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I Received this as a gift brand new from my husband for Christmas. Within the first 30 days the hard drive crashed, luckily still under warranty, called hp they replaced the hard drive with a Toshiba new or refurbished hard drive. The screen went black and would not operate, so I took the battery out and put back in, HP wanted $ money for customer support on this when I called because it was now out of warranty. This Computer continues to freeze and hang & becomes very unresponsive constantly. I like my old hp better it is a lot faster and it was a 2007 model. This is constantly slow & unresponsive and lost all patients with it & only being not even 2 yrs old. I will probaly not purchase another HP again. I should of took this back to the store from day one. Very disappointing to have constant freeze up's and saying to you the page is unresponsive do you want to wait or kill the pages annoying for windows 7..
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Friday, December 5, 2014
G62-339WM Review
I am a Sony Vaio user big time. I bought this because it was a good deal at the time and I have to say I did not experience any of the things mentioned in the other review above but it is not sony quality either. As my first Hp it did not make a great impression. I guess when it comes to laptops anyway you get what you pay for. The functionality of it was fine but the track pad wore a lot faster then what I am use to and the letters on the keyboard are beginning to fade after less then 2 years just small things like that but to me it made a big impression.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Discount Dell N4030-223B3D Inspiron 3D 14.0" Laptop PC (Intel Pentium P6200
My model is the 1440. It is 4 years old. I had it in for service one time because the LCD cable came disconnented inside the case. I take this laptop in and out of my bag 5 times a day, opening it and closing it. I have an industry specific software that I run 4 times a day for work that uses the sound card and graphics. The CASE has withstood it all with just a few scratches. The LCD screen enclosure is pretty rigid and protects the screen from stress. I believe I have dropped this thing twice, I time I remember it clattering accross the floor. It didn't break or break down. I have overheated it by leaving it on inside my bag a couple times and it cools down and keeps on working.
The internet networking has worked well and is fairly fast. It has been infected with malware at least twice. It has recovered well and AVG software has helped keep it going. Windows 7 has been very easy to use for a non-techie.
It came with Windows Home Premium with Media Center installed. It only has a 250 GB hard drive, but in 4 years I've only accumulated 100 GB worth of stuff.
The webcam works well. The microphones are pretty good. The speakers are pretty loud but not very deep sounding.The sound carries well. The CD ROM/DVD drive is dependably and fast. although it does drain the battery and heat things up.
The keyboard is very compact and I make typos with my clunky typing easily. I am finally upgrading to a LENOVO T530 that has a far superior keyboard and even a keyboard light. But I'm not going to compare the two machines here, as that wouldn't be fair to my old faithful friend that I'm writing this review on.
I can't think of any more negative things to say. This is a good solid sturdy internally and externally,basic computer with most features that people want or use.
Update: I returned mine to the other 3rd party seller and sent this Oliver seller THREE emails asking if he was selling the one stated at the top of this page, so I could buy his instead. After waiting 4 days, he cannot be bothered to write me back to let me know, so, obv very shady sitch all around. I think Oliver and Sunshine should list in their personal item description what the shell case looks like that they are selling to make sure you get the right one listed here. Most likely they are selling this cheaper one from the Microsoft Store that comes in a brown cardboard box, that is only a super basic N4030 Dell Inspirion and NOT the nicer, fuller-featured N4030-223B3D. Amazon really dropped the ball on this item's sale all-around. Basically, if you email the seller before you ask to buy it to confirm it is indeed the same laptop they are advertising here, and they don't/won't email you back, then don't buy it from that seller, the way that I am not going to give this Oliver guy my business now b/c he can't be professional enough to return an email. I finally found it on ebay and just bought it there. Way to go, Amazon and 3rd party sellers! Nice customer service.
The internet networking has worked well and is fairly fast. It has been infected with malware at least twice. It has recovered well and AVG software has helped keep it going. Windows 7 has been very easy to use for a non-techie.
It came with Windows Home Premium with Media Center installed. It only has a 250 GB hard drive, but in 4 years I've only accumulated 100 GB worth of stuff.
The webcam works well. The microphones are pretty good. The speakers are pretty loud but not very deep sounding.The sound carries well. The CD ROM/DVD drive is dependably and fast. although it does drain the battery and heat things up.
The keyboard is very compact and I make typos with my clunky typing easily. I am finally upgrading to a LENOVO T530 that has a far superior keyboard and even a keyboard light. But I'm not going to compare the two machines here, as that wouldn't be fair to my old faithful friend that I'm writing this review on.
I can't think of any more negative things to say. This is a good solid sturdy internally and externally,basic computer with most features that people want or use.
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Be VERY careful before you buy this so you're not frustrated, hassled and disappointed like I am. I just bought this yesterday, and had it overnighted. I was SO excited! I thought I was getting the diamond pattern shell case (that was featured in the picture they finally took down, b/c it was wrong), the Dell Inspiron N4030-223B3D. "B" for black "3D" for 3D pattern on the shell case. INSTEAD, I received another random black Dell, with a shiny shell top that gets fingerprints all over it. It just reads "Dell Inspiron N4030" on the bottom; very generic. I don't know what anything is included inside w/o turning it on. It looks cheap and basic. I don't know if it has dual core Pentium, and all of the other good things in the one I thought I was buying, or it's some discontinued Walmart special for high school kids these mom and pop computer 3rd party sellers picked up to resell. So, def sending it back. Bought it from a third party seller, not this Oliver guy, but still, Amazon fulfills these orders, so they could have sent the wrong item too, so just BUYER BEWARE overall! And Amazon, do a better job of representing the actual items in pictures you are selling. Don't buy this w/o contacting the third party seller first, unless you don't care which one they send you, I guess.Update: I returned mine to the other 3rd party seller and sent this Oliver seller THREE emails asking if he was selling the one stated at the top of this page, so I could buy his instead. After waiting 4 days, he cannot be bothered to write me back to let me know, so, obv very shady sitch all around. I think Oliver and Sunshine should list in their personal item description what the shell case looks like that they are selling to make sure you get the right one listed here. Most likely they are selling this cheaper one from the Microsoft Store that comes in a brown cardboard box, that is only a super basic N4030 Dell Inspirion and NOT the nicer, fuller-featured N4030-223B3D. Amazon really dropped the ball on this item's sale all-around. Basically, if you email the seller before you ask to buy it to confirm it is indeed the same laptop they are advertising here, and they don't/won't email you back, then don't buy it from that seller, the way that I am not going to give this Oliver guy my business now b/c he can't be professional enough to return an email. I finally found it on ebay and just bought it there. Way to go, Amazon and 3rd party sellers! Nice customer service.
Friday, November 14, 2014
Lenovo ThinkPad T420 4177RVU 14-Inch LED Notebook - Core i5 Review
I bought this product from the Lenovo website because of its functionality and battery life. My personal belief is that a laptop must have 7 hours of realistic use in order to be a 'mobile' device. Im a university student and stay on the campus for about 12-14 hours three days a week, with heavy use of my Laptop. This saying, I have been very excited about the 13 hour battery life with the 9cell battery, where the 'slice battery' can up this to around 21 hours.
Here are some of the options I did, and did not take:
Display: default 720p (not upgraded)
Processor: core i5 3210m (upgraded from i3, ivy bridge)
Memory: 4GB DDR3 (not upgraded)
Storage: 320GB 7200 RPM (not upgraded)
Camera: None
Battery: 9 cell (upgraded from the 6 cell)
-also took on the fingerprint reader, not as useful as I thought. Don't upgrade if you can and spend less money. But it's not an annoyance, so if you want to spend on cash, its kinda cool.
-did not take the backlit keyboard
-took the 2x2 intel antenna
Suggestions on the upgrades:
-Don't upgrade to the 500 GB because the speed is only 5400RPM, which will significantly slow it down. Take on the SSD if you can afford it.
Core i5 3210m is enough for most people, it handles everything I throw at it, and I'm not playing games on it. I play some flash games, and it's very functional. I use photoshop to edit some images and it's very speedy. I also do some video editing and the performance is good. I don't see a good reason to upgrade to an i7. Higher processors will take in more battery, make the fan loud from trying to cool down the system.
-Don't get the backlit keyboard if you don't need it. There is an overhead angled light on the screen (included in all models) that is very powerful. It's more than enough to see the keyboard in low light, and it's more useful than just a backlit keyboard because it acts like a flashlight.
-Take your priorities on the display, I'm satisfied with the display but not fully. Definitely upgrade if you can afford it.
-Don't upgrade to the discrete graphics card, I've read from multiple sources that it makes the laptop become very warm and kicks in the fan into overdrive.
Here are my thoughts on the laptop:
Display: Quite honestly, the display is poor but one of the most functional I have ever used. The reason is because the colors are not varied, and it has the worst viewing angles I have seen. The pros are that everything is crisp and clear. The display also heavily helps the battery life. You can up the brightness, but it's not that bright it sunlight. You can smoothly see the screen at full brightness in daylight, but it could be better. One thing that really impressed me was the angles the screen can be pushed back and forth. You can push the screen back so that it can be laid flat on a surface. I didn't think it was the big of a deal, but it helped so much when I was trying to share an idea or a funny video with someone. On that note, the screen is also very rigid and sturdy. I can pick the whole laptop up from the a screen corner while its open without it giving in. The cons are also very manageable, within a couple days I got used to it and it wasn't a problem. There are steel rollcages that make sure the screen is durable
Keyboard: The keyboard flies, I wasn't a fast typer before but now I can smoothly type lightning speed and barely even look at the keyboard. I had another Lenovo laptop with the old keyboard and this new one is very much better .
Aesthetics: This is a major factor (for some reason) when people are buying a new laptop. Let me tell you that yes, this is fugly. It looks old but the design is mainly for functionality. The aesthetics, however, do show a hint of performance and business, so for that reason it will appeal to some people.
Performance: I've owned some very high performance and some very low performance PC's over the years and this laptop is consistent and reliable. It takes everything I throw at it without a hiccup and I've seen no real lags or freezes. If you're using it for school where you might make a video, edit some photos, play some games, I'm sure this won't have problems. This is NOT for hardcore video editors or gaming people. I would suggest alienware for gaming and an Apple computer for video editing. I've tried playing WOW and some maplestory and it runs very, very smoothly when on medium-high settings.
Battery Life: Like I said before, this thing is THE BEST when it comes to battery life. The T-series have the world's BEST battery life, hand down. Many competitors don't come close. One thing to note tis that it also charges extremely quickly. Mine usually goes from aroun 65% to full in about 10 minutes.
Speakers and audio: I can tell you from experiencing horrible speakers and audio on many laptops that the speakers on this thing are BEYOND what I expected. They are very loud and crisp, and the rival many dedicated desktop speakers. The noise can fill a room at around 70% audio. When it comes to plugging in some headphones, the audio maintains the same quality and then some. I'm often decreasing the volume on every video to almost the lowest because of how loud and great the audio on this laptop is. There is the Dolby Advanced Audio on the t430, so I expected a great quality and was met, and then some. This seriously surprised my and was great because I am pretty much an audiophile.
Weight/thickness/portability; The 14 inch is very thin compared to other laptops. It's only about an inch, and It kinda surprised me because the pictures make it seem much thicker. It's not bulky at all, which was what I thought it would be. Overall, it's more mobile than I thought it would be, so that was a pleasant surprise. The 14inch is pretty small, I can't say the same about the 15inch.
Trackpad: The trackpad isn't so great, it sometimes lags. It's not so reliable but smooth. Some laptop have the flat glass like trackpad, but comfort wise, this feels much better. The red button in the middle is a surprise, I didnt think I would ever use it. I'm getting used to it and it's much more accurate, reliable, efficient, and comfortable than the trackpad. The reason it's not so popular is probably because it takes so long to learn.
Connectivity: There are a total of 4 USB compatible ports, 2 of them being USB 3.0 (also compatible with USB 2.0) There is a default SD Card reader, which works. I don't use it, but there is a network card slot. I don't use the optical drive, but it's comforting to know that I can use it in case I need it for upgrading or troubleshooting (or even gaming). I chose the 2x2 intel antenna, and HEAVILY SUGGEST EVERYONE DO THAT SAME. There is no upgrade charge (at least when I ordered) and it has the REAL N speeds. There is also 2 antennas instead of the one, so connectivity is optimal. I've had no real problems with connecting to wifi besides my router being stubborn. Nothing to complain about when it comes to connecting to wifi. Its very consistent and reliable.
Fingerprint reader: work like a charm, but I use it less than I wanted to. It makes starting up alot slower because you have to wait upwards to minute for the fingerprint software to load up before scanning and logging in. I think just making the computer sleep and boot up from restore would fix this. Never had it really fail, but again, not too useful. Avoid this option if you can.
Build Quality: Excellent build quality, this has goen through military qualifications, so If it can survive a warzone, it will be able to survive a university. No complains at all about the build quality, only good things to say about it
Some concerns:
-again, the trackpad isn't the best. but the red button thing makes up for it if you learn to use it.
-sometimes the optical drive opens up after i shut down the computer and throw it in my bag. It's probably because something hit the eject button, but you just learn to be more careful with the eject button.
-I've bad some updating issues, but it fixed itself. It didnt disrupt my work flow, but windows kept on asking me to restart because the update had failed.
-Not really an issue, but the cover strangely attracts fingerprints for some reason. I don't really care since the think is kinda fugly anyways, but it's something to note.
edit: I should give more credit to this laptop. It is very modular too. I've changed out the CD drive to an extra hard drive bay. I now have an SSD for my boot drive and my original HDD as my storage drive. Perfect combination.
By researching more you can even change out the screen, add an mSATA SSD, mod the appearance. It's just awesome.
Shipment said 4-7 Business days and came in on the 7th day exactly.
Cons: I see there is an issue with launching the camera / mic using the function keys., but the cam works when an application starts using it.
Cannot beat the price for what I got this..
-3Nadh
Here are some of the options I did, and did not take:
Display: default 720p (not upgraded)
Processor: core i5 3210m (upgraded from i3, ivy bridge)
Memory: 4GB DDR3 (not upgraded)
Storage: 320GB 7200 RPM (not upgraded)
Camera: None
Battery: 9 cell (upgraded from the 6 cell)
-also took on the fingerprint reader, not as useful as I thought. Don't upgrade if you can and spend less money. But it's not an annoyance, so if you want to spend on cash, its kinda cool.
-did not take the backlit keyboard
-took the 2x2 intel antenna
Suggestions on the upgrades:
-Don't upgrade to the 500 GB because the speed is only 5400RPM, which will significantly slow it down. Take on the SSD if you can afford it.
Core i5 3210m is enough for most people, it handles everything I throw at it, and I'm not playing games on it. I play some flash games, and it's very functional. I use photoshop to edit some images and it's very speedy. I also do some video editing and the performance is good. I don't see a good reason to upgrade to an i7. Higher processors will take in more battery, make the fan loud from trying to cool down the system.
-Don't get the backlit keyboard if you don't need it. There is an overhead angled light on the screen (included in all models) that is very powerful. It's more than enough to see the keyboard in low light, and it's more useful than just a backlit keyboard because it acts like a flashlight.
-Take your priorities on the display, I'm satisfied with the display but not fully. Definitely upgrade if you can afford it.
-Don't upgrade to the discrete graphics card, I've read from multiple sources that it makes the laptop become very warm and kicks in the fan into overdrive.
Here are my thoughts on the laptop:
Display: Quite honestly, the display is poor but one of the most functional I have ever used. The reason is because the colors are not varied, and it has the worst viewing angles I have seen. The pros are that everything is crisp and clear. The display also heavily helps the battery life. You can up the brightness, but it's not that bright it sunlight. You can smoothly see the screen at full brightness in daylight, but it could be better. One thing that really impressed me was the angles the screen can be pushed back and forth. You can push the screen back so that it can be laid flat on a surface. I didn't think it was the big of a deal, but it helped so much when I was trying to share an idea or a funny video with someone. On that note, the screen is also very rigid and sturdy. I can pick the whole laptop up from the a screen corner while its open without it giving in. The cons are also very manageable, within a couple days I got used to it and it wasn't a problem. There are steel rollcages that make sure the screen is durable
Keyboard: The keyboard flies, I wasn't a fast typer before but now I can smoothly type lightning speed and barely even look at the keyboard. I had another Lenovo laptop with the old keyboard and this new one is very much better .
Aesthetics: This is a major factor (for some reason) when people are buying a new laptop. Let me tell you that yes, this is fugly. It looks old but the design is mainly for functionality. The aesthetics, however, do show a hint of performance and business, so for that reason it will appeal to some people.
Performance: I've owned some very high performance and some very low performance PC's over the years and this laptop is consistent and reliable. It takes everything I throw at it without a hiccup and I've seen no real lags or freezes. If you're using it for school where you might make a video, edit some photos, play some games, I'm sure this won't have problems. This is NOT for hardcore video editors or gaming people. I would suggest alienware for gaming and an Apple computer for video editing. I've tried playing WOW and some maplestory and it runs very, very smoothly when on medium-high settings.
Battery Life: Like I said before, this thing is THE BEST when it comes to battery life. The T-series have the world's BEST battery life, hand down. Many competitors don't come close. One thing to note tis that it also charges extremely quickly. Mine usually goes from aroun 65% to full in about 10 minutes.
Speakers and audio: I can tell you from experiencing horrible speakers and audio on many laptops that the speakers on this thing are BEYOND what I expected. They are very loud and crisp, and the rival many dedicated desktop speakers. The noise can fill a room at around 70% audio. When it comes to plugging in some headphones, the audio maintains the same quality and then some. I'm often decreasing the volume on every video to almost the lowest because of how loud and great the audio on this laptop is. There is the Dolby Advanced Audio on the t430, so I expected a great quality and was met, and then some. This seriously surprised my and was great because I am pretty much an audiophile.
Weight/thickness/portability; The 14 inch is very thin compared to other laptops. It's only about an inch, and It kinda surprised me because the pictures make it seem much thicker. It's not bulky at all, which was what I thought it would be. Overall, it's more mobile than I thought it would be, so that was a pleasant surprise. The 14inch is pretty small, I can't say the same about the 15inch.
Trackpad: The trackpad isn't so great, it sometimes lags. It's not so reliable but smooth. Some laptop have the flat glass like trackpad, but comfort wise, this feels much better. The red button in the middle is a surprise, I didnt think I would ever use it. I'm getting used to it and it's much more accurate, reliable, efficient, and comfortable than the trackpad. The reason it's not so popular is probably because it takes so long to learn.
Connectivity: There are a total of 4 USB compatible ports, 2 of them being USB 3.0 (also compatible with USB 2.0) There is a default SD Card reader, which works. I don't use it, but there is a network card slot. I don't use the optical drive, but it's comforting to know that I can use it in case I need it for upgrading or troubleshooting (or even gaming). I chose the 2x2 intel antenna, and HEAVILY SUGGEST EVERYONE DO THAT SAME. There is no upgrade charge (at least when I ordered) and it has the REAL N speeds. There is also 2 antennas instead of the one, so connectivity is optimal. I've had no real problems with connecting to wifi besides my router being stubborn. Nothing to complain about when it comes to connecting to wifi. Its very consistent and reliable.
Fingerprint reader: work like a charm, but I use it less than I wanted to. It makes starting up alot slower because you have to wait upwards to minute for the fingerprint software to load up before scanning and logging in. I think just making the computer sleep and boot up from restore would fix this. Never had it really fail, but again, not too useful. Avoid this option if you can.
Build Quality: Excellent build quality, this has goen through military qualifications, so If it can survive a warzone, it will be able to survive a university. No complains at all about the build quality, only good things to say about it
Some concerns:
-again, the trackpad isn't the best. but the red button thing makes up for it if you learn to use it.
-sometimes the optical drive opens up after i shut down the computer and throw it in my bag. It's probably because something hit the eject button, but you just learn to be more careful with the eject button.
-I've bad some updating issues, but it fixed itself. It didnt disrupt my work flow, but windows kept on asking me to restart because the update had failed.
-Not really an issue, but the cover strangely attracts fingerprints for some reason. I don't really care since the think is kinda fugly anyways, but it's something to note.
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I've been using IBM for more than four yrs now between school and work!I must say I love IBM.In addition,this shopping journey on amazon and antonline was amazing ,good quality & fast delivery,thank u!Best Deals for Lenovo ThinkPad T420 4177RVU 14-Inch LED Notebook - Core i5
I've own two expensive gaming laptops prior to this, a Lenovo Y series and an Asus G series. They are bulky, hot and not reliable. This however, is light, robust, simple, not hot, relatively small, and reliable. I was a gamer but now I will never go back to buying a gaming laptop, I would rather sacrifice the graphical performance, than getting a big, heavy, hot, barely portable computer.edit: I should give more credit to this laptop. It is very modular too. I've changed out the CD drive to an extra hard drive bay. I now have an SSD for my boot drive and my original HDD as my storage drive. Perfect combination.
By researching more you can even change out the screen, add an mSATA SSD, mod the appearance. It's just awesome.
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Always find the hard drive（ssd）, you need to restart the computer ，and it was working normally. Screen resolution is low. I spent the money to buy the most expensive highest configuration, but the screen resolution is very low. I am very puzzled. Contact the seller email, the seller has been no reply.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Lenovo ThinkPad T420 4177RVU 14-Inch LED Notebook - Core i5
Pros: I like what was shipped is what was ordered. They upgraded the RAM and HDD for me as they missed the fingerprint reader.Shipment said 4-7 Business days and came in on the 7th day exactly.
Cons: I see there is an issue with launching the camera / mic using the function keys., but the cam works when an application starts using it.
Cannot beat the price for what I got this..
-3Nadh
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Review of Samsung NP365E5C-S01UB 15.6" LED high-definition widescreen
Great laptop for the price but make sure you uninstall the Samsung device drivers or you will be stuck at 900mhz. Removing the drivers allows the laptop to run at it's advertised speeds of 2.7Ghz and more(3.2) with burst.Over all great product, cheap and well build. Only down side is the display is patchy on dark colors but its $400 dollars......
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Cheap Dell Studio 1535 Core 2 Duo T8100 2.10GHz 4GB 320GB DVD±RW 15.4"
First, let me explain my needs for this laptop. I am a Photographer, on a budget, as I've invested most of my money on having high quality glass & gear. Having already spent quite a bit on Windows based software (hello, Photoshop!), as well, it simply wasn't practical for me to attempt switching over to Apple, the usual choice for Creative Professionals. So, I began my quest for a reasonably priced PC notebook that would meet my needs: Fast processor for Photoshop use, quality & decent sized screen for work (preferably WUXGA), while maintaining portablility. This led me to the Dell Studio Line, the XPS line & the Sony Vaio.
On Cyber Monday, I managed to snag a SWEET deal on a Studio 15 customized with these specs PLUS an upgraded wireless N card, 1920 x 1200 WUXGA screen (need that screen real estate), as well as bluetooth internal (to sync my smart phone) and a 3 year warranty. Bonuses aside, so as to give a true review of the product listed, this thing is much better than I'd even hoped for! It blazes through Photoshop (CNET gave good reviews for this model in this area), the screen is bright & beautiful, it doesn't get very hot at all & the fan is very quick & very quiet. I really like being able to utilize the lit keyboard at night and the multimedia buttons at the top are a nice touch.
To address the negative reviews of others -No, the speakers aren't great. However, I use my home stereo or my Ipod for music, and my TV/DVD for movies, so this doesn't bother me. I did watch an episode of House that I'd missed on Hulu, and the sound was just fine for my tastes. As for the graphics, I wouldn't really know as I'm not a gamer. I do know that the XPS line is supposed to be the Gamer line for Dell, as well as Alienware. Most of the review sites do not recommend the Studio line for gaming due to the graphics card. For general work use, however, particularly in Photoshop, this thing fits the bill! I love my Studio 15!
Vista is horrible. This computer overheats on me constantly, even though I do not leave it on a bed or pillow. The optical drive is currently not working. I've had this computer for 3 months, so I am pretty disappointed. I'm shipping it back to dell to see if they can fix any of the problems, but I doubt it. Once a sub-par computer, always a sub-par computer.
I recommend you steer clear of this laptop.
On Cyber Monday, I managed to snag a SWEET deal on a Studio 15 customized with these specs PLUS an upgraded wireless N card, 1920 x 1200 WUXGA screen (need that screen real estate), as well as bluetooth internal (to sync my smart phone) and a 3 year warranty. Bonuses aside, so as to give a true review of the product listed, this thing is much better than I'd even hoped for! It blazes through Photoshop (CNET gave good reviews for this model in this area), the screen is bright & beautiful, it doesn't get very hot at all & the fan is very quick & very quiet. I really like being able to utilize the lit keyboard at night and the multimedia buttons at the top are a nice touch.
To address the negative reviews of others -No, the speakers aren't great. However, I use my home stereo or my Ipod for music, and my TV/DVD for movies, so this doesn't bother me. I did watch an episode of House that I'd missed on Hulu, and the sound was just fine for my tastes. As for the graphics, I wouldn't really know as I'm not a gamer. I do know that the XPS line is supposed to be the Gamer line for Dell, as well as Alienware. Most of the review sites do not recommend the Studio line for gaming due to the graphics card. For general work use, however, particularly in Photoshop, this thing fits the bill! I love my Studio 15!
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Each person has their own experience using this laptop. I bought this laptop little while ago, and so far I am very satisfied with performance of this laptop. I had experience with Dell laptop previously since I owned Dell Inspiron 1425; and it worked just fine. I need a faster laptop for my works, and I think this laptop will suit to my needs. I like the design and its back-lit keyboard.Best Deals for Dell Studio 1535 Core 2 Duo T8100 2.10GHz 4GB 320GB DVD±RW 15.4"
I ordered this laptop, new, a while back. The laptop came in and upon loading, I realized it was slower than it was supposed to be. Checking the specs, I noticed that it only had 1GB of RAM. Also, the sound drivers were in bad condition, resulting in shoddy speakers and headphone jacks.Honest reviews on Dell Studio 1535 Core 2 Duo T8100 2.10GHz 4GB 320GB DVD±RW 15.4"
At first I was doubt about this laptop. For these specs, the price is so low. But I tried. If something happen I will return it back to Dell. Now, it has been a little while and everything is working perfectly. For me, this laptop is adorable.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Dell Studio 1535 Core 2 Duo T8100 2.10GHz 4GB 320GB DVD±RW 15.4"
[.................]what can you expect right?Vista is horrible. This computer overheats on me constantly, even though I do not leave it on a bed or pillow. The optical drive is currently not working. I've had this computer for 3 months, so I am pretty disappointed. I'm shipping it back to dell to see if they can fix any of the problems, but I doubt it. Once a sub-par computer, always a sub-par computer.
I recommend you steer clear of this laptop.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Best IBM Thinkpad T23 Laptop (1.13-GHz Pentium III, 128 MB RAM, 30 GB Deals
I've just upgraded from an older T21 to T23, because I love Thinkpads. The design is sleek and strict, without unnecessary brightness and buttons. The LCD screen is sharp, and much brighter than those I saw on Compaq. It is very slim and light, so perfect for travel. It is fast. The swappable drives take 30 seconds to change. etc. and etc.
Importantly enough, it is an excellent IBM's customer support. T-series has 3-year warranty. When I had to change a part on my older T21, I sent it on Tuesday and they returned the laptop on Thursday same week (at their cost, of course!). Online support is also superb.
You can look at ebay for good deals, but beware of possible scum! Buy it!
All ran great for -well, four years. Admittedly, I abused the hell out of this unit. I more than deserved the failure, and was not surprised when it happened.
Reasons this ThinkPad is great:
-Tough (as mentioned above).
-Designed for WAY more ram than other computers sold at the time of its manufacture.
-Display gives a clear, sharp image.
-File download matrix available at Lenovo.com -all the drivers you'll ever need to restore this to factory functionality.
-Bullet-proof (unless you "attack it with an ax" as I did).
-Slim titanium frame (light, strong, dissipates heat well).
-Parts readily available (It's a ThinkPad!!!)
Finally, it failed about 3 months ago when I dropped it.
Simply putting old (sound) drive into a new enclosure and cloning it to the new unit. Strongly advise buying one if you need a reliable, inexpensive computer and you don't need a lot of processor speed
I wholeheartedly recommend this computer to anyone looking for a laptop computer.
Importantly enough, it is an excellent IBM's customer support. T-series has 3-year warranty. When I had to change a part on my older T21, I sent it on Tuesday and they returned the laptop on Thursday same week (at their cost, of course!). Online support is also superb.
You can look at ebay for good deals, but beware of possible scum! Buy it!
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I bought one of these about four years ago from a surplus reseller. Installed XP Pro and Office 03.All ran great for -well, four years. Admittedly, I abused the hell out of this unit. I more than deserved the failure, and was not surprised when it happened.
Reasons this ThinkPad is great:
-Tough (as mentioned above).
-Designed for WAY more ram than other computers sold at the time of its manufacture.
-Display gives a clear, sharp image.
-File download matrix available at Lenovo.com -all the drivers you'll ever need to restore this to factory functionality.
-Bullet-proof (unless you "attack it with an ax" as I did).
-Slim titanium frame (light, strong, dissipates heat well).
-Parts readily available (It's a ThinkPad!!!)
Finally, it failed about 3 months ago when I dropped it.
Simply putting old (sound) drive into a new enclosure and cloning it to the new unit. Strongly advise buying one if you need a reliable, inexpensive computer and you don't need a lot of processor speed
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I purchased this for my 5 year old son. And he is very pleased with it. It runs games reasonably well.. games like maze.. etc...Honest reviews on IBM Thinkpad T23 Laptop (1.13-GHz Pentium III, 128 MB RAM, 30 GB
I did receive the laptop Tiger Enterprise is a big rip off. They were going to take the money and run. Please do not order anything off them. You will never receive your item.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for IBM Thinkpad T23 Laptop (1.13-GHz Pentium III, 128 MB RAM, 30 GB
This is one of the best laptop computers made. The speed and ease of use make for a wonderful machine.I wholeheartedly recommend this computer to anyone looking for a laptop computer.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Discount HP EliteBook 8460p XU057UT 14.0" LED Notebook - Core i5 i5-2410M
Purchased an Iconia A501 for ~$550 here at Amazon. It came locked so I decided to stretch for ~$200 more and get a computer.
I was comparing this with the HP ProBook 4530s the big differences were Docking station, SIM CARD slot and the i5 processor + Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.
I have been working with this computer for ~5 months since I have one at work provided by the company.
I love it. I have seen it perform very well using multiple resource hungry applications and it is fast.
To my surprise, although the SIM card slot is there, when you open it up there is no SIM card reader installed it is a separate module which could be acquired on eb** for ~$100.
This applies only for the HP 8460p XU057UT . There are different part numbers/models (XU057UT) with different specifications and prices. So do your research before purchasing
These were my first impressions. Now in detail:
The good:
-I love the keyboard and the spacing between the keys.
-The touchpad is big and it has a small golden "spot" which if you double tap, it disables the touchpad.
-QuickWeb This computer has a minimal OS built in one of the partitions which means that when the computer is shut down, if you touch the key between the wireless hardware switch and the mute button, it will start the computer with a linux based OS that is very fast and it gives you almost instant access to a web browser and skype. Yes, it allows you to connect wireless that is how you get online. The quickweb button looks like a globe and in windows will open the default browser.
-The aluminium case is nicely built and it feels nice, looks elegant.
-Windows 7 Professional 64 bit edition. You can install xp mode.
-Camera is nice and it works fine.
-Docking port on the bottom I am using it with an external monitor and keyboard and occasionally take it with me on the road every now and then. The docking port will set you ~135 off here at amazon
-The ability of installing an extra HDD in the Optical Drive bay.
-Easy to open cover on the bottom for upgrades using the battery cover
-Up to 8 Gigs of memory easy to install.
Almost forgot to mention this thing comes with a western digital 320 gb so if you plan on installing an SSD my work computer has an SSD and the difference is huge.so the software that comes with windows which you'd use to create a system image asks you for a hard drive equal in size or larger an ssd 300 GB is ~$ 600 and up Or you can get a retail windows license and a smaller SSD. Probably System Builder disk/OEM win 7 would do you fine. note to note if you install windows 7 from scratch or you format the hard drive and remove the partitions, you will lose the quickweb feature as it resides in the partition _HP Tools.
-Comes with a lot bundled software some of it useful some not so, depends on your needs you can uninstall the one you do not need. I like the hard disk encryption and fingerprint reader plus the HP assistant will update all the drivers for you.
-Counterstrike Source is playable with the integrated HD3000 Intel graphics if you lower the graphic settings. This does not mean you can get it for gaming. You can do very very light gaming.
And the fan will start screaming and the laptop will get warmer not really hot on the right upper side of the keyboard where the chipset and processor are.
-Sandybridge implementation: This baby has USB 3.0 ports. 3 of them and an esata port.
-Has a DVD writer combo which is fine the usual.
-Onboard sound is ok.
The bad:
-The touchpad keys look like they are not lining up perfectly.
-The screen is not so great but on the other hand is a matte screen.
-The keyboard light does not provide enough light for you to see all the keys. Not a big deal to me as I touch type.
-I still can't get over the fact that HP did not include some useful disk creation software that would not have this limitation(equal or larger HDD). Or create the installation disks for the OS.You get disks with the drivers and software they provide. Not the OS disc.
I hope this review is useful to you. If you have any questions, post a comment and I will get back to you.
Improvements are many:
1) I5 runs cool and quiet. Didn't gotten hot on my lap even during installation of MS Office 10.
2) Solidly built. The area below your palms doesn't flex and nor does it flex if you hold the laptop from the corner.
3) Easy access panel to memory, hard drive, for upgrade, maintenance, and cleaning.
4) Decent battery life. Not as good as apple but getting there. Runs for 4-6 hours on standard battery.
5) Bigger mousepad.
Complaints:
1) Larger mousepad gets in the way of typing sometimes.
2) Continues to run when laptop is left unattended. Waste of battery.
3) A little on the heavy side, although expected with more metal parts.
4) Buttons have a little more travel than desired, especially the mouse buttons.
Best laptop so far. Looks like this one will last for a while.
The fingerprint scanner works like a charm.
I was comparing this with the HP ProBook 4530s the big differences were Docking station, SIM CARD slot and the i5 processor + Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.
I have been working with this computer for ~5 months since I have one at work provided by the company.
I love it. I have seen it perform very well using multiple resource hungry applications and it is fast.
To my surprise, although the SIM card slot is there, when you open it up there is no SIM card reader installed it is a separate module which could be acquired on eb** for ~$100.
This applies only for the HP 8460p XU057UT . There are different part numbers/models (XU057UT) with different specifications and prices. So do your research before purchasing
These were my first impressions. Now in detail:
The good:
-I love the keyboard and the spacing between the keys.
-The touchpad is big and it has a small golden "spot" which if you double tap, it disables the touchpad.
-QuickWeb This computer has a minimal OS built in one of the partitions which means that when the computer is shut down, if you touch the key between the wireless hardware switch and the mute button, it will start the computer with a linux based OS that is very fast and it gives you almost instant access to a web browser and skype. Yes, it allows you to connect wireless that is how you get online. The quickweb button looks like a globe and in windows will open the default browser.
-The aluminium case is nicely built and it feels nice, looks elegant.
-Windows 7 Professional 64 bit edition. You can install xp mode.
-Camera is nice and it works fine.
-Docking port on the bottom I am using it with an external monitor and keyboard and occasionally take it with me on the road every now and then. The docking port will set you ~135 off here at amazon
-The ability of installing an extra HDD in the Optical Drive bay.
-Easy to open cover on the bottom for upgrades using the battery cover
-Up to 8 Gigs of memory easy to install.
Almost forgot to mention this thing comes with a western digital 320 gb so if you plan on installing an SSD my work computer has an SSD and the difference is huge.so the software that comes with windows which you'd use to create a system image asks you for a hard drive equal in size or larger an ssd 300 GB is ~$ 600 and up Or you can get a retail windows license and a smaller SSD. Probably System Builder disk/OEM win 7 would do you fine. note to note if you install windows 7 from scratch or you format the hard drive and remove the partitions, you will lose the quickweb feature as it resides in the partition _HP Tools.
-Comes with a lot bundled software some of it useful some not so, depends on your needs you can uninstall the one you do not need. I like the hard disk encryption and fingerprint reader plus the HP assistant will update all the drivers for you.
-Counterstrike Source is playable with the integrated HD3000 Intel graphics if you lower the graphic settings. This does not mean you can get it for gaming. You can do very very light gaming.
And the fan will start screaming and the laptop will get warmer not really hot on the right upper side of the keyboard where the chipset and processor are.
-Sandybridge implementation: This baby has USB 3.0 ports. 3 of them and an esata port.
-Has a DVD writer combo which is fine the usual.
-Onboard sound is ok.
The bad:
-The touchpad keys look like they are not lining up perfectly.
-The screen is not so great but on the other hand is a matte screen.
-The keyboard light does not provide enough light for you to see all the keys. Not a big deal to me as I touch type.
-I still can't get over the fact that HP did not include some useful disk creation software that would not have this limitation(equal or larger HDD). Or create the installation disks for the OS.You get disks with the drivers and software they provide. Not the OS disc.
I hope this review is useful to you. If you have any questions, post a comment and I will get back to you.
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Looks about the same as older elitebooks. Hinges are not as noticeable.Improvements are many:
1) I5 runs cool and quiet. Didn't gotten hot on my lap even during installation of MS Office 10.
2) Solidly built. The area below your palms doesn't flex and nor does it flex if you hold the laptop from the corner.
3) Easy access panel to memory, hard drive, for upgrade, maintenance, and cleaning.
4) Decent battery life. Not as good as apple but getting there. Runs for 4-6 hours on standard battery.
5) Bigger mousepad.
Complaints:
1) Larger mousepad gets in the way of typing sometimes.
2) Continues to run when laptop is left unattended. Waste of battery.
3) A little on the heavy side, although expected with more metal parts.
4) Buttons have a little more travel than desired, especially the mouse buttons.
Best laptop so far. Looks like this one will last for a while.
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Love this computer. The form factor is beautiful! The keyboard redesign (over previous models) is perfection. The brushed metal finish is wonderful and doesn't pick up fingerprints. The the trackpad is wonderful as well (bigger than most other computers). It does feel fairly hefty/rugged, but it gives it a very sturdy feel (just not as sleek as some of the pictures make it look).The fingerprint scanner works like a charm.
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Excellent fit and finish. Solid feel, not loaded down with bloatware. Excellent features: CAC reader (a plus for Military users) solid keyboard, removable back for upgrades, turn on/off switch glidepad, biometerics, usb port, spillproff keyboard, etc. Runs very nice with Win7 x64 and 4 meg. I have ordered 4meg chip to bring up to 8meg, should improve speed. Only complaints are edge on front bezel (a bit sharp) and screen could be touch better (sharper/brighter). For the price this laptop is a hit for HP, quality compares nicely to Thinkpad I used to have.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for HP EliteBook 8460p XU057UT 14.0" LED Notebook - Core i5 i5-2410M
I was looking for a durable laptop, with a comfortable keyboard, and a matte screen. This laptop has it all! I spend hours on my laptop writing. This laptop does not hurt my eyes or my fingers. Its not the most modern looking laptop, but it is super sturdy. Its fast and the price was right. In fact, it was under my budget so I bought myself a new camera. I wish it had a backlit keyboard, but that wasn't a must. Overall, I am very pleased with the laptop.Wednesday, August 13, 2014
HP Pavilion DV7-1261WM 17-inch Laptop With BLU-RAY Reviews
I'll be brief.
The screen is nice and bright, but for some people 1440x900 is not enough for a 17" screen. It wasn't a concern of mine, and the screen looks great.
The bronze looks nice for the first few months, but since it's just painted on and not part of the plastic or anything, like with an Asus or something like that, it begins to wear off.
The keyboard is difficult to see in some lighting conditions; the white paint blends into the bronze color (which looks grey most of the time, by the way).
The mousepad doesn't have the right amount of friction since it's just shiny plastic/metal. It gets better with use as finger oils make it more slippery, but the oils show up clearly on the mousepad and the plastic wrist rests.
The support was very good, but I needed it more than I should have. The power cord leads going from the cable to the metal part that goes inside the line-in port break easily with cable flex, requiring replacement of the cable. This has been necessary twice so far, in less than a year of ownership.
The speakers are very good, as is the webcam. They are loud and they sound great for laptop speakers.
Battery life started around 1:40, battery deteriorated over time and now lasts about 1:20 on power saving mode.
Blu-ray works well but the built-in software doesn't work with many discs that have advanced features. I tried every leading Blu-ray software player and found that ArcSoft TotalMedia Theater works the best with this drive, so that's what I would suggest.
Processor is fast enough and responds quickly but generates too much heat and noise, as is a common problem I've had with AMD processors.
Video card is good enough for casual gaming; games like Half-Life 2 can be played fluidly on high settings, and new games like Just Cause 2 can be played okay on lower settings.
The screen is nice and bright, but for some people 1440x900 is not enough for a 17" screen. It wasn't a concern of mine, and the screen looks great.
The bronze looks nice for the first few months, but since it's just painted on and not part of the plastic or anything, like with an Asus or something like that, it begins to wear off.
The keyboard is difficult to see in some lighting conditions; the white paint blends into the bronze color (which looks grey most of the time, by the way).
The mousepad doesn't have the right amount of friction since it's just shiny plastic/metal. It gets better with use as finger oils make it more slippery, but the oils show up clearly on the mousepad and the plastic wrist rests.
The support was very good, but I needed it more than I should have. The power cord leads going from the cable to the metal part that goes inside the line-in port break easily with cable flex, requiring replacement of the cable. This has been necessary twice so far, in less than a year of ownership.
The speakers are very good, as is the webcam. They are loud and they sound great for laptop speakers.
Battery life started around 1:40, battery deteriorated over time and now lasts about 1:20 on power saving mode.
Blu-ray works well but the built-in software doesn't work with many discs that have advanced features. I tried every leading Blu-ray software player and found that ArcSoft TotalMedia Theater works the best with this drive, so that's what I would suggest.
Processor is fast enough and responds quickly but generates too much heat and noise, as is a common problem I've had with AMD processors.
Video card is good enough for casual gaming; games like Half-Life 2 can be played fluidly on high settings, and new games like Just Cause 2 can be played okay on lower settings.
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I read other reviews on this computer and had a few concerns. I have owned this machine for two weeks now and find all the complaints people had have not appeared here. Battery is just warm, machine is very fast,it's just all around great. I would suggest this machine to my own mother.Best Deals for HP Pavilion DV7-1261WM 17-inch Laptop With BLU-RAY
I thought that my DV7-1261-WM was fast and pretty good. Thanks to a Windows 8 Pro download problem (it basically killed my computer) I had to load a new system (no matter what microsoft says windows 8 is a handicap on this powerful computer, it was designed for tablets and does not like keyboards, mice and touchpads) so on the advice of a trusted friend I loaded Windows 7 ultimate; WOW, my pretty good laptop is now a speed monster (I do have the full 8 gb ram and I am using 64bit system). I have never imagined the full potential of my machine until now. It still has high value it, this is unusual for a laptop over 2 years old.Honest reviews on HP Pavilion DV7-1261WM 17-inch Laptop With BLU-RAY
Many shipping issues, received wrong product at first. This computer is powerful and feature laden but is not as user friendly as my first HP Laptop I bought 3 years ago. I blame that mostly on the Vista operating system. Hope to get the Windows 7 upgrade soon.Monday, July 7, 2014
Probook 4530S 15.6" I3-2310M Reviews
List Price: $649.00
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The title and technical specifications says core i3 processor, but the image of the computer says core i5.
The link from computer shopper that brought me to the product page indicated it was for a core i5.
If you are looking for a core i5, I'd avoid this one.This is a great laptop. I gave this as a gift to my brother in law and he only has good thing to say about it, in fact he's considering to buy one for his wife. Would definitely recommend.
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Discount Acer AS7750G-9411 17.3-Inch Laptop (Mesh Black)
I love the large screen on this laptop, and the quality of the picture is great. The unit was a little light on Ram with only 6 GB but it does have 4 slots for ram so it is very cost effective to upgrade it to 16 GB by buying two sets of 8 GB (about $55)this was much cheaper then getting 16 GB in two ram chips(about $230). Acer couldn't make it harder to find out what kind of ram the laptop takes (it's 1066 ddr3 204 pin so-dimm by the way). Light machine and fast, great buy for the money! I am using this laptop to record with daw software and have had no troubles.
My only complaint has been with the battery that has proved to have a rather short life. The battery used to give me several hours of use. (What ever Acer said it would.) After six month of daily use on and off the charger, the batter is only good for about 90 minutes. I also just this week had to replace the hard drive. I did not send it back to Acer though I assume it is still under warranty. The laptop just stopped working, and I ended up taking it into a repair shop. They determined it was the hard drive. I bought a new one and replaced it my self. It was easier to do than a desk top.
Thank goodness I made restore disks, as prompted by Acer's manual, before the laptop went into use. The restore disks worked flawlessly. I was back up and running in three days.
Everyone in the house enjoys this laptop. From games to school work to Netflix to surfing the Internet to viewing photographs this laptop has proven to be a good choice.
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I bought this laptop because it was the cheapest I7 laptop that can handle 16gb of ram. This laptop has 4 ram slots, and I put 4gb in each. Its a great laptop and id highly recommend it. I have over 10 laptops, so I know what im talking about. This laptop is awesome, I will be buying a few more for sure. :)Best Deals for Acer AS7750G-9411 17.3-Inch Laptop (Mesh Black)
Have had this laptop for 6 days and have used it each of those 6 days. My experience has been a good one. This is my 1st laptop. I'm not disapointed with this laptop. The price was right at $877 and is still a bargain at the current price of $899. I've been on the internet, scanned pictures, transfered all my music from my desktop to it,removed unwanted packaged software from it like the antivirus programs and downloaded Microsoft Essentials. Up graded drivers for printerscanner, cameras and other devices. Burned the recommeded recovery backups without any trouble. I've watched 2 movies from netflex and been on Skype. So far this laptop has performed very good.Honest reviews on Acer AS7750G-9411 17.3-Inch Laptop (Mesh Black)
I bought this as a Christmas gift. It has become the secondary computer in the house that everybody uses. It sees a lot of use. The screen is bright. The mouse pad works great. I have a hard time with the flat keys, but the keyboard is big and laid out well, and the keys feel just fine otherwise. The wireless network connection is great too.My only complaint has been with the battery that has proved to have a rather short life. The battery used to give me several hours of use. (What ever Acer said it would.) After six month of daily use on and off the charger, the batter is only good for about 90 minutes. I also just this week had to replace the hard drive. I did not send it back to Acer though I assume it is still under warranty. The laptop just stopped working, and I ended up taking it into a repair shop. They determined it was the hard drive. I bought a new one and replaced it my self. It was easier to do than a desk top.
Thank goodness I made restore disks, as prompted by Acer's manual, before the laptop went into use. The restore disks worked flawlessly. I was back up and running in three days.
Everyone in the house enjoys this laptop. From games to school work to Netflix to surfing the Internet to viewing photographs this laptop has proven to be a good choice.
Monday, May 19, 2014
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I purchased this laptop a month ago; it has crashed twice already, it will require more memory. The speakers/sound is good. The picture/resolution is good. I woould not purchase this laptop again, I probably wouldnt recommend it either. The keys on the keyboard are flat which can be annoying for some people. It has taken me some time to get used to this. I havent played movies on it yet, but I have watched You Tube videos and the resolution is good.
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Reviews of HP TX2Z TouchSmart 12.1-Inch Laptop
Spent $360.00 for extended warranty "care pack" with HP. One and a half hours on hold failed to get a
representative that could provide directions. Could not stay on hold longer and notebook rendered
useless due to inability to access repair with warranty. Have to designate this product and company
as a "do not buy". Will never, ever buy HP again myself.
In February 2011, the computer failed, showing only a black screen with blinking lights on the keyboards. After several frustrating hours with the incompetent HP tech service, I paid $300 to have the out-of-warranty laptop sent in for a new motherboard.
Now, in February 2012, the computer's motherboard has again failed in the same manner, and HP wants another $300 to fix again. No thank you, HP. You can read around the internet about widespread overheating problems with this and similar models, and HP's poor service.
My first and last HP product.
I bought mine in 7/2009 and am on my 4th one. Yes, I have sent it back for repair or replacement THREE times, and am waiting for the shipping box to return this one as well, as this one came back from repair with defective touchscreen, non-working fingerprint reader, buzzing power supply and an SD card reader which isn't screwed in (so it doesn't line up with the frame).
Only HP could ship out such a POS.
If this tablet PC actually worked as advertised it would be my dream notebook. It doesn't. In fact, it doesn't even come close.
The problems which make this great idea a horrible notebook to own:
-The mouse cursor jumps to a certain point on the screen over and over (sometimes clicking, which is always fun when that 'spot' is over the X button). The 'certain point' varies by the notebook, sometimes it is lower left, some right,.. you get the idea. Add to this the makers of the touch panel, N-trig, have yet to make fully working drivers for any OS. N-trig, the company which tells you flat out that updating your tablet's driver can render it irreparable.. and they mean it! TONS of people have had to return their TX2z to HP for replacement because the touch driver killed their tablet.
-The power supply buzzes.. loudly! The buzzing varies by how bright the screen is. If you are superman and can see the screen turned all the way down, it is ignorable. If you want to see your screen, it buzzes to no end. If you want a bright screen, grab your ear plugs.
-The fingerprint reader works.. sometimes. More specifically, it works about ~25% of the time. The other 75% of the time it completely ignores your finger swipes. That, of course, is assuming the software doesn't crash (yes, even on a fresh install).
-It's a tablet, you can hold it at any angle.. you just can't see it at any angle! The screen turns to a bright mush if you hold the tablet at any angle besides directly. If you are drawing, or writing, and want to adjust for your hand position, you no longer get to see the screen because it washes out.
If you really love this tablet, you can buy mine, just as soon as HP sends it back from repair.. FOR THE FOURTH TIME.
In contrast to LawnMower Man's experience, my power supply is silent, the touchscreen responds well to my finger and stylus, and the laptop seems very sturdily built. The viewing angle of the screen could be better, but if the screen is facing you, you shouldn't have any problems.
I didn't think I would find much of a difference between my old notebook and a tablet notebook, but it has completely changed how I browse the internet, read .pdfs, and take notes. The handwriting recognition software is pretty good out of the box, but you can train it to better recognise your handwriting so you can convert your hand written notes to text with few errors.
I rarely ever use the touchpad mouse on the laptop. When using the tablet like a regular notebook, its much more convenient to move windows and highlight text directly on the screen than it ever was to manipulate a touchpad mouse.
I've really enjoyed using this tablet so far. The touchscreen is responsive and accurate, and it was much cheaper than other tablet PCs on the market (e.g. lenovo).
representative that could provide directions. Could not stay on hold longer and notebook rendered
useless due to inability to access repair with warranty. Have to designate this product and company
as a "do not buy". Will never, ever buy HP again myself.
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I purchased my TX2Z in March of 2009. It ran a bit slow due to bloatware and Vista but I was able to clean it up to make it at least as fast as my old Windows XP laptop. It also ran loud due to constant blowing by the CPU fan.In February 2011, the computer failed, showing only a black screen with blinking lights on the keyboards. After several frustrating hours with the incompetent HP tech service, I paid $300 to have the out-of-warranty laptop sent in for a new motherboard.
Now, in February 2012, the computer's motherboard has again failed in the same manner, and HP wants another $300 to fix again. No thank you, HP. You can read around the internet about widespread overheating problems with this and similar models, and HP's poor service.
My first and last HP product.
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I have had a HP tx2z touchsmart laptop for about a year now, I also bought the 2-year accidental protection plan (about a third of the laptop in cost). When I first bought it I had one issue with the touch screen that took about 3 weeks to get fixed and two hour long calls to HP. About a month ago I started having bad heat issues and my video card started going bad. I have spent 6 calls, 1+ hour each, on the phone with HP. One month later and I still don't even have a box to send my HP laptop in for repair. BEWARE OF HP.Honest reviews on HP TX2Z TouchSmart 12.1-Inch Laptop
I'll keep this short and sweet. **Do your homework before ordering this tablet**I bought mine in 7/2009 and am on my 4th one. Yes, I have sent it back for repair or replacement THREE times, and am waiting for the shipping box to return this one as well, as this one came back from repair with defective touchscreen, non-working fingerprint reader, buzzing power supply and an SD card reader which isn't screwed in (so it doesn't line up with the frame).
Only HP could ship out such a POS.
If this tablet PC actually worked as advertised it would be my dream notebook. It doesn't. In fact, it doesn't even come close.
The problems which make this great idea a horrible notebook to own:
-The mouse cursor jumps to a certain point on the screen over and over (sometimes clicking, which is always fun when that 'spot' is over the X button). The 'certain point' varies by the notebook, sometimes it is lower left, some right,.. you get the idea. Add to this the makers of the touch panel, N-trig, have yet to make fully working drivers for any OS. N-trig, the company which tells you flat out that updating your tablet's driver can render it irreparable.. and they mean it! TONS of people have had to return their TX2z to HP for replacement because the touch driver killed their tablet.
-The power supply buzzes.. loudly! The buzzing varies by how bright the screen is. If you are superman and can see the screen turned all the way down, it is ignorable. If you want to see your screen, it buzzes to no end. If you want a bright screen, grab your ear plugs.
-The fingerprint reader works.. sometimes. More specifically, it works about ~25% of the time. The other 75% of the time it completely ignores your finger swipes. That, of course, is assuming the software doesn't crash (yes, even on a fresh install).
-It's a tablet, you can hold it at any angle.. you just can't see it at any angle! The screen turns to a bright mush if you hold the tablet at any angle besides directly. If you are drawing, or writing, and want to adjust for your hand position, you no longer get to see the screen because it washes out.
If you really love this tablet, you can buy mine, just as soon as HP sends it back from repair.. FOR THE FOURTH TIME.
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I purchased this laptop in October from HP's website. It came with a lot of bloatware, which really slowed it down. After removing many of the third party applications pre-installed on the laptop it was much more responsive. When I bought the laptop, it qualified for a free upgrade to windows 7 and after installing Windows 7 it was like a whole new computer. It boots up faster and seems more responsive than with windows vista.In contrast to LawnMower Man's experience, my power supply is silent, the touchscreen responds well to my finger and stylus, and the laptop seems very sturdily built. The viewing angle of the screen could be better, but if the screen is facing you, you shouldn't have any problems.
I didn't think I would find much of a difference between my old notebook and a tablet notebook, but it has completely changed how I browse the internet, read .pdfs, and take notes. The handwriting recognition software is pretty good out of the box, but you can train it to better recognise your handwriting so you can convert your hand written notes to text with few errors.
I rarely ever use the touchpad mouse on the laptop. When using the tablet like a regular notebook, its much more convenient to move windows and highlight text directly on the screen than it ever was to manipulate a touchpad mouse.
I've really enjoyed using this tablet so far. The touchscreen is responsive and accurate, and it was much cheaper than other tablet PCs on the market (e.g. lenovo).
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Cheap Dell Latitude D830 Core 2 Duo Laptop
We bought our Dell Latitude D830 in April of 2008 and have never had any sort of problem with it. It has always done the job required of it without any difficulties at all and worked perfectly right out of the box.
Admittedly we have not been a heavy user of the D830 and mostly use it around the house when we need some freedom to do our work somewhere other than our home offices. It has not been exposed to extremes of temperature and has not been dropped or otherwise subjected to abuse.
It has wireless access to our Ethernet network and provides the flexibility we desired when we bought it. When taken out of the house for some special projects it did its job properly.
This is one of two Dells we have along with an HP desktop and has probably needed less attention to keep it working right than any other computer we have.
Intel Centrino Processor, NVidia Quadro NVS 135M Video, Wired / Wireless Ethernet, 4 GB Memory, 160 GB HD, CD/DVD RW.
I've been using it about 3 4 years now. With a 3 year warranty, the only problem I ever had (to be expected) was the hard drive going bad. I replaced it for free near the end of my warranty.
I'm running dual boot:
Windows XP / Linux Mint 9 LXDE
I spend more time in Linux Mint 9 LXDE than I do in Windows.
When I'm not in Linux Mint 9 LXDE, I'm either test booting Linux Distros from CD / DVD, using Sun VirtualBox to boot test downloaded ISOs, or creating or booting from Linux USB.
I've run just about every version of Ubuntu from version 9 up to / through version 10, Linux Mint (HIGHLY recommended light on resources, user friendly): CrunchBang, Knoppix, Fedora 14, Puppy Linux, GeexBox, ZorinOS, Back-Box (Network Diagnostics, Network Security Toolkit also run without a hitch.
It has problems with Gnome 3.0 / Unity, and the latest versions (11.*) of Ubuntu as well as running 3D graphics or for that matter HD video.
But, for my purposes: Internet Connectiity, Basic Application access (Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Graphics, Audio / Video) LibreOffice, VLC, Audacity, Gnome MediaPlayer, ImageViewer, Feh, FSLint (for cleanup), Ubuntu Tweak, BleachBit (Cleanup / Config tools). TSClient for remote connectivity, It does what I want, need it to do with a minimum of fuss.
Ocasionally, I drop over into Windows when I absolutely can't get it done in Linux.
But, ever since switching over to Linux a majority of my Windows (Virus / Trojan) problems and the attendant performance hits went away.
I print to an HP LJ1300 from Linux. I use Document Viewer (built in) for PDFs. I've ported basic documents / spreadsheets to / from Office 2007.
The only thing it doesn't do well (if at all) is Flash Development. There, Windows (specifically Adobe / Macromedia) Flash has an edge. Haven't played with it much at all, but, for 3D develpment, there's Blender.
Not intended to be a Linux Promo. Just to let you know how my Latitude D830 is setup, what I use it for, and how it runs.
I do tech support for a living and support Windows based systems primarily.
If you're not married to Windows, this is a fine system for running Linux (besides the added advantage of it being FREE or Open Source.
Now for gaming. Important-------> THIS COMPUTER WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO WATCH SD VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AND WONT BE ABLE TO PLAY MOST GAMES! But this does support windows 7 areo 64bit or 32bit but wont suport vista areo for some reason.
This is a great laptop for work or normal internet browsing like on Facebook.
Proud owner of a Dell.
Admittedly we have not been a heavy user of the D830 and mostly use it around the house when we need some freedom to do our work somewhere other than our home offices. It has not been exposed to extremes of temperature and has not been dropped or otherwise subjected to abuse.
It has wireless access to our Ethernet network and provides the flexibility we desired when we bought it. When taken out of the house for some special projects it did its job properly.
This is one of two Dells we have along with an HP desktop and has probably needed less attention to keep it working right than any other computer we have.
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My configuration is:Intel Centrino Processor, NVidia Quadro NVS 135M Video, Wired / Wireless Ethernet, 4 GB Memory, 160 GB HD, CD/DVD RW.
I've been using it about 3 4 years now. With a 3 year warranty, the only problem I ever had (to be expected) was the hard drive going bad. I replaced it for free near the end of my warranty.
I'm running dual boot:
Windows XP / Linux Mint 9 LXDE
I spend more time in Linux Mint 9 LXDE than I do in Windows.
When I'm not in Linux Mint 9 LXDE, I'm either test booting Linux Distros from CD / DVD, using Sun VirtualBox to boot test downloaded ISOs, or creating or booting from Linux USB.
I've run just about every version of Ubuntu from version 9 up to / through version 10, Linux Mint (HIGHLY recommended light on resources, user friendly): CrunchBang, Knoppix, Fedora 14, Puppy Linux, GeexBox, ZorinOS, Back-Box (Network Diagnostics, Network Security Toolkit also run without a hitch.
It has problems with Gnome 3.0 / Unity, and the latest versions (11.*) of Ubuntu as well as running 3D graphics or for that matter HD video.
But, for my purposes: Internet Connectiity, Basic Application access (Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Graphics, Audio / Video) LibreOffice, VLC, Audacity, Gnome MediaPlayer, ImageViewer, Feh, FSLint (for cleanup), Ubuntu Tweak, BleachBit (Cleanup / Config tools). TSClient for remote connectivity, It does what I want, need it to do with a minimum of fuss.
Ocasionally, I drop over into Windows when I absolutely can't get it done in Linux.
But, ever since switching over to Linux a majority of my Windows (Virus / Trojan) problems and the attendant performance hits went away.
I print to an HP LJ1300 from Linux. I use Document Viewer (built in) for PDFs. I've ported basic documents / spreadsheets to / from Office 2007.
The only thing it doesn't do well (if at all) is Flash Development. There, Windows (specifically Adobe / Macromedia) Flash has an edge. Haven't played with it much at all, but, for 3D develpment, there's Blender.
Not intended to be a Linux Promo. Just to let you know how my Latitude D830 is setup, what I use it for, and how it runs.
I do tech support for a living and support Windows based systems primarily.
If you're not married to Windows, this is a fine system for running Linux (besides the added advantage of it being FREE or Open Source.
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This laptop has been so reliable for 2-3 years now. I got this lap top from my step dad when his work upgraded their laptops (they still use dell) and i had some issues at first but it was just windows. The processor could be a little faster but its still good.Now for gaming. Important-------> THIS COMPUTER WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO WATCH SD VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AND WONT BE ABLE TO PLAY MOST GAMES! But this does support windows 7 areo 64bit or 32bit but wont suport vista areo for some reason.
This is a great laptop for work or normal internet browsing like on Facebook.
Proud owner of a Dell.
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I ordered the Dell refurbished D830 and it was just as advertised! Product was in great shape with quick shipping. Plenty of software loaded to get started and runs all of my older software with no issues.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Dell Latitude D830 Core 2 Duo Laptop
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Lenovo ThinkPad X230 Tablet 3435 - 12.5" - Core i7 3520M - Windows Reviews
I custom-ordered from the Lenovo/Thinkpad site. My configuration:
Thinkpad X230 Tablet
+ Core i7 2.90 GHz Ivy Bridge processor
+ 8 GM RAM
+ 128 GB Solid-State Drive
+ 1366x768 Matte Multi-Touch Screen with Active Stylus
+ 9-cell extended battery (sticks out the back and adds a bulge at the bottom; the 6-cell battery just sticks out the back)
+ Windows 7 Pro
+ Ultra-Base 3 with DVD/RW optical drive
No discrete graphics card option
I've been a long-time Thinkpad fan--including 600E (late 1990s), R40 (early 2000s), T42 (mid 2000s), T420 (late 2000s)--for the rock-solid dependability, non-nonsense styling, and in particular the king-of-them-all keyboard. I mistakely tried a Dell Latitude E6400 for a couple of years, and I truly hated it, despite its own pointer stick and solid construction. When I decided to get this X230 Tablet, the only thing I was worried about was how the new keyboard was going to feel. Well, have no fear. I am a big fan of the new keyboard. It's got deep travel, its motion is the perfect blend between smooth travel and pleasing resistance, and the contoured surface actually feels comforable. This new keyboard is a winner. Other than that, there really isn't anything that needs to be said about this machine that the prospective buyer wouldn't already know. I loaded it up to the gills with the fastest and best of everything, except a 3G cellular card--totalled over $3000 MSRP before a the Ultrabase 3 and extra power adapters. On paper, the only thing the X230T lacks is discrete graphics, but the Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics that comes with the Ivy Bridge chipset is good enough for my occasional Engineering analysis and 3D modeling work--just make sure to get a least 8 GB RAM to share with the inegrated graphics. Plus, the Ultrabase 3 is able to support dual monitors via its dual VGA+DisplayPort ports. Just one final tip--get the Multitouch display; you'll be ready for Windows 8 Pro when it's released.
Thinkpad X230 Tablet
+ Core i7 2.90 GHz Ivy Bridge processor
+ 8 GM RAM
+ 128 GB Solid-State Drive
+ 1366x768 Matte Multi-Touch Screen with Active Stylus
+ 9-cell extended battery (sticks out the back and adds a bulge at the bottom; the 6-cell battery just sticks out the back)
+ Windows 7 Pro
+ Ultra-Base 3 with DVD/RW optical drive
No discrete graphics card option
I've been a long-time Thinkpad fan--including 600E (late 1990s), R40 (early 2000s), T42 (mid 2000s), T420 (late 2000s)--for the rock-solid dependability, non-nonsense styling, and in particular the king-of-them-all keyboard. I mistakely tried a Dell Latitude E6400 for a couple of years, and I truly hated it, despite its own pointer stick and solid construction. When I decided to get this X230 Tablet, the only thing I was worried about was how the new keyboard was going to feel. Well, have no fear. I am a big fan of the new keyboard. It's got deep travel, its motion is the perfect blend between smooth travel and pleasing resistance, and the contoured surface actually feels comforable. This new keyboard is a winner. Other than that, there really isn't anything that needs to be said about this machine that the prospective buyer wouldn't already know. I loaded it up to the gills with the fastest and best of everything, except a 3G cellular card--totalled over $3000 MSRP before a the Ultrabase 3 and extra power adapters. On paper, the only thing the X230T lacks is discrete graphics, but the Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics that comes with the Ivy Bridge chipset is good enough for my occasional Engineering analysis and 3D modeling work--just make sure to get a least 8 GB RAM to share with the inegrated graphics. Plus, the Ultrabase 3 is able to support dual monitors via its dual VGA+DisplayPort ports. Just one final tip--get the Multitouch display; you'll be ready for Windows 8 Pro when it's released.
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