamut 53% of AdobeRGB and only 71% sRGB (vs the Thinkpad which is 97% AdobeRGB), but in terms of performance is as fast, and sometimes I find it even faster. So I'm very happy, making it a capable machine to take for trips and edit photos on location without needing necessarily to take the "Monster" :P

In Windows it's performance: Processor (mine it's a refurbished with i7-3687U @ 2.10) = 7.2, Memory 8 Gb = 7.5, Graphics (intel) = 5.4, Gaming 6.4, Primary hard disc (SSD 256) = 8.1 (vs on the Thnikpad to which I added a Samsung 512 SSD, just as a reference: 7.4, 7.6, 5.8, 6.4, 8.1)

I haven't used it much as a tablet, I bypass Metro and added a Start button with Classic Shell freeware program, but the touch screen feels responsive, and the flip screen mechanism feels solid.

It's a pitty it doesn't have more USB ports, an SD reader and even an ethernet port... but those aren't showstoppers.

The keyboard is nice, a liiiitle more travel would have been better, but for the size its pretty good, the trackpad and mainly the trackpad buttons are not good, having it's surface part of the trackpad, sometimes you want to clic and you end moving the cursor and clicking other thing. Besides the software doesn't allow customizing tapping with 2 and 3 finger which I have done for years on linux, having 2 finger clic as middle button (to close tabs, open links on new tabs and closing windows) and 3 finger clic set to right clic/menu. And as the trackpad is not good, I end up using a USB mouse whenever I'm not typing on my lap, so ONLY one USB port left :(... so a USB hub is a must.

Cheap Acer Aspire E1-571-6811 15.6-Inch Laptop (Glossy Black)

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This is an update to my review. I loved this item for the first few days but then the screen went black and I could not get it to come up for anything. I don't know if this is a problem with Acer or not but this happened on my older computer also which was an Acer. So now I have to delete everything on this so that I can return it. A huge pain in the rear. If it happens again I will have to buy a different model and will speak my mind about Acer. I also do not like the new Windows 8. It is diffiult to figure out where everything is but I'm sure after working with it for awhile it will become easier. Everything new is hard at first.

I just received this yesterday. It was so easy to set up and I am cruising around on it like crazy. My other computer constantly froze and shut down plus the screen didn't work so I had to have a monitor on the side so this one is amazing. I love having a number key on the side and also on the top. It does not get warm at all I love it.

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Bought this to replace my Mom's desktop computer. My only complaint is Windows 8. Not a fan of Windows to begin with but 8 is a real loser in my opinion and it is very different from the former versions of Windows so it was confusing. With some modifications, I was able to make the desktop similar enough to her old computer that she was comfortable with it.

As for the computer itself, it is wonderful. Plenty of processor and RAM for just about any need. Be aware that it does have the trackpad offset to the left due to having a full numbers keypad on the right. This makes typing a bit awkward for anyone who is used to having the trackpad centered. But since Mom had never used a laptop, she didn't know the difference. I was the one who struggled.

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I have purchased 4 Acers in the past 6 years. I have never had a problem other than one was damaged in transit, obviously no fault on Acers part. I still have all 4 and have never had a problem with any of them. I have had HPs/Dells in the past and none of those have ever survived longer than a year and half.

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The Acer Aspire E1-571-6811 15.6-Inch Laptop is fairly light weight, loaded with Windows 8, and grants free access to the Acer iCloud.

Many of the other pre-loaded programs are interesting and convenient, e.g. the news feed. Some are a little confusing to figure out, e.g., the Camera (specifically where the folder is with the pics I've just taken. The folder is, of course, in the Pictures under Library, but the subfolders are by date, which can be a bit confusing when there are a lot of subfolders, and the dates all begin with the year, then the month, then the day).

The Right click sometimes doesn't respond when clicked initially, but may take a couple of pushes to respond. This bothers me greatly. But since I bought the computer online, I'm not about to send it away for diagnosing and repairs when it only gives me trouble intermittently.

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The quality and speed is so much better than my old windows XP that I love it. Coming from XP, windows 8 has areas that I find very difficult. But, in time I hope I am able to master it.

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The delivery was fast honestly. The laptop was a second hand refurbished but according to seller in excellent condition. The first day the "C" key popped out of the laptop. The computer came with a load of spyware. It's extremely hard to connect to wifi network because It loses the network as soon as I move it. all my other devices move up and down my house just fine unless I disconnect them. I have to keep removing my router plug to reconnect to this computer. The keys are not very responsive. the zoom feature is good. the web cam is one of the best I've ever had. The size is very comfortable for me and it's a little bulky compare to most laptops in this class. I'm a student and it's not a bad laptop replacement

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The laptop was shipped quickly, packaged perfectly and the tech specs were exactly what I was looking for.

Features are just as described and it isn't too heavy as well. Fits perfectly in a book bag or backpack and is the right size as opposed to a 15" laptop which feels a little large. All USB ports,etc are working. I have no problems with it as of now.

Hp Pavilion Dm3-1044nr /13.3 in Wxga Brightview Led Backlit (1366 X Review

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I have been using this laptop every day for over a month and have had no problems. I paid $417 including shipping and it's one of the best bargains I've ever had. I'm still getting use to the touch pad because it feels slippery.

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Dell Latitude D810 Wireless Laptop Bluetooth PC Computer, Windows XP Reviews

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I ordered this laptop because of its legacy hardware ( serial ports, LPT ports, USB ports, and above all else, Windows xp pro)the purchase / checkout offered 2nd day delivery, yet took over 1 week to arriveAfter arriving, inspecting the laptop, it was carefully wrapped, no visible damage was present.

After putting everything together, plugging in the power cord, i get an error message that no hard drive is present, i go into the bios, and to my amazement, its still locked with a password, that no one knows-i pulled the Hard drive module out, and inspect everything, i find that the mini IDE header is missing a pin,

i emailed the seller this issue, he sends out another hard drivea week goes by, and it finally arrives, i opened the package, and notice, it does not have the replacement header that i need to make the hard drive work.

Frustrated, i get back on amazon, and search for this header adaptor, lo and behold, for 1.72 each, i buy 5 just to have them around in case i decide to buy another hard drive from these sellers that do not check everything fully.

If i had been an everyday normal 'joe-the-consumer', this would have been a disasterous exchange. i gave a low rating because, when you sell something, regardless what it looks like, it should be functional before you ship, (tested, and tried)

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I purchased my D810 with windows XP refurbished from Tampa Laptops.

It is a good solid machine. The screen appears to be wider. It is a heavier machine. I notice it on those times when I need to carry it a ways. Not alot but more than some other computers. It has a very solid cabinet. Nice sized keyboard is easy to type on. Once in a while the keyboard gets warm. My battery on this used one is running around 3-1/2 hours on a charge which I consider fine. The battery of course varries on used machines due to it's condition. But this tells you that a good battery runs for a good length of time. I like the machine. I am runing lots of older vintage software like the great Lotus stuff, etc and wanted to upgrade computers but not throw out all my software that won't run on the newer Windows Systems. This was a great purchase at a nice price.

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Great item a little on the large size but sturdy and works great. Well worth the price.

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I really didn't know that operating a laptop would be so fun & easy. Not to mention convenient; I can take it with me because

it also runs off of a battery. Its powerful; fast and really professional looking. Great buy.

Mark

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computer was great but ac adapter that came with laptop shorted out in three weeks, just ordered a replacement, other than that ac adapter issue the laptop works great!

Discount ASUS F75VD-NS51 17.3" Notebook Intel Core i5 3230M 6GB Memory 750GB

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This laptop offers a pretty good "bang for the buck" value. A good third gen i5 processor and a decent GPU with 1gb of dedicated VRAM. However, it has a few caveats that may make you give pause when deciding on this purchase. I just bought one the other day. It comes with Windows 8, which sucks. So, I began the process of downgrading. Since Windows 8 takes over the BIOS, there is no way to tell it to boot from CD easily. There are some guides out there that will help with that, but that is not what my main issue with this machine was. My biggest problem is the touchpad. It has a hyper-sensitive touchpad with multi-touch capability. So you can pinch to zoom, twist, etc. The problem is, the touchpad sucks. Even when you go into the mouse options and turn down the sensitivity, it still is very jumpy. You can hold your finger in one spot on the touchpad and your cursor will jump around. You'll often find yourself pressing buttons on screen while typing because the touchpad thought you were trying to click it. Even installing software like touchfreeze didn't help. I'm constantly clicking or zooming or opening "save as" dialogues while typing. I even had to retype this message twice. So, if you plan on getting this laptop, plan on using an external mouse and disabling the touchpad, or plan on headaches. Another bad thing about it is the speakers. They face towards the bottom of the laptop, so the sound is muffled unless you tilt the entire laptop back and give the speakers some room to breathe. It's a good machine, but those poor design choices hold me back from recommending it to anyone. IF you're using external speakers and an external mouse, it's a good buy.

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I researched several laptops before purchasing this one. Using Amazon Prime it arrived in two days after I purchased in perfect running condition. I've had it a week now and I was amazed to find this level of performance for only $599 on Amazon. It is more than capable of any computing (mostly MS Office Suite programs), skyping, and game playing that I do (granted I only play games like CIV V and Empire Total War, but it handles them on highest settings without a hitch). I love how cool this computer keeps itself. You can set it on your lap and type on it and it never gets hot. My old laptop was very hot to touch, so this is an added bonus. The only thing that I don't like is Windows 8, but everything comes with that version of Windows these days.

Apple MacBook White - 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR2, 120GB SATA Review

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The company actually gives you more than what you are paying for. I couldn't be more pleased!!!

It is everything I needed and more!!

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The 4gb RAM has been perfect, the wi-fi picks up signals from further away than I expected. It's been great to use. The only downside to the one I got is the battery doesn't hold a charge for long (An hour and fifteen, tops), and the charger must have been used a little roughly by the previous owner. I've needed to push the charger and wire to get it to turn on. Other than those, with the right little additions, this has been my favorite laptop

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Great computer, no issues at all. It would have been a nice idea to add the model number in the description. That would have made it easier to evaluate which macbook I wanted. No issues other than that, works great. Thanks.

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I love my IMac notebook, I use it constantly. I can sit in my favorite chair & hold it on my lap & send messages to family & friends, do IM'S while I'am watching a program on the TV & we are discussing it on my notebook. LOVE IT

Cheap Sony VAIO T Series SVT14117CXS 14-Inch Ultrabook (Silver)

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I haven't had a new computer in a while (the last one I had was a school-issued Thinkpad) and initially wanted a Mac. I got this instead because it was in my price range, and glad I did. I've only had it a few days so far but I totally love it. Windows 8 does take some time getting used to but it's not complicated. The processor is fast, I love the "rapid wake" feature, the graphics are beautiful and the screen is vibrant with minimal glare. Also like the sleek aluminum casing. I bought a silicone keyboard cover to go with it. Overall I would definitely recommend.

The only con I can think of is that the webcam is kinda low quality, but since I have a digital camera & I only use my computer's for skype it hasn't bothered me much.

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I needed a new laptop so I did some research on what to buy. At first, I was fooled by excellent reviews for Mac Book Pro and I bought it, only to return it later. I didn't like the operating system (complicated and frustrating). Now I've got this Sony machine and I LOVE IT!!! I was a little skeptical about Windows 8 but it only took me about an hour to get used to it. It's very user friendly. I'm a small business owner and I really like the fact that when I need to use the computer it'll reboot in 5 seconds and all the apps that I use the most are right in front of me. Productivity matters, right?

Also, when you mention Sony the first thing that comes to my mind is quality. I've owned quite a few Sony products over the number of years and the quality was always excellent. I'm pretty confident that this product will be in the same category.

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Took a bit to get used to Windows 8, but I love this ultrabook. The screen resolution is amazing. When I hooked it up to my 42" HDTV it was even more incredible. Great price for a wonderful ultrabook.

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Good performance and not heavy...It's very fast and works with Windows 8 (free), the video camera does not have good resolution.

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yesterday I got my order , Sony VAIO T Series SVT14117CXS 14-Inch Ultra book (Silver) , its very nice but some features are missing as per my opinion

1only two USB port is there while most of laptops with three ports minimum .

2the product reached to me without case to save the machine , its should be available.

3battery life less than 3.5 hours.

by the way , with those dis advance still its on the top of ultra-book list as design , features, screen size , buttons sensitivities , etc.

I recommended every person want to buy it , directly to VAIO.

during future usage , once I got any other observe I will come to you back for communicates.

Buy Lenovo ThinkPad T520 423946U 15.6-Inch Laptop

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Top of the line, state of the art product. High quality. Sturdy hinges. Nice keyboard feel and touch. I've used Lenovo Thinkpad T60 for years, with minimal problems. My niece needed a computer upgrade. Researched many products. Bottom line, purchased Thinkpad T520 for her. Increased RAM from 4 to 6 for now, I believe 8 is max. ie5 processor 64 bit Windows 7 Pro. Nice keyboard. Solid, quality product inside and out. Business class. 320 GB hard drive. Room to grow...Easy to set up. Built-in web-cam, nice speakers, sound. This not a super-technical review, just a satisfied user with years of experience with Lenovo Thinkpad products. Thought I'd stick with a good thing.

Only problem I had with my older Thinkpad T60 was internal speaker blew. I just purchased a cheap Jlabs speaker I could plug into usb. Works, no problem. I have a usb-hub to attach more peripherals if I need. NO problems at all. I had the docking station for a while, really didn't need/use it, got rid of it.

For backups I use eGo BlackBelt Portable Hard Drive from iomega compatible with usb 3.0/2.0 500 GB for PC/Mac. Works great, fast, no problems. Small, sleek. Purchased from Best Buy.

I purchased my Lenovo Products from a local reseller where I can just walk in/walk out/upgrade the product. I understand purchasing from Lenovo directly is slow. I think prices are better on Amazon.com, also have option of purchasing an additional warranty. Else, have to get on Lenovo's website to purchase warranty. My reseller did not provide. They claimed to be more knowledgeable than Geek Squad.

This Thinkpad T520 appears to be the next best thing to a Mac for those of us who grew up with PC's. Perfect desktop replacement.

Purchased my previous Thinkpad T60 in January, 08 from reseller, used, off-lease from a larger business. Now July, 2011, still using it. Upgraded RAM, DVD, Jlabs speaker, Windows XP to Windows 7 32 bit Home Premium, that's it. Writing this review on it. Like it just as much now as then. I was tempted to give my niece my used T60 and keep the T520 for myself. Alas, gave her the new one...

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I have bought IBM and now Lenovo laptops and desktops for years. While some times Lenovo does not have the "flashy" designs of some competitors, they do have a simple and elegant look. The T520 is a great work and play laptop with a nice keyboard and touchpad. All of the Lenovos I have had have held up. I have used them for teller workstations and business workstations with no problems and now Lenovo is making some really nice consumers desktops as well (I have one as a business workstation).

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Laptop needed for road, and this one fits the bill. Very sturdy, easy to configure, with plenty of power and hard drive space. Perfect sweet spot of price/performance.

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Since I received this machine on August 2011, it was sent to repair to a Lenovo authorized dealer 3 times already, on Nov 28th. 2011 they replaced the mother board; on Dec 29th. 2011 they replaced the hard disk; on June 6th 2012 they replaced the motherboard again. The Lenovo warranty expired on Aug. 22th 2012. On Aug. 28th, it had a problem with the hard disk again and I paid to replace it because Lenovo refuses to extend the warranty. Now it is broken again and the problem is with the mother board that needs to be replaced again.

I spend more time fixing this unit than effectively using it. I am very unhappy with this purchase. I never had or heard some saying it was needed to replace a computer motherboard 3 times and hard disk twice in less than 12 months period.

I contacted Lenovo and asked them replace the machine; they claim they cannot because it was bought from a third party dealer and there is not they can do about.

I found other users complaining about the same problem and someone informed that model has a design problem. It has to do with a batch of faulty EEPROM chip used in the Edge series produced at the end of the 2011.

I would like to return this notebook and have the money back or exchange by another one that has the same features, but I have to accept the loss because Lenovo warranty cover only for 12 months period.

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I did a ton of research and finally decided to purchase the Lenovo T520. For the first month all was well, then suddenly the computer crashed and blue screened. Lenovo support sent recovery disks which did not work. Then sent a new hard drive that did not work. Two weeks without a computer and I sent it into the depot for repair. The depot had the machine for another week and returned it "repaired". I turned on the machine the first time and it crashed at start up exactly as it had when I sent it in.

Called support and told them I wanted a refund and was told that wasn't an option because I had the machine for 21 days. They said to send it back to the depot for a "level 2" repair. I asked why the machine had ever been returned to me when all someone at the depot had to do was turn it on and watch it crash at start up. Was told they couldn't answer that question. When asked who could, they told me "no one could answer that question". Really!!

I guess I will send it in and trust the "level 2" technicians to have a clue. I'm not optimistic.

Bottom line I will never purchase another Lenovo machine and let my experience be a warning to you.

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This is a fantastic Machine with 8hrs battery time. The only remark I have is that it is relatively thick compared to its competitors.

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I am forced to use this computer for work. For my personal laptop, I have a Thinkpad T520 (15.6" screen). I think you can tell how this review is going to go...

In short, I loathe this computer. A significant part of my animosity stems from two things: 1) lots of other employees received thinkpads; 2) HP elitebooks receive universally good reviews. Enough to make me think something fishy is going on...(or these corporate drones really are more gullible than people give them credit) And so, dear readers, it is up to Mavericks(TM) such as myself to reveal the truth---these so-called "ultra portable" business notebooks suck.

Apparently, HP's idea of "ultra portability" means shrinking down the screen and the keyboard until it's practically unusable (missing keys!), while maintaining bulk. This thing is bloody thick for such a tiny computer. Some versions---mine included, I discovered to my unending dismay---don't even have an optical drive. I think it has 2 USB drives, located (unergonomically!) in the back, right next to where the giant battery juts awkwardly out.

Furthermore, you'd think the promise of "ultra portability" would include silence. Wrong. This laptop is loud, whirring and groaning in protest if I dare to run more than 3 applications simultaneously. I mean, what do you expect corporate drones to do with a business laptop? Surf the internet in a text-based browser??

And the one thing that's really bothered me: how much other reviewers heap praise on this piece of crap for being "fast," having great specs! But if you look at the specs, you'll see that they're merely decent. Nothing to write home about. Until you look at the accompanying price, and then the absurdity hits you! WTF, how do these people get away with charging so much money for this tiny mediocre piece of hardware?? I mean, have we descended to the abysmal ranks of Apple fanbois??

Other things that annoy me: stupid touchpad. I don't know what's wrong with it. The two-finger gestures or whatever is horribly broken. It's slow compared to my mouse. Computer is heavy for its size. Loaded with HP crapware (although I suppose that's to be expected with any laptop these days). Wifi button: I don't know if it's JUST ME, but I've had the immense displeasure of using two of these things within the past few months, and the wireless button on BOTH machines have crapped out on me. Unhappy coincidence??

tl;dr

If you're looking for a good business laptop, look elsewhere!! Don't believe the insulting, hyperbolic praise this product has received on other sites. You can find better hardware for a better price. Also, the promise of "ultra portability" is an egregious lie.

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This is a piece of junk. I can;t imagine how HP can still make laptop like this and manage to sell, in 2012. You can almost say there as been zero innovation in this laptop since 2002 or so. I didn't buy this, got as my work computer from office. I am now forced to write the review give how bad is this laptop. In less than 2 months the battery is almost falling off!!. I have an extended battery and the battery lock is so poorly done and quality is so flimsy. Also, the laptop is really fat, unlike what you can see in the pictures. The Compaq laptop I got in 2001 was thinner than this and this was supposed to be HP's business class travel friendly laptop. What a shame to HP's design. Do yourself a favor by not buying this junk.

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when i bought this computer i was a little bit scare, but when i received the laptop was perfectly new. i recommended to buy It. and it was shipped before the date they said. this was the best think i could buy for far.

who wants this laptop for gaming, i can recommending it too, I've played games as assassins creed 3, need for speed most wanted 2012, skyrim all of them with full graphics, so enjoy it

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Review of Lenovo B575-1450ALU Laptop Computer / AMD Dual-Core E-450 1.65 GHz

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I am loving my new laptop. It was packaged great, looks great, was purchased at a great price, and has all of the features I like. Thanks for another great purchase from Amazon!

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Bought one of these in 2007, it is now 2013 and going strong. It also has a great keyboard, its time for me to upgrade but i half dont want to because this laptop is so great.

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I've been an owner for about 3 months now and I can tell you I am pretty impressed with this notebook.

Make no mistake, you pay for what you get.

This is for someone that is always on the go and do not want to buy a crappy netbook because the Z series is extremely light. The beauty is in the fact that this is also for someone who wants good processing power and video card performace. I was able to play Counter Strike with full 100 fps and tf2 in medium setting with 40+ fps (with the dedicated graphics card), wich is pretty amazing for a notebook that is this thin. Technology like Intel's Centrino 2 and the fact that you can change from discrete to integrated graphic card (with functions perfectly, by the way) makes it possible to use it, on the go, for six hours straight. I made this test with the standard baterry and the baterry life is awesome.

Some other things like integrated 3G and GPS receiver and the VAIO Care software, that from time to time does a full verification of your notebook and actualy makes it faster by cleaning useless files and the registry, makes this notebook simply perfect.

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I purchased a vaio vpc-z computer two years ago. The first machine would spontaneously reboot every 2-3 weeks. The first onsite repair left the machine unable to start. Over the next year the machine was returned 4-5 times. Turnaround was very slow taking weeks to months. Sony finally bought the computer back. Foolishly I bought another. It has functioned better but the screen developed black lines several months ago. I was traveling and wasn't in a location for onsite repair. In view of the weeks required for a factory mail in repair, I called and asked if onsite repair would be ok in a month... which was shortly into the extended warranty. I was assured onsite would be acceptable. Two days ago Sony set up an onsite repair. Today Sony calls and adamantly refuses onsite repair. Not only is tech support incompetant but now it appears that one cannot rely on their committment. Be very careful with any verbal promise. The computer is OK but Sony service is simply nothing short of disaster.

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Don't be fooled, while the MacBook Pros may have they're aluminum unibody these VAIOs have carbon fiber. Sure it looks like plastic from afar, but once your close and feel the weight and feel of this thing, it's going to blow you away.

It's amazing how much they crammed into this little laptop! You've got two graphic cards and a core 2 duo processor (not some ULV or whatnot), Sony really seems to know quite a bit of technical engineering. The price is not for anybody, but those looking a topnotch, beautiful and svelte laptop that handles everything won't be disappointed.

1 star down for the price of course. I would have given it 5 if it were in the $1500 range.

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Love this laptop. It's made really solid, and I've been using it for the past few years without any glitches. It's one of the few machines that come with an anti-glare screen, and it's very lightweight, only 3.3 pounds. This is one of my favorite machines--very easy to do wipes until I upgraded my hard drive to a 1TB and had it cloned. It then started spitting out Microsoft error messages "Not running Genuine Windows." Microsoft support will send you back to the manufacturer. The lesson learned: always reload the OS from the manufacturer recovery disks.

Unfortunately, Sony no longer makes the Z series. The new Ultrabooks are appealing, but the Solid State Drive are way too small yet. Also many laptops don't have optical drives, or a LAN port for heavy downloads. They only come wireless with machines running Windows 8, which may not work well for heavy computing. I'm also eyeing the Sony Duo (laptop & Tablet combo)--such a beauty.

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I purchased this notebook 10 months ago and was pretty happy with it until the hard drive just died in the middle of doing nothing. It was still under warranty so I called for repair. Spoke to Ritz and told him my hard drive is dead, he felt the need to waste about 30 min. of my time to arrive to a conclusion that my hard drive is dead. I was leaving country but he could not expedite my repair so I got transferred to JR who spent about 15 min. repeating what Ritz told me. Than I spoke to Lee who gave me his direct phone # and told me he would personally see to it that I get the computer repaired in time for my trip. All lies. Called again and spoke to Woo no help at all. Transferred to Megan, who proceeded to tell me Sony could not have a hard drive sent overnight or help me in any way and there was no one at Sony willing or able to do it. Every one of those people were located outside of United States. They all told me it would take 4 to 6 business days to repair, it did not happen. Not even sure it would happen. My next notebook will not be a Sony.