i did get a bad hard drive after 1 month. which took about 2-3 weeks to fix. it did not come with a recovery disk and i did not create one, so i had to order it from toshiba for $25 and wait 1 week to get it. best buy did change the hard drive for free, offered to install window 7 from the recovery disk, and gave me a lowner laptop you actually pay for it, but have an extended period to returm it so unless something happens to it, u do get your money back i did.other than that this laptop is 5-star/great very quite, does not heat up, excellent track pad, screen, fast boot, somewhat light ... and cheap ...
i am comparing it to a previous hp dv4 with win vista. that laptop was solid built (dropped it few times, ... never had any hardware issue for 2 years) but did not run smoothly had many issues like noisy fan, heat, badly located track pad which made typing realy hard, needed frequent reboots and slow to reboot ...
It does last about 4 hours when not plugged up. I guess that's good for a laptop; I'm just not used to it. However, I love the speed. The keyboard took some getting used to, but I think I have it mastered. The touchpad mouse was also a new experience, but it's become second nature. If it becomes too difficult, you can always purchase a physical mouse. The separate number keypad was also a plus.
It also comes with a built-in microphone and web camera. I like being able to change the settings so it powers on as soon as I lift up the screen. I do wish that the speakers would get louder when I want someone else to hear something. However, it's adequate for when I'm alone. If you're at all saavy with a computer, this computer isn't difficult to figure out. On a long trip, I would suggest purchasing a compatible car charger.
Overall, it's an awesome computer!I did not buy from Amazon but it was less than $400 at a local brick and mortar with blue shirts. Thought this laptop was a terrific deal.
After a little over 2 weeks, it wouldn't boot up. Just a black screen. Called Toshiba to send it for repairs. The local store only had a 2 week return policy, which sucks too. (Never buying anything from them again.) Toshiba's option was 1) wait a couple of days for a free UPS box, shipping back is free too, or 2) go to a UPS store today to send but I have to pay $15 shipping. I decided to wait for the free box.
Packed everything, filled out the form, sent it via 2nd day UPS. It took over a month to repair and get it back. You can get the repair status online.
Got it back, booted up fine now. But after 30 seconds, "problem with system cooling, shut down immediately and send in for repair." WTF??? Called tech support and asked to send me another box. It's on its way back to repair again. Probably another month til I get it back.
When it worked, I liked it. Nice screen, big keyboard. I didn't like the trackpad as it was too small and can't tell where the edge is. Battery life was pretty good, over 4 hours.
Did I get a lemon or did I get what I paid for?
0 comments:
Post a Comment