Cheap HP Compaq Business nc2400 Notebook

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I use these computers at work for temporary assignments (road trips) and they perform really great! I have had several different models (Dell D430 and this HP NC2400). I like the NC2400 a little better because it has a DVD installed. Not that I need a DVD all the time but it is nice to have when you need it and you do not have to carry an external one with you everywhere. I have loaded Linux and Windows 7 on these machines and they are really fast with Linux (Linux Mint) and fast with Windows 7 32 bit.

For what these machines are they do their job really well. They are not Game machines, nor are they video edit machines. They are Great for Web, Word processing (writing reports) putting up a power point, and fit in almost any small case as they are only 12" screen. This one I am writing this review on has an 80GB HDD, a dual layer DVD (I may change it to a Btu-ray) It has a dual core 1.2GB CPU and 2GB RAM. Just fine for road use. Lightweight, Small form factor, easy to use and Windows 7 works like a champ on it. What more could you ask for? I have another unit on the way I purchased on Amazon.. HP Compaq Business nc2400 Notebook

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got it refurbished, the seller had not been accurate in many issues with delayed responses. i got it as a second laptop. the screen resolution is poor, keyboard is ok, good sound. it came with windows xp, poor battery life.

the only issue is that it is cheap and has a nice size with cd.

Lenovo Ideapad U-550 15.6-Inch Black Laptop - Up to 6 Hours of Review

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Not quite as solid as a Thinkpad, but not the price of one, either, nor the weight. And much sexier. This is a larger 15.6 inch version of the U350, the earlier version of which critics seemed to love for form factor, but complained about sub-par processing performance. The new lineup seems to fix that problem, and now it is the complete package. The SU7300 Core 2 Duo is lightning fast for the tasks I am doing to this point. Granted, I haven't pushed it to generate 3D CAD drawings, but for Office, Web browsing, working with iTunes and the things most of us do on a daily basis, I certainly am impressed. Huge HD, plenty of RAM. Beautiful keyboard as always from Lenovo. It does lack Firewire, but has every other connection you could want. 3 USBs are nice, as is the card reader and HDMI output. I thought it had bluetooth, but I can't seem to locate it this appears to be a difference between this beautiful black version (bought right here on Amazon) and the brown versions sold by Lenovo directly. The other difference appears to be I seem to have an integrated graphics card, while the brown Lenovo version has a 512MB card. Not that I can tell a difference so far. This is a great value.

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Here's the summary of my experience with the Lenovo U-550

Pros

* Combination of 15.6 inch screen and relatively light weight

* Relatively long battery life

* Reasonably solid construction

* More than sufficient for moderate MS Office use and heavy internet/ entertainment use

Cons

* Lenovo customer support is a bureaucratic nightmare

* Numeric keypad occupies right-most section of the keyboard, shifting the remainder of the keyboard to the left

* Glossy screen and body translates into a grimy appearance due to finger prints

* Screen will slam shut against the keyboard unless you slow it as it closes

My previous Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop was near death, so it was time to replace it after ~ 4 years of heavy use. I was happy with the Dell, but it was a heavy beast that plowed through battery power. In looking for the replacement, I wanted an impossible combination of desktop replacement like the E1505, but minus the weight, bulk, and limited battery performance of the E1505. Upon shopping, I was unimpressed with MacBook Pro given the price. Other Wintel thin and light machines appeared to be cheaply built or with low-quality components/ limited screen size. The Lenovo Ideapad U-550 stood out to me as a higher quality build with a large screen. I knew that it came with a glossy screen, but I couldn't find any other comparable machine without this annoyance. Also the numeric keypad placed on the rightmost section of the keyboard displaces the other keys to the left, which seems unnecessary to me (how many of us really key in data with a numeric keypad?).

All considered, I am happy with the purchase. The U-550 is easy to carry around, is good for the intended use (i.e. moderate MS Office use, heavy use for internet, movies, music), and has a reasonable battery life (~4+ hrs under perpetual use, less with a movie/ DVD thrown in).

The major shortcoming is Lenovo customer support. I wanted an additional battery for the U-550 to really cover a 6 hour flight under moderate use with DVDs. Attempting to get even this simple of a request accommodated through Lenovo customer support was a true nightmare. It took two days of transfers and frustration. Dell support was much better (but I was not impressed with their thin and light PCs).

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This is my first Lenovo laptop and so far it has been a good experience. On the practical side, the laptop has a bigger screen than my old 15" Dell Latitude, but so much lighter that it doesn't hurt my back carry it around in a shoulder bag. It is very quiet. That battery seems last forever. Design-wise, being an architect, I think it is one of the best looking laptop out there that is not a mac (but so much cheaper). It looks very thin. It has a very interesting texture on the cover that reminds you of a Louis Vuitton bag. From gadget standpoint, beside the multi-touch pad, the computer come with a face recognition software that work with the built-in webcam, so you don't have to type in password ever again to log in.

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I was just about to purchase this Ideapad U550 from but, I read the first review on this product and changed my mind due to the color comments. The ones on Lenovo website are DARK BROWN, I read these ones were BLACK but NOT... they're DARK BROWN also so don't get confused. The color is not bad, let's say it's different from the one I thought I was purchasing.

I recieved my deapad U550 (model # 374959U) on Dec 10th and so far it's up to spec, shipping was pretty fast (Free Super Saving) and got on the third day to South Texas.

If you don't mind getting a DARK BROWN laptop, this is a great value for $699.99 (4GB + 320GB), if you want to save $110 usd, get the 3GB + 250GB HD.

Note: Amazon's description says it's 1000GB but it's a 320GB HD.

Happy Holidays !!!

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My lenovo y 430 is just 1+ year old it has screen flickering issue. Same problem with my friend's. Horrible customer service. more over you will not find parts in market.

DONT BUY!! Check the lenovo forum to get clear idea.

Discount Hewlett Packard WA606UAABA Hp G71-449wm Intel 2.10ghz 4gb 320gb

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I found nearly 60 positive reviews (average 4.8 stars) for this computer on the Walmart website, so I ordered it through Amazon to save money. So far, a week later, this computer is just as advertised. The screen is great, the features are great also. Be sure to make your recovery disks early, however. They take awhile, and that's a Windows 7 issue, not an issue with this computer. I'd buy it again, and will update this review as I get more experience with it. See the Walmart reviews.

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Samsung Series 3 NP355E5C-A02US 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) Review

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I bought this as a cheap beat up laptop. Turns out it's among the best I've ever owned. A half year into it, after using it 6 10 hours most days, it has yet to give me even a single problem. Not one crash, not one malfunction. The only wear came on the keyboard, where the letter paint has come away a bit. Not bad though.

Some other reviewers have claimed that this computer is slow. I'm not going to doubt them, but that has not been my experience whatsoever. The computer is as fast as any other that I have used and I run multiple programs (like Photoshop, Word and Firefox with plenty of tabs open) all at once. A friend purchased a Sony Vaio at the same time and has had nothing but problems, including with speed.

I recommend this computer.

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This item was as described, one of my favorite laptops. Well made, great function, great quality for the price, thanks!

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Out of the box it comes with so much "bloat" that it's a challenge to weed through to the worthwhile pieces of software. The product is nice, hardware is more than decent, but for some reason, it hangs up from time to time. I haven't added any additional software yet, and I'm on 100Mbps fiber for Internet. Just sometimes when watching online videos or surfing the net it slows. It's not an extreme problem but it can be frustrating. I won't fault it for the issues I have with Windows 8.

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I ordered this as a Christmas gift for my husband. It is a slow computer! We have tried everything and it just does not have the speed of the other laptops in our family. And Windows 8 yuck! I don't want it on mine!

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My son loves this computer. It's sharp, fast, and plays his games perfectly. The only flaw would be that the bottom is light so when it lifts the whole computer when you open it must keep weight on the bottom while lifting screen so can't do it one-handed. My son keeps it in his room, plugged in, at all times, so I can't speak to the battery life. But, overall, it's a great computer at this price and we love it.

Reviews of Acer Aspire NX.V6ZAA.010;TMP453-M-6696 15.6-Inch Laptop

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This is priced as much as I paid for a Lenovo z560 I purchased from Amazon two years ago. The Acer has the latest i5 but I still think this is overpriced becaue the Lenovo was somewhat futureproofed at this price whereas the specs on this machine means I can run some software programs but can't expect that it can lift more than its expectations in the future.

Acer has already exercised the downgrade rights on Windows 8 Pro to have Windows 7 Pro running on this system otherwise the advice of The Guardian's tech reporter is as follows:

"Start by disabling Secure Boot in Windows 8's Settings and use the Legacy BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) provided for backwards compatibility.

In the BIOS, change the Legacy Boot Order to DVD. I would also disable the Fast Boot system which is hidden away in a System Settings screen under Power Options.

You should now be able to reboot and install a full copy of Windows 7 Pro in the usual way, but you will have to enter a valid product key.

This key will fail online activation, so you will need to activate it over the phone. To do this, tell Microsoft you are downgrading and tell it the Windows 8 Pro key from your wife's Dell."

This has HDMI and one USB 3.0. I think it is still overpriced given the dual core processor and basic graphics but I am willing to pay more to get a hassle free Windows 7 Pro running.

All i5s reportedly have Turbo Boost while reportedly none of the i3s do. And this is 7200 rpm. So those two advantages is why this is 70 dollar more than Acer NX.V6ZAA.009;TMP453-M-6692 15.6-Inch Laptop.

Configuring similar specs on the Dell website cost AT LEAST $150 more and while the configuring of my ideal money-no-object machine was fun, it also illuminated how by losing a few treats, I could save a few hundred dollars with this Acer instead.

Based on reviews, I would disable Bluetooth in the OS if I didn't have the need for such devices.

Also, this is only expandable up to 8gb versus th Dell standard 16gb so ... BUT I am still using a 1gb Thinkpad surf the web with no problem.

HP ProBook D8C10UT 15.6' LED Notebook Intel Core i5 i5-3230M 2.60 GHz Tungsten is one hundred dollars more to expand it up to Crucial Technology 16GB (2 X 8GB) 204-Pin SODIMM, DDR3 1600 PC3-12800 Memory Module Kit CT2KIT102464BF160B but spending $906 would not make the HP into a dream laptop like MSI G Series GP60 2OD-072US 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black). So for $300 less than the ideal, this working laptop can run Sage 50 Pro Accounting 2014 US Edition and Microsoft Office Home & Student 2010 3PC/1User (Disc Version) but is LESS futureproofed ....

Acer NX.V7EAA.015; TMP653-M-6861 15.6-Inch Laptopis about one hundred dollars more and you get an extra USB 3.0 port and an eSATA/USB Combo.

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I was really expecting a budget no frills computer for the price I paid (four hundred). I've seen the price go up, and to me is just too much at that price, and that's the reason there aren't any reviews. This computer works super fast, and is super responsive with the latest operating system. It looks like a five hundred to six hundred dollar laptop, but at six bills you can pick a laptop up which is either a convertible, has a touch screen, has the upgraded Beats soundcard, and the best feature of all, a backlit keypad.

This basic no frills laptop doesn't have any of that, and it has last years i3 CPU (graphics are more suitable for surfing the web). I've heard people complain about the keypads on this model, and that was my biggest concern. I was happy to find that the keypads weren't bad, and the letter spacing is fine.

I've also read a lot about people getting accustomed to Windows 8. Windows 8 is totally different from any other operating system. Win95,98,2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 are all the same. Windows 8 is completely different, and believe me you'll need to buy Windows 8 For Dummies. I did.

If the price is right (four hundred is what I paid), I'd recommend purchasing this, but if the price is comparable to a CPU with an i5, or an Ultrabook, I'd recommend going with the laptop with more features. This laptops best feature is its slimness, portability and its looks. Happy shopping!

Update 4/19/2013: From reading articles online, I'd conclude that it would be wise to hold off on purchasing a laptop for the next 6 months, if possible. There will be a dramatic price drop on touch laptops in the next 2 quarters, and the touch market laptops will be designed with the Bay Trail Atom chip . Windows 8 was designed for touch. The laptop I am reviewing just got caught between the transition phase.

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HP does it finally. it is a good laptop with a great price. for 15.6 inches i3 core. it is a good bargain laptop in sub $500 range. Windows 8 is a pain to use. but it is just the matter of getting used to it. No big deal. We learn thing all the time anyway. Why not 1 more and beside, as long as click on Desktop, everything look the same again. But I hoped that I would able to shutdown and restart as before instead now Alt-F4.....

that's weird.

anyway, HP itself is good, light weight, very thin for me. With a HDMI output that's a little surprise for me. I guess I need to buy a DVI and HDMI cable for my monitor. So far, it is a good laptop and I am a mobile app developer and it has a good screen for me to do my work.

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This laptop is a good choice for the price.

It runs very fast, the screen is fantastic. After brief use, it works very smooth. So far I did not find any drawbacks. It is also very list giving such screen size.

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I got this as a replacement laptop. Warning: It comes with Windows 8, which is a learning curve. It also doesn't have a DVD/CD player. So far, I haven't needed them. I like the light weigh and thinness of the laptop. I also like the closed keyboard (meaning although the keys are spaced as they should be the space is covered so it's less likely to get dust and food particles down underneath the keyboard.

The laptop is fast enough for my needs and I'm pleased with my purchase and the low price (Amazon had an "add to your cart to see the price" sale that put it at a lower price than the next one down in this line, which was nice.

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Love my new computer!! Just perfect for my needs. Couldn't have asked for a better price than I found with you!!

HP G62-220US 15.6-Inch Laptop Reviews

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I had done quite a bit of research before deciding to purchase this laptop. It was ranked the Highest in Consumer reports, and all the reviews looked good...

After 2 weeks, the hard disk crashed and had to be replaced.. Needless to say, I was quite upset, since everything I had just installed on the computer, and all the data were lost...

HP Support was better than I expected, because their service usually leaves a lot to be desired.... The only problem was that they shipped a blank hard drive with no recovery disks.. After 2 shipments I had what I needed, so I installed the drive and got the system back up and running...

Not what I would expect from a "so called" top of the line product.

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My only problem with this laptop is that it shuts down in the middle of productivity because it gets too hot. My question is,

why HP didn't build a fan to keep the hardware cooled?

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i love this laptop, a powerful processor, 4GB of RAM expabdable, a good hard drive... but this thing gets insanely hot in a very short period if time... i have 6 months with it, and now i think i need to replace the therm gel on mi processor, it boots up and in a period of 10 minutes it gets up to 94 degrees Celsius. that right ther is unacceptable... also when it goes to hibernate and then it boots up it freezes, or lost conection and has to be rebooted for it to react...

this laptop has great performance, if youre not into gaming... on the times that this laptop stays under the 75 degrees, once i start a simple game like unreal tournament 1999 GOTY, it heats up in terms of seconds, also with andry birds for pc, thats just crazy, considering that i bought it a cooler master chill par with 2 6" fans located at the hotest points of tthe machine...

it gets so hot that typing gets anoying so im gona end my review here... think about other options, if i had the money i would trade this for a newer model or even a toshiba... ( my dream is a macbook pro BTW those stays under the 37 degrees... just to compare.. )

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A fine product. It served my business very well and my partner has privatised it after discovering it great qualities.

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Just replaced my desktop after it crashed yet again. Set up was very easy and took less than four hours to copy over all my files and install everything. Keyboard is awkward and taks some getting used too. Really wanted illumiunated keys and was disappointed to learn this did not have it but I forgot to look.

Caps lock button too big. Shift key too small. Wish it had a seperate number pad. The coulmn of buttons on the left is a pain in the but, I keep hitting the DVD button by mistake.

The touch pad works well and is hidden but the buttons are too far apart and hard to click.

My first windows 7 experience but so far I like it alot. Screen picture qualtiy is great.

Recommended but would have looked at the key board a bit more closely.

Buy HP Pavilion DV2-1110US 12.1-Inch Entertainment Laptop

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Just one week after I buy this notebook from Amazon, the price falls by $27 and Amazon refuses to match the price drop. Quite disappointing in that regard. I ordered this on a Wed, Amazon shipped on Sunday and it arrived on Tuesday with free shipping. So that was good.

On to the notebook. First the pros:

Build quality is good and it feels expensive compared to most sub $500 note/netbooks.

Large keys on the keyboard while not as spacious as a regular keyboard works better than than those from Acer that use the chicklet size keys. One of the reasons why I chose this over the Acer Timeline series.

Screen is bright and sharp.

Small compact and lightweight since it doesn't have a built-in DVD drive (uses an external drive). Design looks clean and modern with none of that clunky look from the low end Lenovos or Toshibas.

Uses Vista 64 bit edition

Has HDMI port to plug into HDTVs

Dedicated graphics processor and memory.

Now the cons:

Battery life is average 2-3 hours

Uses single core AMD Athlon Neo processor which is underpowered for Vista. There're occasional lags when running basic things like browsers, Word, etc. The CPU is maxed out at 100% most times.

The initial applications and drivers installed seem to make the notebook run really slow. I tried to watch videos on Hulu.com and they were jerky and slow. After installing updated video drivers and IE8 and Firefox, it worked better. Strange for a notebook professing to be an "Entertainment" notebook to be that bad at video until the drivers were updated. Despite the dedicated graphics processor and memory, video performance is just average and can a bit slow at times.

Bloatware. There are several but not too bad.

HP MediaSmart: this is pretty useless since the notebook already has Windows Media Center. The software itself is nothing great and eats up additional memory and CPU cycles.

Bottom line: This notebook is just barely able to run Vista 64 since the CPU is underpowered. It's a compromise between a full blown notebook and netbook since it has a decent size hard drive and screen. To make it perform better, you'll have to remove all the bloatware and unnecessary applications, and download the latest software updates and drivers. I'll be upgrading to Win 7 when it arrives so hopefully, that'll improve the performance further. Also probably look into upgrading the 2gb ram to 4gb.

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This device is a better option for those who are thinking to buy a netbook

as I wanted. There are some reasons I didn't bought a netbook:

Almost all have 160 GB HD

It has only 1gb ram, instead some that have 2gb

Some have reduced keyboard

They don't have dedicated video card

This HP-Dv2 has more good things like:

It's also thin as netbooks

It's only 2 inches bigger than netbooks

It comes with an exteral usb dvd drive

Good processor similar to the intel atom in netbooks

More space 250GB HD

Dedicated video card

2GB ram

The price doesnt have a big difference comparing with netbooks cause

the aditional things and performance are compensated in the aditional

money. The external DVD drive is original HP, if it would be sold it

could cost like U$100.

Well those who are thinking in buying a netbook I recomend to you this DV2

the model is very nice and interesting.

Here you have a review of this product:

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Straight to the point This little guy is great for the price. It runs great and I see no problems in Vista. HP's bloatware is a seperate issue.

Things it can do better than a netbook:

1. Play games to an extent (slightly older games or newer ones with lower settings). Left 4 Dead ran fine on medium settings.

2. You can watch 720p HD video thanks to the discreet video! I used Media Player Classic with the CoreAVC h.264 codec. HDMI output to my HDTV played flawlessly.

The screen's native resolution negates 1080p, but even with CoreAVC 1080p is barely watchable.

3. Hard drive is larger so it holds more.

Things it can't do as well as a laptop:

1. Single core cpu doesnt to multitasking well. It was a little slow loading vlcplayer and IE at the same time.

2. Flash video on the web can stutter if it's high def. I blame Adobe for this. Flash is poorly coded. Why can this computer run 720p video with a good codec yet stumble on streaming flash video?! Adobe is working on hardware acceleration but it looks platform specific. Seems shady that I can play a 4gb video file flawlessly yet web video that streams at 150kbps stutters. Shame on you Adobe.

3. Edit photos or video. Photoshop loads and runs fine but can't handle large files well. I used a 150MB PSD file and it took forever to run some filters.

4. 1080p video basically requires at LEAST dual core.

Another downer BLOATWARE. Come on HP, things are ridiculous. I had to uninstall probably 15 different apps/trials and used msconfig to trim the startup to get decent boot times. This should be resolved with the free upgrade to Windows 7 I'm due. Clean OS load = happy computer!

Ratings 10/10 system

1. Hardware config 8/10 ( dual core proc probably would up the price $50 and GREATLY increase performance but also chip away battery life.)

2. Performance 8/10 (720p video is fine, flash stumbles, gaming performance is on par with hardware config)

3. Software config 5/10 (HP loaded bloatware, needed driver updates for best performance)

In short, this computer is a great step up from a netbook because I can watch movies on the plane, and play some games for entertainment. The battery life is about 3.5 hrs which is better than what I would get with a laptop that CAN edit video. I estimate I can get 4-4.5 hrs out of the battery if I play movies from a thumb drive (no spinning platters = power savings!) and dim the screen. I actually like the external optical drive cause it saves battery life! It does what I got it for. Plays 720p video, surfs the web, basic gaming. A netbook with similar performance is $700 at the moment, and this HP has a larger screen!

Can't wait to load Windows 7 on it. Since I'm an IT guy, I am used to tweaking units to get the best performance. I know having a straight load of Windows 7 will be best, loading only the HP drivers and performance might even go up a little more above its current "cleaned out" state. A standard user may not be comfortable doing what it takes to get an OEM computer performing as it should, but that's what it takes. That's why HP, Dell, Gateway, etc can sell computers so cheap, the money they get for including bloatware covers some of YOUR costs.

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I got it for net of the rebate, and came with a free DVD player. Nice slick appearance, neat and light. I use the HDMI port to interface to a wide screen TV and play Netflix and other movies. I thought about paying more for the upgraded model with the dual core Neo but went ahead and took the deal for this one and I do not regret it. Without a doubt the dual core is faster, but this does what I need.

It was loaded with HP garbage and it is annoying to have to spend the time to get that stuff off. HP gets two thumbs down for continuing this annoying practice.

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This is a good price BUT with one BIG CATCH! There's only one ram slot in this laptop and one 4 gig ram cost around $200. Not a good deal if u plan to upgrade the ram. From what I read this laptop runs slow if u go beyond emails, surfing....even streaming video is jerky without the additional ram. You better of getting the Dv2z with the duo core and ram upgrade from hp.

Review of Lenovo ThinkPad T61 7658 Notebook

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Great reliability, tough, fast, workhorse, but on my third set of NEW hinges (they last about 3-6 months max before they start to become wobbly bad design, every one of these I've played with has the same crappy hinge problem).

I like being able to swap out the memory, hard drive, keyboard easily by yourself. Since Lenovo took these over from IBM, the quality has been going down, but this one is still nicely made (again, except the damn hinges!)

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I reviewed the Lenovo 3000 N200 Lenovo 3000 N200 0769 Celeron M 540 / 1.86 GHz RAM 512 MB HDD 80 GB CD-RW / DVD GMA X3100 WLAN : 802.11b/g TPM fingerprint reader Vista Home Basic 15.4" Widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) Microsoft Office Ready when I bought it earlier this year after my HP died. I had always been a big fan of the IBM Thinkpads and hoped that the 3000 N200 would be an economical replacement. Proving that you get what you pay for, I was very disappointed. I have subsequently wiped the N200 clean of Vista, installed Windows XP and gave it to my son. It works MUCH better under XP -much faster.

I had always wanted to get the T61 because... well, I like thinkpads. I like the feel of the keyboard. Their displays are crisp and beautiful and the build is solid and durable. But at the time, my budget just wouldn't allow it. But after a few months, I was finally in a position to upgrade.

I was a little hesitant since all my experience with Thinkpads had been while they were still being made by IBM. After my disappointment with the 3000 N200, I was concerned that the poor quality was indicative of Lenovo rather than just the model. But I decided to give the T61 a shot because frankly, all of the other brands out there (...cough... HP.... cough) are known failures that I had to try.

I'm VERY happy to say that the T61 is NEARLY as good as the IBM Thinkpad counterparts. The look and feel are still nearly the same. The display is probably the most similar to the old IBM thinkpads. The speed and all the Lenovo support features are excellent making recovery in the case of catastrophic virus infestation etc a breeze.

What isn't QUITE the same (and the reason I knocked a star off my rating) are a few relatively minor quibbles compared to the old Thinkpads. The keyboard doesn't feel quite as solid as I would like. The touchpad is smaller than usual -even smaller than the 3000 N200 (the one feature of that model that I actually prefer). In addition, the edge of the touchpad is very "prominent" so it is annoying when your finger is constantly bumping up against it. The case isn't quite as pleasing from a "tactile" perspective -it feels more plasticy. And finally, the finger print reader is not as good as the 3000 N200.

However, I can tell that the build quality of this system is substantially better than the lower priced models. In addition, it doesn't have the annoying "shiney" display which the 3000 N200 has and it runs MUCH quieter and cooler than the 3000 N200.

All in all, this isn't IBM's thinkpad but it is far superior to any laptop on the market today in terms of quality and it is truly worth the money.

BTW, my T61 came preloaded with Vista. I have subsequently come to the conclusion that XP is truly a better OS in terms of speed and reliability. Unless you can afford the extra 300-500 for 3gb of memory, "downgrade" to XP. Otherwise, you might as well stick with a used T41.

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Let me tell you a story. A great many years ago, I had an IBM T30. That thing was a tank. It got dropped, battered, and abused. At one point it even flew out of a bicycle toddler trailer and into the middle of a road with very minimal damage. After the life that thing lived in my care, I sold it to a friend, who abused it for 5 more years before the motherboard gave up.

After that machine, I was sold on Thinkpads, and I saved up to custom build a T61. I ordered mine direct from Lenovo and had it customized... 4GBs of RAM, nVidia graphics, Windows XP.. Later on, I put a 500GB hard drive in it and Windows 7.

Lenovo carried on IBM's legacy with the Thinkpads. The quality on this unit is fantastic.

The casing is solid and reliable, all of the components are incredibly reliable. I've never had an issue with my T61.

This thing has been taken all over, dropped, stepped on, and battered. And it's taken all of this abuse with just one little piece of plastic breaking off. The lid hinges are solid stainless steel, the top is solid magnesium, the bottom is thick rugged plastic. This is one well built laptop.

The nVidia NVS Quadro graphics used to be able to play most games with ease. The most modern of games tax it pretty heavily though. Considering it's a business laptop and not really a gaming one, this is pretty good.

All features work well on it, including the kinda gimmicy keyboard light, which actually is quite helpful in the dark. Parts are readilly availble for it as well, so it's an easy machine to fix.

Lenovo's support is second to none. After reinstalling Windows on this machine, the only thing you need to download is the Lenovo update utility and it will take care of the rest. Never seen another manufacture do that!

The only things I've really had issue with is the power supply, which failed on me after a couple of years, and the sound card, which, like most modern systems, is this little Realtek thing that sounds terrible.

But, those are my only real complaints. This poor laptop has been through a lot, and it's been a tough little beast.

I would recommend this product.

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I did not buy this laptop through Amazon but I wanted to share my thoughts here. I'm a poor counselor, living from paycheck to paycheck in highest-in-the-nation-cost-of-living state of Hawaii, and in college working toward my MSW. I needed a robust laptop to put up with college/work/personal life so I bought this T61 from a refurbisher for $130. It came with Win7, 80GB HDD, 2GB RAM and integrated graphics. Key tops were half-worn on the Home row and the LCD is wobbly from worn hinges. When closed, there is still a bit of play with the lid not latching down tightly. 6 years of existence and the laptop does creak a little on sides. I'm not complaining as this is a used T61 and I didn't expect roses.

I upgraded the HDD and RAM and installed Windows 8. The T61 boots/runs faster with all the upgrades. The non-glare LCD is easy on the eyes, although dimmer than other non-glare LCD's I've seen (this is likely not due to age, since I read similar comments written back in 2007 when the T61 was first released). The touchpad is the smallest I've ever come across on any laptop and took me a while to get accustomed to. The T61's Trackpoint is a relic from the 1990s and I feel is outdated as a mouse control device and useless like a human appendix or a vestigal tail is. Lenovo still insisted to include it (and still does to this day) apparently to keep Trackpoint fans happy. The keyboard is louder/noiser and less firm than other keyboards I've used on other business/professional-grade laptops; however perfectly usable and comfortable to type on happily for hours without fatigue. Speakers aren't loud; a bit tinny to my ears but clear. The LCD lid's rubber coating mars easily but is easily cleaned up with a wiping of Windex. Contrary to another review written here, the lid itself is not solid magnesium: instead, it is a composite plastic (not carbon fiber) over a magnesium frame. Its construction still does the job in keeping it solid and near-flexible. The T61 is of the "thin-and-light" category when "thin-and-light" was defined at around 4-5lbs (the weight of this T61 is 5.2lbs with the stock batt). I got a new 7800mah batt off Amazon.com ($25) which bumps the weight up past 6lbs. Thin, yes. Light? No.

Incidentally, batt life is 9+ hours with this new 7800mah batt under Win8 and in Power Saver mode, wifi off, and LCD dimmed to 50%.

My T61 is good, solid-feeling (and solid-looking) laptop. Everything just works. The T61's early-1990's conservative looks, severely angular lines and all-black color make it look either 20+ years old or modern and contemporary, depending on who's eyeing it (I just think it looks "classic"). Other resellers sell T61's with better specs for up to $400 (and likely in better condition than mine) but I'm happy with the one I got and the price I paid for it. //

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The T61 is too hot to handle. Since it was new, the laptop is too hot to put on your lap and becomes very uncomfortable to even lay your palms on it while typing. It inadvertently goes into sleep mode at the most inoportune times due to overheating. I read some of the posts on the web and they suggest cleaning the air intake. However, I doubt it was clogged when I bought it new and it ran very hot then. It is so hot, you cannot consider this a laptop as you couldn't possible keep it on your lap. Makes it very difficult to use.

Discount Dell Alienware M11x 11.6-Inch i7-640 Laptop (Cosmic Black)

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I love this little computer! I like having both a wide-screen laptop for long term projects, and a small laptop that I can carry for "just in case I need one" trips. This laptop is small, compact, and powerful--perfect for a videographer like myself. It runs the Adobe Master Collection CS5.5 with no trouble. I love the firewire line-in for video uploads; and it has plenty of USB 3 ports. I read else where that the only flaw in this laptop was the lack of disc drive. For me that wasn't an issue, since I have 3 external drives already. I keep the slim portable disc drive packed with the laptop, so I always have the option available. If you're looking for a small, powerful laptop, this one is a good pic!

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I was hoping to get a decent computer when I ordered this. Since they have stopped manufacturing this model I was afraid that I would be getting a pretty beat up definently used version of the M11x. This was not so in my case! I got a pristine model which is so much faster than I thought it would be for such a small little system. I absolutely love the illuminated keyboard for such a little system.

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A few months back, I bought this computer hoping for a quality gaming pc. After 2 months, it started going to s***. It overheats extremely fast, and I can't fix this because I am supposed to take the bottom cover off, but it was screwed in horridly tight, and I could not get it off. Therefore I am stuck with an $800 piece of s*** that I cannot return. Do not buy. Ever.

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This laptop is pretty fast for home use. I basically use it for the internet, social networking and games like farmville and I have no complaints with performance. Really like the look of the helios black finish and bright, vivid screen. Don't like the look of the keys much, they look dull, especially the gray function keys. But they are soft touch and feel good when typing. Not really an issue, just being picky.

The touchpad is not overly sensitive as others have said. I actually have clicked on items that I didn't intend to while trying to scroll a page but it just takes some practice in getting to know how to use the touch pad properly. I don't accidentally touch it when typing at all. I guess it depends on how you position your hands when typing. And I love the pinch feature to expand the screen.

The built in webcam, mic and speakers work great; was skyping with no problems. Battery lasts close to 4 hours. Laptop is light. Basically a great laptop, and good price for the specs.

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my toshiba is very fast and lightweight. however, the speaker sound is not high enough, even at 100% so i always have to use headphones. also, the touchpad is not centered as you would expect. this makes it awkward to use and often my hand touches it while typing, which moves the mouse around. but overall, a good value.

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PROS

-It's got all the features you could name, like a DVD player, a mic, a webcam (though not a great one),USB 2.0, USB 3.0, SD card slot, etc.

-Easy to set up.

-Boot time: it takes about 15-20 seconds to turn on!

-It's big, at 15.6 inches, but this may be a con depending on the way you look at it.

-Trackpad supports two-finger scrolling and pinch-to-zoom.

-Performance is quite snappy.

-Overall a great value.

CONS

Not great design-wise.

-Battery life; it's not great, and it can vary largely. Sometimes it'll last for 100 minutes, other times 200. It's also unusual about notifying you when your battery is low; it warns you when you only have 10% left, but sometimes it won't even notify you before hibernating.

-Speakers are not that great.

-Charger broke in a couple months; had to pay $70 for a new one.

-Screen's resolution is not very good at all.

Overall a very good device. If you want a full-featured, reliable Windows laptop for a low price, this may be one of your best bets.

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I hardly write review but I just regret buying Toshiba Laptop L655. USB connection broke in less than 6 weeks and I had to shop the laptop for service and be without laptop for weeks.

Cheap Dell D630 + Windows 7 (Notebook Laptop Computer) 2.0 GHz CPU | 2 GB

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Everything was as advertised, except the hard drive was larger (not complaining!). Shipped quickly. It looks almost brand new. Everything works. Very good battery life. Faster than I expected with only 2MB of RAM. I figured I'd buy more RAM given that it's Windows 7, but I probably won't need to. Great value for the price.

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For only $269.99 this is a great computer that does everything you need it to do. Have in mind that the flashplayer doesn't work until you download it. This is very easy since links to download automatically appear.

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I was hesitant to buy a refurbished product but so far I'm very happy with the deal I got (about $225) for the Dell Latitude D630. The top was a little scratched and the corner of the lid has a little piece broken off of it but I don't really mind. I didn't try using the DVD player for a few weeks and when I did, discovered it wasn't working. I contacted the seller today who promptly decided to send me a replacement drive. The included software is of questionable value. I've had a lot of compatibility issues b/t Microsoft Office and the installed Apache Open Office. Also, the installed security software is only good for 30 days so you'll need to purchase or see if you can find a decent free one. Still, I'm quite happy with this purchase and the integrity of the seller.

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This is the second refurbished laptop I have purchased from Tampa Laptops in the last six months, and I could not be more pleased. Both seemed practically new when they arrived, and both have performed perfectly.

I prefer the faster 2 GHz laptop, and it is definitely worth the $25 more that I paid for it, but my slower 1.6 GHz laptop will be cooler and probably have a longer life as a result. It is always a trade-off.

Both of my laptops came upgraded with system 7 and this is something I recommend to anyone interested in getting a refurbished computer.

Refurbished seems to me, to be a much better choice than used. The value and quality has been excellent, and I highly recommend Tampa Laptops, Dell Latitude Laptops and refurbished computers in general.

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Computer works Great!! Powers up in less than 23sec! Navigating through screens lightning fast!!. I have edited and made around 15 movies. Great product!