Archive for the ‘Laptop’ Category

• Hewlett Packard HP Compaq CQ57-315NR Notebook Laptop PC

  Date: 2012.01.19 | Category: Laptop | Response: 0

  I’ve received it a week, and if I havn’t smashed it against the wall, beaten individual with it, or gibe it by succeeding hebdomad I’ll exist suprised. It comes with this Norton “anti-virus” which seems a portion more like but a virus to me, shutting down the computer wholly the time (I received2 to re-install windows but to indite this review) because I cut it away to attempt Hewlett Packard HP Compaq CQ57-315NR to avoid some of the “updates” it decides to install every few hours that requires the computer to closed off. If I receive any spelling mistakes, it’s the computers fault because I can barely see what I’m doing since the the moust sometimes works, only sometimes decides to zoom out thus far I motivation a magnifying glass to read it, depending on it’s mode I guess.Maybe altogether laptops are this bad, I don’t know just whoever designed it, right instantly I would actually like…I motive to calm down.

• Toshiba Qosmio X775-3DV80 17.3-Inch 3D Gaming Laptop

  Date: 2012.01.19 | Category: Laptop | Response: 0

  I purchased this laptop a small over a month ago and I am actually happy with some aspects and disappointed with others. The 3D works great. The movies flavour good and thus do the games played in 3D. It has some upconvert abilities when it comes to the 3D. It will upconvert DVDs entirely and not blurays or hence far as I can tell. I could never cause standard blurays to maneuver in 3D merely I’m sure you can detect software that will do it. The PC runs cracking for normal activities but when it comes to gaming it does not fed so great. The PC runs hotter than almost as it is, although zero also bad under normal use, however, when you endeavor to play a game you cause stutter for possibly 30 minutes where the frame rate drops significantly. This happens near every instant or two therefore it is annoying. The graphics are smashing simply this stutter is a major issue that has not been addressed by Toshiba yet. For me evening when I lower the graphics the stutter still occurs therefore it doesn’t look to matter. If you feel this issue up on the Toshiba forum you will detect several people having the same problem without an apparent solution. If Toshiba X775-3DV80 puts out an update to fix this problem I would give it 5 stars and recommend it but equally it stands I would solely recommend this computer if you don’t plan on gaming. Weird that this laptop is advertised for gaming only nonetheless has such a problem with doing the identical thing it was marketed to do.

• Gateway NV57H46u 15.6-Inch Laptop

  Date: 2012.01.18 | Category: Laptop | Response: 0

  The Gateway NV57H46u (15.6-inch screen)Laptop, in my ruling is exceptional. It does everything it’s supposed to do, and it does it well. I am a foremost time laptop purchaser, and I looked at many others, and determined to dead with this one with it’s 2.20 GHz Intel i3-2330M processor, and large 640 GB Hard-Drive (actual Liberal sum is around 580GB’s )when in use. Film is realise and crisp, intelligent is good (once I figured out how to configure it in the Windows 7 Habitation Premium Software), and it boots up moderately fast, and is selfsame responsive when on-line. The Wi-Fi works great, the NV57H46u screen brightness is tip of the line (I even received to adjust it down a bit), the DVD-CD Player works and burns as it should equally do completely the other features. I’ve already upgraded the 4 GB of RAM to 8 GB of ram and it runs and works simply perfect without a hitch. Therefore far therefore good….can’t enounce decent good things virtually this machine. Recommend it highly.

• HP ProBook 4530s XU015UT 15.6″ Ran

  Date: 2012.01.18 | Category: Laptop | Response: 0

  There seems to be a luck of conflicting reviews on this laptop. Some pronounce they have one usb 3.0 port, some say they receive two. I purchased this laptop a match of weeks ago, and the laptop I had DID NOT get any usb 3.0 ports. If that is a problem for anybody they should plausibly tone elsewhere.

  As far as the make quality, this laptop is selfsame nice. I really alike the brushed metal chapeau and the difficult plastic bottom seems sturdy enough to me. The webcam is decent decent and the dual microphones perform actually well. The chiclet keyboard is actually nice, and it’s convenient to get a bit pad. I find myself using the fingerprint sensor to signal in to windows a lot, and thus far I’ve had no issues. Formerly again the miss of usb 3.0 might but an issue for some, only I detect the four usb 2.0 ports sufficient.

  Performance judicious this laptop is identical good for the price. It could definitely grip web applications with ease, but may besides easily grip programs alike Lightroom 3, and of course microsoft’s suite of productivity programs. I have0 also done some light gaming with games like Counterstrike Source, Portal 2, and HP ProBook 4530s XU015UT Team Fortress 2 with no problems at all. Anything more demanding than those games, and you should look elsewhere (minecraft gave me lots of skeleton droppage). One more note, the computer was loaded with a lot of crapware (as expected from hp). I received over 90 processes and 50% remembering exercise on startup, simply I don’t view it a vast issue because it’s easily fixed if you want.

• Dell D620 Laptop Duo Nub with Windows XP

  Date: 2012.01.18 | Category: Laptop | Response: 0

  I utilized the same laptop at mould for the most the last 3 years, and it is a work horse. I could buy a brand young commercial laptop for match hundred bucks more, just I D620 wanted the reliability of the professional job laptop. I experience to enunciate this utilized4 line motorcar Laptop works well except for 3 problems: First, the battery alone lasts 5 minutes, second, the DVD burner drive shape sporadically (DVD threshold doesn’t eject consistently, and it doesn’t incessantly observe the DVD or CD in it). Handed the laptop to my 11 yr old daughter few weeks after buy (Christmas gift), so I did not notice away most0 these problems until 2 month afterward purchase. Contacted the seller, but the warrantee received expired after 30 days of purchase, therefore I have to purchase a battery and drive on my own. Tertiary thing, the XP pro operating organisation was loaded on the computer, merely the recovery disks were not included; I hope the difficult the difficult drive doesn’t crash sometime soon.

• Asus X44L-BBK4 14″ Notebook Computer i3-2330M

  Date: 2012.01.17 | Category: Laptop | Response: 0

  Please pardon this brushup since it is on the Asus X44H alternatively of the X44L.

  I bought the X44H at Bestbuy on 12/18/11. It was advertised for $399 then on the 25th they marked it down to $349 which I got back today and Bestbuy, without a problem or complaint, gave me the differance back. I was selfsame surprised and pleased. I was make for a fight.

  In regards to the “R. Mahood “Luv2RV”" comment on updates. The exact thing happen to me during the updates. The wireless X44L-BBK4 became go equally well equally the Power management system. I corrected it by doing a restore from 2 days earlier. So I decided to no longer to utilisation the Asus Alive Update for anything. They experience a software update utility equally substantially as Windows update, thus their update isn’t actually necessary.

  This young computer was a replacement for my 6 twelvemonth old Compac laptop that I paid $799 for. At the time $799 became you a underside of the job computer. (It was even functioning fine just it was time to upgrade, plus I wanted a new toy).

• Acer Aspire S3-951-6646 Ultrabook with 13.3-Inch HD Display

  Date: 2012.01.17 | Category: Laptop | Response: 0

  I ordinarily do not pen reviews, only felt what I read was not correct. This computer is great. The keyboard which some receive enunciated is bad is not the case. I received an Apple laptop and found it similar. The screen is bully and I’ve got Slingbox which is TV internet and it looks great. The little buttons on the decently – induce real!! no large deal. This things starts up ahead i blink!! The fastness and connection are great!! I did a luck of inquiry before buying and when I clicked transport in the buying cart, I initiallly had remorse equally I was wishing that I was being likewise cheap and a few hundred would experience created my life complete. When i became the computer. S3-951-6646 What a cracking surprise. The crest is great. As for plastic, it does not feel cheap, only3 smart in cost. Also, my Mac was raging on the bottom, this computer is nerveless on bottom. Not certainly why only7 it is. The layout is great. The hinge is fine, no problem that I see that some reported. Love the keyboard, which the experts enunciated was lacking. Still not certainly what they are talk about. I can buy nearly two of these computers for what the others are charging. No Brainer!! Purchase it!! P.S. They got away with a new one that is $1400 with SDD and i7. Induce the i5 not that large a difference to pay $700 extra.

• ASUS Republic of Gamers G74SX-DH71 Full HD 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop

  Date: 2012.01.16 | Category: Laptop | Response: 0

  I bought this computer to play Lead Wars Old Republic. And it does extrememly well. It plays the game on highest settings. Looks great, sounds great. Notwithstanding on Witcher 2 I had to placed the game on Low to exist able to play at a right frame rate. Maybe if it received choice of using GTX570 or 590 GPU instead it could be higher on that game. Still it looks great. It stays cool. Im felicitous with my purchase. I purchased the 3D version and I get to pronounce the 3D is really good. Better than my PS3 for games. I would highly recommend. I considered alienware merely I experience read some negative comments and ASUS Republic of Gamers G74SX-DH71 I dont want to hatful with Dell for any problems.

• ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6-Inch Versatile Entertainment Laptop

  Date: 2012.01.15 | Category: Laptop | Response: 0

  I spent a daylight clean A53U-EH11 reinstalling this example for a Christmas gift for a 12 yr old, afterward trying to clean up the preinstalled mill bloatware resulted in hangs and explorer crashing. As incessantly it runs instantaneously after a clean reinstall, but users should exist aware that the cam software package will not form when installed from Asus Downloads webpage for this model. This agency you can’t spirit at yourself with diverse controls to tweak appearance. Withal the cam even works with the Win7 driver given for real-life needs similar Skype or Video chat that rely on those 3rd party programs.

  Use loose 1000s Security Essentials AV for best performance, with completely startups except AV turned expire in msconfig>Startup and >Services after hiding entirely Thousands services.

  Clean reinstall requires the flying robocall activation necessary when the COA sticker containing Production Key has OA (offline activation) afterwards the version name. You may google the official Win7 ISO download to sting to DVD.

  Other than applying the drivers which Win7 delivers in installer and are updated quickly via optional Windows Updates, I did likewise import the model’s chipset which often adds functionality on laptops. I noticed no extra performance gain. The laptop has instantaneous and feather-light performance which is what one should expect with Win7, afterward conquering the manufactory bloatware which throttles and corrupts the best Bone ever.

• Toshiba Satellite L755-S5349 15.6-Inch Ran Laptop

  Date: 2012.01.15 | Category: Laptop | Response: 0

  I have read totally of the reviews and I am just stumped at the negative ones. I get had this laptop for 3/4months and it was the easiest laptop I experience ever posed up. Only the complaints, that the HDMI output did not output 1080p, got on, Computer 101, this device is not moving to upconvert from it’s native resolution. The complaints nigh the DVD drive coming on periodically. Always think it might exist the processor cooling fan? This device has a coolheaded app (PC Health Monitor) which will hand you the processor temp and the fan speed. They both interact. When the fan is at max rpm’s it could levelheaded similar a disk drive. I would suggest looking at that the future time you see the noise, I experience been a Dell user and currently ain 2 of their laptops and three Desktops. Of totally7 of the computers the Toshiba came with the least Toshiba Satellite L755-S5349 ampount of garbage software and making a backup disk takes selfsame little time and money. I conceive less is best. Dell has the habit of loading software and test versions of pure garbage. Please too don’t knock Consumer Reports, they meanspirited whole of there information on raw data equally well equally Consumer Feedback. They positioned these devices through extreme tests. So Toshiba Laptops are reliable. Every complaint , except for the occasional defective battery, I consider has an honest account except for the guessing that seems to perish on. I do not mold for Toshiba, only I am an Electric Engineer. Thence I may honestly say, this laptop is a substantially built, bully value, comes with everything equally promised and is meliorate than my $1000.00 Dell Laptop. This laptop does everything!!!! And for the record, the hard drive say’s 640 GB which when the operating software (read only) is subtracted, when pressing my computer it will display appproximately 622 GB, not 640. it’s not a mistake, just alone displays data size that could really be used. Likewise for the record, Toshiba is a major manufacturer of Hard Drives. In my business of work, many of the desktop computers experience7 toshiba hardrives in them. As a altogether I have not heard many problems with them. Compared with a fate of other Manufacturers of computers, I incertitude there are many that could actually enounce they employment their own components in the ended product! In fsct if I remember correctly, when repairing one of my Dell laptops it received a Toshiba Difficult Drive installed in it.