Discount HP - Pavilion Laptop DV7-3085DX 17.3" LED Wide Screen 6GB Ram

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I've had this computer for over 2 years now, and have only recently had to replace the power cord. Being a truck driver, my power cords are often mangled easily, but this one lasted much longer than expected. As far as the physical casing goes, there is no major wear on any part of the computer and only a small chip on the case from dropping it off of a three-foot high shelf onto a steel floor a couple times. I've never had a laptop that was able to withstand the abuse of being in a truck nearly as well. It is also capable of complete versatility; I handle all of my financial documents, taxes, trip paperwork, video calls to family back home, and anything I need for my business with it, and am still able to play some of the more advanced computer games (even WoW plays on high-res with no lag). Overall, I would highly recommend this system for anyone interested in a good, stable, versatile computer that can take pretty much anything you throw at it!

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Just got this model for Christmas. There are veriations of this model along with different prices. It's a bit more expensive than most computers that will do similiar functions, with only the exception of having a core i7 processor (quad core). All the other computers that had i7 were way over priced built for gaming, but from that prespective, it's actually one of the cheaper ones if that'll be your primary use or want to have it as an option. On appearance, its black sleek look is very impressive. You'll have to get the customized version from hp.com if that's not your taste. The widescreen looks great that's nice for watching movies. The sound is pretty impressive too...lots better than most laptops, complete with sub and all. Windows 7 is sweet; so far opening programs fast and running it smooth. The side number keys are a plus too. I gave it s 4/5 because for the price I think they could've added more; like a blu-ray drive, 8GB RAM instead of just 6GB, a TV-tuner would also make it a total power house. The spec say it weights 7.7 lbs, but it feels more like 10 lbs. The heat vent felt pretty hot on the ones displayed in the store, but that may be because it had been left on all day. Currently it feels a little warmer than other non-high performing laptops, but not too bad. I'm thinking that may be an issue in the future, that's why you should get an extended warranty on it from hp.com. It's expensive, but well worth the investment...just calculated it into your total cost! Overall it's still a very cool laptop and I would highly recommend it.

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Even though this wasn't one of my most heavily used machines, the battery didn't last long and of course right after the warranty expired, an expensive keyboard replacement was needed. On the positive side, you get a large 17" display, good quality speakers, and while it's an older device, its far from obsolete with a Core i7 processor and 6 GB of memory. If you're in the market for a used PC, you might want to consider this one with the understanding that you'll probably end needing to have it plugged in most of the time.

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This laptop has everything I would ever need. I have had this laptop for two years and haven't found anything I don't like about it. To be honest with vista vs windows 7, vista is the best in my opinion. I know this laptop comes with vista, but a lot of stuff requires vista or older. Great laptop.

Review of Acer Aspire AS5732Z-4598 NoteBook PC - Intel Pentium T4400 2.20GHz

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I have had this labtop for over 1 year and it has never let me down once, i am even writing the review for it on the labtop right now. It may be a little cheaply built at parts, but runs fast and works great. I have had no issues with the DVD player, USB ports, Audio/Head Phone slots or Ethernet cable slots at all. I use this labtop every day for daily things (school, work, ect) watching movies on it is great too! The screen is nice & Large, good for computer gaming too. I would recomend this computer for an average things, its not specific for any 1 purpose, which is why i love it. (It may be highly priced, so wait for it to go down a bit)

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I bought my Acer Aspire 5732z at Office Max for just under $400. Performance-wise, it's an awesome little computer that's quick and fairly easy to use. I don't do any video games that would require a fast processor, so I can't comment on that. The only issues I have with it is 1)the power cord falls out very easily and many times I thought it was plugged in only to have the computer flash a low-battery message or, if I'm on a hidden-object game, just shut off. 2)the touch pad is off center, which takes a little getting used to, and it's very sensitive, so I'll be typing along and the cursor will suddenly jump up several lines. These issues are just minor aggravations, so I still give the laptop 4 stars.

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this is a very nice computer for the price. i underestimated the ability it actually has. it is fast, reliable, and has not given me any problems. i dont do much hardcore gaming, but flight simulator X. it suits me fine at about 10 fps on average, even with a basic processor. i would reccomend this computer, although now i am moving on to a better computer for high school in the 1000 dollar area.

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If I could give it less than 1 star I would. This laptop is poorly designed and not worth the price listed here. For what its worth it when I bought it back in June was about 150 cheaper on newegg.com. The first issue I had was the video wouldn't work with my kvm, it was constantly flashing between video modes. The second issue and one that ultimately lead to its demise was the right mouse button built into the front surface. It's a smooth surface button built into the case and looks like it would be good to work with however due to poor design this one kept clicking on its own. The entire system was rendered useless because the right click was pretty much constantly 'clicking' on its own. I'd tap on it thinking it was stuck and it would be fine for about 5 mins, then it would start again. You cannot deactivate it in the bios or software either.

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I bought this to replace my netbook that I loved, but accidentally damaged a while back. My netbook mostly met my needs and I liked its small size.

With the advent of Windows 7, some of the advantages of a netbook were lost, in my mind, anyway, so I sought something that would run Windows 7 Home Premium with ease and had an optical drive for a project I was doing at the time, and more comfortable keyboard.

This Acer was a perfect fit for me. I'd prefer a smaller footprint, but form really does follow function and the trade-off is really worth it.

The unit, plus power cord and mouse fit very well into my briefcase, while leaving plenty of room for other stuff.

Business people may prefer the more efficient processors that are coming out now, but for a casual user like myself, this one has what it takes and more.

I docked one star, because even though it's perfect for me, there are more powerful and efficient laptops out there for the power users among us.

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This is very fast laptop. Will outrun many brand new laptops. I own it and runs any program flawlessly. Used to be slow with vista but windows 7 broke the chains. It runs anything you throw at it..flawlessly.

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Sony VAIO VPC-Z112GX/S 13.1-Inch Laptop (Silver) Reviews

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I am more of a Mac user usually, but I need a windows machine occasionally, and this is far and away the best piece of hardware I have ever had (in case you wonder, I also have a thinkpad X200 and macbook pros of all sizes). The hardware spec is very similar to the last generation of macbook pro (same graphics card, similar CPU), but this is a 3lb machine, vs a 6lb mbp). The SSD is blazingly fast, the machine never gets even slightly warm (despite the fact that I usually run a number of CPU hogs on it), the keyboard is amazingly comfortable (It has a similar chicklet layout to the MBP keyboard), the screen is phenomenal (by contrast, the Thinkpad screen is much too dim). I am sure there is a bit of bloatware, but I don't notice it (256GB is a lot of bits), and the default browser is Chrome. Windows 7 is the most usable Windows release yet, which may or may not be saying much.

To comment on another review: I am very much a unix person, but if you want to run unix on a laptop, just get a mac, and certainly DO NOT get a sony. Sony has always made slightly incompatible hardware (I got my first Sony ultraportable in the late 1990s -same problems). That said, I have NEVER had a linux laptop which ran properly (Thinkpads, Dells, Acer, you name it). Power management is always goofy, the display drivers are always a little off, etc, etc. Run linux at home/work, and use a vnc client to connect, if linux is that important to you. Every single old unix hack I know carries a mac (that includes some of the fathers of the open source movement) -essentially every useful piece of linux software runs (sometimes better) under OSX.

Anyway, giving two stars to the Vaio because it is not a unix box is like giving two stars to your ferrari because it won't go offroad (or conversely, to your landrover because it can't keep up with a mustang GT from a light). Use the right tool for the job.

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I would recommend against purchasing this laptop. I purchased this in April 2010 for $2300. A month or so later, I started seeing lines on the LCD screen which I thought were dirt marks form the keys on the keyboard. I tried to wipe it off, but it didn't come off. Apparently, the lines are scratch marks caused by the keys on the keyboard. The LCD screen is designed to be too closed to the keyboard. The scratch marks are in the shape of the keys. Contact Sony and at first, they blame it on me for scratching it and said it was outside of warranty. After reasoning with them that there are no other signs of damage on the laptop (no signs of puncture, drop, or other type of accidents", they retracted their claim and provided the repair.

You can Google this issue with this laptop and you will see that there are many other people with this problems. I am not the only one. And the responses from Sony have been the same with first denying the problem and then blaming the customer.

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This is my third "Z-series" Sony Vaio (I previously owned a VGN-SZ750N which replaced an earlier VGN-SZ680N).

The VPC-Z116GX/S is awesome. Its lighter, faster and with Windows 7 64-bit Professional it just snaps along.

The smaller form-factor screen with its much higher resolution over that of the VGN-SZ series takes some getting used to.

I use this (like I used the others) for work and play (I travel a lot) and it is a perfect balance between portability (weight and size) and power for me.

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A 3 pound laptop is essential to me. I can't carry the big guys especially when I'm running around airports. Since I've had amazing good luck with all my other Sony products, including a 2005 laptop which my lawyer son is still using to show judges videos in court, and my Sony All-in-Ones, one bought in 2005 and given to the same son who is using it problem-free, and my current much bigger All-in-One, I naturally turned to Sony again, after first trying Macs and Dells. This z-series is a dream. I'm using Windows 7 64 bit pro, which has the capability of XP imaging for 32 bit programs. I have 4 G of RAM, 500 SSD hard drive, 303 ghz speed, a long lasting battery on which I've worked 6-7 hours and still had capacity left on it, a very responsive keyboard, essential to a writer, the bluray R/W drive, and have had nothing but praise for it. The person who downgraded this because it isn't a Linux machine is absurd. It's a Windows machine. You want to run Linux and fiddle with your own BIOS, fine. This isn't for you. But if you want a machine that is light, swift, responsive, and does what all the big guys do, this is your machine. Also, someone said it heated up as he worked on it. I work on mine in bed for hours, and it doesn't get hot. I did, you note, pay for extras, so I paid more than the base price, but it's worth it.

One word about reliability. In 2005, I bought a small Sony laptop and their first All-in-One desktop. I outgrew them, although they never gave me a bit of trouble, and passed them on to my son, who is using them both in his law practice. I also have a Sony All-in-One PCV-AHIL, which is superb, marvelous responsive keyboard, blazing fast and in 7 months have never had a thing go wrong with this either. Ditto my Sony HDTV and bluray player.

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I was the first guy to buy this laptop at the Sony store in Beverly Hills-I bought it hours after it arrived. I've had it for about six weeks now. It is an excellent, very high quality and well built machine. It is visually beautiful and the user experience is the best I have ever experienced with a laptop. It is incredibly fast-in fact with sophisticated benchmark programs it runs almost as fast as my custom built desktop i5 machine. Even though it is expensive, it is worth the money. In an odd way, at $1899, it is a good buy.

My only gripe is that there seems to be an issue from time to time with the video card or Dynamic Hybrid Graphics System. This system isn't working out as well as I'd hope. If it was omitted from this machine, it would be a solid 5 star review.

When I first bought the computer it stalled and the video went black almost every time I used it t play video. After I did the software update the problem went away for the most part. Now the video only crashes about once a week. This is why I am only giving it 4 stars. Overall though, I would by this laptop again in a second. It is light years ahead of everything else I checked out and I am not a Mac guy. They are less prone to software and software based hardware complications but they don't advance as quickly and you pay a high premium for lesser hardware.

Review of Apple G4 12.1" Powerbook (1.5 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard

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Quick shipping, got a crummy DELL case for the laptop, pictures are not the same as posted. The memory was not erased when received. But what can you expect for $149 for a mac? This apple g4 is great for watching movies, the programs are not downloaded such as word, or flash player.

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TRUST ME IF YOU GET IT YOU WILL LIKE IT, JUST REMEMBER IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT YOU CAN RETURN IT AND GET YOUR MONEY BACK!

Acer Aspire V3-772G-9653 Intel Core i7 4702MQ(2.20GHz) 8GB Memory Review

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899$ in techpoint. A price that I can never dream of with GTX 760m GDDR5 with this card you can play 90% games in the market. Compare to Acer aspire v3 772g 9829 as the same price gtx 760m will run a lot faster and smoother especially at the high resolution like 1920x1080 than gt750m

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Review of Asus 15.6" Laptop 4GB 500GB Dark Red | K50IJ-RNC7

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This computer is great. I had another Asus notebook which I loved...until I crushed it in an iguana accident. But this one is even better. It has all the specs mentioned in the title (though hard drive is more like 454 gigs not 500). The keyboard has a great light-up feature for use in the dark. That was a nice surprise. Palm rests are comfy and don't show finger prints, nor does the rest of the computer (It's not made of that shiny plastic so it won't show dust and prints as much). I don't know why the description says dark red though, it's black. Speakers are nice and clear and get loud enough for me at about 44 percent.

Internet speed is ok. It's not lightning fast but you won't wait more than six seconds for a page to load. It's always good to download Google Chrome. It's faster than Internet Explorer. Overall speed is good and boots pretty quickly.

The experience index is 3.3. I've only played The Sims 3 on it and it performs just fine. If you're a serious pc gamer or are into all that high maintenance software take your chances or look elsewhere.

It comes with Microsoft office 2010 so I recommend having an office 2010 product key handy (make sure you buy the disk version. The card is only good for one install).

As for bloat-ware there are a few things from amazon, Asus, and a game company. Check them out, and if you want them keep them. If you don't want it uninstall them. It's not rocket surgery.

It has a free trial for trend micro which I'm currently using for security, no problems so far but I've only had it for 10 hours. It will harass you about backing up your system at every start up. You can disable this but backing up is always a good idea. Just make sure you have at least 5 blank DVDs if you decide to do this.

I'm not sure about battery life, at least 3 hours.

Sorry I'm not a computer geek (no disrespect geeks are awesome) so I can't get any more specific than that.

As a young college student on a budget I would totally get this again.

Special thanks to Amazon and UPS. With prime I got it the next day using the free 2-day shipping.

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Pros:

Good specs for a mid-grade notebook

Comforable & quiet keyboard

Upward facing speakers

HDMI output

Aesthetically pleasing

Cons:

LCD is dark even at full brightness

Fan comes on intermitently every 4-5 mins

Heavy (6.9 pounds)

Low battery life (~2.5hrs on light usage)

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I bought this at Bestbuy the weekend of Black Friday ($649.99). It's rare to find a mid-grade notebook that has dedicated graphics, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, GigE & 802.11n connectivity, and a 1600x900 display. Even at MSRP, the specs are pretty good for the price. The keyboard is very quiet and comfortable to type on. The touchpad is a decent size but the 2 buttons are hard to click (I generally use the touchpad tap gestures). The max volume on the speakers are pretty good and they actually face up. Many lower end notebooks have them facing down going away from your ear and also gets muffled if you put it on your bed. The HDMI is great for connecting to an external display. Unfortunately, the integrated glossy 1600x900 xbrite-eco display looks pretty bad. Even on max brightness, the LCD is not very bright. The viewing angles are bad. Normal sized text is hard to read unless you're looking at the LCD straight-on. This is my first experience with extended usage on a Sony xbrite-eco display and I'm a bit disappointed. I haven't used a TN-panel in 3 years, so I am a bit spoiled on monitors. I'm also very conscious of computer noise. The fan comes on and off frequently and cannot be controlled by 3rd party software (This is true of all Sony Vaios). I checked this out using HWMonitor. The PC idles around 50C. When the CPU gets stressed to 59C, the fan starts spinning and cooling the CPU down until 51C, then stops. This is a regular pattern that occurs maybe every 4-5 mins, but on the other hand, many notebook cooling systems are the same way. The good thing is this never becomes one of those lap-scorchers. This thing is quite heavy at 6.9 pounds. The big LCD and dedicated graphics add weight and also trim down the 4400mAH battery's life. I get 2.5hrs on light usage. I think this could have used a bigger battery, but I think Sony didn't want to have to market a 7 pound+ computer. There is still pre-installed garbage software that you'll want to uninstall but it's not as bad as it used to be. This is currently my main computer and I usually have it "docked" to my external S-IPS Dell monitor, external keyboard/mouse, and constantly charged, so I don't feel the effect of the dull LCD, weight, or battery life.

Overall, I still really like the computer. To get similar specs elsewhere, you'd have to spend $1000+. It looks very sleek and has the Sony "Vaio" branding if you're into that. With a 16"+ laptop, weight and lowered battery life are a given. The hardware is very good other than the LCD and the cooling sytem is a little bit below average in my opinion. I'd say if this looks good on paper to you, head down to a brick and mortar to check out the LCD brightness, viewing angles, and weight before making your decision.

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I have never dealt with such poor service in my entire life as I dealt with for my Sony Vaio VGN-FW. Less than six months after purchasing the computer the network connection stopped working. After two hours of dealing with Sony tech support they finally sent a technician, who replaced the network card but still didn't solve the problem. The next step was to send the computer to the Sony fix-it center where it was to be "assessed" and "processed". Then, I got the news according to Sony the switch to the wireless card was broken in the off position, it was somehow "my fault", and it would cost $700 to replace. This was a complete and utterly false and shameful assertion on their point, especially since the only time that the wireless switch had ever been used was when the Sony tech had toggled it in her diagnostics. After two days and considerable agony dealing with the customer service center I was finally able to get Sony to agree to replace the network card with no cost. All told the experience cost me two full days of my life and a month without my computer all to get what I should've had all along . . . a working laptop. I bought a Sony due to their reputation as a top-notch brand, but I will never make that mistake again they were deceitful in how they approached the issue and they made every attempt to screw me along the way.

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I recently bought the FW 501F and it is a great laptop for home and study projects, solidly built and with superb performance and capacity for gaming and browsing. If you do not mind the lack of BD player, this laptop is a winner, but amazon's prices for the same product are way above than Best Buy ($200+ difference). I already own a sony laptop FW 270J and they are excellent products. I would recommend this sony to anyone, over almost any other brands.

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I recently purchased this for Christmas for a family member as a gift. The Sony VAIO VGN-FW510F/H 16.4-Inch Gray Laptop is very user friendly. The person using this is not the best with computer technology but Sony makes things very easy to understand and all the functions are obvious and easy. Windows 7 is very nice, intuitive and connected with printers and other peripherals very easily. I think for under $800 this laptop is a great buy. 16.4 "makes it easy to read for the entire family, and yet it is not cumbersome at all. I like this much better than the 14 or 15" models I looked at in the stores.

Battery life is not bad, but less than the stats stated here. I'd say 90 min is reasonable expectation with normal use. No blu-ray drive, but that isn't a big deal to me yet. Otherwise, I can't find much wrong with this laptop, and I would buy again if I needed another one.

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First of all I currently own 4 Sony Vaio Computers:

1. Vaio FW (upgraded to Windows 7 Professional): Just a fantastic combination of performance and build quility. True workhorse. HPs and Dell look dull compared to the sleek and elegant FW.

2. Vaio X (64GB SSD + Verizon broadband): Light as a feather, fantastic design, leaves all other netbooks in the dust, Mac Air looks boring compared to this. Performance is significantly faaster than the air as well. Includes VGA and Full Windows 7 Home Premium (which means it comes with the fantastic Windows Media Center). Includes 14 hour extended battery. Even with the extended battery the X looks sleeker than the Mac Air!

3. Vaio TP: I paid around $2000 for this excellent home theatre PC that does eveything. Again, very sleek and excellent performance.

4. Vaio LT All in one: I paid around $2000 for this, again an excellent all in one, better than an iMac in every way possible. Better audio (includes a built in sub woofer!), Blu Ray player and includes Vista Media Center + HD TV Tuner!

So what's the problem? For both the TP and LT computers which are Vista Sony support refuses to upgrade the graphics drivers to support windows 7. This means I can NEVER upgrade these from Vista to Windows 7. Sony makes great hardware, no question. But when it comes to support they are the worse. So IF you are budget conscious in any way or need your computer to be future proof for more than a couple of years NEVER EVER consider a Sony. This is coming from a big Sony supporter. Unlike Apple who back their hardware, Sony does NO such thing. You're on your own with Sony.

The FW is a great notebook and so far has worked flawlessly for me, but recent history tells me that Sony will probably not support it, now that the F series is out.

Toshiba Satellite A505-S6973 16.0-Inch Laptop - Black/Grey Review

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Bought this for my wife to replace a 4-year-old Acer. Ordered last night and got it this morning...

Right off the bat, the huge screen size mesmerized me. Migrating from a 14" to this with a much better quality screen was a pleasure to the eyes.

The system booted up quickly for the first time but I had to do LOTS and LOTS of updates including SP1. Toshiba never stops short of putting bloatware in its laptops sadly. But about 2 hours of "cleaning" made the laptop breath a lot easier...

The web cam sliding panel on the screen is annoying and I haven't found a way to completely disable it yet.

Overall, on looks I give it a solid 5 stars. I got the black one. It's shiny and very good-looking. It's a bit on the heavy side at over 7 lbs but that was totally expected.

The keys on keyboard are very comfortably spaced and are very responsive. The 10-key is a HUGE plus. The mouse is very tactile and responds great to the touch of the fingertips. It's supposed to allow multi-finger touch as well I think, but haven't had a chance to mess around with that yet.

It also comes with instructions as to how request your free copy of the Windows 7 upgrade. You can do so through Toshiba's web site.

The bottom of the laptop does not get nearly as hot as the older Acer used to, so that's a plus.

My first laptop ever was Toshiba Satellite (that was n years ago!) and only if I had kept that one and I could put the side by side... what a world of difference.

I left the BEST feature (in my opinion and so far) for last: The speakers are THE BOMB!!! They are hands down the best speakers on any laptop I have ever seen/owned. I owned another Toshiba that I bought from the retailer that sells things in bulk and it also had very loud speakers for a laptop but this laptop's speakers are both LOUD and FANTASTIC quality. The harman/kardon label says it all. Indeed one of the best features so far...

Again, it's been only 1 day and I spent most of it getting rid of the bloatware, downloading numerous VISTA updates, and installing many of the software she uses, so I didn't get to play with it much. But overall, I am loving it, and most importantly she's been truly enjoying it so far.



One little annoying feature I could've lived without is the volume buttons' system beep. These touch-sensitive buttons (located on the top right corner of the keyboard) are very responsive, but by default they produce a very annoying system beep every time one or the other is touched. I found through the Sound settings in Control Panel an option that let me turn that off which improved my experience with the volume buttons 100%. Before, sometimes after holding the + or button for a few second, I guess because the annoying system beep itself was glitchy, it'd get "stuck" and would continue to beep even after I let go... That's resolved now that I turned off the system beep associated with it. The touch buttons now function the way they ought to. The buttons are lit so when you touch one or the other, the light goes off for each touch indicating the volume is going up or down one notch. No need for the buzzing system beep... Anyhow, thought to share this...



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Last night, as my wife was using the laptop, it just died.... literally, the whole screen went out.... The power button and battery button were both on; the hard drive light was off; the indicators right below the screen (top of the keyboard) were all off; the power button was fully lit. The fan (yes, it actually has a fan... I found it, but it's SUPER quiet) was functioning but the keyboard didn't seem to respond....... Long story short after troubleshooting for at least 45 minutes and getting nowhere, I called the tech support. It was a call center overseas but the response was quick and tech seemed knowledgeable enough I guess; troubleshooting steps were exactly same as what I had already tried...... sadly, he declared the laptop dead at 10:46 p.m... Cause of death: Unknown (hardware related!). So the tech support tells me I have to ship it to their depot... nothing is done overnight! They would ship the empty box -ground shipping --, then I'd ship it back to them -again GROUND --, then it'd take them 7 to 10 business days to repair, and then they'd ship it back to me -GROUND! I am sorry, but my poor Sony laptop after 10 or so months of heavy use, started having problems with its Wi-Fi card; long story short, I had my laptop picked up, repaired, and sent back to me within 5 business days good as new.

Back to this review, Amazon at the end saved the day... They overnighted one for me last night and I'll have the brand new laptop tomorrow, and then I have to send them this one back... just like that. So as of right now, I am disappointed with Toshiba's overall customer service.... The laptop was doing fantastic, and I have no idea why it died so suddenly... but it did and it's a done deal.. Moral of the story: 1) Sometimes you just end up getting a lemon 2) You get you what you pay for. With the money I bought my Sony laptop I could've bought 6 (I am not joking) of these laptops.... and neither their service nor their product has ever stopped short of being perfect... I am just sayin'...



With over two years of heavy duty use, it's still working for my wife... The only thing that happened to it was a few days ago when both Enter keys stopped working... Air can sprayed the keys after removing them and nothing helped really. Since both stopped working and not just one, it's got to be either the motherboard or something deep within the keyboard. Took to Geek Squad who couldn't figure it out on the spot and didn't give me much hope. They suggested using an external keyboard, which we bought for it... but then it occurred to me that I had heard of such programs as key re-mapper. Sure enough, downloaded one such program and minutes later I re-mapped one of the keys she never uses on her keyboard to her Enter key. It's not as convenient as the Enter button, but she's so happy that she now has an Enter key that she doesn't care about the location of it! But I'd think in a few month or so, this will be retired...

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First of all, this ia a LOT of computer for the price. I've had this computer for two weeks now and it is used several hours each day. I love that the RAM is upgradeable to 8gb, even though it runs beautifully fast with 4gb. The screen is great and I like the non-shiny finish of the screen, so there is no glare at all. The keyboard is the perfect size (for my regular-sized girl hands), and I really prefer the scrolly pad that the Toshibas have over other brands I have used.

This is the third Toshiba laptop in my household. We have absolutely loved all of them. This new one is definitely incredible, and the best of the bunch. The things that I find they all have in common are They stay very cool (I use them all on laptop stands, mostly Rolodex Laptop Stands) and they are beautiful.

The A505-S6973 is no exception. This laptop comes equipped with everything I could possibly need and more hard drive than I will ever use. I didn't find that there was too much junk I had to uninstall...just the usual Norton hogzilla software and some internet type software (netzero) that seems to always come on computers these days. I usually have to spend the better part of the day uninstalling, updating, installing my own security software, and cleaning up. With this laptop I only spent a couple of hours with all of that.

The speed of the processor is wonderful. The premium speakers are quite noticeable as it seems like most mid-range laptops have junky speakers. I would actually listen to music or watch a movie on this one without even having to plug in my headphones.

Lastly, this is one beautiful laptop. The shiny black finish on the exterior top and the inside has a cool, subdued, lined design on it that you don't see in the online pictures. It is sleek and smart looking. It feels solid and well-built. I would not hesitate to recommend this laptop. I have had the best of experiences with every Toshiba brand product I've had over the years and the 3 laptops in my household, now including this one, are stellar in their performance.

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This is an excellent buy, and the best deal out there. It's no wonder why it's Amazon's best selling computer.

It's a beauty to behold. Beautiful black finish with just the slightest hint of curvy lined design.

Beautiful keyboard. Love the multimedia touch controls. The Eco feature button is great and easy to reach. The Eco feature easily can give you an additional hour or more of battery life. The 16" screen is bright and gives great color and great for movies. The speakers are awesome for a laptop! And the one thing that was really a surprise...it's super cool, as in the battery doesn't heat up. Everyone was amazed that after hours of use, the battery wasn't hot at all. It may get SLIGHTLY warm on the left..but not too much. If it wasn't, then it would be a near miracle!

With 4G of Ram, run multiple programs at once with no hiccups. On my Dell I couldn't run Outlook, Limewire and Windows Live Messenger without something freezing. This Laptop does it flawlessly. With the huge 500G Hard drive, PLENTY of room for pictures, videos and downloads (movies, games..etc.) My wireless internet on this laptop zooms.

For $649, you CANNOT go wrong! It is the BEST value you are going to get for this price. 4G Ram, 500G Hardrive, 16" HD Screen, excellent speakers, gorgeous styled keyboard and cover, Cool battery making using the laptop comfortable.

If you are looking for a laptop in this price range...this is the best choice, hands down.

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The Toshiba A505-S6973 Laptop is a slick, lightweight, very fast machine with an incredibly bright & clear display.

Beware!! This is a "64-bit" version of Windows Vista Home Premium, which made all of my legacy software (Office 2000, FrontPage 2002, etc.) obsolete. My circa 2007 HP 9417 Laptop with Vista Home Premium ran all the legacy software without problems. Unfortunately, the HP computer was a dud, but that is another review... Bottom line I was able to purchase used 2003 software (Office & FrontPage), which seems to work well.

Here are some things I like about the Toshiba A505-S6973..

Excellent Value 4 MBs RAM & 500 GB HDD

Incredibly Fast

The best display of any computer I have seen or used

Great Speakers

Lightweight for its size

Very Lightweight A/C Adapter with a very long cord

Here are some things I do not like about the Toshiba A505-S6973

The Laptop does not have a latch to close the screen. It is only a sprung hinge...

The touch pad is hard to distinguish from the adjacent areas, and the touch-scroll is integrated into the edge of the pad Hard to control

The keyboard has a very light touch and the space bar, enter key, and delete keys are way too small.

The input for the headphone jack is poor Partial connection, static, etc.

If you are planning to purchase or already own current versions of MS Office, etc. this is a great value. If you have legacy software with upgrades from 1997-2000-2002, etc. please beware.

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I am not a computer tech type person like a lot of you so i can't give you a detailed review on what this computer does on the inside. I am an everyday computer user and I love this laptop. I have only had HP computers in the past and I took the chance on a Toshiba. I wish I had changed a long time ago. I can't believe the ease of installing programs and my printer. If i didn't know what i was doing a box came up to tell me. This laptop is beautiful and so well made. I can't believe I got it for this price. Everything came working with no problems at all. There wasn't a lot of "stuff" I had to take out before using it. The widescreen is great and I feel like i'm sitting in front of my desktop. I had originally gotten it for my daughter but I am ordering another one for her. I'm now sold on Toshiba. I went to the Toshiba site and filled out forms to get the windows 7 free. I had to upload a copy of the receipt. It said I could mail or fax it if that was easier. They will send me an email when they mail it to me in October. I didn't expect to get such a nice computer for this price.

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I bought this computer 6 months ago and immediately realized it had a graphics/video issue. I contacted tech support, who gave me the run-around until I told them to escalate my case. The Case Manager kept denying there was an issue and then closed the case without it being resolved. I filed a complaint with the BBB, which provoked HP to reopen my case with another Case Manager, who has now rendered the computer completely unusable. After he did this and sent me recovery CDs (which the laptop won't even open-that's how bad he ruined it), HP told the BBB that they resolved the issue by sending the CDs. The CDs had nothing to do with the original issue and don't remedy either issue. This is how they treat their customers, so it's best to stay away.

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Product is exactly as described. Very fast shipping got it the day after it was shipped out!!! Great Seller!!!

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The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five is because one part was broken (which the seller described when I purchased it). Other than that, this is the best computer ever. And when I took it to school with me, others (who had purchased more expensive laptops) were going ga-ga over it.

You can write on the outside of the cover when it is closed. You use a stylus pen which pops out of its own little compartment when you gently press down on it. You can detach the keyboard completely if you don't want to use it. There are so many different features that it is just amazing. Sometimes when I take it to class, I will go to the "One Note" program and click "record" and let it record the teacher speaking. I can even write notes on it. Both the voice and the written notes are typed right into a Word document for me.

If you can still find one of these, I would definitely recommend buying it because it is so worth the money. I only paid $220.00 on amazon.com which was a steal deal.

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I have found this IBM ThinkPad R60 to be exactly what I expected for the price!

Had a problem with the battery, and the vendor was quick to make it right with no hassle at no cost to me.

Found vendor very easy to work with.

Although not new, has a few scuffs and everything was able to get it to do eveything that I want it to do and more.

Good solid construction, and works very well.

Definitely would recommend this product and company to anyone who would like an inexpensive but dependable laptop.

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This ThinkPad delivers everything it promises. A good product at a good price. It is powerful and small, just what I needed.

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I purchased this computer for my son. We had a few questions about its operation so called the seller who was very helpful and responsive.

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The seller delivered on time, but with an upgraded product. I got a Lenovo T61 instead of the

R60 (Lenovo made the R60 for IBM). It has 4 GB of memory vice 3GB and a 120 GB hd.

I've no problems with the machine and the company has been nice about answering questions.

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I miss the old Thinkpads, I really do. I have a stack of 'obsolete' Thinkpads in a corner. I still use my 5 year old X30 despite it's USB 1.0 standard. The X40 was better until it was time to upgrade the hard drive, a new mini-drive made it more cost-effective to buy a new laptop.

I also own the Dell mini Inspiron and Acer Aspire netbooks. So the Ideapad is equal in the display department, superior in the W I D E keyboard department, but that touchpad, UGH.

Why, Lenovo, WHY? Why did you have to take away the one thing that set IBM apart from the other guys? It's a love-it-or-hate-it issue, but the Trackpoint aka Track Stick aka nipple-mouse aka eraser-mouse, or whatever you want to call it was a thing of genius in my mind.

The touchpad of the Ideapad is ridiculously oversensitive. It's bad enough when you're typing and you inadvertently just ever-so-slightly brush your palm or thumb over the touchpad while furiously setting down your thoughts, and you look up and everything you've typed for the past half an hour is GONE.

Gone because you waved your palm, highlighted your entire text, and deleted everything without realizing it. Clicking UNDO is futile. It's all gone. Forever.

You never had that problem with the eraser-mouse.

But Lenovo had to go and make their new touchpad SO sensitive that a breeze in Nova Scotia is now enough to wipe away all of your deepest thoughts. It also jumps around randomly like a wild rabbit on a sugar bender. Frankly their touchpad a piece of crap. The Ideapad's touchpad is worse than any I've used and they're all pretty bad to start with. Not good for productivity.

I am also not grooving on Windows 7 'starter' as of this moment, and it states clearly on their website that you can happily obtain a 'downgrade' disk for XP by calling their toll-free number.

Don't bother. If you're still an XP fan, make backups of your install CDs and clutch them for dear life until at least Seven-SP2 is released. As much as I love technology, the OS is not supposed to be a video game.

Seriously, all of the netbooks are basically the same, what you're really purchasing is the support when things go bad. I've had generally OK service from Lenovo when that's been the case. Dell has also been responsive as well, I can't yet speak for Acer. BUT the Acer and the Dell are substantially less expensive with the same functionality. And at least they have better touchpads.

And Lenovo? If you're reading this, BRING BACK THE TRACKPOINT.

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Hello,

I bought my Sony Vaio UX380N back in the beginning of 2008, and I haven't regretted it one bit. Even now, after having it and using it all this time, i still keep finding newer and more exciting ways to use my UX380N. Sony had a real winner on their hands with this model, but they were quite outrageous on the prices of them. If they would have lowered their prices to a more reasonable amount, and maybe have upgraded the RAM to 2Gb instead of just giving up on the UX model idea, they would and could have probably sold them like hot cakes. Everyone that I have talked to and showed my UX380N to really loved it, and they really were interested in purchasing one. But the Sony price of them, along with Sony's decision to discontinue the model rather than make a few upgrades to it and lower the price of it, drove them away from buying one. Sony could have made a killing profit with this model, but their poor business and tech practices, once again, put a damper on their sales.

Personally, I don't know or understand why Sony thinks so much of their cumputers that they raise their prices wayyyy above everyone else that builds computers with the same or better quality, and sells them cheaper, but Sony needs to come down to reality and notice and see that their brand name doesn't have the quality or known-ness as it once had. Sony just needs to come down to reality period. Until then, not too may people will pay their outrageous prices for things that they can just go to other manufacturers and get the same quality mwith a much more reasonable price tag. But still, that doesn't take away the wonderful computer that the UX380N is. If you can find a UX model UMPC at a reasonable price (Maybe @ $799 or less), then I highly recommend that you buy it. You will not regret it. Thanks for reading!!

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Bought my UX380N back in 2007, this is an excellent micro-laptop if you travel much. I usually bring two laptops when I travel a bigger 13" or 16" laptop to do serious work and this guy is my entertainment laptop to play video, light games and serve as my BACKUP laptop just in case anything happens to my main machine. In this regard it is perfect I could fit both laptops on my back pack and barely know the UX is there.

To fully appreciate this laptop, you MUST upgrade it to Windows 7 Vista Business is WAY too SLOW. Once you put Windows 7 it is a totally different machine snappy, performs well and is a joy to use. The 1G RAM is sufficient for Windows 7 but not Vista Business. Oh, I did a clean install as well for Windows 7 and loaded all Sony drivers, everything works perfectly, actually much better than under Vista.

The screen is small indeed, the keyboard tiny, but what do you expect it is a micro-laptop, it is supposed to be small. The quality of components is superb the screen is crystal clear, the keyboard slide action is great, can't expect better built quality than this. Never tried out the EDGE modem, but it is too slow to be of any use anyways.

By the way get the extended battery. It makes it slightly heavier but much more practical. I could get 5 hours of light use out of the UX. With the standard battery, it is slightly smaller and lighter, but not practical with only 2.5 hours of juice.

I wish Sony would continue production it is sad to see it discontinued....

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I've had a UX-380 for 3+ years, and it hasn't been used much the past year because of newer toys. But the first thing I did when I bought it was to rip out Vista and put in XPpro. Machine surprisingly fast, and is a REAL PC running all my desktop/laptop apps.

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I bought this laptop as something i could use to just acess the internet and really nothing more. Computer gave me exactly what i wanted. It was lightweight and ran windows XP, The computer graphics were not steller and this computer does not have a cd drive, The memory is extremly low. I would only reccomend someone this computer if all they needed it for was School, Writing papers, Saving files, Reasearching the web.

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This laptop was missing the charger, did not have any programs I had to pay to get it fixed it was not worth it. I could of just bought a new laptop this way was way more expensive.

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This computer was nothing like it said it was when I was looking to buy it on Amazon! It was very old and non-working! It was a waste of time,money and trouble to get it and send it back! It should not be allowed to list something for sale and send some broken down old non-working product! It also upset me that I had to pay to get it shiped back and was not refunded for all the cost of shipping and time,

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I am very happy with my refurbished computer. It had all up to date programs and user friendly. I would highly recommend others to buy refurbished and save some money.

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I purchased this for my 16 year old son and he is very pleased . It's a used laptop and the only thing I wasn't pleased with is the fact that the screen can't stay open , the top of the screen flops to the back of whatever it's on . A desk the bed . It just can't stay open with the monitor standing straight up . Other than that it works perfectly .