Buy Toshiba 15.6" Satellite P755-S5215 Laptop / Intel® CoreTM i3

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Bought this laptop from a bigbox store recently for $549 plus tax. Great deal. So far it's worth every penny. The Core i3 processor with 6 gigs of RAM makes it sufficiently fast. I bought it to replace my 4 year old Toshiba and have been delighted to know that it still has many of the features that I like and has improved or upgraded other features. Although heavier than most computers in it's class it is lighter than my previous Satellite of the same size. The screen is now a little longer and narrower than before. Colors I think are a little brighter. It has 640 gigs of hard drive but I can't imagine that I will ever use more than 100 gigs of that. The built in speakers were a selling point for me. They are very loud and clear, unlike many of it's competitors whose speakers sound like they were taken out of one of those stuffed animals that talk when you squeeze them. You can lock the touch pad when you are typing. The volume control is now a touch sensor instead of a little wheel. The only downsides that I can think of are the weight and the mouse buttons which are a little stiff. The frame of the lap top has a weird textured look and feel. I guess the idea was so that fingerprints don't show but its grainy, textured feel is a little distracting at first. I'm sure I will get used to it soon. This new model also has a key pad, HDMI, and USB 3.0 although I'm still trying to figure out which one it is as it is not labeled.

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The P755-S5215 is the second Toshiba Satellite that I've owned and I've had it for 7 months now without issue, as I expected. The first one (a U205-S5057 bought in mid 2007) still works perfectly except for 5 bad pixels on the monitor. Both of these laptops take regular trips in the tail bag of my motorcycle with all the vibration and lack of climate control that goes with it.

The good...

It has volume and a few media controls near the monitor. Why are manufacturers making laptops without volume and media controls? This was one of the few, including many of the more expensive units, with at least some controls! Seems cheap and lazy to me.

The Harmon/Kardon speakers were some of the best in its price range. Even cranked up, voices are easily understood. Its headphone output makes good use of my Sennheiser PX200's and has enough power to make full volume uncomfortable.

The monitor has good color and contrast and is a pleasure to watch movies on.

Battery life is decent and even with the wi-fi on I had no problem watching the 162 min 'Watchmen' with headphones and brightness turned up. Mine seems to average about 3 to 3.5 hours and charges in around 30 to 45min.

The unit is well balanced and even with the monitor tilted fully it won't flop over on its back.

The keyboard has a great feel and seems solid and durable. The 'F' keys, arrow and number keys are separated enough to make them easy to find by feel in the dark.

The case texture looks slick but is easy to hold onto even one handed and, for those concerned, doesn't show fingerprints too badly.

The unit runs cool (unless you block the bottom vents!) and the fan is very quiet.

The power cord is nice and long and easily reaches inconveniently placed motel outlets.

The bad...

To me, the only bad I can think of are really just annoyances.

The mousepad buttons make a positive, but loud in quiet environments, 'click'. The pad itself is about an inch or so left of center and in the dark I find myself scrolling instead of moving the pointer.

Speaking of dark, I like to turn down the brightness to surf and read in bed at night. Annoyingly, there is a lighted 'Satellite' logo on the bottom left corner that can't be turned off. It's now covered with a piece of tape.

The monitor hinge closes positively but takes a firm two hands to open.

The only thing I can't comment on is Windows 7. The Vista installed on the U205-S5057 left a very bad taste in my mouth and after suffering for 2 months I switched to Linux Ubuntu. When I bought the P755-S5215, I used Windows just long enough to burn a system restore disc (in case I ever need to return the laptop) then immediately installed Ubuntu. I can say that Ubuntu runs perfectly except for the 'loss' of the 2 finger mousepad which Ubuntu doesn't support...yet. I say 'loss' because after playing with a friend's laptop so equipped, it didn't add to my experience enough for me to miss it.

I'll update this post If any issues come up.

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My only big issue with this laptop is that it randomly decides a key in which wants to stick... today it is the "n" key. Very annoying. Other, a good laptop.

Hp 2000-219dx Laptop, AMD Dual Core E350 Processor 15.6", 3gb Reviews

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This laptop is a good alternative to a netbook, if you were thinking about getting a netbook, get this one instead. It has a big screen to work with, and has a well-sized keyboard. The keyboard buttons are not crammed together since they forego the numeric keypad. I personally don't use Windows, and i took a chance and was able to easily install Debian Squeeze (6.0). The laptop comes with the latest chipset from Realtech (the RT8188) and if you use any type of Linux, you can compile the drivers easily from the source (provided by RealTech). If you use the preinstalled Windows 7, then don't worry about this, it'll work out of the box. The only complaint I have is that the trackpad buttons (left click, right click) have a cheap feel. This isn't a dealbreaker by any means.

Great keyboard, good-sized screen, works great with Windows or Linux.

The battery lasts around i'd say 2.5, maybe up to 3 hours. I think it was advertised as more, but I think manufacturers on the whole tend to exaggerate (perhaps they calculate based around just watching the BIOS config screen till it dies instead of real-world use).

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I've been a Toshiba laptop fan for years, but when I went to shop for the latest Toshiba line I was stopped in my tracks by their new keyboard design, which uses a number pad and shifts the entire keyboard and mouse pad to the left so far that it becomes unusable.

I saw the HP Pavilion 2000-219DX and tested the keyboard and immediately fell in love. HP did a great job here. The keyboard and mouse pad are centered and it just feels perfect when typing. I'm a writer so it's very important to have a keyboard that works and this one is one of the best I've used.

The other big benefit of this laptop is that it's extremely quiet. I detect very little, if any fan noise. I don't know what they've done with this one, but the battery life is nothing short of amazing. I unplugged it the other day and worked on battery power all day. Granted I was only doing word processing and some web browsing, but battery life puts this laptop, with its power, 15-inch screen and onboard large 320GB hard drive, on par with netbooks for usability away from a power source. Again well done HP!

The only things I'm not entirely impressed with are the screen, it's average; it's processing speed, when working on big photo or video files it leaves something to be desired. I'm still using the stock 3GB of RAM. It should perform better with a RAM upgrade; also the right side placement of the power cord and two of its three USB slots. When will laptop makers realize that a lot of people use and external mouse and don't want wires coming out of the right side of the machine to interfere with mouse movement? Fortunately there is a USB port on the left side too, so it's not a major issue. One other minor complaint is the onboard mouse pad. Unlike the Toshiba's I've used, it doesn't have a scroll function on the right side of the pad. I miss that.

Those very minor complaints are the only things that keep me from giving this otherwise excellent machine five stars.

Overall though this laptop is an exceptional value, with its top-of-the-line keyboard and battery life. Stick in some additional RAM and you'll be ready to do about anything on this that you could with a desktop.

Highly recommended.

UPDATE:

After buying additional RAM (now 6GB total) and working with this computer for a couple of months, I want to report that it is quite slow when working with large photo files, or any other type of large amounts of data that require a lot of processing speed. After running Windows 7 Performance Tests it turns out the AMD processor in this computer is the weak link. The processor scored only a 3.8 (out of a possible 7.9).

So scratch wheat I said about putting additional RAM to make this computer a fast performer. Processor speed is important. With its slower processor the laptop is limited in terms of doing photo or video editing.

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Best laptop keyboard I've ever used. Chiclet keys of the current and 1st-gen MacBooks don't compare. The 13" Macbook Pro with the 320M, similarly arranged in discrete islands of individual soft-lettery, does not promote long-term typing with the unforgiving aluminum surface. This 2000 219dx by HP, at the 15" size-form, delights in its tactile rest.

I've also tried the chiclet-style keyboard of the HP dv7-4273us; comparably, the 2000-219dx keyboard is superior. You may find the "give" that is, the flex in the latter a little disconcerting, but it certainly confers a fast-typist certitude of responsiveness. It takes a single design team at a huge corporation to rail against the chic-boutique and this laptop does it.

Congratulations to the hardware designer(s) at HP who stuck to your guns and manufactured this beauty. I would buy five of these for the rest of my life. One would be sent to the computer museum as a reference model of superior scissor-switching.

I've never used the Thinkpad. But if you are a zealot for mobile keyboards, thinking you'd always have to use an external at home, dimly forlorn at the current, fallow fashion of finger finagling, you'd be hard-pressed not to try this trip fantastic.

Walk in to your local Best Buy and try it.

As for everything else, this laptop has been known to work with Ubuntu, and a previous reviewer said it works with Debian. So I'm pretty good to go with LFS.

Update 10/18/2011: Everything works in Ubuntu 11.10. Proprietary graphics, Skype webcam/mic, suspend/hibernate, wireless. Keyboard continues to amaze.

Dell Inspiron i13z-9318sLV 13-Inch Laptop Reviews

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This product Dell Inspiron i13z-9318sLV 13-Inch Laptop is very good

I am very happy with the performed of this product

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Will give it just 2 stars the laptop is nice and thin as I wanted the only problem is over-heating I always like to us my laptop on my lap but I cant because of how is burning me will return it as soon as possible.

Discount ASUS G75 17.3" i7 12GB/500GB/GTX 660M Win7 NB

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the computer is more then i wished for

its a bit expansive as im not used to spending 1400dolars on a laptop but this one was worth it

i also aditionaly put an ssd hd inside and now its one fast road runner.

the only down side is when im on batery mode i cant play games ,they lag hard

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Okay, This was a great purchase for the price. I researched all possible competing laptops and none came close. After using this product for a month, I have concluded the following:

Pros:

1. Speed of computer is superb

2. Starcraft 2 on ULTRA settings run flawlessly

3. Can run multiple games (Counterstrike, diablo 3, and starcraft with no lag simultaneously)

Cons:

1. Hard drive could be faster 5400rpm. If you have a a little extra money then just replace the hard drive with a SSD.

2. Screen sometimes looks a little grey. But thats during daylight. At night its awesome.

So concluding, I would definitely recommend this to any wanting a high end gaming laptop for a reasonable price.

Also, at they have an older model backpack solid black, that is a ROG official backpack for 17.3 inch laptops for 49.99. Pick that up right away as its a great sale.

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I have had the Asus G75V for nearly a year now. Very quick unit and very reliable. The only down side, and this is a big one, is the piece of crap touch pad that they use. It it total junk. The cursor jumps all over the place and selects things that you don't want to select. It does this even with the sensitivity turned way down. Using an external mouse is somewhat better but it is still annoying. Other than that I would highly recommend this unit.

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I had pretty high hopes for this laptop considering the incredible reviews from multiple online retailers. The laptop is indeed very sturdy, and based on the specs seems like a really great buy. But there's a reason this laptop seems like a great deal:

1. It comes with a ridiculously large amount of bloatware. Upon initial boot you'll find dozens of useless programs.

2. It doesn't come with Office.

3. The screen resolution is poor for the price. Definitely a visible step down from G75VW-TS72 screen.

4. The touchpad has a raised bump on it. This could just be a defect with the one I received. It's just noticeable enough to be annoying.

Overall I would recommend spending a little more to get a better model.

Review of HP Consumer Refurbished Pavilion m6-1045dx 15.6" Entertainment

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This is a great product for a pretty good price, 3rd generation core I5 with speedboost is extremely fast, 8 gigs of ddr3 plenty of memory hardware specs are top the screen is beautiful, the hard drive leaves alot to be desired, you have this powerhouse of a laptop and then a 5400 rpm drive!??!, needless to say i threw a samsung SSD 840 in there and my boot time is so fast it almost goes back in time.

Pros:

Top of the line hardware

Speedtests/stress tests all successful and good ratings

Intel Graphics 4000 HUGE improvement over the 2/3/3.5 graphics on the previous line of chips, i can even play battlefield3 with little to no lag although not on the highest settings

Ram is quality ram although its not max speed the board can handle.

Screen is extremely vivid esp with the led backlite

Audio is LOUD but quality due to the beats framework

Cons:

5400 rpm drive is a disgrace to this powerhouse, I personally recommend a Samsung MZ-7TD250BW 840 Series Solid State Drive (SSD) 250 GB Sata 2.5-Inch

a bit on the heavy side and it gets very warm on your lap but thats to be expected

power settings in OS before i replaced and reformatted where defaulted to HP economy settings, set to high performance

not really a con but an observation that battery life on high performance was about 5 hours

Overall its a great laptop, but i would spend an extra few bucks on a SSD for it

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super fast laptop love the simple pass reader now don't have to remember all passwords. Plus the beats audio just make it even better I do recommend this pc with the i5

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

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

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

I recommend this computer.

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

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

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

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

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Really love this computer, duo cor in a laptop for an affordable price wins in my book. Pretty fast for what its intended for, great on facebook, high graphics games off facebook run a little slower but thats not what its intended for, a little heavy but well worth what I paid

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This was a Christmas gift to my younger son, in preparation for college. Judging by the amount of time he spends using it, I would say it is a great hit. He never goes anywhere without it.

Yep, a great product.

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Went to BestBuy to check out the sale deal for the Asus X55... Looks to be a nice student version of a laptop.. great features and style... though after checking out the new windows 8 os, I think I will pass on the deal.. Mainly due to Windows 8 preinstalled.. I do doubt that I will upgrade or move into any computer that has Win 8.. way too far out of the working environment I operate in... Win 8 may be another lossy diversion like Millennium and Vista was... I will stay with computers that offer Win 7... sad to see the direction MS is going here... still I hope that lots of consumers go for the MS 8, makes the older MS 7 pc's cheaper for us working folks...

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Review of Sony VAIO T Series SVT15114CXS 15.5-Inch Core i5 Touch Ultrabook

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I am a software developer and was looking for a Windows 8 touchscreen laptop on which to do some Windows 8 development. I was additionally looking to replace my Asus UL30VT as my occasional travel laptop. I am an amateur photographer, so I also wanted something with a nice screen that could do at least full HD at 1920 x 1080. This last consideration narrowed the field quite a bit.

After comparing many models and finally ordering and receiving this Sony I can state that I couldn't be happier. This is such a beautiful machine and such an incredible value for the price. While Windows 8 is still growing on me, the machine itself is wonderful. First off, is the screen. Text and photos look gorgeous. There is no substitute for pixel density when rendering text and this machine renders text and web pages beautifully. I loaded up my Nikon photo software to review a number of photos from my D90 and they looked wonderful. I held out for a 1080p screen because I also like to watch movies. I loaded up Windows Media Player Home Cinema edition and threw a 1080p MKV at it, which it rendered wonderfully using only about 20% CPU during the busy action scenes with the Intel video chipset. This had been a point of potential concern for me since there isn't a discrete graphics card in the machine.

The sound is just okay, as is generally the case for a laptop. Certainly acceptable for watching a movie and general use although I wouldn't want to try to rock out to them. I could have done without the DVD drive, but as an old school programmer and PC user I appreciate having it and am creating system recovery DVD's as I write this. The variety of ports is also appreciated. Having a GigE ethernet port was a must for me. The VGA port was also not required, but is darn nice to have. The USB-3 port will come in handy for more rapid backups and perhaps occasional device charging.

The aluminum chassis, shiny chrome strip and backlit keyboard all add touches of class that make this a thing of beauty as well as a workhorse.

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I am a student going into college in the fall of 2013 and had been searching for a laptop for a very long time. After months of searching for a laptop that had what I needed AND what I wanted, I finally found the Sony VAIO.

Pros:

-15.5" is a great screen size; big enough to watch movies or play games if you want, yet small enough to be portable.

-Quick turn-on time due to the solid state drive. The laptop boots up within 3 seconds at the most.

-The screen resolution is solid. HD movies look beautiful and small words are relatively easy to read.

-The touch screen is accurate and smooth and makes Windows 8 easier to use

-600 GB of storage space is more than enough for most people

-I love that this laptop comes with an HDMI port. I can hook it up to any TV and the picture is very clear.

-The backlit keyboard is useful for using the laptop in the dark. I'm surprised at how many laptops these days do not have backlit keyboards.

-The number pad on the side of the keyboard is a must-have for a college student like me

-The keyboard is very sensitive, which could be a good or bad thing depending on the person. I like having a sensitive keyboard since I have small hands. Someone with larger hands may find it bothersome.

-The design of the laptop looks sleek and professional.

Cons:

-The touch pad is very loud when you use it to click

-The fan can, at times, be somewhat loud

-The left side of the bottom of the laptop gets very hot, so don't let it sit on your lap without some kind of pad to put it on.

-There is only one USB 3.0 port; I wish there were more.

-The speakers aren't the best, but they are tolerable. I use headphones most of the time anyway.

-I wish the CD/DVD drive could play Blu-rays.

-I don't know how well the battery works or how long it lasts because I have almost always have my laptop plugged in to an outlet.

Even though there are some negative aspects to this laptop, I give the VAIO five stars because I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting a computer for both work/school and for entertainment purposes like watching movies and playing some simple games. And for a laptop like this, the price is amazing. I'm overall very pleased with this product.

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Bought this for my son who wanted touch screen and he could not be happier. Screen is beautiful. Lightweight and thin.

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Although true high resolution display, the monitor has a washed-out display from most angles. Also, wi-fi loses connectivity often, must reconnect.

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I did a lot of research into my laptop purchase and eventually chose this one. A decision which I'm already regretting. I run my own business and work a lot from home, or remotely with my clients. I needed something that was portable, but powerful, and a desktop equivalent in many senses. What I got was a laptop that crashed after 5 weeks and entered a perpetual loop of saying it had encountered an error and needed to restart... restarting, and saying the exact same thing again, so that I could never get it to start up. I took it back to the retailer who said it needed a completely new hard drive and everything on the current hard drive would be lost. Luckily I sought a second opinion at a Sony Store, who ran a system reboot and got it up and running again. Thank goodness. But it continues to shut itself down for no reason at least once a week, has problems starting, and generally just makes me feel nervous that it's going to crash at any point.

But by FAR The most annoying thing about this laptop that makes me want to return it every single day, is that it won't hold a WiFi connection. 50% of the time it connects automatically when I log on, the other 50% it doesn't and I have to try and do it manually. But even when it does connect, this often lasts about 10 minutes before it automatically disconnects for no reason (and still says its connected...although I can't open a webpage or send an email). I have to either reboot, or put it into airplane mode then back to normal to restart the WiFi connection. In a normal working day, I probably have to do one of those 2 things at least 20 30 times. It's beyond annoying and wastes about 40 minutes of every day just trying to fix the connection. It drives me mad.

If I had realised within my 30 day return period, I would have got a full refund and bought a completely different laptop. I feel like I'm stuck with this one, and every time I take it in to get these problems looked at they update the software and say it should be fixed. It never is. In my opinion this is a massive fault with the machine, and having Googled it more since my purchase, it seems it's not an uncommon one either.

I had a very basic Toshiba notebook for 4 years prior to this Sony, and didn't have a single problem with it. Very disappointing.

Buy Dell Latitude D430 12.1" Laptop (Intel Core Duo 1.2Ghz, 60GB Hard

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The laptop was chosen to replace my broken Acer netbook. The goal was also to find a better screen size.

The computer was delivered quickly and no damage on the box. Within 5 minutes after inspection I had the computer running. The Dell D430 has the appearance of a solid machine and works faster than I expected. The screen is great, the sound a little tinny for watching movies. The wide screen is not 16:9 but the 1280x800 shows web sites and photos nicely. A sign of professional computers is that there are double buttons with the trackpad. There is also a trackpoint but I do not use that as I am geared towards the mouse.

As a "compact" laptop the machine is light, but not to light. There is no space for an optical drive, so they gave me an external USB connected drive. It does not burn DVDs but that does not bother me as I have other computers for that purpose. With the HD capacity of 60 GB, of which 20 GB are taken, there is no room for big projects. I searched for bigger hard disks as backup but 1.8 inch hard disks max out at 120 GB and get expensive (other than my broken netbook which came with a 250GB drive).So I use an SD card as storage extension (like for downloads) and an external drive for my video/audio/photo stuff. The USB ports have enough power to run my external drives. On top, there is a firewire port which I like for an external drive. Integrated Bluetooth runs my wireless mouse.

Dell has a weird power connector and I will be looking for a duplicate power tip because I do not want to be without a backup. The computer gets hot on the right side which I think is not unusual, especially not with dual core processors. So do not use it right on your lap but get a cooling pad.

Talking backup: XP and Dell utilities are on a hidden disk partition and I did not find out yet how to copy that to a hard disk. If the hard disk dies I want to be able to recover XP. My files are backed up on an external drive anyway. There was not a single sheet of paper with the computer so it takes some knowledge to work things out.

But right now: I am happy I bought that computer.

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awesome computer :) i am more than pleased to say the least.

i ordered this computer and within three days (even on standard shipping) i received my package. It's somewhat small but i find it to be adorable. There were only 2 tiny scuff marks on the outside, barely noticeable, but otherwise it looks and runs brand new. It took me just minutes to get it up and running, and by the way, it runs quite fast. I, being the teenager i am, have already downloaded programs like iTunes a new web browser, a couple games and a couple other software components and it still runs amazingly fast. Though i have only had if for a little over a week, i cant seem to keep a way from it. It's quite a deal. A lot of people find the external cd/dvd drive a hasel but i find it convenient, it doesn't bother to much in travel and i mean what if it breaks? its easy to replace without having to pull the poor computer apart. anyways, i love this laptop and so far its been quite helpful. I will admit it does heat up rather quickly, but thats noting a simple cooling pad from walmart or so can fix. now, another downside is that there are only two usb outlets, and with a cooling pad, that only leaves you with one, so you would probably need to order a cheap usb port like i did to go with it to help in that issue, but other than that this product is a steal. I hope you make the right choice, i mean, it took me a month to find the right computer for me, and im quite satisfied.

P.S if you find you are not satisfied with its hard drive space, i recomend looking at amazons wide variety of external hard drives, i found a 160 gb one for only 36 $.

hope this review was helpful! :)

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Thanks again Sam

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This computer has been the best purchase I've made, originally came with Windows XP, now add 1 gb of RAM and installed a linux distro. It works great!

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I ordered this laptop to help with my new business. Quick Books, Microsoft Office, and the Internet were my main concerns. I am pleased with the unit. I was trying to get one with Windows XP but have been pleased with Windows 7. I would definately recommend that someone else buy this product. I feel like I got what I wanted at a price that was very reasonable.

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Good laptop with less bloat ware than a lot of pcs. Perfect size for portability while still giving you a comfortable keyboard with large display.

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Everything as expected. It was a gift for my wife, and she has no complains about it. she loves it.

Review of Dell Studio 17 (1749) Laptop black - Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit

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Bottom-Line: I am very happy--so far--with my choice of the Dell Studio 1749. The laptop is a performance winner, especially when mated with Windows 7 Enterprise Edition.

I tried, I really did try to keep my HP Pavilion dv9000 Series laptop alive and kicking, but to no avail. First, sometime last year, the wireless card quit; that was overcome by purchasing a Cisco Wireless-G adapter. That worked for a while until I started to run out of hard drive space. I resolved that issue by purchasing a new 500GB hard drive. Then the 17.3" display started turning green; no resolution there I'm afraid.

So I started casting about for a replacement laptop computer. HP was out; I'd had two HP's end up with malfunctioning wireless NIC's, and the last one didn't turn out too well. So I went in another direction. I have had fairly good success with Dell laptops at work, so I decided to purchase a Dell for personal use. I dismissed the Inspiron series because I wanted to go with the new Intel i5 series processor, so I choose the Dell Studio 1749 with an Intel Quad-Core i5-430M 2.27GHz processor.

The Laptop

The desktop-replacement class 17.3" widescreen 8.4lbs Dell Studio 1749 comes very close to being a full-fledged, full-feathered, multimedia desktop replacement albeit with a smaller screen and limited USB (3) ports. The sleek unit houses a 2.27GHz Intel Quad-Core i5-430M Processor (with Intel Turbo Boost Technology) with 3MB SmartCache on a 1066MHz FSB. The large footprint Dell Studio 1749 has only (3) USB 2.0 ports, rather limited especially for a laptop of this size, but the unit has plenty of multimedia ports that sort of make up for oversight including an HDMI port.

The 17.3-inch WXGA LED widescreen display with built-in webcam is the stock display with this laptop. With a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 this brilliant display offers full HD with 32-bit color and a 60Hz refresh rate. At the maximum resolution a lot can fit on the screen, enough space to fit to application screens side-by-side, which is what I demand. The icons are just the right size, as is the text. The Intel Graphic Media Accelerator HD card ships with 256MB of VRAM and highly configurable software.

My Dell Studio 1749 shipped with w 7200rpm 500GB SATA II hard drive, which is plenty of space--for now--but there is room to add another SATA 2.5" drive into the chassis underneath the unit. Additionally, my Dell Studio 1749 shipped with 4GB DDR3 RAM @ 1066MHz, plenty of memory to run Windows 7 comfortably, but the Dell Studio 1749 can take up to 8GB of RAM. A fixed slot-fed media bay can be configured with a DVD-ROM, CDRW/DVD, DVD +/-RW; I choose a standard DVD +/-RW drive. I skipped the modem--who uses those anymore--but got a 100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet network interface adaptor, wireless-N adapter, and 1394 Firewire port.

I made sure I ordered the Dell Studio 1749 with a full featured back-lit keyboard, which is complemented by a large touch pad; and corresponding sets of mouse buttons. The feel of the keyboards' keys is rather soft. I prefer the feel of the IBM keyboards of old, but typing is not uncomfortable and feels good on the fingers. The back-lit keys are just bright enough and turn off when the keyboard has not been used for a while.

The speakers on this multimedia-themed laptop are fantastic. The unit ships with a JBL SRS Premium Sound system complete with a small sub-woofer on the bottom of the unit. The sound reproduced through this sound system is unlike any I have heard on other laptops. There is actually a discernable mid-range and bass!

As is the norm with modern laptops all of the ports are along the sides of the Dell Studio 1749. There is nothing on the backside of this wide laptop but a large cooling vent. The white-led power button has been move to the right of the laptop on the screen hinge. Next to it is the A/C power port, and moving forward we have a USB port, slot-fed DVD drive, another USB port, 8-n-1 media card reader and finally a 1394a Firewire port.

Along the left side of the Dell Studio 1749 starting at the front, you will find (2) headphone jack, a microphone jack, ExpressCard slot, Antenna In port (for use with a TV Tuner card), eSATA/ USB combo connector w/USB powershare, HDMI port, DisplayPort connector, VGA port, and finally a 100/1000 NIC adapter port.

Heat & Noise

Dell designed the Dell Studio 1749 to optimize heat dissipation; after all i5 processors run seriously hot. In addition to the aforementioned large exhaust vent on the back of the unit, there are various vents cut into the bottom of the unit as well as an exhaust fan that sits in a bay at the bottom left hand side of the unit.

When the unit does heat up sufficiently the lone fan kicks in at about 2800rpm up to a peak spin cycle of about 3900rpm. Going about everyday tasks like using a word processor or surfing the Internet will not set the fan to spinning, but watching a DVD can create enough heat to trigger the fan in low speed, which is still almost inaudible. If low speed proves insufficient, the fan will start spinning at around 3900rpm. At this level of rotation, you'll notice the fan is on, but the noise level remains bearable.

Conclusion

I am very happy--so far--with my choice of the Dell Studio 1749. The laptop is a performance winner, especially when mated with Windows 7 Enterprise Edition. I like the increased processing power, increased storage, and increased memory this unit brings to the table.

And the laptop is handsome to look at; I got it in red! Though I doubt I will ever have cause to use the 4-pin Firewire port, it is nice to know it's there just in case, and (3) USB ports has certainly come in handy, though seriously there are (3) too few.

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2 negative issues

1) I can't know if I am in upper case or lower case. Really complicated when you are typing a password

2)the function keys, have to be clicked with the FN . If you use excel a lot, and F2 is common, you will hate that you need to click FN. The worst part is that if you didnt click FN, you are disconnecting internet.

I wonder how can I prevent these kind of issues on my next purchase

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My Dell Studio configuration is similar to Vincent Martin's Studio (other review). The differences are more ram (8GB) and different wireless card (Dell 5620).

PRO'S

Screen size, back light, like having a portable desktop.

CON'S

Not enough USB ports (2 plus one that is part USB/SATA)which sometimes will recognize a USB device but other times, it will not. I use USB hubs but one of the ports has failed and the other is failing. Since all of the ports are plugged to the motherboard and there are no slots to add USB ports the laptop will become severely limited when all of the ports fail.

Connecting to the internet is slow. This problem began to crop up when the laptop was about one year old and has become worst with time. Laptop was purchased 5/16/2010. Despite using a wifi extender, wireless connection never goes higher than two bars when it used to always hit five bars. It has become almost useless as a wireless computer and recently have begun using cat6 to access the internet.

Considering laptop has 8GB, Intel I5 processors, and 500GB hard drive, it's internet speed is slow. Software programs are used monthly to clean files and registry, and defrag the hard drive.

In the last six months, freezing and boot problems have become more frequent despite using Kaspersky Pure, spyware, and malware software to ensure laptop is not being invaded by rogue software.

A major complaint about the laptop is the price (Dell's price was between 800-2,000, depending on configuration)considering the obvious problems with the laptop and Dell's attitude that once it was out the door, it was the buyer's problem.

Dell has discontinued this laptop (sometime in 2011) because of some of the above mentioned problems along with problems. The most common mentioned problem on internet sites is slowness. There are a lot of complaints similar to mine, on the internet, but no apparent smoking gun. My opinion is the wireless card is the source of the problems with a secondary issue being it runs hotter than most computers.

I have worked on another Studio laptop for a friend that has 2GB of memory that has become so slow, it is impossible to view video material or scan the internet. Apparently, there is something wrong with the laptop that high speed processors and large doses of memory cannot solve. I also own a Dell Inspiron 500 with one-half the configuration power (Intel I2 processors, 2GB Memory) that is much faster than the Studio laptop.

I would not recommend this laptop to anyone, even at an EBAY price, and this is from someone that has purchased over 20 Dell computers over the past 10-12 years.