The title of this article depicts 250 GB Hard Drive, but my Merchant clarified in their listing (and the specifications on this very page also clarify) that it is a 160 GB Hard Drive.That aside, my Merchant provided Windows 7, and I note that the Laptop had a Fingerprint Security Feature. Mine was refurbished, and no software was advertised to come with it, so I had my own plans...but they surprised me and preloaded one piece of software that I intended to load myself, Open Office.
This is a solid, reliable product, the most sturdy Laptop I've ever touched.
If you decide to purchase this Laptop with no software (I am an ex software tester), I would highly recommend that you go to OpenOffice.org and download their free Microsoft-compatible software that will edit and save in various formats, including Microsoft formats. I have experience with the makers of this FREE software from my software days, and I can tell you this is a great offering to the public--they do take donations if you're thrilled about it.
If you desire better drawing software, you can also download Inkscape for free at Inkscape.org--this software will save into an SVG format, which is the clearest and sharpest image format available for the computer, and it can save into various other formats; this program takes a while to learn, but is well worth it--a big advantage is that you can open other formats such as the less clear BMP or JPG formats and trace the images and convert them into smoother/crisper images. I also note that YouTube is invaluable for learning new computer programs!
I also purchased a Xerox Travel Scanner 150 that came with a bundled Nuance PDF Converter program that rivals Adobe Acrobat and will also save in many formats ranging from Image formats (BMP, JPG) to document formats (Microsoft, RTF, TXT)--the list is long and I've only given a few of the formats it covers.
The amount of RAM and Memory on this machine are more than adequate for most computing needs; as far as Hard Drive size, you can buy a 1 TB external Hard Drive to suppliment this Laptop's Memory for around $80 these days, and they are now a little bigger than a smart phone! It's a good idea to have one of these even if all you do is back up your data.
Hardware: I bought this notebook because I wanted a mirror image of the one given to me by my employer. What I found out is the one I purchased from Amazon (same model as my employer's laptop) DID NOT come with a built in webcam. Of course, my work around was to use an old webcam that I had resigned to the back on a drawer. If would have be nicer if the one I got off of Amazon had the built in webcam.
Software: The Amazon notebook machine came with VISTA Business 32-bit OS. It is ok but one must work overtime to network it with my other machines running Windows 7. Plus, it is only 32-bit running on an 64-bit architecture. It works but could be better if the machine came with W7. When time permits, I'll ghost it with my own W7 professional disk.
With W7 professional installed, the two machine will be almost twins (no built in webcame for one).For the price I'm delighted. A solid unit.
Extra words required by Amazon, 7 left, 5 left, 3 left, and the last wordthe monitor is like dead .... it does not work.... i will check it again and if it still not working i will return the item
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