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4.5 stars
"Great product, great price."
Pros: Powerful, many configuration options, affordable
Cons: Slightly on the heavy side
Summary: Excellent product. I got it with almost every option - bluetooth, webcam, T7300 (2.0GHz), 2GB RAM, 160GB 7200RPM HDD, dedicated GPU (Nvidia GeForce Go 8400M GS), WXGA+ display - and it still came out to be cheaper than the other laptops I was looking at. My only complaint is that it's slightly heavy, but it's probably because I opted to go for the longer-lasting 9-cell battery instead of the standard 6-cell. This laptop is good for most anything you want to do, even for playing most of the latest games. 2GB of RAM keeps everything running smoothly, and the 7200 HD speeds up read/write times noticeably. The keyboard's nice and firm and the touchpad's adequately responsive. The webcam's 2.0 megapixels, very nice (the ones on macs are only 1.3 MP). The volume/media controls on the upper-left of the keyboard are useful. The laptop runs cool and quiet. The exterior is attractive - I got the black matte, which does pick up fingerprints, but I hear the premium microsatin colors don't. There are no hinges, but the spring mechanism that keeps the lid shut works well, eliminating the need for ugly hinges. 2 USB ports on either side are useful, as are the two headphone ports and media card reader on the front. The screen is bright and the 1440x900 resolution looks beautiful and allows me to multitask more efficiently.
