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Bought this for my wife in 2011 for Christmas great package deal( Laptop, Sleave, mouse,and pad and memory upgrade to 8GB) all matching. She was looking for an upgrade from her HP mini netbook so she could watch movies.

She loves it. With the 640 GB hard drive lots of space for all her fav music and pics(100GB currently) with plenty of space left over and no issues with this machine.

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Great laptop for the money and only one tiny scratch above the keyboard, otherwise it looked brand new. It runs cool, it's quiet, and it was easy to set up and start using. Another quality product from HP.

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My granddaughter is very pleased. It has become handy for school. also communicating with her friends.I now need to find a matching mouse and case.

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I received a few week ago and here are my thoughts.

Overall I'm very happy with it.

It is as powerful as I would have hoped. I can play far cry 3, Hitman Absolution, Max Payne 3 etc (All quite graphically intense games) at ultra spec and it doesn't skip a beat.

Thanks to the RAID 0 SSD's it boots up to the log in screen in 6 secs (!) and all programs will boot up almost instantly.

The battery life is actually quite impressive. 4 hours of game time while on a plane, which is pretty impressive considering.

It has plenty of ports. 3 x USB 2.0 and 2 x USB 3.0. It even has all the plugs required to run a surround sound system directly from the laptop.

It's pretty light for what it is I think. It's pretty bulky, don't get me wrong. But I can still put this in my laptop rucksack and travel with it comfortably. I had read that the power brick was huge. Maybe they have changed it recently, maybe. I was lead to believe it was the size of a house brick. It's not. Don't get me wrong, it's bigger than normal. But's totally manageable.

When I get home I can put the laptop under the TV, plug it into everything and leave it there. Control of it done via the built in bluetooth.

The bad things are

1)It doesn't sometimes feel a bit flimsy. Nothing has broken, but it just doesn't feel as solid as I would like (I travel a lot and take this with me)

2)Windows 8. Windows is annoying to get used to. But I suppose it's a bullet we're all going to have to bite at some point. When I plugged in my wireless Microsoft mouse. It installed some software for it. At which point my touch pad isn't working anymore (And my keyboard temporarily for some reason, (That was scary :/ )).

I've tried to re-install the touch pad drivers that came with the laptop, but It still won't work.

It's not a major issue because I just use the wireless mouse, but it's still annoying.

I'm 99% sure that this is a windows 8 problem and the touch pad itself is fine.

I (Touch wood) haven't had a problem with the laptop itself so far, and I am very pleased with it. But bare in mind that the MSI customer service is rumored to be really bad. So keep that in mind.

Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase.

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I got my MSI computer in today, I have to say it is an amazing PC. So far i have installed WOW, SCII, LOL and all run fine with graphics turned all the way up! It is a beast of a laptop does not feel like you will break it by mistake! The keyboard rocks! Only negative about it is WINDOWS 8! Hate windows 8. For the price this is an awesome product!

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Generally speaking an excellent desktop replacement for work that will run current games. MSI appears to cut less corners than its competitors when it comes to quality components; however, it comes at a slight price increase. In particular, the cooling is far better than advertised.

Only real complaint other than bloatware is the left control key which fell off immediately upon first use and took me days to find a way to reattach (although somewhat imperfectly) and continues to feel fragile.

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First pure gaming machine I have purchased.

Performance is excellent.

Mild issues with sound coming from the speakers but not a deal breaker.

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I needed a new laptop to take the place of my aging Apple Mac Airbook. Sure there is a major size difference, but I have been very pleased with the performance. Intense games, large data sets, etc. are no problem for this monster! Yes. You do have to pay a little more for it, but this laptop is definitely worth the money!

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I would have given this a 2-star review because of the very bad stock switchable video ATI drivers (which are HP's fault since they force ATI to go through them and not release drivers separately) but that has changed very recently.

First off, trying to find a 17+" screen on any laptop for less than a grand is a hard search it's mostly Vaios and gaming Acers which are not cheap. Not to mention a real graphics card, an I5, 4 gigs of ram, and Win7. It's also got a pretty decent stock battery, which is large as stated in the other review but it's large in the right way, because it pushes the back up off the surface so it can cool without you having to suspend it over something. It's also surprisingly light: with a 17" screen and a full keyboard with numpad I thought it would be a brick but it's not bad at all.

Initially I was very annoyed at the switchable graphics driver which lets you go between the onboard Intel GMA chip and the separate ATI HD4560 because it was very flaky. For example if you let it sleep while ATI was selected, the switchable driver would no longer work until you rebooted, switching took a long time, and about half the time when you came back from sleep on the Intel GMA chip it would flash red green and you would have to put it back to sleep and try again.

That just recently changed however as they finally updated the driver, now it's quick to change and all the issues seem to have disappeared.

I would probably stick to the Intel GMA as much as possible because it heats up quick with the ATI card and most people don't do anything that requires the ATI card, I can watch full HD movies on the Intel GMA chip because the i5 is optimized to work for it and onboard graphics aren't as terrible as they used to be.

I doubt it would actually overheat if you left ATI on all the time but if you're on Intel GMA it's pushing out a slightly warm breeze whereas with the ATI switched on its definitely hot to the point where it will get uncomfortable if you're anywhere near the vents. Why make it work extra hard to cool down if you don't need to? I would say it's not a failing of the laptop it's just the way things work, graphics cards get hot and it's in a tiny enclosed space, on the onboard graphics it's actually much cooler than my old laptop which had a tiny fraction of the power this does.

As far as performance capabilities go I develop on it etc the heaviest test I have given it is Fallout: New Vegas and switched on the ATI card and it works as well as a desktop, much to my surprise. So the power is there if you need it but you usually don't.

Summary: very good laptop for the money, wipe the HP stuff off (my own personal preference since HP stuff is notoriously hard to root out completely, preferably with a format/reinstall) and update the video driver and you will have a very good deal.

If you want an even better deal grab the AMD one for $100-$150 cheaper which makes changes it from a good deal to an incredibly good deal as it's almost exactly the same performance-wise.

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I bought this laptop mainly for photo (and maybe video) editing.

Pros: This is really a powerful laptop. Works well with CS5. A good replacement for my desktop.

I like the widescreen which helps me work on 2 documents at the same time.

Battery performance is excellent. I like the graphic card switching method which saves power.

The HP advisor is very helpful.

Cons:

The mouse pad buttons are not that user friendly. The left and right buttons are both hard to press. You have to find a 'sweet spot' which is the center for you to press it. Or you can just use a mouse or a tablet.

The paint finish is not that good especially at the edge. It easily chips off. The rubber finish also fades faster. (I just got this laptop for less than a month)

A little bit heavy but manageable. Lighter than the other 17" laptops.

Not that travel friendly. So if you are always on the go, try the 14 and 15s...

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I replaced an older Dv7 laptop woth this one. It is tough getting used to. My older model had all the bells and whistles while this one is basic. the touch pad is very hard to get used to. The level of the pad is the same as the laptop itself so you need to look down to make sure you're fingers are correctly placed. This pad does not respond like I wish it would. It stalls and then goes haywire.

The screen is much brighter than my older model and it's easier on the eyes. I am hoping with time any issues I am having will resolve themselves. I will give an update soon

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I was shopping for the most laptop I could get with a blu-ray drive under a thousand dollars and this fit the bill very well. The i5 intel processor impresses, it has a dual video card setup one for basic use that conserves battery power, and one for "gaming." Overall, I do like this laptop but it does have a few niggles I would like to mention.

Cons:

1) The touchpad is horrible. Use a mouse. I constantly battle the stupid thing.

2) The blu-ray drive is very difficult to open/eject. Crazy as this sounds, the eject button is tiny and you have to press it in deeply with your fingernail or it just won't eject. I find it easier to right mouse on the drive in "My Computer" and select Eject from the menu. Come on HP! Give me a simple, larger button to press to open the optical drive.

3) The battery is a large 9-cell that has a large hump at the bottom. It nicely props up the laptop on a desk, but it is heavy, doesn't allow a nice flat profile to place in a bag/backpack, and doesn't even get close to the advertised battery life. I'd like to order a flat 6-cell version but if this one doesn't last that long, I'd hate to see how the "little" battery performs.

4) A lot of HP "Junk software" loaded on this thing. Takes time to uninstall it all.

5) No restore DVD included in the box.

6) HP accessories like extra batteries or AC/Auto power adapters are quite expensive.

Pros:

1) Plays blu-rays on my flatscreens with 1 HDMI cable and all the included software works great. Or hook up the VGA cable and use the headphone jack.

2) The large 17.3" screen is awesome, bright, and very crisp and clear.

3) I haven't really tested the processing power but this thing rates very well on the Microsoft Windows 7 performance scale. All my programs launch quickly and it is a pleasure to work on. This has replaced an AMD Dual core 2.8 Ghz desktop PC as my "workhorse" everyday computer.

4) I love the fingerprint reader.

All-in-all I rate this a good buy and would certainly purchase it again.

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One of the best laptop I have bought so far. I've been using Dell for the past 4 years and would like to have a change and bought this laptop.

It has wide 17inch screen for a good movie experience and with Beats audio experience. Played Avatar blu ray and graphics card did it work correctly but was not able to render the graphics in 2 scenes.

I was not much satisfied with the speakers. Even though, the sound level is high but it creates a jabbering noise which is kinda not good.

Other than that this is a very good laptop of its kind.

ASUS G55VW-RS71 15.6-Inch ROG Laptop (Black) Review

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This laptop is really amazing. I can run COD Black Ops 2 maxed out on everything except shadows on medium and get about 70 fps. I also use it for work and create power spectra plots almost instantly using a fairly demanding app within Matlab. I can have almost 10 such plots open at the same time while having several browser windows open. I just purchased 8 more GB of RAM because I am doing some serious multitasking. The vents blow away from the user and barely get warm unless hardcore gaming. I love the slight incline the keyboard has. The speakers are loud.

I do have one con, and that is I hit the track pad with my palm, on accident, deleting parts of emails and various other things. It happens enough were I get upset but fairly minor compared to everything that is great about it. I am not sure I would pay the price Amazon is asking. I bought mine from Newegg for $999 but they are sold out and this laptop is discontinued.

It does have an illuminated keyboard but there is more leakage from underneath the keys than from the numbers and letters themselves and this was almost not worth mentioning.

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This computer is great. It is what I have been waiting for, a fully power windows PC in tablet form.

Pros:

The computer is relatively high powered for a tablet and a computer of the price.

The keyboard is great, this tablet is very widescreen which means the keyboard has the space to be less compact than most 11 in keyboards.

The keyboard feels great while typing.

The tablet comes with a bluetooth mouse which is not always necessary but handy at times.

The touch works great.

There was not much bloatware preinstalled

The case with the bluetooth keyboard has a little notch/slot system to allow the user to type and use the computer in their lap as a laptop unlike most tablets/cases (this is my favorite feature).

This is extremely lightweight which is great for school.

The screen powers off when you shut the case and powers back on when the case is opened.

Cons:

So far I have not found many, I sometimes wish there was a touchpad built in to the case in addition to the keyboard.

There is only one USB port which is a bit limiting.

The keyboard is very thin and as a result has a tendency to move with typing.

The keyboard is micro USB charged the included cord is incredibly short as it is intended to be used to power the keyboard from the computer. However I wish is had come with a decent length cord.

The computer came with an adapter for the microHDMI but is goes to VGA?

The case is a little inconvenient when you wish to use the tablet as a tablet, you can't just flip the keyboard behind (or rather you can but you will hit keys as the keyboard remains on) and the case is a little difficult to remove.

I previously bought/returned the surface and I actually like this device more than the surface.

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Hello folks, the following information is shared to the best of my knowledge and experience with the unit. Just to give you a piece of mind, I am an IT professional with over 10 years of experience including mobile solutions (i.e. phones, tablets, etc.)

I decided purchase this product purely for business. This means no games and no major processing involved such as running applications such as Photoshop® or AutoDesk®. I use it to browse the web, work on documents, and even take it out for presentations. Occasionally, I like to play tablet games here and there and watch some movies on Netflix®. I can barely feel any delay because the applications that I use are small and require very little memory (RAM). If you use this purely for the same reasons that I have, I doubt that you would be disappointed. Keep in mind that this may be designed as a tablet, but the parts are purely made for a PC, this means that the weight of the device may be slightly heavier than your standard iPad® or Android® Tablets. But for the cost and and simplicity of a mobile office with touch screen it was one of the best investments I have made this year.

The final warning I can provide is regarding Windows 8 I know that several people dislike it so far, but for those who are technically savvy, please take the time to play with it and understand its potential. I didn't like it at all in the beginning, but when I grew to understand the functions of the OS, I came to realize that it this technology is ahead of its time and that when I needed certain features to be performed, it was ready and waiting the whole time that I had doubted it.

Final note: I don't like the search feature in Windows 8 but it doesn't mean that I couldn't work with it, this is just my opinion. Regardless, this is a great PC/Tablet it is easy to use, easy to learn to navigate and explore (well for me anyway), fairly light, and the price was fairly alright. The simplicity is there and as I had stated before, you get what you pay for.

I hope this helps you in your decisions best of luck!

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Normally I am way to lazy to write reviews but this product just made me so happy that I have to write a short review.

It is my first tablet ever and probably like everybody else I was tied up for for days reading through reviews and test reports. Finally I convinced myself to go for the Acer Aspire P3 due to its relatively low price, features and good (unless only 5) reviews here on amazon.

First of all I am not a guy who looks meticulously looks into details if the max screen size is 1366×768 or somewhat higher or if the processor is 1.5 or 1.8 as long as the resolution looks nice and the device runs smoothly. I mainly bought a Hybrid because I wanted a device capable of replacing my old Laptop as a work tool for the university but also for leisure activities like watching a movie or reading/playing something while traveling.

And the Acer P3 does just that. It was set up and ready to go in about 5minutes, runs perfectly smooth, both for working and watching HD movies and it just looks great and is awesome to handle.

Just to cut to the chase, here is a list of my personal pro's and con's:

Pro:

Easy set up

Boots in approximately 1.5 minutes

Great screen resolution (just looks high def even if it is not)

Win8 is awesome and you can personalize nearly everything

Great price compared to similar devices

Comes with Case, Keyboard which are both very handy and neat looking. E.g. you do not have to switch the keyboard on or,off. It simply shuts itself down when not used or comes to life immediately after you start to type on it.

Also included: a bluetooth mouse (batteries included), miniUSB to USB adapter, micro HDMI to VGA, cleaning cloth, Lite on adapter for 100-240V (very good since I am from Europe 😉)

Overall just everything what i expected from a Hybrid

Con:

Battery life with approx. 5h shorter than for example the Acer W700

It is a bit tricky to get the tablet out of the case

A lot of preinstalled crap like McAfee or stupid Acer apps. But you can get rid of everything very easily and and than set up everything you like and know.

Only microHdmi to Vga and not microHdmi to Hdmi or Dvi

Of course I knew about these cons beforehand and they did not really influence my buying decision simply because I can overlook/fix (e.g. buy an hdmi adapter😊) them due to my preferences and the price of this Win8 tablet.

I have been intensively using the Acer Aspire P3 for 4 days now. I hope it furthermore runs as smoothly as it does so far.

Sorry for misspellings and bad grammar etc but English is not my mother tongue....

Hope I could be of some help to any struggling buyer 😉

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This is my first windows 8 tablet PC and it's awesome. It has some Bluetooth issues when it's updated to windows 8.1

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College student chose as advised by others that use Ultrabook products and recomended the Acer. She loves it so far.

Lenovo ThinkPad W530 243857U 15.6" 2.70-3.70GHz i7-3740QM 16GB Reviews

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High performance equipment, perfect for people dedicated to web development. Stable and reliable equipment, exceeded all my expectations.

This brand is the best to work for it's use in professional companies.

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ASUS X54H-BD1BH Refurbished Notebook Intel Pentium B950(2.10GHz) Reviews

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This laptop is very fast, easy to use, and is an excellent choice for children. This laptop is best for web browsing and media although it can be used in an office. I do have a few complaints. This laptop breaks easily. I have owned this laptop for about six months now and have already broken the microphone and cracked the inside of the screen. Even with these defects, the laptop is still usable and better than nothing. The keys are quite loud and the sound quality is much better with headphones. I f you are looking to install windows 8 release preview or similar products, it works great. I installed the 64bit version and it is running perfectly. Overall I am satisfied although I will have to replace it soon due to damage.

psplease excuse my grammar. I am only 12 years old. most people won't bother to read my reviews if they know this.

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I bought my first laptop 20 years and have thus far been through about 12.

In my educated opinion ( I repair computers for a living)this is on of the nicest, most full featured computers out there. I use a High End Sony VIO for my most difficult work but I keep a second machine to use in the field. The HDMI output is fantastic (I subscribe to Netflix) and hook this baby up giving a FABULOUS picture on a 60" screen!I also LOVE the feature that lets you log in using Facial recognition. I personally have many confidential files and trust me nobody and I mean nobody can get access to this machine but me. There is a "backdoor" way of getting in but I put in a 21 character password, just in case I grow a beard or something. Trust me, if you are in the market for a laptop costing less than $500.00 then this is the one. I give it 5 stars because it is top of the line in that price range. I have ordered 12 for resale and already have 3 "presold"

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I just got this laptop as a gift only 30 hours ago but I have to say so far I love it. The only complaint I've had thus far is an issue using WiFi. As it turned out that was an problem with the Internet connection to my home and had nothing at all to do with the laptop. As another reviewer mentioned it doesn't come with a manual but it does come with an eManual on the computer which appears as an icon. I found the eManual to be quite helpful and easy to follow. The best review I can give you is this... my 15 year old niece also got the same laptop as a gift and she loves it. So if it can please a teenage girl surely it will please you too.

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I was a little apprehensive about buying this computer, but so far it's great. It's running well. No problems as of yet.

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To be fair, all budget-lines laptops are forgoing user manual booklet nowadays. There is a PDF version of the user guide on the computer. You need to know how to get to it.

Asus is very good with their laptops, their machine always feel slim and not too bulky compare to some of the other brands. They invented netbook (eee-PC) after all. I saw on pcmagzine this laptop scored 4.9 out of 5 on user rating.

TLDR: don't let the lack of user manual book & recovery CD discourage you, I guess there is a reason why GeekSquad are so successful. The laptop is great.

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This laptop is perfect, it handles everything without any problems. there is no back-lit keyboard on this model(j020us), but if that's what you need then i don't recommend it. the screen size is perfect for watching movies/videos. Windows 8 is honestly not even as bad as people make it seem. it took me about 20 minutes to figure out everything. the only bad thing is the 5400rpm hdd, which isnt a super big deal. the laptop boots pretty quick and the battery life isn't terrible, but what do you expect out of a 17.3-inch screen with 1600x900 pixels and a beast processor. the sound on this laptop is pretty good the beats audio is alright, you can definitely hear the base. there is bluetooth on this model. its build quality is pretty nice it doesn't feel super cheap but its nowhere near Apple quality. it doesn't seem to run too hot it stays around 40-50 degrees when running most applications which is decent. browsing the web it gets around mid 30s to low 40s. I bought a 2 year warranty from Square Trade and its way better than paying for an HP warranty, so for people complaining its pointless never buy a warranty from the company that makes the product as they will take their sweet time. Overall this is a pretty good laptop that will handle just about any application you throw at it. I wouldn't recommend it for gaming as the GPU is pretty weak, so if you're a gamer on a budget I'd recommend the Lenovo y410p which has been on sale for quite some time and the specs are more gamer oriented, but it will take them forever to ship it.

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Fast but great battery life for day-to-day tasks. Only gripe is the slow 5400x HDD, but I understand what I was getting from the start, so I can't complain.

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This item came quickly, set up quickly, and I was using it right away. Windows 8 was a little confusing at first, but that would be the only (small) complaint.

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Seems to work well enough..some setup issues, and on line support didn't seem to be very knowledgeable about the product. Works well now, though.

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We've had this notebook just a couple weeks. Setup was easy. It boots up fast, but login is disappointingly slow. It came with Windows 8 and the upgrade to 8.1 is now available for free. We haven't done the upgrade yet, but plan to do so. We understand there is an option in 8.1 to boot to the desktop and a start menu, which will resolve most of the issues we have with Windows 8.

Like another reviewer remarked, the edge of the notebook is tapered and isn't as thick as a network (RJ-45) jack. I don't find it an issue when plugging a network cable in, but it can be darn near impossible to get it out. Good thing the WiFi works great.

HP's touchpad is very "touchy", plus the buttons are integrated into the pad. We are using a mouse with it.

The size of the screen is great until you take it on the road. It's nearly impossible to use on a plane. It's heavy, although not nearly as heavy as another HP 17.3" we have that has the bigger, longer-life battery. We call that one the "aircraft carrier".

Toshiba Satellite A305-S6858 Core 2 Duo T5750 2.0GHz 4GB 320GB Reviews

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Even thought this is my first laptop and I'm known in the house to "kill" anything that is eletronic. I find this computer exteremly reliable.

It did crash on me but that was my fault. Went on the wrong sites had to many virus and malware and it blinked out. I sent the laptop back to Toshiba and they fixed it within 2 weeks.

But I like the speakers they supply a decent sound, the mouse pad will get hot in long duration, due to the design and the finish you will be able to see your fingerprints (but thats something stupid to complain about), very fast on the internet no matter what (DSL, Cabel), a lot of storage space, and the software is very user friendly and I've never had a problem with Vista. It works like a breeze.

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This laptop may be up there in price as far as the superior Windows machines are concerned, but I guarantee that the price is worth it. One won't be receiving the Alienware powerhouses if that be what they're looking for, but the Toshiba M-645 S4118x provides one of the best portable all-around laptops. It easily runs any professional software that one might wish to use, and also runs modern video games with nice framerates should that be an alternate goal. Additionally, the Harman/Kardon speakers combined with the blue-ray playing capability make for a nice mini-theatre experience if one doesn't mind the small screen as I don't. I would highly recommend buying the Hi-capacity lithium 12 cell battery for it just because there's really no reason not to. More battery life means more usefulness.

Now, some might prefer a powerhouse machine, but allow me to put a little perspective into it. Alienware is known for having the most powerful computers on the market, but the cheapest one a person find on Amazon is currently the Alienware M14x AM14X-6557STB at $1350 American. This machine has the same specifications as the Toshiba M-645 with the exception of a higher hard drive RPM and storage space, and more memory. These bonuses don't really do much for being $350 worth. In my opinion, a powerhouse searcher is better off buying the Toshiba M645 and spending the extra that might have been spent on the Alienware on Laptop accessories such as the better battery.

I conclusion, I recommend this machine as a casual gamer and college student, because it allows for standard game playing, and superior Windows functionality without being far too expensive.

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I have had this Toshiba m645-s4118x for just over 30 days and I love (most of) it. The Nvidia graphics card screams compared to many other non-customized laptops on the market. I have no problem playing Call of Duty's Modern Warfare 1 with the detail turned max. I can see the charicters' eye brows move. I have MW2 but have not tried it yet on this machine but will update this review when I do.

I gave it 4 out of 5 stars for not including the 12-cell li-ion battery; which it desperately needs to truly be portable. I can surf the web and play music for 8-10 hours on a full charge with the 12-cell batt. Although a full charge can take all night. Windows 7 is such a huge improvement to Vista 32bit. Wireless connectivity is a breeze.

Toshiba's proprietary software really does adversly effect this machines performance. I removed almost all of the Toshiba software that was designed to "monitor" the computer; resulting in faster bootup and freed up resources. I do not like that you cannot dim or shut off the lights for the power button and the "Satellite" logo, they do mess with my eyes at night. But I attacked them with a black Sharpie. I reported that to the Toshiba Cust service to include the dim and off for those lights in the next Bois update.

Overall this machine excells at graphics and overall use. You can see a video review on Cnet.com, just search there for Toshiba Satellite M645-S4118X. They only faulted the useless 6-cell stock battery. Although in the $900 range; most comparible models by other brands were in the $1200+ range. But $900+130 for battery= $1,030, so you be the judge. If you don't need a dedicated video card (GPU) for gaming or heavy graphics design, get this one without it. I've seen this same build 14" Toshiba at Best Buy without the video card in the $500-600 range.

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The laptop is quite expensive for casual PC users, but it is worth it for long-term use and anyone who needs a little extra power. It is not an alienware, but for the price, what were you expecting? The Toshiba M-645 S4118x provides one of the best portable all-around laptops. It easily runs any professional software that one might wish to use. I have used Revit Architecture 2012, and it works fairly well, though I might need to add another 2 gb of ram (comes with 6 gb standard with 8 gb capacity).

It includes all sorts of aspects for anyone needing performance: a Blu-ray player, GeForce GT525M, Wireless-N card, Bluetooth,a USB 3.0 port, and Harmon Kardon Speakers. The Blu-ray drive is decent, but when mirroring to a display unit such as your television, I think Blu-ray content can only be supported on one display (so the movie will not show on your laptop LCD and external display simultaneously). There may be a way around this limitation, but I really do not need that feature. Also, I believe the video card can output external content on a 3D display with Nvidia 3D Vision or other software. I am not sure about the limitations on 3D display models as I have not used this feature yet. The wireless networking card works well. I have not used the USB 3.0 port, but I hear it is super fast. I have to admit the Harmon Kardon speakers are amazing. They are not super loud, but the quality for laptop speakers is excellent.

The laptop comes with some bloatware, but some people may find it useful. The only downside to all this power is the meager battery, which has usually lasted me about 3 hours on normal performance operations. There is an optional battery, but it would have been better to include it in the first place. Another downside is the the lack of gigabit ethernet. I really don't need the feature, but it is useful for home network set-ups for high transfer speeds. There are not enough negatives to lower the rating, though.

I conclusion, I recommend this machine as a casual gamer and college student, because it has great performance for the price. No problems so far, and I hope the laptop will last for awhile.

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I did not hesitate to buy this great little machine when I was looking for a 14" laptop.

I have the monster 18.4" Qosmio 505 with the works: BD combo, full HD screen, Harmon-Kardon speakers, i5 CPU, backlit keyboard. It is a fantastic machine: fast, gorgeous screen, great sound system. I love it. So, when I saw this laptopm with pretty much the same features in a smaller machine, I went right for it.

Of course, in a 14" screen I didn't feel full HD was required. I don't believe such a thing exists in a machine with this size screen anyway. But I did want the BD, backlit keyboard, and good sound. I knew the Harmon-Kardon speakers to be beautifully engineered and even the smaller versions on this model do not disappoint. They have a good, full-bodied sound, and plenty of volume. I am tired of weak and tinny speakers on a laptop.

The keyboard has a solid feel and the back-lighting is essential for me. The BD combo works beautifully: the Corel software functions as smoothly as any I have seen (despite some dreadful reviews for the separate software). I am used to the Cyberlink and this is just as good, if not better. I have the Corel on both my Toshiba's and find it easy to use, smooth-operating, jerk-free, and with a good, user-friendly menu.

This is not the cheapest laptop on the market in its size range but, considering its features, speed, and quality build, it is still a great value.

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I bought this Laptop for my brother and he loves it. Of course, it did come with an Xbox so he didn't really get it for gaming; however, that's all he does on it. Between Minecraft, Skyrim, and Fallout: New Vegas, that's all he does on his laptop. Mind you the graphics card can only run the game on Medium settings, he still claims that are better looking than they are on his Xbox. He hasn't had any problems with the laptop other than that the monitor is a little small (14 inches), but I think the smallness is good since he does a lot of moving around.

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Purchased and built mine directly from HP minus the Blue-Ray Player. I was satisfied with my purchase although I wish the user had more control over the NVIDIA display. When the laptop starts up you can see the colors switch. Although the black brushed aluminum finish is very nice it seems as though it's not as nice as my Macbook Pro. It seems like there is no finish that seals the brushed aluminum and it must be fairly dense because I take great care of my things and it already has light scratches where the black has come off and small dents after months of use. I don't even take it out most of the day. I'm hoping HP will replace mine and that the next one will be better but I'm not sure about that. Not feeling very happy with the quality of the materials and the version I built was not super cheap.

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Ths tablet-laptop is a little powerhouse (thats what I call it) better than a tablet and better than just a laptop by itself. 60 gig harddrive 2 gigs of ram,

try getting that from a tablet.for around $170.00.

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The customer reviews @ Walmart and Consumer Reports convinced me this was the best value. Best thing so far was at start up, it knew we were using Linksys, asked to confirm, and instant internet access. Wow! Second thing worth noting is it's every bit as fast as my new HP 500 GB tower.

Some of the reviews said the unit gets pretty warm so I ordered a three fan cooler and a wireless mouse. Amazon came through again as even with these add ons, I still paid less for everything then what Walmart wanted just for the laptop.

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I purchased two of these laptops in Dec. 2009. The first one had hard drive failure in 2 months. The second lost the hard drive at the 6 month point. Now 6 months later (and at the end of my warranty) I'm sending laptop 2 in for another hard drive. This model is junk. I wish I had purchased something else. 3 hard drive failures in less than 12 months = FAIL.

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I'd give 3.5 stars. Few weeks after we got this, the hard drive decided to die. Big bummer...one of those you get what you pay for moments. Thankfully, Toshiba took care of us. We sent the laptop to them and they sent it back repaired, no cost to us either direction. 6 months later, we haven't had any further problems. It was inexpensive and hopefully will continue to hold up well.

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We bought our 2 for our girls in December of 2009; same as another reviewer. One of the hard drives just failed on me. Got a black screen saying "Disc Read Error" that I can't recover from. I'm gonna see if I can find one on eBay.

I've also had issues with the other computer slowing way down to a crawl and had to run a bunch of tests and programs to correct that. Hardly anything is installed on either of these computers. Found a bad sector on that hard drive, too, but it hasn't failed yet. Probably because my daughter uses her Iphone for a computer way more than the actual laptop. Hardly anyhing is installed on either computer.

The computers run hot as hell, too. Made some setting adjustments to help that but it still nearly burns my hand if I put it right up to the side there after a while. I think the heat is also responsible for the USB drive on the left not working anymore. We got it on a Christmas Walmart blowout special for $225. It's okay, I guess, for what you pay for it and for minimal use, but Toshiba had issues with those satellite computers running hot. I read that they have fixed the issue in later models but I'm not sure I would trust another Toshiba. Oh, and the thing only stays charged for about 45 minutes without being plugged in. That's crap.

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I have had mine for almost 6 years without a single issue.

Its a real nice beginner laptop, for the money on amazon you really can't beat it. Specailly for an older windows.

UPADTE!!

this laptop develped all kinds of issues after 2 months of use. its screen is detacting, its CD/dvd/blueray doesn't work any longer, it will NOT hold a charge for over an hr.,the FAN runs constantly even though the laptop isn't hot!!! there are several other issues too. PLEASE do not buy toshiba until these issues are resolved!! I had to buy a cheaper model (again toshiba thinking it was JUST that laptop) and this one is doning the same things (except the detacting screen). I have to leave this brand new laptop plugged in because it won't hold a charge for 15 minutes! its also a satellite . So, PLEASE don't buy a toshiba.. look somewhere else!

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With regrets, I cannot recommend this laptop due to 2 key flaws:

1Problematic Intel Centrino Wireless N 2200 BGN card: worked intermittently at N levels(115 Mbps), for the most part at G levels (54 Mbps) , and occasionally not at all!

See Lenovo Forums for several comments and complaints about these Wifi issues, and it's lack of a hardware/software solution.

2Battery last for only about 4 to 4.5 hours unders regular use, about half of what Lenovo advertises.

These short comings are unfortunate, because the rest of the U410 is an excellent laptop for the money. I may have received a lemon that doesn't represent this product line, but

was dismayed to find so much negative commentary in the U410's forum on the Wifi issue.

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Hi everyone, I have had this beautiful laptop for a week now. It is a quality built laptop (made of aluminum alloy) and is often compared to the mac due to its quality build. It has windows 8 which I am getting used to (coming from Windows Vista). I love the 3.0 USBs X2. You do not know how important having those is, especially when I am transferring data constantly for homework and projects for engineering. Extremely lightweight and portable which is important for me since I am moving between classes and carrying this on my backpack all dayneed something light. No "optical" drive, or CD ROM drive for playing movies/cd's/etcknow that when you are buying this since it is for making it lighter weight; one can work around this by burning the CD on another laptop and transferring via USB OR by buying an external CD ROM. I might need to purchase an external CD ROM since I desire to download photoshop... and there are 8 CD's. Good to know and be informed as you are deciding..

But, there is a design flaw in terms of the wi-fi. I was aware of an extremely common wi-fi issue coming from Lenova U series (includes this U410 and U310). People would complain that they have either 1) a disconnecting wi-fi internet problem 2) low signals until very close to wi-fi access.

My theory is that since the casing of the laptop is almost 100% thin aluminum, the metal casing is reducing the wi-fi strength. In other words, the wi-fi adaptor is like your cell phone trying to text inside a metal elevator casingreducing the signal or losing it frequently. Also like when you go through a tunnel. Maybe the design flaw is because they are almost mimicking the mac's metal chassis and they failed mimicking on one key part... like allowing an opening for the wi-fi antenna....

RegardlessMy love for this laptop will outweigh returning the laptopfor nowas I am currently purchasing an external wi-fi antenna USB. An antenna will test my hypothesis of whether it is the whole casing, which is the design flaw, or if the brand new network adaptor sucks (unlikely but possible).

Keep you posted.

Edit: 12/6/2012

Design flaw averted by simply adding on cheap external wifi adapter. Acts like an antenna to get better signals than many laptops. Yay!

I bought a CISCO Lynksis external wi-fi adapter for $49.99even though on best buy I saw it for half off. I needed internet ASAP, so I went for it (I can always order the cheaper version, then return with receipt for the current to save 25$ once it arrives)it works! I can even access my n network now. My download speed went from 0MB to 8.6MB; Upload speed from 0MB to 3.6MB on

I tentatively recommend getting this laptop and investing in a $10-50 external wifi.

Edit: 8/15/2013

DO NOT GET A CISCO Lynksis external wi-fi adapter!

It is beautiful until it snaps off. It's long extension knocks into any thing near it (my girlfriend, the wall, people walking by, etc.) Here is the review link:

http://www.amazon.com/review/R2R6U9F61SMVW0/ref=cm_cr_ryp_det?ie=UTF8&channel=ryp

I recommend a shorter, cheaper one.

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I've had this computer in for repair twice in less than a year of owning it. Once for a bad hard drive and now for a bad motherboard. I've also had to restore it to factory twice because it wasn't recognizing my hard drive.

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The new windows 8 64 bit operating system is not user friendly at all. In fact it sets us back to the times of Windows 3.1. The laptop itself has odd error messages popping up at various times, the lenovo printed material does little to help and their instructions for fixes on the online support are far from intuitive. I am a big user of Lenovo in the workplace and thought it would be great for home use. Just not the case, the support line and support documentation is not consumer friendly. In fact a number of the downloads they have that supposedly could fix my issues once loaded say that my hardware is not supported for this download. When I selected the download by first giving the model and OS operating on my laptop. All in all very dissatisfied.

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Works fine, is a great machine and all of my expectations are attended.

Some guys talk some bla bla bla about the Wi-Fi... works perfect with me.