Toshiba Satellite L755-S5242 15.6-Inch LED Laptop (Grey)

This is a pretty solid laptop. I switched from an 08 macbook pro to this laptop so I was initially planning on being underwhelmed. The only reason I decided to switch to a PC was my macbook was running out of warranty (which I used heavily). I was able to sell it for the price of this PC with a 3 year warranty. Obviously the construction of this laptop isn't as impressive as the macbook (plastic versus aluminum). However the function and responsiveness of the operating system is similar and impressive. This is my first windows 7 experience, and I have been impressed so far. For the price of this laptop I don't think you can go wrong.

My favorite things about this toshiba besides the improved ram and storage over my macbook are:

1. Track pad lock feature, this is really handy if you use your word processor a lot.

2. 10 key keypad on this laptop is a nice feature that I didn't have on my macbook

3. The side vent cooling feature is really nice, this laptop stays cool all the time.

4. Battery seems to be pretty good(although my macbook's battery was also really impressive and could run for hours unplugged even after years of use).

The only con is the amount of crap that comes preloaded on these PC's, but I am sure that is not unique to this laptop. That is something apple figured out a long time ago. It is really overwhelming trying to figure out which programs are important and which are not. Especially when you haven't used a PC in years.

My 4 year old Toshiba laptop was getting a bit long in the tooth so I decided to get an updated one. Due to budget restraints, I couldn't get the P-series Toshiba with the upgraded graphics, so I settled on the L-series. I've had this laptop for a month and found a few interesting points that might help some of you out there.

1. This laptop is not heavy at all. The weight is really well proportioned.

2. Intel integrated HD graphics are a joke. Don't expect to play any games at any decent quality resolutions or settings.

3. The Realtek wifi adapter is about the lowest quality you can find. It would disconnect all the time, never connect at anywhere above 72mbps. If you get this laptop, spend the extra $25 on an Intel Centrino 6200 mini pci card.

4. Ram is cheap. Immediately upgrade this to 8gb of ram. As of this writing, you can pick up 8Gb for $35.

5. The touchpad multi-touch is really annoying. How annoying? I've magnified/de-magnified my screen at least 4 times while writing this.

6. The numberpad throws me off. I'm not used to it on a laptop.

7. The 500gb hard drive is OK. I'd prefer a 7200rpm model, but I can deal.

8. No bluetooth. It's a

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