Reviews of Toshiba Satellite S55-A5257 15.6-Inch Laptop (Ice Silver in Brushed

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Good laptop. Sounds is great. Fan can be loud at times as described but nothing you won't here from another laptop. Not a fan of the touchpad. It can be sensitive so change the settings, but also the right and left click are way at the edge of laptop. Great quality image. Runs great. Starts up super quick. Very efficient power saving. Quick sync of anything that you connect. Not saying you couldn't find better, but if you've been looking and you are hurting your head from the back and forth, this purchase is worth it. Good quality, nice look too.

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So I was kind of wary when I chose this laptop. I saw a lot of reviews that said, "Loud fan!" or "gets dirty easily" or "windows 8 is dumb" and things like that. Really, if it weren't for those reviews, this would probably have a 5-star rating. First of all, I don't hear the fan. Second, you can probably just wash your hands before using it. The touchpad: I personally like it. I don't see why people complained about the size. You can actually left-click anywhere on the pad by pushing down. To right-click you have to go into the right-bottom corner. (I also found out about a month later that you can right-click by tapping two fingers! Think of all the time you can save!) I'm not a big fan yet of Windows 8, but I downloaded a 3rd party "Start button," so now it's ok. But that's not a problem with the actual laptop. The sound on this thing is fantastic. It's fast too. The other complaints can pretty much be done away by customizing it a little bit. Final analysis: don't get scared away by user errors or off-topic reviews. This is a good computer.

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I'm using this laptop as an on-stage soft synth host (I'm a keyboard player). The criteria I needed to hit:

1) Powerful CPU to run multiple plug-ins

2) Backlit keyboard so I can see things in the dark

3) A battery in case the power goes out for some reason

4) Enough RAM (8GB), with the potential to go 16GB if I need it for some reason.

5) Enough disk (500GB+) that's fast enough for my purposes. This model has a 750GB drive.

6) A screen with enough pixels

7) USB 2 for connecting adapters, MIDI, etc.

8) Ability to boot from an external drive in case the one onboard stops working for some reason

9) All at a reasonable price point

Nice to have was a DVD drive, which this model has, so I can read CDs/DVDs or burn them.

What I didn't need -

1) Bluetooth

2) 1920x1080 display

3) Ultra light weight

4) Touch screen

5) SSD

6) Discrete graphics card

Basically, lots of horsepower and no luxuries, which this laptop delivers in spades. Note that this is a VERY different requirement than for a gamer, student, etc. I actually prefer bigger pixels with lower resolution so that I can see the software running more easily.

Quad core / hyperthreaded CPU is at the top end and equivalent to high end desktops of a year or so ago. So far the i7-4700MQ has been great.

BTW, another handy feature is the ability to hit F12 to put it in airplane mode DPC latency can cause audio pops and clicks, usually with WiFi drivers in Windows 8. F12 immediately turns off wireless, and DPC Monitor comes up as being suitable for streaming audio.

There were a few of the usual bloatware programs which I removed. I clone my HD periodically so I don't have to worry about incremental backups, etc.

Build quality is sufficient, although not up to the top-end standards, but I'm not planning to bang it around. I'm running Start8 so don't care about the new dashboard, and given onstage use the noise of the fans is irrelevant (and they're not noisy in my opinion). Even when running Prime95 to see how 100% CPU load copes it was in line with any other system I've used.

For the price I paid on Amazon this was a steal, and hopefully should give me at least several years of use.

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This is a great laptop for a fair price. $600+ and you get a very fast computer that has a really nice feel to it. 8gb of ram make it run really fast, and you can always upgrade to 16 if you want it to run smoother.

Pros:

-Build quality, looks nice in the brushed aluminum

-Back-lit keyboard

-Very light and thin

-4th generation i7 quad-core processor,8gb ram (expandable)

-Decent battery life (5-7 hours depending on use)

-2 usb 3.0 ports (very fast)

-Good speakers

-Size is just perfect for transporting around be it school, work, etc

-600gb of hard drive space is more than enough space but you can always upgrade that as well

Cons:

-The mouse pad is not so great, takes time getting used to

-Screen is decent

-Keyboard is a dust magnet

-Fan is loud if you're in a room that is absolutey silent, otherwise it's not even noticeable

-Windows 8 can be annoying sometimes, especially for someone who is not computer savvy but it works.

All in all this computer is great, I've had it for over a month and no problems yet. If you get a lemon just make sure to contact Amazon. Their return policy is great. I also suggest buying a soft pouch to carry this in. The computer is very light and thin so an impact might damage it.

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This is a very nice laptop. VERY nice.

My second Toshiba Satellite (first was about 15 years ago or so). Tile keyboard (backlit) is nice and doesn't feel too much like I am pecking on Chicklets. Spankin' fast with the Core i7-4700MQ processor! 1366x768 display is the correct resolution for a 15.6" display [100 DPI]. Win 8 ... I won't go there, and what are you supposed to do, anyway? 8 GB RAM is plenty. Also has both VGA and HDMI outputs.

There is only so much that can be packed into a notebook. I wish that the USB 2 port had been placed on the right and the two USB 3.0 ports would have been on the left... that way, external drives with their larger cables wouldn't interfere with my mouse as much and the mouse receiver, if it were on the right side instead, would be barely noticeable. The front-side SD card reader is mounted where the front face curves to become the base of the case and is a tad tricky to push in/eject if you have clumsy fingers like mine. I need to lift the front up a half inch to make that operation easier. Perhaps I'll just get used to that.

This CPU has built in video of the earlier 4000 series graphics, not the new Iris graphics. Lots of reviews don't give it really high marks. My prior computer was an Intel quad core with a discrete nVidia GT-120 graphics card. I'm no gamer -the only 3D app that I use is Google Earth and this new cpu/gpu renders it 100% absolutely smoothly, so good enough for me.

I am running a second 1920x1200 monitor via VGA port and the video is fine for both.

The Harman/Kardon speakers sound great!

On the bottom there is a access lid for memory, but not for the hard drive. The whole bottom of the case must be removed to swap out the hard drive... that is no big deal once you determine that to get it off (after taking out the screws, of course) you have to gently pry at the hinges until it pops free. I have already upgraded this with a Samsung 840 EVO series 1TB SSD and WOW! Boot time dropped from 32-35 seconds to 5-8 seconds! Applications launch like a rocket! The only way to go!

I can't comment on battery life as I pretty much use this on a desk [internal battery, BTW]. That said, there is a nifty "airport mode" key that shuts off wireless. If you don't have a wireless connection, pressing that convenient button will extend your battery life a little more.

This laptop replaced my Intel Q8200 quad core 8GB/640GB desktop that (sniff, sniff) bit the dust. I wouldn't think of going back to a desktop now as fast as this notebook was before I upgraded the HD and especially now that I have.

Slightly different port placement would have given this very nice laptop 5 stars.

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I have had this laptop for over two years, and to be honest, it is amazing. The only reason i retracted a star from the rating was because of the fan, it isn't too much of a problem, but it just isn't good enough and it can be loud at times. This computer runs super fast as i even have a dual boot between Linux and windows, and put it under heavy use. I bought this for around $615 so it was basically a steal on my part.

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Cheap Lenovo G570 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black)

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I have now ordered 2 of these computers. One for my friend who needed a new computer and one for myself for when my current Lenovo dies. I have the G560 laptop and LOVE it. I like that this computer has 4 ports, mine only has 2. I like that it has windows 7. I really think the price is outstanding. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is the speakers are not the greatest for watching movies but I just use headphones.

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I've been using this for months and it has been fast and reliable. You can't beat it for the money! If you need to do graphics work or video rendering, obviously since this doesn't have a dedicated video card--it wouldn't be a good choice for videographers or photographers running Photoshop or other graphic intense applications.

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Great secure packing from Lenovo. Didn't come prepacked with a bunch of junk. But also not loaded with normal things like adobe and flash.

Computer housing, keyboard and touchpad is flimsier than I expected. Is slower than I thought. There seems to be different versions of G570. Which is very confusing.

G570 has a 320G hard drive and 2.2 GHz Pentium B960, and G570 4334eau has 500G hard drive and icore3. I was shopping on a friend's computer under the duress of a HP (piece of s... laptop's CPU failure) and did not notice the extra letters in the different G570 models. I thought I was getting a great deal for $379. Since I've only had it for a month maybe I got an ok older no longer carried by lenovo model. I would have preferred something faster and sturdier.

Two HP laptops I've had failed in just 3 years each. Nvida card melt down in first and CPU failure in the cheap class action suit replacement. Since I was determined not to buy HP ever again or torture myself with Windows 8 my total laptop selection was limited.

Reviews of Acer Aspire AS5742Z-4601 15.6" Black Notebook PC

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I was pleasantly surprised when I got the computer considering the price I paid. This is my first laptop so I'm not the best person to review it since I have no prior experience. But this does everything I need it to do. The features are excellent. One button on/off mousepad, HDMII out, dual core processor, wireless N, dvd multidrive, nice 720 display so my shows look fantastic if I watch them on the laptop instead of with HDMI on my flatscreen. The multigesture touchpad is nice but takes some getting used to. sometimes it's a little touchy. All in all, it seems to be working great. I'm writting the review on it now. My minor complaints are, windows 7 dvd makeer is faulty, it will not let my videos burn in widescreen and I can't get any help why, I don't like where the power button is cause sometimes I pick it up and press the button on accident. Also the speaker is a bit weak but it is just a single laptop speaker, I don't know how strong you can really make them, but it's fine for what I use it for. Battery life is weak but I think it's about the average. depends on what you're doing with it. sometimes I get 3 hours, sometimes 4 hours. And the screen will have a glare cause it'ss glossy but I just move the lid/computer so it don't bother me. I would def recomend it for what I use it for. I never played any games on it other than some free internet games so I can't say how it would handle them. Def worth the money.

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This laptop is definitely the best in our house. Its got windows 8 which is a bad transfer from 7 but it works alright. The screen is huge but if you want to do minor gaming get a wireless mouse the built-in right and left click don't respond to rapid clicking. But really all-in-all a great laptop I highly recommend it.

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This laptop has was more bang than you would expect for the buck. I would really recommend for anyone that wants a mid priced laptop

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I've never owned an Acer laptop before and was quite skeptical because of negative feedback I've heard regarding Acer machines. However, after receiving this computer system, I was stunned by the sturdy premium design! I'm a musician and use this laptop to record, mix, master, and run programs like Protools, Adobe Audition, Fruity Loops, and etc. Thus far, I've had no problems nor do I have anything negative to say! This laptop is definitely worth every penny!

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Only had it a few hours. The only flaw I see is the videos are smooth running but chopping in colors.

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Software for Windows Media Player does not load or function. Otherwise, this unit is quite satisfactory. Clear, crisp display. Fast enough.

Cheap Acer Aspire V5-571P-6473 15.6-Inch Touch Screen Laptop (Silky

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It seems that laptop manufacturers think that a touchscreen is only useful in 13" and smaller machines. I do actual work on my laptop and need at least a 15" display. The Acer V5-571P was the only 15" touchscreen laptop I could find that is available today (Nov '12) and reasonably priced. I picked up the Core i5 model from the Microsoft store for $699 and upgraded the memory to 8GB RAM and replaced the slow 500GB HD with a 256GB Samsung SSD. The motherboard supports 6Gbs SATA, so I'm able to get the full read/write speeds from my SSD (400MBs write / 500MBs read). Replacing the RAM was simple because there's a panel held on by 2 screws. Replacing the hard drive is something that will give many people pause. Basically the entire laptop needs to be disassembled to get access to the HDD. It takes about 30 minutes of careful disassembly; luckily there is an Acer repair manual PDF available to show you how. Windows 8 boots pretty quickly from a normal HDD, but after installing the SSD, it now goes from completely powered off to the log in screen in 8 seconds. The touchscreen works as advertised and I have no complaints about it. The keyboard and trackpad are not so great. The trackpad is placed a little too far left so that my palm is constantly brushing it and causing unintended behavior. The backlit keys are a nice addition. The battery it ships with is a low capacity (14.8V 2350mAH). This is too small for a Core i5 laptop; With normal use I'm able to get 3.5 hours out of it. I think the battery life will be less with the original hard drive since the Samsung SSD is super low power. I have not been able to find a high capacity battery for this model. I would gladly carry some extra bulk to increase the battery life. If anyone finds a compatible battery of at least 4400mAH, please let me know.

Pros:

1) Touchscreen is fast and accurate; works as you would like

2) Price is fair for a 15" Core i5 dual core touchscreen laptop

3) Has enough ports to do what you need

4) Slim and relatively light for the power it packs

5) Includes a USB 3.0 port

6) Supports 6GBs SATA

7) Easy to upgrade the RAM

8) Supports dual monitor output (as most modern laptops do)

9) Power adapter is small and light

Cons:

1) Keyboard is a bit cheap some keys temporarily stick as you're typing

2) Touchpad works fine, but is a bit large so at times is accidentally touched

3) Battery life is not great (3.5 hours) and Acer doesn't offer a high capacity battery (yet?)

4) Build quality feels cheap and plasticky

5) The Ethernet+VGA dongle is less than ideal

6) If you're brave, it's worth replacing the HDD with an SSD.

7) The SD card slot is too shallow. You can't leave a card in the slot when you travel or it will be broken/lost because it sticks out too much.

8) Speaker sound quality is poor

9) Doesn't wake from sleep when you open the lid (can be either a Win8 bug or hardware issue)

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Hardware wise, it's excellent and you're getting a lot of bang for your buck. Unfortunately, this laptop was plagued with wifi problems for the whole time I owned it. It would not maintain a wifi connection for more than 20 minutes before completely crapping out and giving me the "limited access" message.

Doing a google search for Acer Aspire A5 wifi showed me a TON of users who were having the same issues and there wasn't a fix available.

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get this Acer Aspire V5-571P for my kid(in university). the windows 8 is fun to play with touchscreen. the same cost you may select between i5 CPU with touchscreen or i7 CPU with old standard screen. I think you can not feel much of the speed different between i5 and i7. but you and your friend will know the different right away when you play on the touchscreen. By the way, the win8 pre-loaded a VPN, you cannot use school download win7 VPN, but you can config the WIN8 pre-load VPN for your school or company network. My kid said WIN8 (with touchscreen) work for ALL the university APPS as well as MS office 2010.

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I have to echo a previous review which starts by saying: "Hardware wise, it's excellent and you're getting a lot of bang for your buck. Unfortunately, this laptop was plagued with wifi problems for the whole time I owned it. It would not maintain a wifi connection for more than 20 minutes before completely crapping out and giving me the "limited access" message." ...

Unfortunately, fresh out of the box I am having the same WIFI problem. A forum mentioned a new driver coming out to fix this, but when I tried to update the driver, it said you already have the latest version. So I would say stay away from this product unless you can live with using a hard wire Ethernet connection.

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I've been searching for a laptop for 8 months. This is the best value money can buy. I've been in the IT industry for 15 years and I know value/quality. No need to look further for an incredible laptop at a great price. I have no interest in this brand name, I just know value/quality when I see it.

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At eight hundred and fifty dollars (what I paid) it's a great laptop. It's even better at seven fifty! It has everything one could want in a laptop, processor power, memory, Blue-ray/dvd, good screen resolution, a well designed keyboard, wireless-n and so forth and so on. One can look at the listing for specifics.

There are a few things missing like a back-lit keyboard (for night work) and Windows 8 is a lot worse than Vista (which BTW got a lot, lot better with patches in terms of functionality Vista, however, always ran slow as gravy on a cold day). That said, Windows 8 is designed for tablets; it's not built for laptops without a touch screen. I can't tell you how many times I dragged my finger on the mouse pad to have Window 8 do something I never intended. That said, with a few tweaks (like adding Start Menu X, for example) it's gets "workable."

The "metro" thing, however, is just god awful.

And while this is not a Windows 8 review (the system comes with Windows 8, after all), it is much, much, much faster and stable an OS Micro$oft has ever put out. Not a single system crash to date (5 months) and runs all my apps at warp speed, so I'll keep tweaking until the interface is to my liking. Now if the improved system performance is a result of the native operating system or the quality of the laptop (perhaps both) makes no nevermind to me, I just know it's one of the best laptops I've ever owned particularly at the price point.

Finally, I'd like to add a couple of points. To begin, some background, one thing I really love about this laptop is how light it is. Don't get me wrong, I've owned a lot of laptops, Dells, Gateways and HPs. Of them all the Dells (two of them from 1998-2004), while nice, seemed to break apart/down after 3-5 years. The Gateway I bought in 2005, I still have! I gave it to my parents for email and web-browsing, It still runs great but that was the last of the original Gateways.

In 2009 I bought a "high-end" HP. It was one of the HDX-17 with all the bells and whistles. What a POS. In a year that Chinese piece of cr*p was falling apart. It finally died a violent and painful death Dec of 2012. It barely made it 2 and 1/2 years and it was the most expensive POS I ever bought at 1500+. Never HP, never again. But there were things I noticed about it in comparison to this one. The HP was very HEAVY in addition to being poorly made, this one just the opposite.

Everything on the Toshiba feels really solid which at about 1/2 the cost and a 1/4 of the weight of the HP is shocking to me!

Lastly, if I had one critical observation it would be the track/mouse pad. The buttons function well but if there's anything on your hands: oils (natural body), water (sweat) the ability to control the pointer fails. So, I'm washing my hands and drying them thoroughly before any computing, which is good hygiene but a bit of a drag insofar as there can't be a drop of perspiration on them and forget about lotion of any kind. Wait that's kind of funny isn't that? "Poor bastard is trying to compute with sweaty hands and lay off the lotion buddy...". True that, but it's a bit more than the obvious and I find myself (with no medical condition relating to excessive hand sweat) using a wireless mouse I picked up for $20 to avoid a bit of frustration with what I consider an overly sensitive trackpad. However, when using the laptop on the train or at school the mouse doesn't always get used and in order to not be annoyed, just make sure those hands are very clean and dry.

If only Windows 8 was actually designed for PC computing this would be the greatest laptop/deals of all time. I have to give it and Toshiba 5 stars!

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The system specifications are great and compliment Windows 8 well in performance.

The laptop is light weight and not bulky making it easy to carry around.

The AMD video card is decent with 2GB but do not expect top quality gaming experiences.

The sound when using headphones is not as loud as previous Toshiba laptops I have owned.

I have an older Toshiba Satellite M100 series with Windows XP, it still functions today after 7 years and I believe with proper care this newer series laptop will last as long if not longer.

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Great Laptop, the dedicated 2gb of viedeo memory is great! I recomended it. Always Toshiba brand give me guaranty of great product.

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My only regret was windows 8 that came with. Hopefully it will be corrected soon.

The keypad and screen clarity are great, I do a little gaming and video watching and no issues.

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Awesome Laptop. So far i am very happy with this laptop. Solid Performance. Not liked the laptop color. Enjoying the Win 8 as i am not used to this. Overall good solid machine.

Sony VAIO VPCEG33FX/B 14-Inch Laptop (Black) Review

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I needed a new laptop after the hard drive on my 3 year old Dell laptop crashed a few months ago. Because I am a college student, I wanted a smaller computer to carry around campus or use comfortably outside of my room. The 14'' screen is a widescreen and is excellent for viewing pictures, videos, and movies. My old computer had a 15.5'' screen. I prefer a larger screen, but the bigger the screen, oftentimes, the heavier the laptop. This computer weighs about 5 lbs with the battery (without it, it is obviously much lighter), but it feels like it weighs much less. The keyboard is also a good size and the keys are not raised, so food, dust, and hair are less likely to get caught in the keyboard. I own this computer in black and the photos are true to real life. Orginally, I wanted this laptop in white, but decided against that because it would get dirty very quickly. The computer uses Windows 7. My old one had Vista, so I'm still getting used to Windows 7's new features. I've had this for almost a week and it is very easy to use.

PROS:

Screen size

Keyboard

Memory (4GB included. Very fast! I can listen to music, be on the Internet, and run other programs without the computer slowing down)

Hard Drive (640GB is more than enough space for me and the overall price is great.)

Weight

CONS:

The lid is not fingerprint proof. Even in black, fingerprints are still visble. Not a big deal to me.

The mouse is a little unrespnsive at times and the touchpad isn't very smooth. Not a deal breaker, however.

No recovery software included.

*Make sure to backup your files often on an external hard drive or CDs and make a recovery disc (instructions are provided). The computer does not have any discs containing the OS software or recovery information. *

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I purchased this laptop for $499.00 at PC Richard. It was the last one they had and was originally $699.00 and marked down so I said I can't beat this price anywhere for this model so I purchased it. I like the look, even though it is all plastic and I am not a fan of all plastic laptops I still think it is one of the best constructed ones I've seen. The ASUS are pretty good too. The keyboard is nice with the chicklet style which is pretty popular these days. The keyboard is attractive and I like the laptops simplicity in design. Vaios are always know for being pretty cool looking. I upgraded the RAM from 4GB to 8GB and now this thing is blazing fast. It gets a Windows Experience Index of 4.7 overall within which is based on the lowest score which is the graphics but the rating says it can use up to 1.6 GB of video memory which is pretty good. The Processing speed is at 6.7, and the RAM is 7.2, so overall this laptop is fast for the price you pay. I don't care too much for Home Premium Edition but at least it comes with 64bit. I may redo the hard drive with Windows Ultimate 64bit version. Here is my list of pros and cons...

Pros: Good processor speed, works fast with 4GB and 8GB RAM, Good stylish design, HD graphics, Good screen resolution, nice keyboard, expansion slots, 4 usb ports, DVD RW, good battery life.

Cons: Touchpad can be quirky at times, Windows home premium---would prefer Pro or Ultimate, plastic. Changed to Windows 7 Ultimate...it was well worth it.

Overall, I am glad I bought it. It satisfies me, and works well for what I do. I mainly do word processing, video, and browsing the net. Not really into laptop gaming, I've got a desktop for that and the Sony PS3.

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I think this computer is really not that bad! Considering I bought mine at Best Buy for $320.00 and it runs very smooth! I to have issues with the mouse pad, but once I plug in my travel mouse which I prefer anyway everything is fine! I installed Norton 360 and have not had any issues with performance. Great laptop for the price considering most Sony's are astronomical. Thanks Sony for making a nice laptop at an affordable price.

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I've had my laptop (pink) for about 5 months and its working great! I love the white keyboard which makes it so much easier to see the letters on the keyboard. I love the 14" size, I would never buy anything else. All in all I have had no bad issues with it.

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There is not much more than to say that this is a quality laptop. This is the second Sony laptop I've had, and it is overall excellent. I have no complaints...

Review of Toshiba Portege R835-P83 (Intel i5-2435M Processor, 4GB RAM, 640GB

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This Toshiba is only the 2nd new machine I've bought in the past 8 years. The other, another "thin-and-light", is a Sony Vaio S-series. Compared to the Toshiba, the Sony is a slightly heavier alternative, with a higher resolution matt-finish screen and hybrid graphics. There are plenty of reviews out there that focus on the R835 by itself, running Windows, so I'll try to primarily make this review more useful for those who are cross-shopping the Sony and planning to run Linux.

The R835 out of the box is an extremely well-executed machine. It delivers all the power of a modern mid-range laptop, including an optical drive, in a package that is as small and light as many so-called "ultrabooks", and provides 7+ hours of battery (movie viewing would probably cut it to 4-5, easily enough to still see a film or two). The case is very light for a laptop in this category, yet still feels reasonably sturdy. Amazingly, the included Windows 7 installation is burdened with very little crapware.

Downsides for the R835 include a low-resolution (1366 x 768) screen that offers only mediocre brightness, horrendous speakers (standard in this category), a high-glare glossy screen (this is subjective of course; many people prefer actually prefer this), a mediocre touchpad, and lack of a physical "airplane mode" switch. Of all of these negatives, the biggest let-down for me is the screen resolution. A screen height of 768 was the industry standard all the way back in 1995. Since then, that minimum expected height expanded to between 800 and 1024, before the TV "high def" (which in the world of computers is actually "low-def") revolution pushed it back down to where it is now, and in this era of "ribbon" menus and add-on toolbars that seem to sneak onto your system in multiples of 3 if you so much as blink, 768 lines doesn't go as far as it once did. Hopefully Toshiba will address this in the future, now that Apple's "retina" displays are threatening to raise people's expectations.

As a Linux machine, the R835 is near-perfect. Xubuntu installed easily and runs flawlessly, and was able to re-size the Windows partition with no issues. Support for all hardware was present by default, including the scroll-edge of the touchpad, although the vertical scroll speed is too slow compared to the horizontal scroll speed. There must be a way to adjust this, but I haven't taken the time yet to do it, so can't say for sure. Linux's power management of this machine also seems excellent. Battery life is still the same great 7+ hours that I get in Windows, and the machine runs cool enough when idle that cooling fans remain off. Boot-ups are extremely quick, although Grub got a little confused by the non-Linux partitions present, requiring an edit the boot menu to remove an invalid entry. Camera and microphone quality are reported as being surprisingly good by users on the other end of Skype sessions. Overall, running Linux on the R835 makes for an extremely easy-to-live-with laptop.

Comparing the R835 to the Vaio S yields different results depending on whether or not you can tolerate Windows. A warning about the Sony: it comes laden with crapware that is extremely difficult to remove. So, if you don't mind using a tainted Windows installation, and if you need the extra 3D power of the Radeon and want the better screen (it's a brighter, matt-finish, 1600 x 900 screen), then it's worth a look. The Toshiba's advantages over the Sony include the following: slightly smaller/lighter, less expensive, longer battery life (expect about 5 hours max in Windows with the Sony, unless you use the "sheet" battery, which doubles that but at the expense of extra size/weight), a touchpad that's less prone to accidental bumps that screw you up while typing (plus there's a "touchpad disable" button, which the Sony lacks), and a far sturdier-feeling LCD panel (the Sony's is FLIMSY!).

As a Linux machine, the R835 has an enormous advantage over the Vaio S. The Vaio's power-management features, the Radeon graphics, and the touchpad are all supported badly or not at all, to the extent that it's far better to run Linux on the Sony inside a VM under Windows than by itself (which, IMO, is kind of like building a pyramid upside-down). Battery life, even after powering-down the unsupported Radeon chip (which starts up in a powered-on state in Linux even though it can't really serve a purpose!), is only 60% of what you get in Windows. Expect a maximum of 3 hours without the sheet battery, less than half of what the Toshiba offers. Add to that the constant noise from the Sony's fans, which are never able to fully disengage in Linux, and you have me, wishing I wasn't so attached to the Sony's superior screen so I could just be satisfied with the Toshiba.

I should mention that one capability that both the R835 and the Vaio S offer is Intel's wireless display, and unfortunately, I have not had a chance to try it out at all on either machine, under either Windows or Linux.

I thought about giving this only 4 stars because of my distaste for this short/wide 1366 x 768 resolution that has become so popular, but they did so much else right with it I finally settled on 5. Overall, of all of the machines in this class I have looked at (powerful thin-and-lights with an optical drive), the R835 is the best-executed and offers the best value.

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Wanted a lightweight windows 7 laptop for travel to replace my 6 yr old one. This one is great except for the small keys but I can live that. also the screen has a lower resolution (which seems to be standard ) than my old Sony (of course it cost me 2K vs less than $500 for this one) This 13" is half a pound lighter than my Sony (it was only 3.7 lb) and both have dvd drives.

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Bought this for some school work and light gaming purposes and its been amazing so far. The battery lasts for usually 6 and a half hours of constant work involving the internet at highest brightness. With wifi off and brightness lowered you can expect 9 or over hours of battery life. Gaming cuts it short to maybe 2 and a half hours on newer titles like Fallout: New Vegas, but for the most part you shouldn't be playing those games on battery power, no matter what laptop you have. Its very fast and connects great to the internet, and the keyboard has very good sized keys for fast typing. It can run lots of the newer games very well and any older game at high settings. I don't think I've had it get uncomfortably hot yet.

Some minor complaints I have are on the stability, mouse and the space bar. The little silver things to the bottom right and left of the screen wiggle if you try to, the middle part of the screen will flex slightly under moderate pressure, there's no scroll wheel or equivalent(the keyboard itself is just small enough you can use arrow keys just fine though), and the space bar squeaks when you use it sometimes )not super noticeable, and I think this might just be on mine because I haven't seen anyone else mention this in a product review.

Despite these things, I definitely would recommend this to any of you out there looking to buy a nice computer for not too much money.

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I've had the computer for 3 months, and it's recently had problems with the battery. The computer won't hold a charge, or sometimes won't even recognize the battery. When plugged in, sometimes the icon will flash to show the battery is charging, sometimes it shows "no battery is detected." Either way, this means that I have to keep the computer plugged in at all times, which is very frustrating. I've tried basic trouble-shooting steps, reinstalling the driver on the device, thinking the computer wasn't recognizing the battery. No dice. I've never had this problem with another laptop. For that reason, I wouldn't recommend this laptop.

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Since I don't play game much, the notebook is competent for all that I am doing right now. Take into account its size, I apprechiate its capability to expand my work by facilities it is equiped, usb 2.0, esata, usb 3.0, vga, the CD rom, the card reader...while it is no heavier than some ultrabooks.

There are some shortcomings though. It has no bluetooth. and the cooling is not perfect (well it is OK for such a small and light one). the color of the joint of the screen is not compatible with the entire design for my opinion.

In general, the product is great for me and well meets my need.

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First Im writing a review to balance out the unnecessary low score. Anyway this is a great gaming computer. It runs the newest and best Nvidia GPU for laptops, the 780M. This machine can play any game on the highest settings, including Metro Light (everything max and SSAA on 2x). I started playing PC games again because of this computer. The color keyboard is cool and I really like typing on the keyboard. The keyboard is chiclet style but its better than Apple IMO. The touch pad is rather small however. When playing games who uses the touchpad anyway? I do like that the touchpad will automatically deactivate when you connect a mouse. If you are going to play games with this on your lap then I recommend a cooling pad because it does get hot during intense gaming. You can use the cooler boost that turns up the fan which is fan if you have the volume up or use headphones. This computer has really nice speakers. It is supposed to have a subwoofer but I really cant tell it makes any difference. The HD is only 5400 rpm so I recommend an SSD in the first bay and using the HD as a data drive. There is a sticker that says void if back is open. But really? They have 2 HD bays for a reason. So I hope that is not true. I recommend a square trade warranty in case it is and they would cover any problems then. If you find this too heavy at about 8 lbs then go with the MSI GE 70 which has the 765M GPU which is no slouch either.

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I have had the GT70 for about a week now, and I have to say, it's pretty sweet.

PROS:

GTX 780m handles everything I have thrown at it so far. DayZ (ARMA II) with everything set to 'Very High' gets 24fps average.

Quite, no loud fan noise, well maybe a little when in game, but not as much as my older Samsung.

Stays Cool! I keep the house about 80 F and I haven't had an issue yet with heat. Again, the Samsung would roast my fingers on the keyboard when in game...

Back Lit keyboard FTW!

VERY nice display, so sharp and bright!

Expandable, even though it may void the warranty, I plan on getting an SSD and more ram in the future...Oh and Windows 7!

CONS:

Not liking Windows 8... I'm old school I guess...

Amazon was confused about the a few things:

-Hard Drive. It is NOT a 7200 RPM, it's 5400, Amazon states both.

-It's 2.4GHz, not 3.2GHz, unless there is some boosting settings I haven't found yet.

-I was aware of these things from my research prior to buying, so I'l good...

Keyboard layout is different than what I'm use to, no biggie..

If you're looking for a really nice Gaming Laptop, but don't have a ton of cash right now and would like to upgrade it as you go, I think this is the right choice.

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Hardware wise this laptop is as awesome as you can get for the price. Unfortunately it comes with Win 8. So either you deal with Win 8 like I am doing, or just install Win 7. Everything has worked perfect so far and I've owned it for a month. I love hooking this sucker up to my 47" TV with HDMI and playing my Steam games, which it runs incredibly well. I've always been very satisfied with MSI products. The only issue I've run into was getting the warranty with the MSI site. I tried to register it with the serial code provided next to the battery several times with no luck, so the only other option is to call MSI tech support. Besides that one snag, it's perfect.

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Only took a week and this 'gaming' notebook is going back. And shame on me for still not learning, more typically equals less.

PRICE & COMPONENTS

Comparing the price of this MSI GT70 with a slightly less equipped ASUS G750JX-DB71 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black)

Both have Intel processors with the slight edge to the MSI Intel Core i7 4700MQ vs 4700HQ (better) / +1 MSI

Both have a great amount of RAM 12GB vs 16GB (overkill but more RAM can never hurt) / +1 ASUS

Both have good storage 1TB HDD @ 7200RPM vs 1TB HDD @ 5400RPM + 256 SSD (slower HDD but great SSD) / +1 ASUS ***If you purchase the ASUS, just swap the HDD with the SSD and do a fresh WIN7 64 install WIN8 is HORRIBLE!

Both have a decent GPU GTX780M 4G vs GTX770M 3G (780M is easily the better GPU) / +1 MSI

Both have nice (looking) keyboards MSI touts the Steelseries, which along with the Dynaudio label should have been the first warning sign too many labels +1 so far to MSI because it's the best feeling keyboard I have used on a notebook, and being able to configure the keys into a 3-color scheme is way cool. However, the keyboard layout absolutely SUCKS! The arrow keys, which gamers still occasionally use are flush with the rest of the key layout. The forward slash "/" is next to the spacebar, and unforgivable are the HOME & END keys that can only be invoked by using the FN key! MSI cheaped out on building a Western keyboard layout, so instead you get to fumble about with a European keyboard layout! -50 MSI

The rest of my gripes are nitpicking stuff so I'll skip to the meat of how the MSI completely fails long-term, which is where it matters. COOLING!!!

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7076/msi-gt70-dragon-edition-notebook-review-haswell-and-the-gtx-780m/4

This link is only to show the case open with the single-fan layout of the MSI, which most people would otherwise not consider, like me! If you are considering the MSI please read the entire article.

COMMON SENSE

Evey computer, regardless of how weak or powerful needs good thermal venting features. The MSI has 1 vent to the side. In fact on the product page it is clearly stated, and again shame on me for not noting this before purchase as odd, "A smart, quiet, and highly efficient single fan cooling solution." Unfortunately there is nothing 'smart' about single cooling for a gaming notebook.

The MSI takes air in from the rear, 1 fan cools the GPU first then the CPU, and pushes the hot air out the left-side. Thank goodness they at least realized most people place a mouse on the right-side. So basically the already baking CPU gets whatever air, typically hot, off the GPU, which is then vented outside the case. In my situation, the CPU is constantly throttling to keep cool, causing in game lock-ups. Every 10-20 seconds, regardless of the game, the system freezes for 1-2 seconds. Initially I thought it was the HDD, but HD Sentinel proved the drive was in "Perfect" condition. Also tested the RAM, which also proved to be in good working order. Then I wondered, what is this touch-button on the quick access bar above the keyboard? Of course! It's a fan boost because this notebook only has one fan to cool the entire system! It needs human intervention when the CPU is starving for air, and it allows MSI an excuse to create another cool looking touch button. Unfortunately invoking this fan creates so much noise you either need headphones or turn the volume all the way up. Fortunately the audio on the MSI system is pretty good. Long term MSI creates another revenue stream repairs. It's a fact that components that are constantly exposed to extreme temperatures will fail far faster than those properly cooled. +1 MSI for AUDIO / -100 MSI for COOLING

The ASUS on the other hand has "Intelligent and Powerful Cooling." This is 2 fans pulling cool air from the front of the machine, across all the components, and out the back. Holy smokes, what kind of crazy is that?!? In the process the CPU and GPU get their own cool air flow and hot air never reaches the user. +100 MSI

I could go on a bit more but my mind is already made up and an ASUS G750 is on the way to replace my MSI melted butter CPU. Yeah the ASUS does not look as pretty, has no quick launch buttons, with components that on paper are less powerful, but cooling seems to be far superior and better thought out, the keyboard layout appears far superior and the connections along the sides appear to be better placed. Overall I expect my gaming experience to be far better does no good if a more powerful CPU packed inside a case locks up every few seconds because its poor thermal properties eventually cause a system-wide failure.

I tried to make sense of this based on a little research and my experience with the MSI brand I'll update this after tomorrow when the ASUS arrives and I had time to play with it a bit. Just be smart before plunking down anything vertical of $1500 on a laptop/notebook, and not overwhelmed by, in this case, way too many features for the price.

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This laptop plays most games maxed out when pluged in.(less so on battery.)

The audio is very good for a laptop.

Bigger than I thought it would be.(but bigger is better right.)

I do not like win8's gui but thanks to stardock I switched back to win7's.(Avoiding win7 install)

ONE WARNING!!! opening the bottom to change or add a hard drive, ssd or mem. will void your warranty.

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I own a similar computer which has served me well, hence, the ordering of this unit. Asus has a superior warranty ( one year covering drops, spills, power surges and fire damage ) included with all notebooks, no extra charge.

The A53 series has an aluminum inner case which is always cool to the touch, unlike other lap-tops which I have used. The touch-pad is VERY sensitive and some reviewers recommend disabling it when using a mouse.

I do wish that the key-board was under-lit ; it is difficult to see in low-light situations.

This unit came with a defective space-bar key, which works only when squarely struck dead-center and which defect I have found to be a noted in other on-line reviews of similar units.

My over-all experience was a positive one, so far as dealing with Amazon, and even though it was my first purchase through them, it still seemed a simple enough process.

If not for the factory defect, I would have probably given my experience with this Amazon purchase a full 5 stars.

*** UPDATE REGARDING WARRANTY REPAIR SERVICE ***

I sent the unit to ASUS to have it repaired. Shipped on a Tuesday ; notified it had been received on Fri. the same week, in Ca. (I live in Ga); it was repaired and shipped back to me . . . . received it back in Ga. on Wed. 8 days after I had originally shipped it. I believe that they were primed and ready to repair what I had come to understand was potentially a "generic" type defect and so the exceptional turn-around.

No additional problems. I have up-graded my initial rating of three stars, to a four star rating based on the exceptional warranty repair and shipping turn around of 8 days total . . . . from sending it to them, to receiving it fed-exed back to my driveway.

REPAIRS MADE : KEYBOARD REPLACED

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There were many things to like about this product, but the functionality of the keyboard made it unusable.

Things I found that I liked:

Battery life probably average for this class machine

Software load: Not loaded with bloatware

Fit and Finish: Good sturdy aluminum frame

Ran cool and relatively silently compared to an older laptop

Nice clear display

Performance: Acceptable but not significantly better than a four year old laptop based on my light workload requirements(spreadsheets, Word processing, Internet browsing, email) with up to perhaps six sessions running at once.

The thing that made it totally unacceptable:

Keyboard: chiclet style keyboard (found on more laptops these days) without a good tactile feel. Big issue was that my space bar key strikes would be missed about three times for each line of text typed. I found my hands cramped up while trying to position them in such a way that my key strikes would be registered. I worked with it for three weeks, then finally gave up and returned it.

I purchased another Asus machine a few weeks earlier as a gift (Asus 15.6" Laptop 4GB Memory 320 GB Hard Drive-Model X54C-BBK19) for just under $300 and had a totally different experience after having the opportunity to work on it from time to time. It had an Intel I3 processor and only a 300GB drive (vs. an I5 processor and 500GB drive on this unit for a cost of around $450), The keyboard and general operation of the cheaper laptop was superlative. It ran quieter, while just as fast and the keyboard was totally different with no problems what so ever. A big factor in my purchase of both machines was that they both came loaded with Windows 7.

What I learned with this experience was how important the keyboard was to my satisfaction level with a laptop.

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I purchased this laptop for my daughter in order for her to do a on line college course. Within 45 days the plug on the machine broke. I sent it off and had it repaired. The company did a pretty fast repair. I told them of another defect on the machine that was the keyboard doesn't type all the right letters. They did not repair this. My daughter gets by with it. She purchased another laptop when this one was in the shop and between the two she can do her school work.

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I like the computer but the trackpad is too sensitive or something. I am always getting into some kind of zoom screen or scroll all the time. Other than that, for the price, it has everything I need. The camera is a little slow....that could be my connection though. I like the 10-key pad. I had to get used to typing on the left side of keyboard, but that only took a couple of days. So far so good. I have had it for over 3 months now.

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Computer keyboard layout is awesome. You have an actual numeric keypad very strategically placed. Runs great on Windows 7. Using it for business, so I did not upgrade to Windows 8 because of so many incompatibility issues with current programs.

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This laptop made me appreciate my three year old Lenovo nonThinkpad z560. I wish I could buy a new one at its current market value which is about half the price of this HP. There really was no bloatware with this HP so I have no idea what those negative reviews all over Amazon are talking about. I was really worried about buying one of only two American laptop brands left based on those reviews. I didn't find this to be shoddily built at all BUT it is peculiar. The wifi bars are never full, usually at half full but there hasn't been any delay in loading pages so that is mystifying. Is it PRETENDING to be slow?

This is not a good keyboard for gaming with very small arrow keys but I installed the started edition of WOW to test out the graphics and it is fine. This is definitely a laptop for work and it has an AMAZINGLY irritating requirement that you hit the Return key if you wish to "click" on a link when browsing the internet. I'm amazed that something so annoying was actually designed into the system it's like something out of Neil Gaiman's Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.

Acer Aspire NX.V6ZAA.010;TMP453-M-6696 15.6-Inch Laptop has the exact same processor, same hard drive but is one hundred dollars cheaper because it is only expandable up to 8gb whereas this one goes up to 16 gb. I do just fine browsing the web on a 1gb Thinkpad.

The upside is that you are Buying American. Acer is Taiwanese and one hundred dollars cheaper. IBM/Lenovo's THINKPAD is fifty dolllars cheaper BUT since 2012, Thinkpads have been made in Japan and they still haven't gotten their story straight about how dangerous/prevalent is the Fukushima radiation.

Check with Crucial or Corsair to determine which RAM set is right for the laptop e.g. Crucial Technology 16GB (2 X 8GB) 204-Pin SODIMM, DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 Memory Module Kit CT2KIT102464BF160B.

This is the B series viz. 6570b and HP ProBook D8E70UT 15.6' LED Notebook Intel Core i5 i5-3230M 2.60 GHz Tungsten seems to be the same build but five dollars MORE because the Windows 8 Pro has not exercised the downgrade rights to Windows 7 Pro that's what it looks like from the HP comparison page.

ETA 9/24/13: Laptops aren't shipped in anything more than original packaging anymore. One of the stickers on this HP's box states:

"This system is preinstalled with Windows 7 Pro software and also comes with a license and media for Windows 8 Pro software. You may only use one version of the Windows software at a time. Switching between versions will require you to uninstall one version and install the other version."

and inside the box, I found five discs in sealed(!) white paper sleeves viz.:

(1) Operating System DVD Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit version

(2) Operating System DVD Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit version

(3) Application and Driver Recovery DVD for Windows 7

(4) Operating System DVD Windows 8 Pro[sic] 64-bit version

(5) Application and Driver Recovery DVD for Windows 8

And that feels like Christmas because if I had ordered a laptop from Dell, they would have charged me a few dollars for recovery disks and they wouldn't have given me disc copies of the OS. That's NICE of HP.

According to the sticker on the box, this laptop was made in Chongqing (Sichuan) China home of Kung Pao Chicken, long spouted teapots and much more. The address for returns is in Lavergne, Tennessee which is also the home to Taro Aso's Firestone/Bridgestone. This made me feel better about not buying the more popular, better reviewed Acer because I feel that if Corporate Headquarters is culturally American than the customer service/repair outpost is also American than it feels more coordinated.

The documentation in the box consists of Windows 8 installation instructions and ziploc bag containing an advisement that MMC and xD media cards are not supported by this device, a foldout of notebook accessories, HP worldwide telephone numbers and simple setup instructions (graphic) on glossy paper which do not show an HDMI port which may necessitate the purchase of a USB 3.0 to hdmi adaptor in order to screen the laptop on a bigger screen tv. My three year old Lenovo has an HDMI port and I could have sworn when I was researching this laptop that this had an HDMI.

HP customer support is a nonevent like most of them except Dell. No one answered my weeks old prepurchase email questions but I have never really had any luck with pc support in the nearly 20 years of owning PCs.

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I am not fan of Windows 8 yet. This Toshiba Satellite C55-A5245 15.6 inch laptop is a deal at the price. Came with 4GB Ram. Opened the cover to look at the ram storage slots. There are 2 slots and only one is used with a single 4 GB Memory card. This laptop can expand up to 16 GB Ram.. Came loaded with Norton--I deleted it immediately and loaded Windows Essential Security which is fine and it is free. The satin black in trax horizon finish on this laptop is beautiful and somewhat like the Dell Matte finish that I have seen. So far, I am very pleased with this laptop.

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It's thin, light weight and runs nearly four hours on a full charge. Like an earlier reviewer the first thing I did was delete the Norton programs.I installed the free AVG anti-virus program I've been using for years on my other computers. It could definitely use more RAM, (I'll be installing some soon), but other than that I have no complaints. A great little laptop, and one of the few that are still available with Windows 7.

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Was looking for a laptop with a Windows 7 operating system. This was for an elderly person used to XP who wouldn't want to learn Windows 8. They've been very pleased with it. Toshiba makes good products.

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A lot of computer in a small package. There is ample room on the keyboard for your hands and wrists, and the keys are larger than most Laptops this size. I got it for $410.00, and that is a extremely good price for what I got.

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I picked up this model for an incredibly low price. The price has gone up since then, so I'm glad I acted when I did. "Moving into" this laptop was just plain easy, and I'm not a computer whiz. Initially, it wouldn't play DVD's. I called Amazon, and they offered to refund my money, no questions asked. Fortunately, shutting the laptop down and restarting solved the DVD problem, but you've gotta love Amazon's customer service! Connecting to the internet was easy. The laptop found the driver for my printer by itself. I use the laptop to surf the web, stream videos, create documents and play DVD's. I love the keyboard, the matte finish, and the sleek profile of this laptop. It's exactly what I wanted. I couldn't be happier. Toshiba and Amazon get five stars from one happy buyer.

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Excellent light PC with top of the line intel chip. Portable, but still a complete functional system. I recommend the system without any reservation.

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I was leaving the country for work abroad after a brief business trip back to the US. I ordered this laptop on a Saturday, and had it by Monday. I would also need another several pages to discuss the product very happy. Yes I know, all of the Mac lovers its direct competition...and the endless "...why did you just buy a Mac?" have been hard to negotiate. Its simple, its a Windows world and having the real things easier.

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The Lenovo X1 Carbon is among the most powerful Ultrabooks that I have used, the 14" screen is definitely an advantage for heavy users. However, the battery life varies between 3.5-4.5 hours contrary to what's advertised on Lenovo's website about am ALL DAY battery usage.

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Replaced my W530 at a quarter of the weight and thickness. Get a good external mouse and you are good to go

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I love it, but, was really taken aback, because, it was also to be a touchscreen. That was not the case for mine that arrived. However, after giving it a try for my purposes. I decided to keep it.. It's a really great computer..