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"I Love My Ugy Duckling!"
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Summary
Electronics and I frequently don't get along, but from the second I pulled this kind of ugly little computer from the box it was love, from it's brushed steel facade to it's weird CSI font keyboard.
It's the only one I found well under $1,000 ... Read full review
Electronics and I frequently don't get along, but from the second I pulled this kind of ugly little computer from the box it was love, from it's brushed steel facade to it's weird CSI font keyboard.
It's the only one I found well under $1,000 at such a small size and weight with such a powerful processor. I like to do a lot of things at once and become inordinately angry over things like freezing programs, jumpy video playback, and waiting for things to open and load. I plug this little guy into a big HD TV and it runs streaming HD content effortlessly, even while I have 5 other things running at the same time. I can't speak for gaming, but for Windows programs and streaming video, this computer performs really well.
It also has a monster hard drive compared to everything else I was looking at, which is great to have all that storage space available as files and programs keep getting bigger.
I saw some reviews from more tech-savvy people about this type of hard drive performing slowly, but speaking as a non-tech specialist who uses a fancy brand new imac all day at work, no functions of this computer have seemed slow whatsoever.
It has 3 USB ports, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, a card reader, and a CD/DVD burner that I have yet to use. I find the track pad very easy to use. The keys are a little smaller than usual (slightly rectangular) but the keyboard is very easy to type on. The battery life is great; I'm getting 3-4 hours with constant media playing, 6-7 hours typing and web browsing. It's really lightweight. I had it in my backpack and dropped the backpack on the concrete sidewalk a few weeks ago; so far so good.
Cons: Well, nobody's perfect. Ok, the speakers definitely do suck. There is a keyboard control for mute/un-mute, but not for adjusting the volume. The display is not great - the colors are a little washed out on the screen. It comes with a lot of crap on it (like most computers these days). It's fatter than other similar laptops because it has an optic drive (but not heavier).
I'm so glad I sent back the adorable, crappy HP I ordered first and traded it for this industrial-looking awesomesauce computer.
*** NOTE, Before you're will buy this Toshiba Laptop, check here: Laptopscheap1.blogspot.com/2012/01/r835-p81.html
Highly recommended!
