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I really wanted to like this laptop, because on paper, there are very very few (if any) laptops that offer a similar package at this price point (up to 30% off MSRP after various HP coupons on the web for i7-2620qm, powerful graphics via 7690m, but most of all, 1080p IPS display). However, after 2 months of patience, I can no longer ignore the glaring issues HP has chosen to overlook. First, there have been numerous reports first appearing in forums about users' complaints about the Envy 15 1080p's inability to produce red colors. Since the initial reports in January, numerous tech blogs like the Verge, notebookcheck, and Engadget (among others) have confirmed this issue. While I had tried to overlook the issue myself, the non-reds eventually became far too big of a distraction, especially considering that this was a $150.00 upgrade option. If HP charged $250.00 for a screen upgrade that had a decent color gamut (come on! I'm not asking for Dreamcolor quality or even 95% Adobe coverage like Lenovo offers, just a screen that can reproduce the THREE PRIMARY COLORS!), I would have gladly and without hesitation ponied up the extra cost. I regret that HP chose to cut corners like this, when they were so close to a phenomenal laptop/display. -1 Star for display.

The second issue I take is the keyboard. To be fair, when I first received this unit, I had no skipped/missed keys, and I decided I could live with the slight flex on the left side of the keyboard. But ever since a BIOS update (F.05, for those of you keeping track), which by the way was ON HP's OWN SITE, the keyboard will miss literally about 15% of my keystrokes whenever I'm running on AC adapter (but strangely, I have no problems when running on battery!). The keystroke issue is actually distracting enough to disrupt my day-to-day web browsing (missed spaces and mistyped web addresses are nothing but common); in fact, the only way you are reading this review without typos in every 3rd word is by my proofreading. Again, to be fair, I am understanding of the fact that software/updates can be buggy at times; it's another matter when the manufacturer does not fix these bugs, not to mention refuse to acknowledge the numerous complaints from customers (google for forums in notebookreview.com and HP customer support forum for "Envy 15 BIOS keyboard" and skim through results). -2 Star, 1 each for keyboard/HP customer service handling complaints.

Others have complained about banged up USB ports, scratches, paint peeling, etc., but my unit arrived cosmetically flawless so I will not dock any stars for that.

It is my own fault for waiting 2 months to try to like this laptop and end up discovering all of this, instead of returning the unit within the initial 21-day period. I hope others will benefit from my less-than-pleasant experience with the Envy 15. I will update this review should HP offer any solutions to these and other complaints not even mentioned in this mini-review, but I am not holding my breath.

EDIT 2/21/12: BIOS F.06 also does nothing to address the keyboard problem.

EDIT 3/20/12: I'm adding one star back to my review. F.07 was released a couple of days ago, and I'm happy to report that all of the keyboard woes are gone! Here's to hoping that those problems don't return... I would like to add on a half-star if I could, for the fact that HP's coming around to responding and ACKNOWLEDGING the problems surrounding the Envy. HP recently made a formal (though somewhat vague) announcement about HP's proposal to fix the screen issue. This gives me some hope that the company's at least taking steps to do what it can to remedy the issues at hand. I will update again after seeing what HP ultimately does w/ the LCD problem.

EDIT 5/10/12: HP released a software that allows some control over colors for the display, but as I had suspected, the software doesn't do anything to fix the red/violet issues (I wasn't hoping for too much out of the software option anyway since my research had confirmed the colors are a limitation of the LG panel itself).

EDIT 7/10/12: I honestly didn't think I'd be updating this review again, but here I am. First I have to say that HP's engineers offered better customer concern/service than any dedicated customer service departments, period (Thanks again, Jonathan!). Second, HP contacted me a few weeks ago to ask whether I had the orange-red issues with my panel, to which I provided details about the problem. Long story short, I was offered a free exchange (HP paid shipping both ways), and quite frankly, I wasn't expecting any difference despite the different panel part number of the new panel. Well I was wrong--wrong about my customer service comments above, and wrong about the panel. The new panel isn't perfect or even great by any standard, but it is definitely a noticeable improvement on the original Envy 15 panels' reds. In light of these two points, I'm adding one more star back mostly due to the way that HP decided to handle the crappy-display issue because the screen, as improved as it is, is still only average. Here's a quote from a post I wrote on another forum, describing the difference:

"While the reds on the new panels are still definitely not a natural, deep red, it's a noticeable improvement from the older panels. The red is at least almost on par with my Galaxy S phone, and noticeably but not hugely worse than my Dell U2311h. Reds are noticeably more orange than on my Dell U2410, but I'm not expecting much there because that is, after all, a 118% gamut display. My Envy 14's red is definitely redder, but I didn't expect the E15 to be as good anyway since the E14's panel is 84% gamut, and the E15's is supposedly 60%. The reds are indistinguishable from the reds on my wife's Late 2011 Macbook 15 (1680x1050 panel), and in some cases (netflix website, fullscreen red in Paint), the E15 actually appears redder--and no, there is nothing "wrong" with the Macbook's panel.

It's very hard for me not to expect more though b/c I've been far too long spoiled by the likes of HP's dreamcolor display, Dell's no longer existent RGBLED XPS 16 display, and excellent desktop monitors... yet, in spite of that, I can confidently say that at least the color aspect of the new panels are no better or worse than the colors of a typical TN panel on the average laptop. That said, I always thought that given equal color reproduction, there is little/no reason not to opt for IPS or TN (at least on a laptop), so I think I can lay aside my gripes about the orange-y reds. I can always wish/complain about wanting a higher gamut, but I know that's not what I paid for, nor did HP advertise high-gamut displays on the E15 as they did with the E14."

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I bought this from Amazon but I ordered it through my wife's account (she has a prime student) and that's why Amazon is not showing as verified purchase. This laptop is gorgeous, very much a clone of a Macbook pro. I use a Early 2010 Macbook pro 17" for my work, and I can assure you it excels my Macbook pro in the following functional aspects:

1. It has a full keyboard. The Macbook's so called "Full" keyboard is really not that full. Macbook misses all the home, end, page up and page down button. And trust me, even after two years of regular usage, I find it irritating. True, you can use Command + Up/Down etc. combination. But it's really a productivity issue.

2. The Envy's 4 speakers and the woofer combination is really awesome. In fact, this is the first laptop that I saw that outperforms my 17" Macbook pro speaker (both sound quality and volume). Previously I compared Asus N53, hp DV5, Lenovo (forgot the model number) and hp DV6 and all of them had much inferior sound quality than my Macbook pro

3. The USB ports are distributed on two sides, which is really nice

From aesthetics and ergonomics part, it excels my Macbook pro in the following aspects:

1. The corners of the rectangular chassis is not sharp like my Macbook pro, which is really nice. The Macbook's sharp edges cut into my palm everytime I lift it. Even while typing, it feels like a knife against my arm.

2. I liked the back lighting of the hp keyboard better

Now some cons in comparison to my Macbook pro 17 (early 2010):

1. My hp envy 15 power button's painting is already peeling off!! My Macbook pro still looks like brand new (not just the power button). To be fair, the Envy 15 doesn't seem to have any other weak part to peel off, and I am planning to keep the laptop as that minor cosmetic blemish is not a big deal for me.

2. The screen on my Macbook pro still would outperform the radiance display (to be fair, this is the best display of all the non Macbook pro that I have seen (refer to the earlier mentioned laptop models that I played with)). That being said, the Macbook pro 15" display really SUCKS. Refer to my updated comparison with Macbook pro 15" at the end of this review.

3. My 2 years old Macbook pro's 640x480 resolution webcam (yes that's only 0.3 mega pixel) still outperforms this Envy HD webcam (True vision or whatever they call it). That being said, again, to be fair, this is one of the best webcam that I have seen in non-Macbook pro laptops. Particularly, my last attempt with Asus N53SV webcam was horrible! It was sooo laggy and soo horrible quality that it was a deal breaker for me. (UPDATE: I changed my opinion, and kindly refer to my updated part of this review for my current subjective opinion).

4. The touchpad on my macbook pro has NO competitor. It's really awesome, and the hp touchpad can only dream to be of that quality.

Now some common complaint and their solution:

1. The touchpad is horrible, doesn't do smooth scrolling, doesn't register click etc. The solution is to install the latest driver. The notebook review forum has a Envy driver page which is up to date with the latest drivers (including drivers that are still not officially available from HP) and I downloaded a Synaptic driver from that link. It's a direct download from HP server, so nothing to be worried about. HP is probably going to release that soon. The driver was built at the end of January and after installing that, this touchpad is REALLY awesome. Almost as good as my Macbook pro (but as I said, it's still has a long way to go)

2. The two finger tapping has no right click configuration: If you come from Mac world, you are probably accustomed to tapping with two fingers and that acts like a right click. You can install an open source program named TwoFingerScroll (hosted on google codes) to achieve that. After that, IMHO, the touchpad is feature complete (you can configure many options in original Synaptic control panel + TwoFingerScroll)

3. Battery issue, and smooth switching between built in and ATI graphics card: Right now I have fixed mode driver enabled and I am only using built in Intel Graphics, which is more than adequate for me as I don't play games. You just need to go to BIOS settings and set Fixed mode in video switching setting (instead of Dynamic (the default)), and then right click on the desktop and go to Configure Switchable Graphics and set the power saving GPU as the graphics card. That seems to give me around 5 hours of typical usage, where I can edit the documents or browse typical web. Please refer to the updated review at the end of this review for some battery comparison with Macbook pro 17" and 15".

4. People complain that the red looks orange. But that's a common problem of the recent IPS panels (I heard Sony has same problem). And to me it doesn't look bad at all. The notebook review forum has some color calibration suggestion to improve the red accuracy. But I don't think it would be fixed with such a simple solution. So, if you really need a very accurate color output, look elsewhere.

Some features that I really like:

1. The analog volume control: Oh my gosh, that is sooo handy and sooo cute. You really need to feel it to understand how great that feature is. I always got lost between various top row volume control button. Now I never miss volume up and volume down. And they also have a cute mute button next to the analog volume control.

2. Buttonless touchpad: While they copied it from Apple, I think that's really great. Particularly, now you have the whole area as a touchpad and for multi-touch gesture.

Some issues that I hate:

1. The fan sound. It's definitely louder than my Macbook pro (Which is almost silent), and it's even louder than my Asus N53!

2. The left side of the keyboard (a, s, d etc. keys) feels loose (probably people call it flexing??) It doesn't feel solid.

3. I hated the crappy painting that is peeling off from the power button

All being said, this is the best non-Apple laptop that I have ever seen in my life. I am really happy with the build quality and the look (which they definitely copied from Apple), and the laptop is really very snappy (as you would expect from such a high end laptop). Unless the IPS Red accuracy is an issue for you, and you can live with some hit and miss on the build quality, it should be fine. Give it a try, and of course Amazon's excellent customer service would help you get a refund if you are not happy.

UPDATE 02/22/2012:

I now played with the laptop little more, and I also compared it with my brother's late 2011 Macbook pro 15" (The latest model). Here is my findings:

1. Envy's display might be inferior to my Macbook pro 17" which has a full HD (not 1080p) 1920x1200 display. But it blows away the latest 15" Macbook pro's display which only has 1440x900 and you cannot even upgrade that display. In fact, the Macbook pro 15's display looks super pixelated next to Envy's display.

2. I heavily tested the webcam, and compared it against both my Macbook pro 17 and my brother's Macbook pro 15. While the Macbook pro's webcam looks more brighter, it is actually inferior to HP's true vision webcam. The hp webcam gives high color accuracy and more contrast. In return, you get more noise. In a first look it does appear that Macbook's webcam is smoother. But my wife pointed to me that my green t-shirt during testing was looking almost whitish with the Macbook pro (both 17" and 15") webcam.

3. Moreover, on the Webcam part, the HP webcam is buttery smooth. I don't have a scientific comparison. But, I felt like they are capturing the frames at at least 20+ FPS. Macbook pro's Webcam is also quite good. But I felt like they have little bit of lag and not as smooth as HP.

4. Apple actually lost their battery edge! This is particularly surprise to me. My 17" Macbook pro still gives me 6+ hours of battery life. While the brand new Macbook pro 15" actually depletes within 3 hours of continuous video playback! On skype video calling, it was showing me a dismal 1.5 hours of estimated battery life! The MBP 15" battery life is therefore very similar to Envy's battery life. I believe this is because of the quad core processor. Another thing that irritated me is Apple's unwillingness to disable the dedicated graphics card. In my Early 2010 MBP, there was an option in System Preference, where I could disable my dedicated graphics card to save some power. As I never play game, I never use dedicated graphics card. But, looks like in OS X Lion and the late 2011 MBP, they only either allow you dynamic switching or a dedicated graphics card. Neither could accomplish the best possible battery life with just an exclusive non-negotiable built in graphics card (as I mentioned, both my MBP 17 and Envy is currently set to built in graphics only).

5. And finally, I really got disappointed at my brother's latest Macbook pro 15" after introspecting with what he got after paying 1.5 times the cost of Envy:

5.1. MBP 15 has 512 MB of graphics RAM, while Envy 15 has 1GB.

5.2. Envy 15 came with Radeon 7690M while MBP came with 6750M.

5.3. Envy 15 came with 750GB Hard disk, while MBP came with 500GB HDD. Also, Envy came with 7200 RPM faster Hard disk, while MBP 15 came with 5400 slower hard disk.

5.4. Envy 15 came with 8GB 1600MHz RAM, while MBP came with 4GB 1333MHz RAM

5.5. Not to mention the super CRAPPY display of 15" MBP. That itself would be a deal breaker for me.

That being said, would I stop buying a Macbook pro in the future, when such a perfect Macbook pro clone is around? NO. I am a Computer Science researcher and I love the power of Unix. I am writing this part for those parents who often times buy Windows machine for their college going sons/daughters with Computer Science major. I personally believe that for productivity of a Computer Science major, Mac OS X has NO competitor. While Linux could be a viable alternative, it doesn't have any polished software. E.g., when I first bought my Mac, I commented that just for Unix compatibility, Omnigraffle, Keynote and native PDF integration of Mac OS X, I would pay the Apple premium. Linux simply doesn't have the Apps ecosystem. And Windows will never be able to emulate a Unix system as it doesn't have the POSIX layer. That being said, Windows is an excellent Entertainment OS. E.g., you cannot easily stream your media to your TV through a MAC (it doesn't come with DLNA and UPnP support), while Windows 7 is bundled out of the box with all those nice features. I can keep going on. But, my point is, for productivity, buy a Mac. For leisure and entertainment buy a Windows machine. That's just my personal opinion of course.

Update 03/24/2012:

After updating the bios to F.06, my keyboard started missing lots of keystrokes. Fortunately, Amazon was happy to send me another one. The new one came with F.06 pre-installed, but it only missed keystrokes when the backlit is ON. Luckily, HP released their latest F.07 BIOS. And now, all my problems are gone! The keyboard is perfectly working, and thanks to Amazon, I have got a new laptop with no power button paint peeling. So, I am hereby updating my review to 5 star. I know I have gone through lots of ordeal to get to this point. But I don't wanna keep any hard feeling, particularly when the laptop is so fast and smooth, and cute looking.

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My previous laptop was a Macbook pro 17" unibody. It was a beautifully built product. I'm quite surprised that I'm just as happy with the Envy as I was with the Macbook.

Pros:

Good build quality. Almost up there with the macbooks.

Based on the pictures, I thought the bottom and the lid were made of plastic. They're made on metal instead!

The drivers and base software bundle is very polished.

Re-install from recovery media is very streamlined and a pleasant experience.

Not a single crash so far.

The 1080p display quality is great. But there are some drawbacks. I use it in graphic design at work.

Quick boot time ad least with an ssd. The bios/post screen is a blink of an eye.

Battery life is good in normal tasks. I haven't tested anything heavier so far.

The gpu switching utility is simple and very useful. You specify which programs you want to fire up the more powerful gpu. That's something I missed on macs.

The usb port which lets you charge devices even when the computer is off is superb. Tablets and phones charged without problems. Now you can charge your phone when it's getting low on battery even while walking down town.

Nice stylish font on the keyboard.

Quite decent connectivity for such a device

Ability to function as a wlan access point and share the internet connection even while you're connected via wlan yourself.

Cons:

The bottom cover wobbles just slightly after a couple of opens. Normally no one needs the open it though. It is opened only if you replace the hdd, memory or battery

The volume levels tend to be to high with headphones and the volume knob. On the first level of volume it's too low and on the second level it's too loud. It kind of takes the usefulness out the knob. I haven't found a way to fix that so far. You really shouldn't need to search for a solution for volume settings.

The displays black levels seem to be quite high. The back light bleeds through quite a lot. On the other hand it's very uniform (led backlight), so it doesn't bother that much.

The power brick is huge and hideous. HP really needs to do something about these. It's a pain to carry them around. I bought a smaller one right away and use the original one only on my work desk.

Super reflective display finish.

Arrow keys are awful.

Recommendations:

I recommend to reinstall everything from the recovery dvd and select minimized install. That way all the non-essential software won't be installed.

Buy an ssd. It makes the world of difference.

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Spec wise and all. This laptop is pretty good.

The display is very crisp and clear.

It's fast.

It has a sleek design.

Cool button for changing volume.

Back lit keyboard.

Switchable graphics can save power.

HD

Beats Audio provides great sound through the speakers.

That being said, there are some issues I have with this laptop.

First, as I type this right now, it seems I have to hit my space bar key pretty hard when I use my right thumb since it seems to not respond when I hit it from the right side.

The red is not so red. I don't really care much about it, but it's an issue some of you might not really enjoy.

Switchable graphics not so switchable. Sometimes, it doesn't switch GPUs, but it's not that big a deal since you can simply, no, I advise you to change it to manual switching on the BIOS if you chose to get this laptop, so you can switch the GPUs yourself.

As I feel through the edges of the laptop, it feels uneven. It's not noticeable when you look at it, but you can feel it.

Looks like a Mac book. Originality please.

As for game performance and display, it performs great for the basic games, though it struggled a bit with GTA IV, but I was not on High Performance power mode, so I can't be certain.

Summary: If you are into Photoshop or you do stuff that involves colors, than I'll advise you to stay away from this laptop. If you are just a gamer(casual) looking for a portable gaming machine from this era, and you don't care much about color, then go ahead and get this.

Color-wise, I don't feel like returning it. Keys-wise, I just might.

EDIT(2/21/2012): According to some info I got from another forum, there was a BIOS update to attempt to fix the keyboard issue (BIOS F.06). I installed this update, but it didn't fix anything for me. On the other hand, some people claim that it fixed the issue for them. There was also another fix which would force the BIOS to recover, and some said that fixed it for them while others, like me, still remain with the keyboard issue. I guess right now, it's a game of chance for those with this laptop.

I have also decided to return the laptop since I couldn't bear the missing keystrokes any longer.

EDIT(3/8/2012): Long story short, I couldn't return the item yet, but I was able to ask for an exchange. I received another Envy and this one works way better than the one I got before even though it is still running the F.06 BIOS. The one thing you'll have to do to avoid skipping keystrokes is to dim the back light of the keyboard while on AC (You don't need it to be too high anyway). While on Battery, you should turn off the back light, and that should solve, or "improve", the missing keystrokes issue (It did/does for me) until HP decides to throw out a fix.

EDIT(3/28/2012): Hp released BIOS F.07 update to fix the keyboard issue. I have updated to that version and I am convinced, and can conclude, that the keyboard issue has been rectified. So if you aren't running F.07, get that.

Later.

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I purchased a custom Envy 15t-3000 directly from HP. I received the laptop 16 days after placing my order.

The laptop was packaged nicely, and the appearance of the Envy was amazing. The aluminum chassis was nice. If I held down the front left corner and lifted the right corner, the laptop only flexed about 1/4 inch. The backlit keyboard is a great touch, and the clarity of text on the 1920x1080 screen is wonderful.

That's where the good stuff ends. The computer cost $1224.99 after using a 30% coupon ($1749.99 originally), which I consider expensive. This expensive beauty cannot perform the simple tasks my $200 netbook does perfectly. I ended up returning the computer for a full refund. Many people in the notebookreview Envy 15 3xxx forums have done 3+ exchanges with HP just to keep getting computers with hardware issues. HP quality control is terrible.

Reasons I returned mine:

1. Terrible trackpad. Two-finger scrolling is difficult, random right clicks, detects palms as fingers while typing

2. Missing keystrokes. Different letters at different times would not register as I typed them. If I pressed T 100 times, it would only register 5 of the pushes.

3. Display. The clarity of text was nice, and I didn't mind the orange issue (reds appear orange), but a 1920x1080 in a 15inch screen doesn't work well. I had to used 150% dpi, which some applications such as iTunes cannot handle well.

4. Audio Issues. Random volume increases and decreases, and many times I had to throw my headphones off my head to save my ears from instant, unexpected pain. The Beats volume wheel will randomly increase volume as it is turned to decrease. Listening on the lowest possible volume setting was still very loud. Static through headphones when nothing is playing. Beats software stopped working after installing updated driver to fix above issues.

5. Heft. This thing was heavy, and it is unusually long making it difficult to put into my DaKine laptop backpack (designed for 15inch laptops).

6. Back up. It took 3 hours to burn the 5 backup disks. No way am I doing that again if I exchange. So, I'm getting a refund instead.

7. Performance. It's not much faster than my Asus UL30vt. My envy had the hybrid drive, and that only took about 5 seconds off of boot times, and 2 seconds off of Outlook open times.

My build

Envy 15

* Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

* 2nd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM (2.2 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz

* 1GB AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7690M GDDR5 Discrete Graphics(TM) [HDMI, DP]

* 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)

* 750G 7200 rpm Hybrid Hard Drive

* Microsoft(R) Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word/Excel(R) only, No PowerPoint(R)/Outlook(R)

* 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

* 15.6-inch diagonal Radiance Full HD Infinity LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080)

* SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support

* HP TrueVision HD Webcam

* Intel 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth(R) with Wireless Display Support

* Full-size Radiance backlit keyboard

* Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) Elements 9 & Adobe Premiere(R) Elements 9

* 2 year limited warranty included

* HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

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Overall, I am very happy with this laptop. It has a lot to offer for such a modest price! In spite of a few minor complaints, this is a great system, worth more than the asking price. I was very much attracted by the price but was a little wary I was unsure what compromise might have been made to drive down the price. Did not want to spend too much because I only need a light-duty machine for Internet, E-Mail, and playing DVD movies while away from home traveling.

The first thing I noticed when it came out of the box is how light it was, but it also did not have the battery in it yet. It looks and feels really good and the weight is fairly well balanced. It is a large battery and appears to function quite well for hours without a recharge. The battery adds a good deal of weight, but it's a very light notebook for it's size. If your are looking for a laptop under 5 bls with a screen this size and a DVD drive I'm not sure you would find one under $300 or even $400 dollars.

The laptop's screen is very bright maybe too bright. Fairly easy to adjust the screen seetings via the function keys on the keyboard. I also found that when the screen is tilted back a little (away from you) the picture looks better and has more deep rich colors that really pop! I've enjoyed watching a DVD movie on it with no noticable issues.

It has a chicklet style keyboard, which in my opinion is good because of easier cleaning, but it is not does not light up, which could make it easier to see the keyboard in the light and the dark. At this price point I was not expecting a lighted keyboard. The touchpad is larger than I expected it occasionally gets in the way and moves the mouse and or clicks on an object. I'm thinking about just turning it off and using a wireless mouse.

The audio was not the best, but I was not expecting great sound. I boosted the levels to 100% in the application that came with the laptop (Sonic) and it did improve it to acceptable levels. The webcam is built-in which is nice, and it works about as well as what you would expect from a budget laptop which is not that good. I ended up making an extra $30 purchase for a pretty good Creative Live! Cam Socialize HD AF 720P 10MP Webcam

because it works well for Skype.

Speed is pretty good especially once you remove the moderate amounts of bloatware. If your not going to wipe and replace the operating system (Make sure to backup before you do) then I would recommend fully uninstalling the security software (virus, firewall, Microsoft Office trial etc...) that comes with the laptop via add/remove programs or Revo Uninstaller. I also would replace them with use a free products that have worked well in the past like avast! as a Antivirus. If you need or want an alternative to MS Office perhaps OpenOffice which is also free will meet your needs?

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I got one this model on Black Friday 2011. Mine had a small problem with the "5" key not working in the top row. I took it back where I purchased it from and they got it straightened out. Since then it has been behaving very well.

It runs quite cool and quiet. The screen is brightly lit; almost too bright for me even at its lowest setting.(I just got rid of an old Dell D620) The speakers sound nice for this price system and the included Sonic Focus audio enhancement software really does make an audible difference.

One of the things I like most about this notebook, and ASUS in general , is its style. I really like the combination of different textures that they finished this machine with. The battery does decently enough. I get right around 5 hours out of mine, but I'm not a "power user" by any measure of the term. I can say that even the lower end Radeon HD 6290 graphics solution does a passable job of rendering some PC games. They'll probably play, just not well.

I was really quite amazed to find a registration card for FREE ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE PROTECTION for 1 year. That's right, FREE. Most retailers hit you up pretty hard for an extension of basic warranty coverage. To think that ASUS GIVES you 1 year of ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE PROTECTION against drops, spills, electrical surges and fire for FREE, that blew my mind.

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I bought this Asus model over a year ago and have had no problems with it. I mainly use it for surfing the net, some e-mail and a few online games thrown in. I have not used the camera/microphone function much, but it appears to do the job when provided with adequate lighting. When just playing online games or surfing the net, the battery will last a tad over 5 hours and charges quickly even while the computer is in use. I don't store much on the hard drive, as this is a secondary computer, so don't have any issues with the storage capabilities. I also only use the programming it came with no Microsoft Office Professional in use to test the processing speed, as the processor is slow; however, for an under-$350 price tag, I'm very satisfied with this Asus laptop and would recommend it for a casual user who wants to get away from the desk!

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Very user friendly. I've never downloaded before, and evrything went well. Great product. I'm just waiting for my back-up disc to come in the mail...Free shipping, too.

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picked up this model asus the other day at american electronics for 300 and it's nothing too fancy,but works well and stays cool.had to delete some crapware and set it up as i like which took a couple days, so we're happy with it so far and it comes with the 1 yr. warranty, which covers EVERYTHING..+

hope my mom enjoys this as her first computer,altho i seem to be using it more

happy holidays everybody and god bless..

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I bought this as a birthday and graduation gift for my sister, after I saw her old Pavilion DV4150US. I wanted her to have something that'll carry her farther than just her current Master's studies, as well as help her with her orchestra performances and student tutoring sessions. She was absolutely ecstatic when she signed for it and opened the box!

She ran into one problem: Office 2010 Professional. For some inane reason, when she got ready to use Word 2010, it asked her for the product key. The other applications in the suite did likewise. We checked all the paperwork that came with the system to no avail. Because it was loaded by HP (OEM), she'll have to wait for when she has time off to call HP's Customer Care to request help. That makes me rather unhappy 'cause I don't like giving anyone, even my own sister, a half-functioning gift.

In the meantime, she's able to use it a lot more for her classes, her students, and her performances without any hangups or issues. Will update this review once we hear from HP.

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everything was the way I thought and needed, there was neither above nor below what I expected. recommend the program to anyone, academic level

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It is the second time i turn my computer on. It does not work, it freezes with the dell logo on the screen! Ill never trust amazon as a seller again!!

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This review is not about the Inspiron 14z since I never received one. I purchased it as "used, very-good" from Amazon Warehousedeals. It looks brand-new and well packaged. HOWEVER, mine will work only if plugged in, because of "battery not detected" error! It came with BIOS A04. Based on forums, I tried to update to A06 but it won't flash bios without a battery pack installed! While using service tag on Dell's website, I realized that I received an inspiron 13z (5323) instead of a 14z, thus a different product with smaller screen size!! Really?! I never had any problems with Amazon warehousedeals in the past, this time feel scammed and waste of my time. Return already on its way.

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Just got the laptop. good price for all the features, expandable to 8g ram 2.6ghz dual core processor works great. has a cool little media quick launch button that starts up either hulu or netflix right away. the keyboard is a little off spacing wise but that could just be because im used to my toshiba that kicked the bucket. so far smooth. everyting started up great, streams movies to my tv though the hdmi. will let yall know if any problems arise. ohh a quick note that i think all the major laptop companies are changing their touch mouse thing. it takes a little getting used to but i didnt see much of any other option out there. there are no real buttons just one flat touch pad. i had to knock down the sensitivity on mine

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I purchased this laptop in August 2010 and I am so so satisfied with this laptop. It is so efficient, fast, crisp, clear, and many functions....I love the media dock,it ables you to log in to your webcam see movies video. This laptop is the bomb! The web cam is so clear and the added function are cool. I would recomemend this laptop to anyone who is looking to get much much more for there money.

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The Laptop has met and exceeded my expectations. If you are looking for

a fast multi functional pc, you won't be disapointed.

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This laptop is a perfect computer for people who need a reliable everyday computer. This is definitely not for anyone looking to do any gaming.

One potential con: The keyboard has keys on the far left that boot up different programs. If you are not careful, you could boot up some of these programs, but it takes getting used to. After about a week of having this laptop, I've gotten used to the placement of the buttons, and I am having no problems with the keyboard.

Several pros:

Awesome built-in webcam with great features

Bluetooth technology (can hook up wireless printers and wireless headphones)

HDMI output --> Can hook up laptop to most modern-day TV's

Video and streaming quality is excellent.

The computer runs efficiently for having a dual-core processor!

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I recently purchased this laptop off amazon & I am so glad I did !

Pros: Webcam has tons of fun features similiar to those of macs. It also allows you to webchat in dimly lit rooms. The computer itself runs very smoothly thanks to the processor & amount of memory. I really like the gadgets that you can add to the desktop, they have downloadable ones off their website too.

Cons: Keyboard takes some getting used too. I had a toshiba before and although ive had this laptop a week, Im still having trouble getting used to the keys. Also, I really wish the laptop was lit in the dark.

Overall a really great buy! Especially if you have a lot of music/videos/etc.

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THE LAPTOP IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

IT WORKS GREAT... WITH WIN 7... I LOVE IT

I TRY WIN 8 BUT MOST OF MY SOFTWARE WILL

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MY WIFE AND I BOTH OWN PH-DV6 LAPTOPS

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Amazing good but audio beats sucks on this laptop messed up all sounds and it it's not good at multi tasking but good for what I need if for

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This unit is just what I was looking for it exceeds my expectations. It's a "work" computer so it get dragged around a LOT it is rugged for its light weight. The performance is as good if not better than expected.

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It is a wonderful laptop with great specs and is sure to be one that lasts and can be used for gaming or whatever you may need it for.

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Pros:

Great built quallity

Great specs

Amazing sound!!

Great screen (in despite you may find in youtube reviews)

Slim, actually it looks slimmer than it actually is)

Light (considering is a 15" model)

Cheap

Cons:

A little bit of flex on the keyboard. Not too much.. but..

A bit noisy... fan is always on (although you may deactivate this in bios)

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this is a great laptop, fast and HP!

HP has lots of software support, but 8 is a problem for those of us trained on

windows 3 through 7 (even 6 or Vista).

8.1 made it worse my VPN still works on 7, but not on 8??

light, fast and a large and fast hard drive

would have been nicer if HP had allowed me to design it on their site,

but I wasnot in the US to do that just then.

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Came dead on arrival. nothing on screen, no beeps... called HP.. spent three hours with tech support. No luck. Really nice laptop. design and build quality is great. Just that HP seems to be a bit low end compared to apple or even dell.

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I returned this computer without turning it on or activating it in any way. It had a scratch on the side of the case that was apparently there when it was packaged at the manufacturer. The packaging was adequate and undamaged. The seller was in no way responsible as this was drop-shipped to me directly from the manufacturer distributing center.

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it looks great, sleek, windows 8 as it is. but this thing is driving me INSANE because of its poorest internet connectivity EVER. I mean I have the best connection in my house. all my iPads, iPhones and good old laptop never ever have any issues with my wireless-N router signals. everything is working just fine except this acer thing which is breaking connection every 5 minutes. interestingly i have observed that whenever i do stuff on the internet the frequency of breaking connection increases. as if it cant tolerate the 'load' of the data transfer. now please do not teach me the steps I should take to improve the signal and reception. the problem is with its hardware. in next few days I will decide whether or not it is worth living with this problem or just get rid of the headache once for all.

update: downgraded to 1 star. Guys, DO NOT BUY this piece of CRAP! I guess you get what u pay for.

update: I was about to ship it back. i thought i should give it one more chance. so i chatted with customer service about this wifi issue. they said that it was a well known issue and had a simpler than expected fix. they forwarded me a link. i was supposed to uninstall the wifi driver and then reinstall it from the link. BOOM!!! Problem solved. now it is working like a charm. i am upgrading it to 4 stars. i would have given it 5 but this wifi thing was very inconvenient and acer should fix this problem so that it worked right out of the box.

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I bought this laptop on sale on another website. I thought the cpu 1.5 ghz Pentium 987 dual core would be a little slow but truthfully it does quite well if you use this for basic document creation/editing and net surfing. The machine runs quietly and stays fairly cool. Reviews of other V5 laptops mention a problem with the wifi signal but I did not have that problem with my unit. Windows 8 is different but it's nothing you can't learn in a day or two. To minimize frustration go to the Windows app store and download the Windows 8 shortcuts app as soon as you set up the laptop. Note that this laptop does not have a touch screen so you manipulate everything from the touchpad or a mouse. The touchpad (smartpad) was great while it worked but it went crazy in just a few days and tweaking the settings did no good so I had to return the laptop. I will try a laptop with a faster cpu and touch screen next. Apart from the touchpad problem however, this Acer laptop is not a bad machine for the price.

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a half of star the dam thing dont work right and i call tech support and get the run around....

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Everything I ever wanted in a Laptop . Could Not ask for more ! I am really liking windows 8 on it !

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I purchased this item from another place other than Amazon. It is a replacement for the previous laptop I owned. This is a good student computer, it runs fast, has a good clear picture, holds a charge well for a large screen. It would not be a good gaming computer. The drawback I have with it is that it only has 2 USB ports and I had to purchase an extra USB that will allow me to charge my iPhone, plug in my mouse receiver, and plug in my jump drive all at the same time.

This computer is amazingly lightweight for its size and has a thin profile. Overall it is a good computer that is fairly portable for the student on the go.

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11 month old computer stopped working after a shutdown, was told the motherboard was broken. To fix this, I would be in as far as the cost of the computer. The tech told me not to buy a Toshiba next time. He said his research showed this is a common problem.

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I purchased this refurbished for 450 dollars. I already had a borrowed Satellite and loved it while I was using it. This Laptop here though, is great for gaming, video editing, Photoshop, MS Office. Below are the games I play on it just fine.

Doom III

F.E.A.R.

Assassins Creed (All)

Rift

Dungeons & Dragons Online

World of Warcraft

Crysis

Farcry (All)

Formula 1 Racing

Oblivion (All)

Everquest

So as you can see, quite a few nice games. Not only that, it handles 30-45 minutes of video quite nicely in Adobe CS5, which CS5 does just fine on this computer. I'd recommend it over higher end computers because of the price.

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Excellent laptop, But, the keyboard skips letters typed and also inserts double letters of some typed. Typing is very frustrating.

Toshiba hasn't fixed the problem in 6 months... they say they are on the verge of fixing it.

There are a lot of people wishing they had never bought the computer... you may want to hold off until it is fixed or buy from a different brand.

You can check out the forum on Toshiba's website to see what aggrivation they have caused their customers:Think twice before buying...

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This is another great Toshiba laptop, I hear others complaining about broken power cords or internal components. I think for the price this laptop does do what it was priced for, student work or basic computing. It has a wonderful 17.3 inch screen that is 16x9 resolution which is more than enough space to type in Word or view entire spreadsheets. The screen is highly glossy and reflects more than you would enjoy and that is a major downfall. The speakers are nothing to boast about either. Battery life will run you 2 hrs when watching internet videos off WiFi based connection. In the end this laptop is a good one its just too old and outdated to really impress or even keep up with an on the go lifestyle. If anything try out an ASUS or look for a decent priced Toshiba right here on Amazon.com or your local electronics stores. As always this and all computers could have been better.

::Personal Experience::

My laptop still works well for basic non-mobile tasks plus the charger never broke. I use it for Word and Adobe Photoshop and it doesn't lag or die out even when running Chrome, Photoshop, etc at the same time. If you don't get lucky with your purchase then I think just return it if possible if not do a little more careful work on your next purchase. Check where it's coming from, how its going to get there, what have others experienced, maybe don't buy the "latest" computer on the shelves and much more like that.

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This computer is way past its buy mark so I cannot recommend buying this machine as it will not give you what you need anymore.

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After searching for a notebook for a few weeks and reading up on them, I found an acer at best buy I liked. While there I searched the Best buy site and found this laptop for 429. Best buy wanted to charge me 69.99 for having it optimized already and putting the OS onto cds. I told them I wanted the advertised price and I can create the OS discs myself. Finally they gave it to me for the advertised price and I wound up having it optimized and the discs were in the box as well. Not bad!

This notebook can perform just as good if not better than the more expensive models? Oh yes. I am still trying to figure out why would someone buy the 800 hp over this one? The only difference I can see is that the higher priced HPs have larger drives, but who is going to store that much info on their computers? Ram is more important than storage. You can get a 1tb drive for 100 bucks. So no need to spend and extra 400 on storage especially when the ram is only 3!

I am so happy with this model. Fast, efficient, windows 7 is fantastic. Much faster than vista and xp. Sound is awesome. Very happy with this laptop and the money I saved. Highly recommend this one.

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I'm generally happy with this laptop. I got it right after Windows 7 came out, and there are some challenges involved when using a platform that is so new. I have a very old multifunction printer that it had a hard time recognizing, for example. For some reason, I've also had a surprising number of miswritten DVD R's (-R has worked better than +R for reasons that I can't decipher). But the computer boots up very, very quickly, multitasks with ease, and has a lot of programs that I haven't even explored yet. My one true gripe with this computer so far is the speakers -they sounded great for two months, and then suddenly sounded busted. Everything I play now sounds weak and distorted. The bottom line is that you should decide what your specific needs are before investing in this machine, and pay more if you have more to spend because when a computer is cheap, there is always a reason why.

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This is our second HP laptop after a series of HP desktops and current HP printers. Cannot say anything bad about them. I mean I bought the machine knowing its capacities and was not disapointed. Quality of build is good, we've had the CQ 50 139NR for over a year now, it is solid and doesn't come apart with steady use. Outside of more battery life, always want more, we have seen good products from HP. After 8 years we finally just scrapped an HP printer that wouldn't quit. On our Compaq Desktop (made by HP) I thought I needed service, (my bad) and they answered the phone quickly, and were able to remotely access my machine and then took care of everything, I just chatted with the guy over the phone as he cleaned up the mess I made with the software. Then the next day, HP service calls me just to ask if everything is working fine on my machine. A++ service too! I like HP, as long as they keep making good stuff and you can get their products at affordable prices!

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Bought this laptop little over a year and a half and have not had any problems what so ever.Great price at the time,and working strong.

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this laptop pretty awesome for what it has

the price was 429.99 + shippin + tax good price for an HP comp

even though a 250gb harddrive maybe to little for me

its find for users that want to surf the web and have a few music n movies files on it

the webcam is oh k what do you expect from a 1.3mega pixel webcam

you get a full keyboard which is nice :)a 6cell battery which sucks it last about 3 or less hours depeding

if you adjust the power settings i just use it straight with the plug i didn't put the battery on

win 7 home premium all ready install but i delete the OS and install win 7 ultimate

weights about 6 pounds looks big when u close it but when its open its not that big its a perfect size....................revise on 9-5-2011 two years later and its still working :D only problem is my jack messing up :(( it wont read the cord so i bought a new hopefully its just that

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great mini laptop, very portable, i bought this a gift and my friend loves it, batter life is awesome, good price

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The Dell Inspiron 11Z may not be the best netbook/laptop computer in its class, but it comes close. It is a solidly constructed, well designed computer, whose performance compares favorably with other, more expensive, Dell computers I have used, such as several of the early Dell XPS models (M1210, M1330). It may be all a casual user needs in a compact netbook/laptop computer, especially with regards with internet surfing; however, users may want to upgrade the available RAM from 2 GB to 4 GB just for allowing it to have faster internet access, though I have found that when I have used the computer connected to the Internet from a high speed connection, I have had little or no problems with internet surfing. I am delighted that it is relatively light weight, and haven't hesitated carrying it with me, and using it to surf the internet at venues like an East Village (New York, NY) bar or the Metropolitan Museum of Art cafeteria. Aside from internet surfing, I have been able to use the limited versions of MS WORD and MS EXCEL that comprise the MS Office Starter software that was bundled with this computer. (For a substantially higher sum, users can acquire an activation key and have MS OFFICE 2010 working, since it comes installed though not working too.) I highly recommend this computer to anyone thinking of using it primarily as an internet access netbook, or as a backup to another, more feature-laded, laptop or desktop computer.

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I like the computer itself but have had problems with it not downloading any software and that is an ongoing issue. There were so many updates to Windows because it was made in 2011 that for days, it was updating but the result is that I cannot download or update any other software on the computer. If not for these issues, it would be a 5-star, but I have spent considerable time and effort trying to fix the problems and still don't have much more than an email machine at this point.

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met my expectations . great lappy. was as it was described and working just fine. happy with the service . thankyou

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This laptop can take a beating and can dish out a bigger one back. It is reliable, durable, and not an eyesore in a workplace. It gets the job done. Recommend this to anyone who needs a laptop at a construction firm or in an environmentally dangerous area.

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I ordered this laptop along with an extra 2GB DDR3 memory module giving the laptop a total of 4GB of ram. Yes, you will find an extra memory slot allowing you to add one additional memory module. This laptop supports a total of 8GB. BTW, this computer performs very well with the 4GB memory running Windows 7. Runs even faster when running Linux. Our family now has one G570 and two G575's and we are very happy with them. And yes, if you call Lenovo customer support, you do indeed speak with a live person willing to answer any questions you may have. I have used IBM/Lenovo products since 2003 and I am very happy.

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lets get to brass tacks here, If your computer needs are for email and personal accounts like bank. utilities. favorite web pages this computer is perfect, I have mine about a year and serves me perfect, If you store much more data on it I will suggest higher memory, For a user like me just storing favorites and keeping nothing else in memory go for this computer,.. remove any bloatware like pictures that come with computers and music comes with computers you will have a good one. I dont store music or family pictures so this is perfect.

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The product is in good shape and exactly what I requested. It was well packaged and functions perfectly. I love it.

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I'm not a huge techie, but I like my computers to be fast. This one does the job and does it well. I really like the features that it offers as far as how easy it is to set up and start using. It is a durable computer and I can take it anywhere. Runs pretty well with multiple applications open. In addition, the sound is good and the video quality is satisfying as well and the camera is actually pretty nice. Previously, I owned a more expensive Lenovo and the only difference between the two are some luxury features like a series of buttons that are easy to find on the computer, like a "quick-tap" mute button etc. Perfectly happy with my second Lenovo and will buy another in the future. This laptop is the best for the price of what is out there in the same range.

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I bought this for my 11 year old for his birthday. Very good laptop with good specs at a very inexpensive price. I would suggest adding a 2GB memory card which will speed it up for gaming. Overall it is a very capable laptop with a good battery life, very nice screen and excellent specs for price.