Toshiba Kirabook user reviews (Core i7)

Pros The overall feel, weight, and performance. MacBook Air...watch out.

Cons I guess I could upgrade to Windows 7 but I refuse to pay for that after spending 2K on a laptop. CPU Fan seems to kick on quite a bit when *nothing* is going on.

Summary So here's the deal. I come to CNET all the time to review products and read reviews and am always most appreciative of the feedback I get. This is the first review I've ever written and felt so inclined to do so because of my experience with the Toshiba Kirabook. I am not a computer guru/wizard/whiz by any means. I bought my wife a MacBook Air last year and have been praying/hoping that someone in the PC world would come out with something that would compete in size, performance, weight, and sexiness. The Toshiba Kirabook delivers on *all* those levels with flying colors. It feels much like the MBA. The touch pad is about 80% of the way there to the MBA touchpad, but it's getting close. I use a mouse about 65% of the time now and am really getting used to the pad on the Kirabook. I use this machine for purely office/business work with high use in the Office apps (Outlook) so if you are looking for a review with any kind of Photo/Video/Graphic interface, this ain't it. I use my computer for work...and work it does! One of the big negatives is the fan CPU as it seems to come on at very random times when I am doing nothing on the computer. Not sure what is going one and I've tried to open the resource manager to see what's happening to no avail. Finally, the last negative is Windows 8. If this machine came with Windows 7 Pro I would give it a 4.5. If the Touch Pad worked like the MBA I would give it a 5.0...CPU fan aside. (I could live with that with the other two parameters) Other than that...I love, love, love it. The touch screen is nice, but unless you are in love with Windows 8, you will forget about it.