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Good for the price,
by Lady Vetinari, 2010-03-29
I'm just a casual user, so I wanted a cheap laptop that works faster than the one I bought 5 years ago. For under $500, I got a laptop that works and works pretty well.
Pros -
Has a number pad if you need to input data.
Shiny!
Windows 7 instead of Vista.
More RAM and hard drive space than my older computers combined.
~4 hours of battery life.
3 USB ports
Cons -
Shiny, but screen can reflect a little too much sometimes so it's hard to see at certain angles.
Keyboard has a tendency to double letters or drop letters sometimes. Never had this problem on my old laptop (Dell Inspiron 6000), and I just checked to make sure I have the newest drivers.
Mouse pad can be unresponsive sometimes, which annoys me to no end. Also not a problem I had on the old laptop.
Facial recognition program tells me to take my glasses off before I use it. How stupid does that sound to someone who is blind as a bat and NEEDS those glasses? (Only a minor con as I don't really care about the security. My friend has a laptop with a fingerprint scanner, which is more fun, but infinitely stupid unless you wear gloves when you handle your computer.)
A Good Product,
by DTL, 2010-01-11
While I sympathize with everybody who was compelled to cleanly install Windows 7 any consumer should pay the price for the PC with Windows 7. It may cost more but Windows 7 is worth it. I received an offer that I couldn't refuse for the G550 with an XP system. In addition I received a trial version of 7. I was impressed and bought it too and my troubles began. First Microsoft makes many versions of 7. With the trial version they provided me with Ultimate. I bought the Pro version of Windows 7. When the versions are different you must custom install it. I missed this 'little' detail and used the automatic installation. You can't upgrade the superior version with the updraft. It must be first erased through the installation then Windows 7 is installed. There is also a problem with files. They will also be erased during installation. So you must remove them onto the disc or flash drive then recover them after 7 is installed. Microsoft also provided two discs. One contained the 32-bit application and another a 62-bit application. The 62-bit product was designed for heavy data processing. You need at least 3GB of memory and more than 400 GB of storage. Use the 32-bit application. It's more standard. By the way the Lenovo ran just fine during the struggle with Microsoft. Now don't buy the Windows 7 Pro then buy a cheaper Lenovo. Stick with the G550. Once you decline the manufacturer tries cost-cutting measures like combining keyboards along with a smaller screen or whatever will save money. At that point your buy loses its value. It's not the greatest PC on the market but it will do quite well and buying it with Windows 7 installed only increases the cost but also the value of your purchase.
get this at newegg.com,
by Z. Cruise, 2010-01-23
This computer has a better operating system at [...]. At newegg you get windows xp/windows 7 pro upgrade. To install windows 7 pro correctly though you have to start it up and boot it in the dvd drive not the hard drive, or you will not have a vaild copy of windows 7 pro. Other than that it has plus 3gb ddr3, 250 hard drive, and the new generation of dual-core processors intel pentium T4300. here is the link [...]
Hard to believe,
by V. Basal, 2009-12-31
Very disappointed with the configuration of the laptop that I got. On the site configuration says Windows 7 with 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo but it came with Win Xp and processor Pentium Dual-Core. The body is all cheap plastic.
wrong CPU and OS : bad customer service knowledge,
by Ruturaj Patha, 2010-02-08
I ignored these reviews after checking with customer service.
But...
1) CPU is not Core 2 Duo. Its Dual Core.
2) OS is Windows XP (which i don't mind), but i don't see Windows 7 installed.
It did come with Windows 7 Recovery CD though.
3) The laptop material is not fragile though. Body seems ok.
4) Before buying the laptop, i had confirmed with customer service on CPU and OS. But they refused to put the confirmation on their ticket (so, now i can't hold on what they had confirmed to me before)
**** Customer Service really needs to improve in informing/understanding laptop specs. ****
Real waste of time on this one.