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This is a nice computer. I love the size and the sturdiness of it.

We have all Lenovo machines in our house, and they've never missed a beat. I wanted something a little larger than my 15 inch ThinkPad, so went with the G780.

Pros: size without too much weight, good looks, well put together, an able multi-tasker, smooth performance, really zippy and sure, the display is gorgeous and easy on the eyes...love having a bigger screen, excellent sound...best I've ever had on any computer, easy to transfer Windows7 & stuff over and add peripherals, and yes, I will say it: I am enjoying Windows 8.

Cons: The mouse buttons are kinda noisy and stiff. I am hoping they will break in, eventually. Also, too much bloatware, but it all seems easily removable. This isn't a computer to haul around all over tarnation. Though light for the size, it's still quite large and not of 'Thinkpad' build, in the lid/screen section.

If you are looking for a larger laptop, give this a try. Windows 8 is actually kind of fun, once you understand how to use it. Get on YouTube and watch a few W8 videos before you try it.

Just pleased as punch with this desktop replacement machine. It's truly awesome!

Update: Just wanted to add, I've had no problems whatsoever with the wifi card on this computer. It works very well. I am always connected quickly, no reboots necessary.

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I've got to say that this laptop is excellent. Once I purchased it and powered it up, I didn't let Windows 8 even have a chance to run on it. I installed Linux Mint on it (like I do with all my machines) and it runs breathtakingly fast and never misses a beat. Excellent laptop for the money.

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I bought my g780 less than a month ago and have been to the Lenovo support website several times and on the phone with tech support 3 times, trying to solve the problem of a curser that randomly jumps backwards, and automatically highlights and deletes what I type.

The automated support phone tree is frustrating, apparently not understanding English when you read your serial number. And no, you can't key in your number, you must say it.

Today, after downloading new mouse drivers and reinstalling the energy management, they determined that I needed to send it back to them. They made it sound like they were being generous by offering me free return shipping, but I would have to pay to ship it to them. I told them it was less than a month old and I expected them to take care of this entirely. After "talking with a supervisor" they finally did send me a postage-paid shipping label.

I was going to give them a two-star rating instead of a one-star, but the first time I typed this, the highlight-and-delete thing happened, erasing all of my review!

Update: 8/29/13 After having my computer for a month, Lenovo returned it to me with the same problem they were supposed to fix. The cursor still randomly jumps backward. In addition, I now find that sometimes the characters I type do not always show up on the monitor.

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Don't waste your time in this piece of JUNK! It's a plastic piece of trumped up garbage and it's difficult for me to believe that the other reviews on here are all sincere. First, the casing is light weight and feels like a toy computer. Then, for some reason the computer does it's oEWwn thing, so as I am reading something or writing something, it jumps to some other page. I waste an enormous amount of time just staying on the page I've selected. The mouse pad is too sensitive so when I'm typing it's jumping all around. It continually loses my internet wireless connection, even though none of the other computers in the house do. Windows 8 is awful. What can I say. I plan to buy an Apple and give this piece of junk away. In fact, it's so bad that I am considering giving up on laptops altogether and just using my phone and a good desk top computer. Lenovo -never again!

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I don't as a rule buy electronics by mail order, but My son said that this is the Laptop that he wanted. So taking a chance on this item, I bought it for him and he has remarked at least 8 times that this laptop is great. It was the item that he could use for work and pleasure. My grandson also is a computer buff and he says that this laptop is better then what he has ever used. Since I am 60 plus I will take their word for it. Only know how to be dangerous on a PC I can only take their word for it.