Discount HP ProBook 4530S 15.6" Notebook I3-2330M (2.20Ghz 4GB DDR3 500GB

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Pros:

Much faster than expected. 7200 rpm is a huge pro

Sturdy/durable/well-built

Nice brushed metal design

Separate numeric keypad

Nice, roomy keyboard with chiclet keys (HP claims it's spill-resistant as well. I'm not itching to test that at all)

Runs extremely cool

Fan is not that noticeable

HD Webcam

Decent sound (SRS Premium Sound)

Great battery life (I get about 4 hours and 15 minutes with WiFi)

Cons:

Bloatware (Typical of HP notebooks. I spent some time trying to remove those I deemed to be completely useless)

Up/down keys are too small

Anti-glare screen makes colors look washed out

The pros definitely outweigh the cons. I have an extra 4 GB of memory for this laptop but I haven't had the chance to install it yet. It's doing well so far without it. This laptop is able to handle a lot of programs I throw at it. Specs are great for the money. Durability was also a high priority on my list when I was shopping around for laptops prior to purchasing this one. I take this laptop to classes with me and it's holding up just fine; the weight is manageable with the laptop in my backpack. I play games on Steam and I find that it plays the few games I've purchased on there with no problem. Fingerprint scanner, face recognition, drive encryption (in the event the ProBook is stolen), and DriveGuard can be useful to those who need it. All in all, I highly recommend this laptop.

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5/7/12: I bought this HP 4530s after my old Mac died... I had it for 30 something days and then the motherboard went bad. It wouldn't even turn on. Just had an orange light blink every now and again by the power cord plug in. Anyway, I took it back where I bought it and they exchanged it out for me. So, I like this computer, it does everything I need it to do, however if this one breaks, I will definitely be back on here to update the rating.

:)

2/19/13 Update: computer is still running strong! (knock on wood) ... I use it for gradschool so it gets pretty heavy usage. It has been a good little workhorse. I'd buy it again if I had to do it all over. :) Hope this review helps someone else!

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I upgraded to 8 gig total. Right away, I wasn't happy with the sound. So, for 40 bucks, problem was solved with a Sound Blaster Sound Card. For the non-computer-ites, it just plugs into a USB port--those squre inserts of which there are four here. Then you plug in your headphones or external speakers. We didn't even need the disc for this. I have Bose QC 15 headphones, and it's really not right without the sound card. It makes really nice $400 phones sound like bad ear buds. For me, the sound without a sound card is totally intolerable.

Apparently, with this machine, you need a Blu-ray software program that's NOT the one you get with this machine for absolute best results. Finally, after an all-WEEKEND fiddling with and search, my idea was to try a program we SAW work on a laptop at the store. We found a very high-end gaming laptop using Power DVD (version) 10 from Cyberlink. We found it and went with the upgraded version 12. It works PERFECTLY. I KNOW I didn't buy Titanic in Blu-ray--especially when I already HAD the DVD--for the new features for MORE money, with MUCH MORE aggravation.

So, if you have the new Titanic Blu-ray, it WON'T work on your blu-ray laptop without it. Not this one.

I like how this machine types. I like the Office program it comes with, and the 5520 HP printer worked real nice with this laptop. I loaded the disc, and followed wht it said. It was very simple and very easy. For the record, I only know what they tell me, and I AM NOT a computer geek. I'm a turn it on and go.

That printer prints both sides without help, and also does bluetooth from your phone, as well as copying and scanning for 109.00 at the store.

When the disc for the laptop didn't play all my blu-rays--no Titanic as I said--it somehow apparently corrupted Microsoft Office, and they ended up re-loadeing the entire machine. That was the disc that CAME WITH the machine. FYI.

Make sure you check how you power is being utilized to get best results, or you'll be charging CONSTANTLY.

It runs the Sims 3 without a single hitch--no expansion cards, tho...

The keys don't light up, but who types in the dark?

I found this machine to be responsive, nicely made, with a very nice "instrument feel." Sort of how you can tell a nice car from a lesser one by how things work when you use them. Or musical instruments. A nice Strat doesn't FEEL like the junk people buy their kids for gifts, but then, my dad's got my same mentality, so I never had cheap garbage. A good feel on an instrument makes you want to use it more. Plus, you can always re-sell a real Strat. Sometimes for more than you got it for.

Oh, I had a Gateway that worked 8 years previously. It was never on the internet, as I used it for typing a Pro-tools. So here the new thing of NOT using two fingers to "mouse" is VERY new to me.

Get the Sound Blaster card, pair with nice speakers/headphones, and the DVD Blu-ray download mentioned before, and this will be a nice computer for most people for a reasonable cost. I also like the no-glare screen, but it can be hard to see at times, say if you're trying to work with another person. I just wish I'd known about this before.

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bought this after a lot of research and I love this laptop

the performance is amazing and laptop is super fast.. I had to get rid of all the preinstalled apps by HP to clean it up

hard drive space is generous and cpu and ram are perfect for regular use.. Overall I am extremely satisified with my laptop

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Good computer, I like the 7200 rpm 500GB hard drive. Now this could be found for cheaper, but it's still a good purchase overall.

Review of Toshiba Satellite L505-S5964

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DO NOT DOWNLOAD the BIOS 1.5 update from Toshiba!!! It is CORRUPTED (info from Toshiba)!! I did not know this and updated my laptop over the weekend. It crashed! Will not power on at all!! Called Toshiba and they informed me that this update is in face CORRUPTED!! Now I have to send my laptop in to Toshiba's Service Depot for a motherboard replacement. It will be 1 2 weeks before I have my laptop back. I am NOT happy!!!! How can Toshiba's update be corrupted???????

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Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5303 Laptop Computer / 15.6-inch HD Review

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List Price: $559.99
Sale Price: $379.99
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This Laptop is everything you would expect It to be. Giving that your expectations are good. I've read some reviews and everyone seemed to hate this laptop. I love it, I've had it for maybe a week now and nothing has gone wrong so far.

Pros:

. Beautiful Operating System (Windows 8), So fluid and fast

. The 2GB RAM is not bad at all

. Stunning Graphics on the Start Menu (Tiles)

. Lots of apps, makes it feel like a really big tablet(Not a TOUCH SCREEN!)

Cons:

. Only one, The gaming capabilities for games such as runescape and World of Warcraft is not great, works, but is not al that due to the 1.3 Ghz processor

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We got this for our middle-schooler as her first laptop & it's just right for her. And it was just right for our budget!

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I got this laptop really cheap at best buy ($242.99). It was brand new on clearance. I did not accept EULA for Windows 8, instead installed Fedora Linux on it. Works great except for the wireless card. I think I can get it working with ndiswrapper. It needs more memory and that's about it. The speakers aren't loud but if I normalize the volume or use head phones, they are acceptable.

My key requirements are:

1. I want to run Linux, not Windows

2. I don't want to play games on it (I have an Ultimate Gaming Machine {UGM} desktop)

3. Perfect for surfing the web and watching movies

If I could get the wireless to work, I will be golden.

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Update (21 February 2013): Wireless works out of the box with Fedora 18. The kernel packaged with Fedora 14 did not support wireless.

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This computer has poor screen resolution, a slow to respond touchpad, and is too slow to run a TV show without stopping. It is for sale.

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until now I am not using this, I even pay over the hundred for another gig hoping to make it faster. Staple noticed it has only 1 gig they said may be adding another one will be faster still not doing right...I will not recommend windows 8. I think its too late to return I don't know what to do with this...

Discount Dell Latitude D630 INTEL Core 2 Duo 2000 MHz 60Gig Serial ATA HDD

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While I'm typing along the cursor jumps unexpectedly to another location in the text. I have to search to see where it went. I don't know why it happens. Any ideas?

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I am very unsatified with this laptop.It still has a old video card in it you cant play screensavers or games also you cant play DVD movies because the software is incompatible. This was a Christmas gift for my wife now im going to have to send it back or spend more money just so she can use it.Why would someone sell something that some cant use when thay get it!!!

Buy Gateway NE72206u 17.3-Inch Laptop (Silky Silver)

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List Price: $499.99
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Been a Gateway user for years. Only PC/laptop I'll buy, even though Acer bought them out. Great power, memory, and storage for the money. Fast 2GHz quad core processore! Cannot downgrade to Window 7 from 8 since there are only a few available drivers. Installed third party user interface to make it look and act like Windows 7. Works great. My wife is happy with it, and, if she's happy, I'm happy.

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I'd had an HP laptop for six years. Originally, loved it, but it became a chore to haul it around. It was way too heavy and it'd gotten old and slow. This Gateway NE72206u is a racehorse. It boots up quickly, has a nice long battery life and I love every aspect of it's use.

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I didn't have a huge budget for a new laptop, so this one was a great find. It's everything I needed for work and school, and still powerful enough for mobile gaming and high-def movies. Also, surprisingly light for a widescreen laptop.

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This was a gift for a young lady who now needs one in middle school. It is more than whe needs at present but is fast enough and capable enough to serve her for a few years.

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This is a really nice laptop. Not super portable, but I really wanted to higher screen resolution and size... that said. IT'S AWESOME. I want a portable desktop replacement, not something I can slip into a sleeve and haul all over. This is it.

I had a Gateway prior to this one and although it only lasted about 2.5 years... it was smaller. Ultimately that had a fan issue and it was prohibitive to replace even though the part was low cost... I HATE, HATE, HATE trying to repair laptops and it proved me right once again... but that did not stop me from buying another.

i will say that many years back I was a top end ThinkPad loyalist... until Lenovo took over. I would prefer a $3000 laptop, but let's face it no matter what you buy you are looking at a 3-4 year realistic life on a laptop if you actually travel with it. That and they take much more punishment due to the heat and lack of cooling ability in the small space.

That said, this one has fabulous graphics for the business or casual user. A serious gamer would not be thrilled, but I am. I sell and support accounting software, and want to watch a netflix streamed in a hotel room a few times a year. I also require quite a lot of storage room for client files and databases (I run SQL developer, multiple instances) on here. It's perfect.

They all seem to be going to the flat keys these days, which is an adjustment especially since I hook all three of my computers up to a KVM and am used to a more ero keyboard. however the spacing and 10 key on this are great for on the road... it's just an adjustment from a standard type keyboard layout of course.

Reviews of HP Pavilion dv7-4069wm 17.3" Laptop PC with AMD Phenom II N830

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I bought the AMD to compare it to my buddies i5 processor in the same model, plus I'm more of an AMD fan anyways. It seems to hold its own on the hardware side of the field. I'm not a huge fan of the illuminated "HP" logo on the cover(it never turns off, even in power saver). The lid cannot be opened with one hand which is also slightly annoying, due to the fact that you will have to pick it up almost every time you want to open it. I like windows 7 with it, good functionality, with more options. Upgrading to 7 Ultimate was tough. Most of the drivers didn't work after I reinstalled them and caused my left speaker to stop working. I would stick with the OS that comes with it(Home Premium x64), if I did it again. Other than that, the 640GB HD is a great size and eliminates the need to use external drives for at least a while. The casing is also pretty durable. I'm deployed and I've carried it all over Afghanistan with minimal cosmetic damage. The keyboard is nice and the large size of the screen leaves more room for the "10 key". I would recommend this laptop for anyone below "serious gamer" and above "internet junkie". Great for media, work, and general use.

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I was very excited to order and receive this laptop! It even came packaged very nicely when it arrived at my door via-UPS. Very easy set up and charged right away. Came with an informative booklet with instructions on how to work all the bells and whistles. Also received a free offer from EMusic to download 50 songs and 1 Audiobook. If you cancel within 14 days, you can keep the downloads free of charge. Pretty cool. The laptop itself works very smoothly and very quickly. The color is really pretty as well. It says it's 'Brushed Aluminum' but it looks slightly 'Champagne' in color. It has every feature that I've ever wanted in a laptop. It's a 640GB hard drive and I specifically got this one for college. It should hold everything and then some. It plays Blue ray movies, holds a ton of photos, plays videos, games, music, etc. The only thing I was confused about was when I checked to see the hard drive space and it only said 320GB. I contacted the seller that very same day and within 24 hrs they replied back and explained that the hard drive (for some odd reason) is split in two. Further research and digging into my computer, confirmed this. So overall very happy and satisfied with my laptop and I can't stay off now!

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I will never buy another HP product again. Bought it hoping to get a computer that would get me through school and now I have a 800 dollar paper weight a year and a half later. There is a malfunction in the heat sync. Hp fixed the fans but failed to replace the motherboard. No computer that has been taken care of should burn up that fast .I am very disappointed in how they have handled the issue. Was told on the phone that they had to change the design and now they have figured out the problem. No help to me it ran out of warranty 4 months ago. The shop I took mine to said this the 5th one this month with the same problem. Good luck to anyone who buys one.

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I bought mine from Wal Mart a little over a year ago. Still works!

The screen display is great.

The keyboard is super easy to clean.

As for the sound it's not that great. What can you expect from small built in speaker boxes? But if you use some really good earbuds, head phones, OR seperate speakers, the sound gets even better!

The built in mike and web cam work good.

The processor is super fast.

Great for games, vidoes ect.

LOVE it!!!

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Well, first of all I was impressed when it came the very next day after I ordered it! Wow, that was fast!. Second, It came very well packed and with lots of helpful info. This laptop is huge huge huge and I LOVE IT! Omg, I really am glad that I read reviews on all different kinds and picked this one. Some people I noticed said they had a problem with the keyboard. I see what they are saying just because it is spread out more which I love! My fingers don't get in the way at all. This is really a great laptop, and I recommend it to anyone that loves facebook and games. So glad I bought this one!!

Cheap Toshiba Satellite A105-S101 Notebook PC (Intel® Celeron® M

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I got this to succeed an HP Pavilion AMD Duron ZE series laptop. I got the HP a few years ago after trying a lot of laptops, because I liked the keyboard feel (I typed without looking on many keyboards and the HP had the fewest keyboard-caused typos) and I found the text sharp. Over time I was held back by: 1) the sound never worked without stuttering, 2) even with a memory upgrade, it was very slow running XP SP2, and 3) the screen was hard to read in a brightly lit room. I could fix none of these, even after removing every memory resident program, uninstalling all unnecessary software, and using a professional defrag program. But the laptop otherwise served me well. One thing I learned about laptops: their performance is influenced largely by the rotational speed of the hard drive and the amount of memory you put in.

The Toshiba, which I got on sale, has been a joy. For a budget laptop, it is one of the few I have found with a 5400 rpm hard drive, and that has made a huge difference! I also added more memory (512 should be your minimum, but adding a 1 gig module is advised). Everything works quickly and I have found no little annoying things! The screen is marvelous: huge and bright. Dvd's are gorgeous, especially when using the Dvd player's widescreen mode. The sound is great. 4 high speed USB ports are wonderful, as they fill up quickly! The wireless not only works very well, but has a conveniently located on/off switch, so you can turn it off to save energy, a feature not available on the wireless card I added to the HP. I also like the fact that the Toshiba's only "extra" buttons are dvd-type controls (play, pause, etc.). I find too many extra buttons goofy. The Toshiba is also lighter than the HP and is thinner. I'm amazed.

On the down side, yes they saved money on the battery. I do not have experience of long battery lives on laptops in the past couple of years anyway, so I wasn't surprised. The battery comes out easily if you want to buy an extra. I'm used to taking my a/c adapter everywhere. Yet another pleasant surprise is that the a/c adapter is smaller and lighter than my HP's. Since I take it wherever I take the laptop, this is actually an important feature!

Overall, I'm thrilled. I've read some complaints about other variations of the Satellite line, but I have read of no problems with the A105 series, and this was a very important consideration for me.

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This is a nice computer, the low end of A105 series, the only major problem is you better put aside $144(on sale at Toshiba direct)for a 8cel high capacity battery, the one come with it is a 4cel(2000mah) that run for about 1hr to 1hr and 10min on a good day.

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I got this A105-S101 model on sale in January, 2006, and for the price it has been very satisfactory. Excellent for light office/work use and excellent for surfing the net.

However: 1) The DVD player does not function at all on moderately-worn rented DVD's, sound is distorted on lightto medium-used DVD's, and the DVD player is only satisfactory at best with brand new DVD's that have just been opened.

And: 2) All USB ports have ceased to recognize my Memorex M-Flyer

storage device, as well as all other plug-in storage devices. So what do I do now with the 4 USB port's...?!

And all my new documents I need to transfer to my Laptop...?!

Any suggestions...?!

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I am compelled to echo my felow Satellite owner from NV. I got this laptop on sale at Best Buy for $499 with a free RAM upgrade to 512. I needed to replace my 6-year-old Dell Inspiron 7000 that was just getting too clunky and trouble-prone, the main problem being it took a full 15 minutes to start up. Anyway I want to talk about the Satellite not the Inspiron. The 15.1 inch wide screen is deliciously beautiful. I cannot accent this point enough. Fantastic for web surfing, dvd viewing, digital snapshot sharing, Hauppauge USB TV viewing, anything. The sound is also top-rate, excellent stereo separation, which I was surprised to hear on most commercials when I started using my above-mentioned USB TV tuner, which I will review separately (minireview = excellent).

The weight is perfect for carrying around constantly for whatever use you may think of, this laptop is really an all-around jack of all trades.

Only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is the short battery life. One hour seems to ne the limit, grossly short compared to my Dell Inspiron. Of course that is not a reflection on the laptop as much as it is on the battery just get a better one or a spare one.

Also need to warn buyers that what brings the price down markedly is the fact that it only comes (at least mine did) with a 6-monh trial of MS Word, Excel, & PowerPoint, but I solved this problem by backing up my 6-year-old Dell to a 300 gb Seagate external hard drive, and all those apps seem to run on the Satellite off the Seagate drive. Also, Sun has free beta programs that mimmick them.

So if you see this laptop in the $500 range, grab it you won't be sorry.

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Owned mine for a little over a yearbeen in the shop twice, once for the display failing and another time when the hard drive crashed. The "." button requires a sledge hammer to work at this point ( 1 1/2 years after pruchase), luckily I dont use it for other than surfing and simple games.

Runs pretty hot for the most partrecommend getting a cooling station.