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I bought this laptop last week and sent it right back. It's small enough, but quite bulky for a 13" laptop. The description on the Amazon page said it was less than 5", but that's really not the case. It's battery life was also quite short--just a little over 3 hours using eco-mode. It isn't that light either. I have a 16" Toshiba and the difference between the two in terms of weight seemed so minimal. Also, the back part of the laptop, where the battery is inserted is very noticeably bigger ('fatter') than the front. I was looking for a really lightweight one that I could bring around with me. The good thing about this Toshiba model of course is that it's got an optical (DVD) drive, the others from ACER and HP at this size don't. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to get an ACER 13" as I need a lightweight machine that's got 4-5 hours at least of juice. Toshiba's are generally of good quality, but this 13" one was just not for me. (I also wish Toshiba's would start making slim laptops again like the ones I had a couple years ago. Their new models tend to be on the 'fat' side. Decent price though--as I got the one (last week) for only $ 498. Sent it back to Amazon via UPS.

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Speed is great, lots of storage space...smaller than my old dell, but not too small like my netbook. The design looks awesome too, although I'm not too fond of gloss...however I'm able to get passed that so I just love it! Would recommend it to students and those who need a laptop at home

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Another excellent product from Toshiba, from whom I have purchased several laptops. The only negative I found was that it contains only two, not the typical three, USB input ports.

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After to have had a Toshiba Satellite from the 2005, I thought that I went to have the same experience when I bought another new one, but was not thus, from the beginning frisaba and after months in center of repair of Toshiba in my country, she hoped that she followed well, and after 5 months she returned to give problems me, at the moment is 2 monts old in repair center again. I believe that I will not risk to buy another Toshiba in my life.

Fiasco!!! Fiasco!!!

Después de haber tenido una Toshiba Satelite desde el 2005, yo pensé que iba tener la misma experiencia cuando yo comprara otra nueva, pero no fue así, desde el principio se frisaba y después de unos meses en el centro de reparación de Toshiba en mi país, esperaba que siguiera bien, y después de 5 meses ella volvió a darme problemas, actualmente tiene 2 meses en centro de reparación otra vez. Creo que no me arriesgaré a comprar otra Toshiba en mi vida.

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My review title says it all the hard drive failed 9 months after purchase, and it was outside the warranty window for a hard drive replacement. It took $200 to repair it (I had it done at an authorized Toshiba repair shop, so could have done it for about half if I did it on my own). Considering this was a ~$500 computer, paying another $200 nine months later just to keep it running is unacceptable.

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I'm always on the go, and I needed a machine that was light, fast, and had a good screen resolution.

I've been using the Samsung NP900X3E-K01US for a month now and it's ridiculously LIGHT, SNAPPY FAST, and a BEAUTY.

A few reviews have already mentioned the core of this ultrabook's pros and cons, so I won't bore you with a repeat information. Instead, I'd like to share with you a few thoughts of the machine and use cases:

My biggest concern for not jumping on to this deal right away was due to the 4GB RAM restriction. I still feel a little upset that Samsung didn't put a 8GB RAM on this machine, but surprisingly it's adequate enough for me. I use Photoshop heavily for all my freelance work. I have CS6 and Photoshop runs perfectly fine for web work. However, the 4GB restriction starts to kick in when you're working with HUGE documents (300ppi) magazines, because the scrub zoom feature becomes disabled. Fortunately, I only do webdesign and do not need to work on huge pictures and publications. However, if you are in the business of such, I would look for another machine.

I code a lot. I'm usually seen having multiple programs open: sublime, photoshop, visual studio 2012, eclipse, Chrome with 20+ tabs open, and Firefox streaming music. Yet, there is no sign of lag. I hit roughly ~60% memory usage.

Sometimes, I like to sit on my bead and watch streams like Twitch.tv and Youtube. The ultrabook does get a little toasty hot and at times can be too hot for it to lay on your bare legs.

As some users have mentioned, the wifi has some issues, but it's not bad. It can be a simple fix as reconnecting or just sitting closer to the wifi spot.

I'm coming from a Macbook Air and I'll admit the Samsung's trackpad is very good. Although, I will say the Air has a slightly better response. Nevertheless, the trackpad does a mighty fine job and feels really good.

Overall, I love this machine. It has allowed me to program/design on the fly due to its lightness and great battery life. The machine does its job and the 1080p MATTE screen is gorgeous. Photoshop editing is a joy due to the vibrant colors and programming is so much easier as you can have two windows side by side and not suffer from lack of screen real estate. For those holding off due to the 4GB RAM, I completely understand the concern, but it has not been an issue for me yet.

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This computer is awesome. i have always used 15" screen laptops in the past, then I decided I wanted to check out a MacBook. I loved the size at 13" and screen was perfectly clear, but I ahve learned that I have no patience for thnigs that just don't work when I need them to, for example I couldn't wirelessly print to any of the printers I owed. So along comes this jem. The same screen size, perfectly clear, the lightest laptop I have ever used and a Solid State HDD to boot. I have never used a machine that was so fast. It boots in about 3 seconds, it comes out of hiberantion in about 2 seconds. I am not a fan of Windows 8 by any strech, but I can tolerate it on this. The lighted keyboard is great, the keys are very responsive, movies look good on this and I use it for almost everything.

So want don't I liek about it, the wireless sucks. I have about 6 laptops of varying makes in my house and all of them work flawlessly from anywhere in my house, but this mahcine drops signals faster than it boots. I mean the wireless is really bad, very frustrating and generally gets me mad enought to want to throw it across the room.

But, I love enerything else about it, so I can suffer a little and just better position myself. It really has so many good points and travels light that I enjoy using it, just have to be careful when i'm trying to get an internet connection.

Update 9/3/13:

So in my review I mention the ohorrible WiFi. I finally called Samsung over the Holiday weekend and they were actually there to ehlp me out. I explained my issues and they had me change a few settings and so far...the Wireless is rocking! If this fixes the WiFi issues, then this is the best laptop I have ever owned.

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Completely satisfied with the purchase of the ATIV book 9. I have been using a 13 inch laptop and this is my first ultrabook.

Pros

well designed. feels and works like a premium product.

Extremely lightweight if you have to travel with your laptop.

Gorgeous full HD display. Images are crisp and clear with good contrast.

Very good trackpad which registers all the movements accurately. The absence of touchscreen is not felt here. It maybe a personal preference but having a touchscreen on a laptop may not be that helpful (only if it converts to a tablet would it be useful .. like the Lenovo Ideapad).

Good back lit keyboard.

Quiet.

very good battery life. easily went beyond 6 hrs with normal usage (word processing, web browsing etc)

Cons

Not really a con ... but has bunch of applications pre-installed. You might want to get rid of intellimemory. Its not needed if you have SSD and infact slows down the computer. Dont know why samsung opted for it.

The battery power adapter pin does not go all the way in the slot of the ultrabook. It sticks out a bit and feels a bit loose. Not really a deal breaker .. it charges fine .. but if you are paying a premium you would assume samsung to take care of these details.

Because of the thin form factor, VGA port is different and you would need to buy an adapter to connect to external display which uses normal VGA pins. Ideally Samsung should have bundled it in by default.

if you need lots of ports or you are an avid gamer (casual gaming is fine) .. this may not be the laptop for you.

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There have been some issues with the series 9 with wifi, and the trackpad. But not here. Samsung seems to have perfected this little jewel. Touch Pad works flawlessly. There is no touch screen and for good reason. This machine's 1080P matte screen is gorgeous. When I saw it at Best Buy it made everything else look terrible in the store.. including the mac pro retina's. Its that good. Ended up buying here because I wanted the fastest 2.0 i7 and 256GB SSD. Paid 1500 and worth every penny believe me. I got close to 6 hours battery life already doing web and a little you tube. Back lit KB is very nice.. very luxurious looking and I love the feel of the KB as well and can type fast with few mistakes. I think luxurious is the best word for this machine. Everything just works as it should. The precision of the build quality is like nothing I have every seen. The lid closes perfectly and the hinge feels solid yet smooth to operate. The SSD on mine is a liteon and its is very fast. The one thing I worried about was the speakers and they are amazing sounding for how small this ultrabook is. Sure not much bass but very pleasing and not shrill sounding or harsh in any way. Samsung is getting ready to release a ultra hi resolution touch screen version of this and I did not want it because of the glossy screen and its a half pound heavier. Its just crazy that all this packed into a 2.5 lb package. Even the MB air is bulky next to this and it looks dated and cheap next to the top of the line ativ book 9. This is the one to get believe me. It has plenty of storage with the 256GB SSD and has the fastest i7 2.0 that turbos over 3. I've owned 5 other laptops which were mid to high grade consumer class. I always had some issues with all of them. Some I had second doubts after receiving them. Not with the book 9. I have zero second doubts about this purchase. And believe me, at 1500 dollars if anything is out of place I will know it and not be happy.

The only con can say at this time is with W8. But I am customizing that to my liking and actually like what W8 is under the hood. I would not go back to W7. The track pad does fine navigating it and I also bought a MS BT Sculpt comfort Mouse which is a great BT mouse since you don't need to use a USB port. This only has two USB but I really don't fault Samsung for that. There is absolutely no room for more ports. Remember, all this at the impossible weight of 2.5 lbs.

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Pros: Battery life, design, extremely light, amazing matte display, good keyboard, multi-touch gestures, blazing fast ssd.

Cons: Minor issues with touch pad, some settings are hard to find (note: this problem would occur with any windows 8 device so they really aren't cons), no touch screen,cannot upgrade ram(4 gigs is enough for me though)

I would say this laptop fits anyone who wants an extremely portable laptop and can easily slip it into an backpack or carry it around. For someone who wants a top-of-the line ultrabook that is fast, slim, and whose design they can show off because it is flawless. I cannot say enough about the looks of the laptop, especially the display and the back-lit keyboard. Not to mention this thing is fast...

It was expensive but after owning this product for a few weeks I'd say it's worth it because I love it. Check out my full video review here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdYWVXOrYG4

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This by far is the best laptop out there for the price. The AMD Athlon II x2 works perfectly and can handle a lot of tasks. Windows 7 is a amazing improvement from vista. I bought it mainly because of the expandable ram (up to 8 gb) which is great and the 320 GB HD!! An incredible value! The keyboard is very comfortable and it is very light weight for its size. The look is sleek and the screen is perfect. I like the fact that it comes with a SD slot. The touch pad has a nice feel and it responds fast and smoothly.

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I've had my laptop for just over a week so I will come update this later. So far I'm really enjoying it. It connects fast to the internet. I like the number pad on the right. The touch pad works great (though I prefer using a wireless mouse). I love the SD slot which is so much better than having to hunt down my camera cable. I like the wide screen. I like the silver color of the keyboard. About the only thing I have as a con so far is the sound isn't loud enough at times even when I have it up all the way, but that might partly be because of whatever program or application is running. I wish the battery lasted a little longer, too. I ordered a skin for the lid and a keyboard protector to keep it free of dust and debris (and cat hair). I'm hoping to upgrade the RAM, too, after Christmas.

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This will make my 3rd purchase of the Toshiba Satellite; fortunately this is a keeper for me. The other 2 purchases were gifts to family members. They both raved about their computers so when my Acer Aspire bit the dust I decided to purchase this one for myself. First and foremost, you simply cannot beat the price, exceptional value! This came as a bundle, to include a wireless optical mouse, 4 gig flash drive and a Targus case, all for under 500$. The design is slick with a beautiful silver striped finish. The keys are a nice size to where I am not hitting other keys around my fingers when I type. As others have noted, it has a numeric keypad off to the right, which is great. Running Windows 7 home premium which I love compared to Vista on my Vaio, which I really just could not get into that much, 7 is way more stable and less complicated to navigate.

It is solidly built, not too heavy, a 15.6 HD widescreen display which shows beautifully. I had a hard time installing incredimail due to it's incompatibility with Windows 7 but eventually found a version that supports it, runs great now. Smooth sailing with the mouse pad. It is heavy with programs I don't use/need but that comes with the territory. Battery life, I can't remark about that to date as I rarely use just battery power. It does have energy efficient power settings designed to preserve battery power though.

The fan is a bit noisy, but not a big deal I find that I tune that out over time anyways; I have had other machines that were much louder. I also like the placement of the power cord adapter, on the right side; I'm right handed so it works well for me as opposed to being in the rear or left side. Was able to connect to my home network smoothly and began using it right out of the box. The speakers are a bit "tinny" sounding; so far I really have no major complaints about anything else. I would highly recommend this computer for the daily task of email, surfing, word processing, games that are not heavy on the RAM, etc... It is definitely a great value from a trusted name in quality electronics. Oh yea, I did receive 2 recovery disc with my purchase.

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I wanted a laptop as a backup for my desktop and didn't need all the features of a full laptop, but more than a netbook. Although I've only had it a week (Best Buy $399), I've been spending a lot of time deciding whether I want to keep it since I have a 2 week limit to return it. It is much faster than my desktop, especially accessing the internet. Windows 7 has been a frustrating learning curve (been a heavy XP user)while in a hurry to try out features, access home network, etc. Some of the Toshiba assist programs are helpful in finding features before finding them in Win7. The system has performed very well except for a couple of lock-ups while using Intenet Explorer 8. It did seem to recover ok on reboot. The touchpad took some reading and adjusting (both computer and me) to use the features. The scroll feature is nice, but for some reason, it won't work in all windows, but clicking on the scroll bar seems to get it working in them also. It actually has 3 USB ports (one is a shared eSATA/USB port that I wouldn't have realized if saleman had not mentioned it.

Now for the surprises... the system comes with only a small printed pamphlet for instructions. Toshiba has a user guide on-line which is helpful, but does not provide any help on actually setting up wireless, being sure it is protected using WEP, or joining a home network. Good luck if you aren't a computer guru or have a neighbor/friend that is. Despite what the salesman told me, this is a 32bit system and will only boot up in 32bit Win7 mode, although the cpu is capable of 64 bit. It does not give an option for 64 bit Win 7. Toshiba tech support claims that if I add memory to 4 GB or more, then the option to "restore" to 64bit will show up, even though Toshiba site does not show this model as supporting 64 bit (due to 3GB ram or license limitation?). You might have to buy an upgrade version to gain the option of choosing 32 or 64 bit Win7, so do some checking if you want a 64 bit system. The sound/speaker system is terrible. Besides the speakers sounding like a cheap childs toy, the volume (at max "wheel" adjustment and 100% selection on sound control) is not enough to listen to music, youtube, etc. I had read reviews about poor volume and sound, but thought it couldn't really be that bad..... but it is even worse than described. Sound through earbuds/phones is ok if you don't mind having to carry them with the portable.

Although battery life is short, I have it set on "eco" setting and I get over 2 hours, maybe close to 3 hours, with light usage, such as surfing internet, reading email and help files, typing documents, etc. Since fan only intermittently up to 35% speed with this type usage, I suspect battery time would be much less than 2 hours for high cpu usage games/programs. Over 15GB hard drive is taken up with the hidden recovery partition and the video card uses ram for it's video memory. You can create recovery DVD's, but I haven't determined whether this will actually make recovery DVD's that backup your system at current state (including programs) or just copy the factory setup that is on the recovery partition.

Overall, I decided it will serve my purpose, but be sure you know what features you need. If you want to share/listen to music/youtube etc, plan on using an external speaker or earphones. If you want to utilize the capabilities of 64 bit Win7 to access more memory or run 64 bit software, plan on buying a retail upgrade version.

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I bought this laptop 12/31/09 for at . I am very pleased with my purchase! I had been looking for a laptop for net surfing and to run MS Office so I wanted more than a netbook but didn't need a top of the line machine. I had pretty much decided that an older, single core processor without an optical drive and maybe an 11-14" screen which would fit my price range and needs. I still can't believe I got this laptop for . It has an AMD dual-core processor, is very fast (faster than my desktop, at least) has a wonderful, solid feeling keyboard, beautiful 15.6" screen AND a DVR-W drive. I love the number pad for my soapmaking calculations and for MSOffice.

If there are any downsides, they would be the speakers and battery life. I'm getting about 2.5 hours of battery life but it doesn't bother me. I keep my charger plugged in at my end table and just plug it back up when it's getting low. I don't plan to take it out of the house anyway. The speakers and the volume control are mediocre at best so if you're looking for a machine for multimedia, gaming, or music, it probably wouldn't suit your needs. Unlike other reviewers, I have no problem hearing YouTube videos or audio on websites, it's just that the quality is not that good. I may invest in some external speakers at some point. I do agree with other reviewers that instructions/documentation was somewhat lacking but since mine came from Best Buy, it had been fully optimized by the Geek Squad so all I had to do was plug it in and charge it and it was ready to go.

Overall, I love this laptop!! It's a great buy...go get it!!

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In short this computer is amazing. You wont find anything else under $2000 that can beat this. It comes with a standard 2 year warrant and 1 year accidental damage warranty plus a 30 day zero bright dot policy. The included mouse and bag are also great. So far I have been playing crysis and bad company 2(a great game for your new computer) on near full detail with amazing frames with the ati radean 5870(best single graphics card for laptops), 8gb of 1066mhz ram, and the new blazing fast core i7 processor. Although the computer is the size of some 18 inchers, I found that it looked and felt amazing. The whole back, palm rest area, and keys are rubberized which provides a great feel and grip. The keys are also back lit and the speakers on the computer are very loud and provide good audio The one thing I did not like about this computer was the touch pad buttons (not the touchpad its self which is great) are combined under a plastic cover which is really hard to press down on.

Pros:

Best for the price

Back lit keyboard

rubberized feels great

Best single graphics card ati 5870 with 1gb gddr5 ram

8gb of ram is more than enough

Great processor

Cool unique look

and i can just keep going on and on..

Cons:

Touch pad buttons I find hard to press down on

Number pad on keyboard feels squished

Overall 10/10

And as I said before this is the best!

Update after about 3 months

of use

I have already lost nearly all the rubber feet which do not seem attached well (medium problem). The keyboard has a lot of light bleeding through under the ` key (minor). And the worst problems i have experienced, my computer overheats! It shuts its self down randomly and i do not believe that the fan over the CPU is working (very major). I have sent it in for RMA with asus and will post an update later.

If i could change my rating I would give it 3.5-4 stars.

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I had the G73JH-A1 for almost two weeks before it shutdown while playing a game. A web search for G73JH and shutdown showed it could be overheating problems. I installed desktop gadgets that monitored the CPU and GPU and tested by playing various games. While closely watching and frequently checking the GPU temperature, it was generally anywhere from the mid 90s to just over a 100 and at times would reach 107 degrees.

After reading more on the web, I downloaded the FurMark benchmark utility and tried the stability test. In less than 3 minutes, the laptop reached 110 degrees and shut down. If the GPU ran hotter than a "normal" 95 degrees, but remained at a constant 100 or 101 degrees without reaching critical temperature, it might have been acceptable. Perhaps by using a cooling pad and making sure the ambient room temperature wasn't higher than 90 I could do without having to send my G73JH for service. But the fact that a gaming laptop could overheat to shutdown with GPU intensive programs meant an unstable video card.

Just to make sure it wasn't the benchmark utility, I tested it on my desktop computer which has an ATI 5770. It ran at a constant 96 degrees for 15 minutes. A friend installed FurMark on her laptop with an nVidia 360m and it was stable at 85 degrees.

I'm glad this happened during my first 30 days. Instead of having Asus replace the video card or entire laptop with possibly a refurbished one even though I had just purchased it new, I had Amazon issue me a RMA for an exchange. Hopefully there's one in stock when it reaches them because I really did like this laptop and am willing to give it another chance.

Aside from the GPU overheating and having to deal with an exchange, there were some minor cons. I won't bother with what I liked because it's been covered by plenty of other reviews.

The screen is way too glossy, causing lots glare and reflection on the monitor.

After a week the spacebar sometimes made a squeeking noise.

Dedicated volume buttons would have been easier than having to use both hands to press two keys, the Fn + F11 or F12.

I wish the Numlock light was on the right side of the keyboard near the number keys. Instead it's on the left side of the laptop, beside the Capslock key.

On the Numberpad, the right arrow key is under the 1 and the 0 is under the 2. I'm used to pressing 0 with my thumb and have been trying to get used to the shorter 0 key.

The touchpad bar for the mouse buttons is difficult to press. I'm glad I use a separate mouse.

This laptop is so big it doesn't fit in my old 17" laptop case. Asus provides a decent backpack but it's on the thin side and won't hold more than one or two textbooks. Be careful and make sure you buy a laptop case or backpack large enough.

4-stars if the laptop didn't overheat but 3-stars because of the lemon. If Amazon is able to send another for an exchange I'll update this review again when I receive the replacement.

Update July 9, 2010: Received my exchange today. I have to really commend Amazon's return service. It was very easy to request an RMA and they even refunded me the shipping costs for sending it back to them!

After initial setup, the first thing I did was install Furmark and then I held my breath. I can let out a sigh of relief. After 5 minutes it was at 90 degrees, and after 20 minutes this new G73JH-A1 was running at 93 degrees. It might have hit 94 or even 95 but I think 20 minutes was enough to confirm it's stability.

A couple of other things about this laptop:

The included mouse's buttons are very sensitive. My fingers sometimes press a top or side button when I pick it up to move the cursor. Will take a little getting used to since the buttons are so delicate.

I wish Asus had included recovery discs with this laptop. Perhaps it was a cost cutting measure. After all, this is a $1650 laptop that other companies would easily charge $2100 or more. Regardless, I don't mind because if I uninstall the bloatware and run Windows Update, I can have bloat-free updated recovery discs.

Despite all the nitpicking, this is an incredible gaming laptop. Quad-core CPU for future programs and games, 8 gigs of RAM, Blu-Ray player, and one of the best laptop video card currently available, the ATI mobility 5870.

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You can find a ton of reviews regarding the hardware and you can compare similarly configured gaming notebooks and you'll see that this is HUNDREDs of dollars cheaper. I've had the machine for almost 2 weeks, gaming about 1-2 hrs a day.

Pluses

-have not had a single technical issue

-function keys for volume and brightness do not bring me to the desktop when playing games (like it did my previous HP)

-HDMI to HDTV is plug and play (video and audio)

Now for the Gaming part

I play around with AA (anti-aliasing) from highest and then bring it down until very smooth playability. These are the games I found to push the notebook the most (settings to be very playable at native 1920x1080, I don't use vsync):

Crysis/Crysis Warhead no AA, almost all on High/Gamer settings

Batman Arkham No AA, All Max

RE5 All Max

Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions HDR at medium, No AA, almost all at max

Prototype All max

Wolfenstein All max

Borderlands All max

Red Faction Guerrilla No AA, almost all at max

Just Cause 2 No AA, almost all at max

L4D 1 and 2 All max, even vsysnc

Every other older game (even newer ones), the G73 just breezes through, (such as GoW, UT3, Dark Void, L4D, TR:Underworld), I've found it handles the Unreal engine quite well.

I can't believe how this notebook handles games at 1920x1080. Stays cool and quiet. Audio is pretty decent, even takes care of Prototype's low volume issue (just crank it up!). I've been gaming on laptops for more than 12 years (no space for desktop rigs) and I've never had a gaming laptop, always had to compromise the graphics. Not anymore. Playing at 40-50 frames/sec is surely a welcome change.

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OK so I've been using this for about a week now. The laptop was originally preordered in march 8,2010 and was received on march 13,2010...not bad of a wait. A lot of people who preordered on other sites are still in a waiting game. So anyhow let me get on with the review. P.S. to make a summary short the gaming laptop is really a 3 1/2 stars in my opinion but I am hard to please and would recommended this laptop? yes I would.

The casing: The casing is all black with different materials composing the laptops exterior. The top of the laptop has a heavy and thick rubber that feels good to touch, stays cool, looks good and provides some gripe, but the bad thing about it is that it scuffs easily. Now you might not think this is a big deal but when you start to see scuffs on your new laptop out of no where well... the armrest has a different feel from the top of the laptop and less rubbery more like a semi plastic version which is by no means bad. There is a grill that covers the speakers at the top of the keyboard. Because of this there will be a lot of dust that may accumulate there and is hard to clean. There is no volume rocker or other media controls on the outside casing which makes it hard for anyone watching a movie or playing games. Two vents in the back which drives the hot air out and also a couple of vents underneath the laptop to draw in cool air. The panels to the casing is not that good for normal maintenance, what I mean by this is when you have to clean the two fans out which your supposed to do every month or so, it will be difficult because the access is on the top, so you will have to remove the screen and the keyboard to reveal the fans. The bottom side do however have easy access if you want to upgrade rams and hard drives.

screen: the screen is all glass not that edge to edge design but still pretty good. It is very bright... makes my old gateway laptop screen look dark and faded out. It's 1920x1080 resolution is awesome, however if the laptop is ever outside it will produce a annoying glare. Plays bluray movies and game all beautifully. A 2.o Mp webcam sit on the top of the screen.

Keyboard: the keyboard is kind of bad. At around the middle the keys when pressed will flex and the keys will have a kind of spongy feel. There was a guy on youtube who said that it prevented him from typing too fast and I laughed at him, that is until I got my unit and started typing on it. The keyboard in particular has a long response time so when typing there will be a lot of compound words being formed. Is the keyboard durable and will it last? well I think it will last if you take care of it but I highly recommend a external keyboard if you are planning on typing on this laptop alot. Still it sure is nice looking when lit up though, well my friends and family were impress by the look of it anyway. The other bad thing about the keyboard is the arrow keys. For some reason asus grouped them together between the qwerty keys and the number pad so it makes it kind of weird.

performance: well the performance depends on alot of what you do even though it is heavily spec. If you are planning on playing games and running intensive programs on this computer than you will definitely see alot of improvements depending on how old and under spec your computer is now. My old Pentium M gateway is still running strong but when I tried to load up batman arkham... well it was so slow the computer just kind of gave up trying to install. The g73 however loaded in about 15 minutes. When surfing the web Youtube videos loads a few seconds faster and the responsiveness of loading pages are a tad faster as well compared to my old computer. In short if you are planning to use this computer as a hardcore gaming or multimedia entertainment system that I think you will be impressed, but if you just go online and use standard office products well maybe you should just save your money and get a cheaper computer.

track-pad: huge track pad that has multi touch and scrolling feature on the side. Not very well positioned but you can disable it so your thumbs don't accidentally activate it while typing. The track pad itself is smooth and glides easily but the double tap can sometime be unresponsive and the single click button can be hard to use as it takes a bit of pressure to actually click on it.

For me I had to spend about a day deleting bloatwares and tweaking the computer to my preferences. So software wise well once your done you will have a barebone laptop with windows 7 home premium 64 bit and some utilities support. One of the biggest gripe for me was even though there was a ton of useless bloatware there was no bluray playback software. So basically you can't play bluray movies on the laptop from stock. You will have to download 3rd party software like powerdvd or windvd to play movies. Asus free windvd 8 was a bad program and caused a lot of pause and skips during the movie. It does come with trendmicro and windows firewall but I had deleted and use other 3rd party software which they are much better.

The computer stays cool for the most part but summer haven't come yet so I will have to wait and see. The ati graphics card tend to be hotter than the cpu so the fan on the left side gets little more noiser but overall I can't complain about fan noises. For those who wonder if you need to upgrade thermal compounds than the answer is no unless it makes you feel better and you got the money to blow.

There is 2 hard drive both partitoned into 2 parts so when you look under specs it will show up as 4 parts. At 7200rpm the computer booted up in about 45sec. I have seen people upgrade to ssd and boot up in less than 20 sec. But for the price I think I will stick with the 7200rpm seagate hard drives.

ATI HD 5870 mobility runs good and though I have yet to upgrade to 10.3 catalyst the system still plays most games I throw at it with great fps. However the gpu can run pretty hot. For those than wonder if you can upgrade the gpu, well it is no soldered to the board so....?

My laptop came with 8 gigs of Kingston 1333mhz rams so that will probably last for the life of the laptop without a need for upgrade even though you could take it up to 16 gigs. From my use I have not experience any latency problems.

The speakers are good it actually gets pretty loud without distortions but the sub-woofer at the bottom is barely noticeable.

The backpack and mouse that comes with the A1 and A2 are pretty good, for people who said the mouse cannot be use for regular purpose well I have to disagree.

well I doubt I have cover all points since this is my 1st review ever but overall I like this laptop even the keyboard really bothers me and I will have to plug in a external keyboard the machine itself will work great as a gaming and entertainment system. Make sure to have 6 blank dvds to make the recovery disk as Asus did not include one. If you have any question just ask under reply and I will update. Hope this helps

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So here's the things that ASUS did right with the laptop, in my opinion:

1. Didn't make it look absolutely tacky (like their G51 series with some lame graphic on the front).

2. Matte black surfaces (no more fingerprints!).

3. 17.3 backlit LED screen (great colors).

4. Full-size chiclet keyboard (lights up, too).

5. Choice of specs Intel i7-720QM, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB x 2 hard drives.

6. ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870, which is currently the 2nd fastest graphics card ever made for laptops (only recently superseded by the NVIDIA GTX 480M).

7. Runs almost all games with high-quality settings at 1920x1080 (includes new games, too).

7. 2 megapixel webcam.

8. Great sound system (comes with a subwoofer and is LOUD).

9. Awesome cooling system that works by taking in air from the vents under the screen and directing hot air to the back of the laptop (little fan noise, even at max load)

10. Free backpack and gaming mouse (with adjustable DPI settings).

11. All for under $1799.99 (I got mine for about $1580).

Here's the problems that I have with the laptop:

1. Standard manufacturer bloatware (I removed most of them).

2. Ports for the laptop (no USB 3.0, eSATA however there is HDMI, VGA, 4 x USB 2.0 and card reader).

3. A single rubber bar for the touch pad's left/right click. Lack of tactile feedback and distinction from the left/right button may cause confusion to some users (good thing there's a mouse)

4. Roughly an average of 2 hours for battery life (This is to be expected but I put this here for your reference).

5. No hardware RAID.

Finally, here are some tips if you are buying this laptop:

1. Register with ASUS online immediately after receiving your product. You are entitled to a 2-year warranty for defects and also a 1-year warranty for accidental damages (requires mailing in some paperwork).

2. Update your BIOS to 209 as this fixes some issues with the laptop. For example, BIOS 206 (what mine came with) has a bug where if your laptop is on battery power, the CPU stays underclocked even if you plug in AC power later. You will have to restart to fix this.

3. Go to AMD's website to install the latest drivers for your graphics card.

4. If you install Steam and are experiencing crashes, Creative's audio software may be causing your problems. Uninstall it to see if it solves your problem (Realtek will continue to provide audio support for the laptop).

5. Referencing the cooling system earlier: Since the air intake vents are under the screen, and you're the kind of person who likes to plug in an external monitor, keyboard and mouse, it is not recommended to use the laptop while it's closed.

I hope this review helps you. If you have questions that weren't answered here, Google and NotebookReview are great places to help you. There are many solutions, tips and tweaks to everything related to the G73JH series and they're out there.

Toshiba - Satellite P875-s710217.3" Laptop - 8gb Memory-3rd Gen Review

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Pros:

-Very nice stats for the price

-Quad Core i7-3630QM 2.4Ghz processor

-Backlite keyboard helps at night

-8Gb ram and I believe it can be upgraded to 32Gb

-Shuts down and Starts up reasonably fast

-Charges quickly

-4 USB 3.0 drives

-17.3" screen, so it's a fairly large laptop

-Wifi Ready

-DVD-CD drive

Cons:

-6 cell battery and there aren't currently longer lasting batteries on the market for this laptop

-Integrated video card is a negative, can't put a new one in

Neutral:

-Hard Drive isn't the top of the line in speeds but because of the processor and ram makes it's hard to notice

-Some sites don't list the Windows 8 is the standard on this laptop, refurbished might be lower though

-The touch pad mouse doesn't respond great all of the time, sometimes it takes more than one swipe to move the mouse to where you want to move it to.

Overall for the price, it's very solid one site even said replace your desktop with it.

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Buy ASUS U36SD-DH51 13.3-Inch Thin and Light Laptop (Black)

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I purchased this laptop after reading thousands of reviews. I wanted something light (7h), small and powerful (>intel i5). I was considering other options like Acer S3, asus UX31, sony vaio SB/SA series and Toshiba Portege R835.

S3I am not a fan of Acer and it came with the SDD which I found too small.

UX31It is really good and nice but it has less connectors and was too expensive. Not sure if it can be upgraded.

VaioI was about to buy it, but it was thicker and heavier and the battery was not so good. It had the option of the docking station though.

R835I read it had issues with fan noises and with excessive heating. But it was lighter than U36sd and had a cd-rom drive.

Finally I decided to go for the Asus u36SD + an hybrid SSD/HDD Seagate Momentus XTSeagate Momentus XT 500 GB 2.5 Inch Solid State Hybrid Drive ST95005620AS .

This machine as it stands is very good. It is light, long battery (8:30h in saving bat mode, but if you use video media it is near 4:30h), and powerful. The only downside is the HDD that comes originally, it is a 5600rpm and for my taste it is too slow. I wanted a faster HDD, but SDD are too small in storage size or too expensive. So, I went for an hybrid SSD/HDD (Seagate momentus).

Changing the HDD is not difficult if you are a bit skilled and there are many tutorial videos on youtube that show you how to do it. You have to open the computer because the hatch under the laptop only gives access to the RAM memory. But, as I say, it is not difficult and the change is really worth. The speed increase is very noticeable from the very first moment.

The laptop is very quite, no issues with fan noises or excess of heat. The keyboard is chiclet style and very comfortable. Also the mouse is multitouch and works very good.

Clearly the down side of the computer is the screen. It is not the best screen in the world. It is shiny LCD but it is not the worse either (toshiba is worse). If you compare it with a MacBook Air... it is just a quite bad screen. If you are gonna use the laptop mainly outdoors, just buy a Mac Air or UX31 which also has a really good screen. However, for normal use indoors and seldom times outdoors it is ok. Actually, I don't think that working with a 13" screen is nice, so I just plug it to a desktop screen and it works great for me. But, as I said, if I need to use inside it is good and and enough. In addition, ASUS provides an utility that makes colors more vivid and a better contrast.

Just a note, I use it inside and have the brightness at 50-60%.

Note: it has a 2 year worldwide warranty not 1 year as it is stated in the specifications.

It comes with 4gb of RAM in one slot. I bought and extra 4gb last week, and the difference in normal use performance almost did not change. However, to handle heavy tasks it is now better. But a regular user does not need the 8gb. 4 is enough.

All in all, I am delighted with the laptop and I do recommend it specially if you combine with a 7200rpm HDD or an hybrid one, even an SSD.

I give it 4 stars because I consider that 5 stars is perfection and this item is still improvable, i.e. screen and HDD. For all the rest it is perfect.

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I've been using this U36SD-DH51 for the last couple weeks, and I love it. It is thin, light and fast. The battery life for regular stuff like web browsing, even with the screen brightness up, is about 7 hours (though I fully expect that to wane as the battery ages). The case and the keyboard feel solid, and typing is comfortable.

I replaced the stock hard drive with an Intel 520 Series 120 GB Solid-State Drive in about 20 minutes without any problems (search the web for "how to open an ASUS u36"). The laptop went from moderately fast to ludicrous speed.

I bought this laptop for the discrete graphics, so that I could test and debug CUDA software from the coffee shop instead of my office. The GT520M won't be winning any speed contests, but if you need NVidia graphics in a lightweight laptop, it's a great buy. If you don't need discrete graphics but want the speed of an SSD, then look for "ultrabooks" or their ilk -there are quite a few out now.

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I got the equivalent U36SD-A1. I love the construction and speed of this computer. It is a little heavier than an Ultrabook or Macbook-air. But, you get the benefit of a fully powered i5 even running at 3.0GHz well ventilated. I think this is the way to go. The ultrabook doesn't make a lot of sense to me when it is only running at 1.7GHz. I can really run anything I want on this little dynamite with great response. It is even better after I put in a Sandy Force SSD.

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I have previously owned an ASUS ultra thin and light notebook before this one, so I can personally say that I am very satisfied with their build quality. Build quality is top notch. However, this particular model U36S does not allow you to exchange hard drives easily because there are NO accessible compartment at the bottom!

I bought with a crappy 640GB drive and wanted to exchange it for an Intel 320 SSD, no luck. There are many user comments on the web stating the same problem.

I am too worried about the warranty and messing up the notebook to go thru the painful dissasembly. This is the only CON i can think of. Everything else is great.

This is still a 5 star product in my eye becuase of the great build quality.

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I love the design the compact and lightweight material... the only thing i didn't like was windows 7, it made the machine kinda slow.

i upgraded to windows 8 and its so fast and reliable....

Review of Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E520 1143ADU 15.6" 320GB 4GB

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This laptop is good for everyday use with powerful enough cpu and 4gb memory. Edge is a good model from Lenovo, better than the low end models. At least this is a Thinkpad. For a little more than 500 bucks, I am ok with this model. This can be used for light games but not a real game machine though.

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I've been buying Lenovo laptop computers for the past 15 years (back when they were called IBM's)! I specifically buy Lenovo's because their keyboards feel the most natural to me, I learned to "touch type" on an IBM Selectric typewriter in the 1980's, and the keyboards on Lenovo laptops always seem the easiest to type on to me.

The other reason I prefer Lenovo laptops (over all other brands currently on the market) is because they still offer the "TrackPointer" pointing device. It looks like a tiny eraser located between the G & H keys, but what it does is allow us touch-typists to move the mouse/cursor and click the left or right mouse buttons without ever taking our hands off the keyboard. All the other computers on the market require you to use the "track pad" or an external mouse, both of which require taking your hands off the keyboard. So, I'm very glad that Lenovo still offers the "eraser" pointing device, that allows me to type and move the mouse easily!

As for this particular model E520 laptop, I can say that I've owned one for about 6 months now and it works great. Looks more sleek & sexy than earlier Thinkpad laptops I've owned. Has plenty of ports (USB, HDMI, E-Sata, SD Card slot, etc), and the hard drive, RAM, Wireless N, etc all work just fine. Also, I've contacted Lenovo Tech support over the years with various questions, etc and have always found their English-Speaking, Atlanta based tech support to be very good overall. I'm planning to keep this laptop, and will continue to buy Lenovo products as long as their laptops still offer the Trackpoint pointing device!

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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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Bought this laptop in April 2012, a few months later the laptop would spontaneously shut down after a few minutes of use. After some investigation, I discovered that the fan was shutting off right after BIOS and the laptop was overheating.

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Fast Reliable really like it!

build quality can be improved.

It works very well had no problems.

Great Laptop for it for $499

Reviews of HP 2000-2c32nr 16-Inch Laptop (1.48GHz AMD Dual-Core Processo, 4GB

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List Price: $449.99
Sale Price: $359.99
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I received the laptop and it immediately caused me problems; it could not find a Wi-Fi connection. After spending hours with my local internet provider's help desk, they eventually referred me to HP, assuring me that the issue was not with my connection. I already knew that since I have three additional laptops working perfectly fine. In any event, when I called HP they told me that they "do not offer assistance with set up" and that they can send someone out to look at the laptop but starting fee is $100. Thank god amazon allowed me to return the laptop free of charge (I had bought it from them directly)

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I loooovvveee this laptop soo much! It is very handy for a college student and the windows software is great

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I chose this product because I contacted HP for technical assistance and they were excellent. If I need to purchase any

other things, I would definitely go to HP first.

Review of HP G60-501NR 15.6-Inch Black Laptop - Up to 3.75 Hours of Battery

Customer Ratings:

This is an inexpensive laptop, and not a bad value. It is all about expectations for what this computer can and cannot do.

As an alternative to a netbook, this computer is not bad. The positives versus a netbook. Full size keyboard and a number pad. Really nice big screen, actually a gorgeous screen. A built in optical drive. HDMI output for connection to a television. And a really nice track pad. A much faster processor. Easy hard drive and memory upgrades. The negatives compared to a netbook. Battery life, netbooks will run on battery power a lot longer than 3 hours. Weight and size, this is way heavier than a netbook. Portability.

On the overall positive side, this laptop will do most standard things a person wants to do with a computer, do email, connect to the internet, run Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint run perfectly well), edit still pictures, and watch movies. It's a general purpose machine. It will not edit movies or play games. In the end, nobody should expect either of these two functions the video is on board shared memory and the processor is a 2.2GHz Celeron single core. These specs are way below anything games.

Windows 7 boots up quickly and the OS runs perfectly fine and fast. All the graphics effects work just fine, the changing wallpaper, dock like bottom views, Aero, etc. The machine does not struggle at all with this OS. Word, Powerpoint, and Excel started up very quickly and ran very well. The built in wireless adapter connected to my network with no problems. The wireless wizard worked perfectly with my WPA encrypted router.

There wasn't too much crapware installed. It was very easy to remove all the Norton programs. Microsoft Security Essentials installed very quickly and Windows firewall worked just fine. There are a number of free offerings and a silly HP program launcher that is very easy to disable. No need to pay anyone to clean up your system from these things.

I rate this computer fairly high because it is a very good deal at any price below that list price. As it approaches the price of a netbook, this becomes a very nice deal.

I did run into a problem that you might want to consider when you get this computer. The screen cracked the second day of use. I don't think we did anything particularly wrong with the computer physically, so I'd conclude the screen is very fragile. So be very careful and always use a good computer case. The other thing to consider, HP considers this a non-warranty defect. You cannot get HP to fix this under warranty. Instead you have to purchase an accidental damage policy from HP. They will then fix the display. Amazon is an incredible company and does stand behind their products. Thank you to Amazon for making this very right.

Just remember the specs, this is not a barn burner, screamer computer. It is very basic transportation; 2.2GHz processor, 2Gb of memory (very cheap and easy to upgrade to 4Gb), a 160Gb hard drive, HDMI output, DVD/CD burner built in, four USB ports, a multi-card reader (no Compact Flash), surprisingly good speakers, a solid keyboard with number pad, a nice track pad, and Windows 7. No it doesn't have a webcam but darn it those cost like twenty dollars. Yes the hard drive is not huge, but you can easily add a portable 1Tb drive for around a hundred dollars. Just be careful with that display.

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I bought this on "Black Friday" but missed out on the $197 deal. I got it for $299, But still, I think I got a good deal. Amazon shipped it in 3 days and during the mean time, I read reviews where people said there wasn't any webcam. I've never had one and even though that would have been a great plus, I'm still happy with the computer. Hd quality screen, Windows 7 os, numeric keyboard. I was up and running in about an hour after copying my files from my external hd. I'm happy. I'm in school and keep most of my work work on a flash drive, so the size of the hd doesn't bother me to much.

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Pros:

Value/Price when purchased on Sale

Windows 7 is a nice improvement

Reasonable quality given price

Full Keyboard with Number Pad

Cons:

Weight (6 lbs 5 oz or so with the battery)

Size for screen resolution

Only a single core processor

Bottom Line: This is a superb value in a PC laptop. The machine makes a great Internet computer or any other application that doesn't require a lot of processing power. The computer is very large and heavy given the specifications (my nearly 2 year old MacBook is nearly 1 and a half pounds lighter for better specifications with similar screen resolution, but it also cost significantly more).

My main use for the computer will be to take it with me on photo shoots and temporarily backup pictures to the hard drive using the built in SD card reader and to review pictures as necessary. I will also use it as an Internet computer. This computer will work excellent for my needs and at a cost less (sale price) than an iPod. I couldn't hardly buy an external hard drive for this price.

For those that are interested, this is a no frills machines. The memory is two 1 GB SODIMM DDR2 800 MHz by Samsung (at least in my unit), so upgrading would requiring purchasing and replacing the existing memory with 2 GB modules. There is no web-cam as some thought.

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Bought it through Amazon for $197 and it load and runs fast!

The down side is there is no web cam like it said in the description, but for $197 it beats any netbooks out there. Great bang for your buck!

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I got this laptop for $197, but I think even at the regular price of around $350 it's a nice "starter" laptop. The display is bright and clear (widescreen), the sound is amazing (how do these little speakers put out that sound?), and the "build quality" seems solid and sturdy. Because it's a single core processor and has limited memory, I wouldn't suggest this computer as a primary system for most people. It's a great second computer to check email and surf the internet. I am impressed with the card slot and HDMI out. It even appears to have a built in modem for those who are still on dial up! Also happy that it has built-in wireless.

The specs on the HP site say it's about 7 pounds... feels like more than that to me but I haven't weighed it. I would NOT want to carry this around as a work laptop on airplanes etc as it's too heavy for travel in my opinion.

Out of the box it was very easy to set up, and so far I am happy with this laptop.

Discount C655D-S5130 TOSHIBA C655D-S5130 TOSHIBA C655D-S5130

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In all fairness this was not bought on amazon but the exact laptop was bought at walmart.com. We even got the 2yr drop break spill warranty from them. The laptop was wonderful for the first few weeks. When we tried to use the webcam we noticed it was very dark. In about another week the laptop began to get very slow, next it would jamb up and you would have to restart it. Finally in another week the blue screen of death appeared with error message. We were told we had to contact TOSHIBA as it was still under warranty. (Just over a month had we had it by now) Toshiba tried to do some stuff over the phone and then the tech said that it was a bad hard drive, that it happened alot if there was a bvad batch and it would have to be replaced. He said he would e-mail me the info. Well it turns out that it is going to cost us 25.00 to mail this computer back to them. You know I would not complain if the laptop was out of warrenty or older but we hadn't had it for just over a month. No idea if it will work when it comes back or for how long.

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I work at a computer shop and got one of these to chuck due to the damaged power jack. After destroying the drive and beginning to tear the machine down for recyling, I figured I'd attempt a repair and perhaps see what it's capable of. So I repaired the jack, threw in 4GB RAM, and reloaded Windows on a new hard drive. At first, it seemed pretty decent. I didn't have very high expectations but having a Atom N270 based netbook I use frequently, I had some expectations for the single core processor. Oh was I wrong...

Generally speaking, it wasn't too bad. I'm sure the 4GB of RAM, no paging file, and a clean install of Windows really helped out. However, this system gets bogged down entirely too easily. The latest drivers all around, latest flash, etc... flash video playback was practically nonexistent. Local HD video playback was equally poor. And even simple multitasking would cause the system to shutter and freeze momentarily until it had time to catch up.

Now, I know this isn't meant to be a powerhouse. It's basically a netbook in a 15.6" case. However, let me bring my previous netbook back. I have a Dell Mini 9 running Windows 7, 2GB RAM, and a generic 16GB SSD. While this lil system will get bogged down frequently, it seems to play back most flash-based videos tremendously more smoothly than the much newer E-240/HD 6310. This completely baffles me and honestly sickens me that even the latest low-end processors from AMD are essentially the same performance as Intels Atom's from a couple generations back.

OK, well I got a bit off topic there regarding the CPU. A bit more with regards to the laptop itself. All in all, the case and materials aren't too bad. Plastics do have a cheaper feel to them, but I find many current Toshiba's share the same plastics... Over-all build quality isn't bad though. Everything seems to fit together nicely. Being such a simple laptop, there's not a whole lot to creek or be wrong.

Audio and video are fine. The screen is your standard 15.6" as most any laptop shares now of days (it's already been removed and placed in a Dell N5030 :P) Speakers are fine too. Not your high-end harman kardon you find on some previous models, but decent sounding for what they are. However, there is NO WEBCAM... Here I thought all laptops had webcams today! HAH!

Battery life is quite good. Being a netbook underneath, expect similar battery life. I've gotten 4 hours quite easily out of this laptop under basic usage (casual surfing, occasional video, lots of chatting online). Also remember this laptop was used before I got my hands on it!

And finally, heat. I find this quite disappointing. The fan runs constantly. While the laptop itself doesn't heat up too much (to the touch) the CPU runs way too hot in my books. Everything I see points it runs at about 55*C to 75*C depending on what's being done. Max temp for the chip is 90*C. I confirmed the fan was fine, no obstructions/dust, even repasted the heatsink (which helped a little)... But still, much hotter than I should be running and I suspect it'll be the death of these.

So in short, stay away from this laptop. Spend a little more and at least get the duel core model. Or heck, as much as I discourage used computers, a nice used laptop would be substantially better for the price!

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Review of Dell Mars Black 15.6" Laptop PC with Intel Core i5-480M Processor

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I was looking for a great laptop that would be able to respond to all my digital needs and hopefully I found this.

With a 6GB RAM, this laptop can handle everything you could simultaneously. You will love the the extra light weight, you barely feel anything on your lap.

SRS Premium Sound integrated gives you a complete personalization of your sound quality. As on the description, you have a 640GB Hardrive that will hold all your musics, videos, games, movies, etc...

I also found the Intel Turbo Boost Technology very handy when it comes to run heavy programs at the same time, it gives you that extra boost(up to 3Ghz)when you need it.

Bluetooth also integrated (couldn't ask for more). Battery life is pretty decent for a Windows laptop(up to 4hrs on Balanced power plan).

Sleek and professional design.

Webcam can deliver HD videos which is simply amazing.

Finally, the processor is so "robust" that even when you have many programs running at the same time, your CPU usage is usually less than 20%.

Great value for the price, would greatly recommend it to laptop buyers.

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Greetings all, the other review by Sherrila Levin for this item is inappropriate and overzealous (I'm a die-hard Mac fan). Make no mistake this is a PHENOMENAL computer yet there are some buts...

In a nutshell:

PROS:

You're walking around with 17" gorgeous object of envy that has a stunning display great for games, DVDs, doing PhotoShop/Illustrator work, etc. The great screen ratio is perfect for design apps with palettes, toolbars and the like.

For a laptop, GREAT sounding speakers

Backlit keyboard: Nifty little feature that is best when you have it plugged in. Otherwise, works well, but is an added drain on the battery when going mobile. Though, the AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR that adjusts screen brightness and backlight is AWESOME when it fades in to let you know it's working.

Usual suspects of big hard drive, fast processor, pretty snazzy 3d card, lots of ports, DVD & CD BURNER and loads of RAM make for a REALLY AGILE portable workhorse.

It's always great owning something where you can see the designers put oodles of love and obsession to detail.

Slot loading drive (has no breakable moving doors)

Does not generate heat like previous G3 models or earlier G4s

CONS (Few and almost trivial, but worth noting for the uninitiated):

6.8 pounds isn't the lightest thing in the world if you're lugging it around on one shoulder

Shell is slightly soft and gives way to some small body damage easily (I accidentally dropped mine on the corner from about 1.5 ft off the ground now have a nice ding. Other users/reviewers have also mentioned this issue as well). Just don't be as klutzy as me and you should be fine.

Hope this helps.

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I don't know what more I can add to all of these great reviews

but believe the hype!!!

this is one AWESOME laptop!

I'll just make a list of why I love it --forgive me if it comes off with any irrationality ---

1. Portability ---seriously, feel free to laugh, but this laptop really is portable....... yes, it can get heavy (by the end of the day) but it really is comparable, if not lighter, than most laptops available......... I commend Apple for doing such a great job on actually making this computer portable enough to throw in a backpack and take with you

2. The Widescreen 17" screen!!! gosh this screen is beautiful! Sometimes I find myself using a smaller computer and I can't stand it ---I've officialy been spoiled! Even 15" widescreens won't do anymore!

3. Keyboard ---there's something special about this keyboard its pretty cool

4. Speed ---Apple gets knocked around a lot for its speed, but seriously, the G4 in this thing really handles things greatly! I highly recommend 1 gig of RAM, for the ultimate speed and stability ----this thing will run Final Cut Pro, Garage Band, OS X, all of those programs, greatly! Take my word for it ---no probs at all!

5. Stablity ---this is more of a software thing, but OS X is such a great OS!!! Never freezes, never crashes -----I have five different apps open right now (Safari, AOL, Preview, MS Word, and iTunes) and the speed isn't slowing down one bit!

6. Output options ----were talking Firewire, Firewire 800, USB, DVI, best of all, SVIDEO and AUDIO output ---making it VERY easy to connect this baby to a nice TV!!! its pretty freaking cool

I don't know what else to say ---buy it! IT ROCKS

for those of you afraid to switch, let me give you reasons why ---

Microsoft Office on OS X (which works better here than it does on XP)

Final Cut Pro (better than any Windoze editing system)

All Adobe apps available here

All Macromedia apps available here

did I forget anything?

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Yes, yes, it's heavy and hot as hell. This is not the machine you prop up on your legs to read Google News in bed. Hopefully you have something better to do with your US$3K-$4K anyway.

I'm a professional media designer and image maker, and I replaced my old dual-processor Macintosh with the 17.1" 1.33 GHz Powerbook. This is a machine to tote onto a job site or to a presentation and produce great work...perfect for freelancers and those who might not work at their home base all the time.

Two great things I've not seen other reviewers mention are the audio hardware quality and dual-monitor support; these can't be under-rated. My Dell PC's audio line out is noisy and full of hiss, while the Powerbook's line out is so quiet that many musicians simply plug it into a club's audio system and it sounds great. Dual-monitor support is second to none. After chafing a bit at the widescreen nature of the screen (i.e., only 900 pixels tall), I instantly shut my mouth when I plugged in another monitor and it immediately started running at 1600 x 1200.

While there are some compromises one must make in going mobile, this machine does not disappoint. Rear legs for improved elevation, easy expandability, even a real tray for the DVD-RW drive ... all these things have been removed to make the machine as streamlined as possible. But I happily accept all these compromises to use a Macintosh that is powerful, relatively lightweight, portable...and sexy as all get-out. It's the only computing device I've ever owned that is a conversation starter. Now if these people would only just let me get back to work...

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Yeah, I know it's a little more money than the knock-off PC clones from Dell and Gateway, but this is a far superior computer. The Mac platform is not only the most powerful one available, it is also the simplest and most versatile once you learn it.

The 15-inch is the perfect size for me. I looked at both the 12 and 17-inch models and felt they were a little too small/big respectively. There is something attractive about the 12 inch a friend of mine has one and he carries it around everywhere, able to write anywhere anytime. And seated at a desk the 17-inch is also attractive, presenting a massive, bright screen to work on. But all in all, the 15-inch provides the best both worlds. It's very portable maybe not as easy to tug along as the 12-inch, but certainly manageable with a small backpack. The 17-inch can be problematic on a plane if there are people crowding you, and it's certainly cumbersome to maneuver in tight spaces, whereas the 12-inch is easy to maneuver but can cause a little eyestrain from a distance.

I definitely recommend a Mac, first of all, and within that I recommend the 15-inch G4 notebook. If you must have a 12-inch, you might take a look at the 12-inch iBook, which is cheaper but obviously not as feature rich (the iBook's graphics card is not as powerful and the processor is slower, most notably).

The complaints I have are exterior the computer doesn't age well (i.e., it nicks and scratches rather easily) and there should be some sort of elevation device to raise the back end while typing (like the older Powerbooks had).

All in all you can't go wrong with any Apple laptop you choose. They are truly making the digital life a reality with all of their integrated software iTunes, iPhoto, iSight, and the iPod are particularly cool. No other laptop will have an operating system with so many fantastic programs that are so perfectly integrated together. If this is remotely in your price range, go for it. It can literally change the way you operate on a day-to-day basis.

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I bought a 12-inch Powerbook after I gave my old Sony Vaio notebook the Pete Townshend treatment I put my fist through it. (Yes, it looks like a stained glass window.) I hadn't used a Mac in years, but I decided I'd had it with Microsoft and Windows. All it took was one weekend and a good book "Mac OS X: The Missing Manual," by David Pogue -

however, and I mastered the machine.

(Other than the size of the screen, the 17-inch model is the same as the 12-inch one.)

SOFTWARE

The computer comes with some great software. iTunes is the best media player on the market. I have almost 5,000 songs stored on mine. With the search function and browser display, it is easy to find a particular song. iTunes also keeps track of the number of times you've listened to a song and it allows you to rate your songs. It's easy to create a playlist. Also, burning one of those playlists onto a CD can be done with one click.

Safari is a great web browser. It has a Google search box built into the toolbar, prevents pop-up ads (I've never had one), has tabbed browsing (preventing a cluttered desktop), and allows for bookmarks to be added with one click.

iChat allows Mac users to customize their AIM and Rendezvous chat sessions in ways that the normal applications don't allow, such as adding pictures from iPhoto to their profile.

I haven't mastered iPhoto yet, but it is downloading pictures from a digital camera is as easy as plugging it into the USB port and clicking a button.

Also, Macs are less likely to get a virus or be overtaken by spyware.

The iCal and Address Book look good, but if you are going to sync a PDA with your Mac, you are better off using Palm Desktop software. Hopefully the functionality of those programs will be improved in the future though.

Finally, most of the programs work with each other. For example, if someone on my iChat buddy list is online, a green dot will appear next to a message from him or her in my Mail inbox.

I also use Microsoft Office, Quicken, Dreamweaver MX, and Palm Desktop they all work well on the Mac. Office shares files perfectly with PCs.

HARDWARE

Spend the money and get the superdrive (CD-RW/DVD-R). DVDs have more memory than CDs and blank DVD-Rs are becoming more affordable. If you are into collecting videos of concerts, a DVD-R is a must.

I'd recommend upgrading to at least 768 MB of memory and the 80 GB hard drive. Burning a DVD requires a lot of memory and can take a while this way you can use other applications while burning a DVD (on my old PC, if I was burning a CD, I couldn't use anything else). The hard drive space is really cheap. Plus, if you load your CDs on your computer, they can eat up a lot of memory, even as MP3s (my 5,000 songs take up about 25 GB).

Also, there is a lot to be said for getting the Airport Exteme card (although you can buy a third-party base station for less). I am able to browse the Internet in any room of my house well worth the extra $100 or so.

I have the 12-inch monitor, but that was because Apple hadn't released the 15-inch in the new style when I made my purchase. The 12-inch is fine it's much clearer than my old PC notebook but if I had the opportunity, I'd probably go with the bigger monitor.

DRAWBACKS

-While most software is available for Mac OS X, there are some programs that aren't (Google toolbar, Yahoo! toolbar, Kazaa, AvantGo) or minor problems in software that is available (Quicken can't access accounts on Ameritrade via Macs)

-The PowerBook doesn't have a fan, which is great for the battery, but can cause it to get a bit hot underneath where the user rests his left hand.

Regardless of those drawbacks, however, buying a Mac was an easy decision. If you have any questions about it, click on my profile and send me a e-mail.

UPDATE: After 14 months, the hard drive started making noise and system performance got slow and I couldn't run as many programs as I used to. I called Apple and had to spend $300 for them to put in a new hard drive and some other hardware. They were unable to transfer my data to my new hard drive, so I've spent the past four days reloading all of my software and applications. No idea why the hard drive went. Hence I dropped the rating from five stars to four.

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I've had this computer for about a month now and have no problems so far. I've found that the battery lasts about 3 hours with wifi off and on power settings set to conserve battery life. They keyboard is great in my opinion. They keys are raised slightly above a glossy surrounding which keeps most dust and dirt from getting under the keys. It's really easy to wipe off any dust that might get on it.

The fingerprint reader doesn't work with Google chrome, so if you're a Chrome fan this might apply to you. There is a plugin for Firefox to use it, but I don't like Firefox. Otherwise it works great.

The entire trackpad area is touch-sensitive so that means you can't rest your thumb on the click buttons. It doesn't have the scroll area on the side of the pad like some computers do. Instead you have to use the two finger scrolling, which took me a few days to get used to but now it's simple and easy to use.

The keyboard has a column of 5 dedicated buttons on the leftmost side. The buttons open HP Mediasmart, which is this panel that opens on-screen to access the webcam, video editor, etc, there is one that opens your default web browser, a print button, and a calculator button which is mostly useless to me, but if you use the calculator included in Windows a lot then it would come in useful. The only thing is is that I often accidentally hit the button when trying to use the ctrl button.

After getting used to typing on the keyboard I find it very comfortable as it is not too mushy and not too hard.

This computer was a replacement for my old Compaq Presario, so I figured I'd buy an HP since Compaq is an HP owned company. The speakers on my Presario were fantastic, so I was a little worried that this laptop would have the much-hated cheap speakers that a lot of them have. I loved this one because the speakers are in the front like my Presario and let me tell you.. I was not disappointed with these speakers. They are plenty loud and don't echo like the ones on my sister's Dell. So I really think that's a big plus.

The hard-drive is advertised as 640 GB, which the computer has, but I thought you should know that there is a partition of it that is unaccessible as it is used for back-up and recovery, this was no problem for me, because I knew it would be like that as it was with my Presario. Anywhere from 580-590 GBs are usable depending on the configuration of software and features.

The plastic around the screen is really scratch-prone. So I use a soft towel to wipe it with.

I really love the aluminum body, as it doesn't collect fingerprints too bad.

Here are some little things that I liked about it aren't totally important:

It comes with a pretty long power adapter. I'd say it's almost ten feet long although I haven't measured it.

The HP logo on the front of the laptop lights up, which I thought was kind of cool.

The USB ports aren't all crammed in the same place, so you can use three USB powered devices at the same time and not worry about cramming the plugs in the same area.

It doesn't feel as heavy as you would think, considering that it's a 15.6 inch.

I actually didn't buy this item from Amazon, where I had originally planned on ordering it, because, at the last minute, I did a search and found the exact same laptop on the HP website for about $50 less.

Overall, I'm in love with this laptop. It's fast, beautiful, and easy to use.

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The $634 laptop computer worked wonderfully for 12 months. Within a few days of the warranty expiring, the powercord that originally came with the laptop charged the laptop inconsistently, but enough to keep it running. On the 13th month (1 month after the warranty expired), the powercord arced and fried the motherboard. This is an extremely expensive fix. We called HP customer service and were told that because the warranty expired a month ago, we are on our own! I googled this issue and found that this is a common problem. Before you purchase this computer, do a little more research to find out what problems people have had with HPs as well as what problems people have had with HP customer service. Had I done this before I purchased the HP laptop, I never would have made the purchase.

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This is my second HP notebook, my previous one being an HP Pavilion DV9334US 17". I currently use an HP Elite desktop, and previously had a similar HP desktop, both of which have served me well (I work mainly with graphics and book design). My previous HP notebook computer has been a reliable workhorse (passed on to my wife for her new career) and led me to look for another HP when it came time to buy a new one. I checked around, read reviews, and settled on the HP dv6-3140. This computer lives up to the excellent reviews. It is a mystery to me what the negative reviews are about. The hinge seems pretty solid (almost too solid, since you cannot simply lift the screen to open it, but must hold the bottom to lift the screen). The "island-style" keyboard is quite nice, as are the dedicated keys along the left and right of the keyboard. My previous notebook being 17", I miss the number pad, but I am adjusting willingly for the saved weight and size. I also find the 15.6" screen quite large enough (and beautifully bright) for my purposes.

Another complaint I see from another reviewer has to do with heat buildup. I don't find that to be the case at all. Actually, at one point people were encouraged to stop calling these computers "laptops" and instead call them "notebooks." Using them on your lap (or on soft surfaces such as bedding) can block the air vents and lead to burns or worse. Indeed, all computers give off heat, and the more powerful the processor, the more heat will be generated. One needs to use good sense and allow that heat to escape.

Aesthetically, the finish is elegant and (so far) seems resistant to scratches and general wear. The hard drive is huge by notebook standards, and should eliminate the need for anyone to add a second drive. And, finally, I love the fingerprint reader feature. I usually don't password protect my computer, but this makes it too easy not to. Moreover, it makes online shopping and site access much easier and secure. Thus far, I haven't found anything to complain about this excellent computer, though I am still getting used to the multi-touch pad...probably because I don't use the touch pad much, since I bought the excellent Logitech Wireless Anywhere Mouse MX (you will never need a mouse pad again).

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Graphics not as good as advertised, battery didn't last 5 hours. Definately recommend seller RedCore computers, they were very nice in returning the item and sending me a different computer.

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This is a first product I buy it from online shop. I like this item. it is still work fine with me untill I rate this product.