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Toshiba Satellite A355-S6931 PSALWU-044013 PC

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from www.amazon.com
i'm a web development student, and so a person that knows a lot about computers and what to expect and what is a piece of crap.
from www.amazon.com
i'm not a gamer or website developer, so i don't require a ton of power.

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Positives: Great Portability, Lightweight, Easy To Use, Weight: 6.5 lb.

ASUS N10JA1 N10 10.2" Notebook PC

$698.00 Est. at Amazon

from JLTate, www.newegg.com
i installed a 60gb ssd and windows 7 beta on it and it screams.in my graphics programming, i've noticed this gpu beats out the one in the laptop this guy replaced (dell inspiron 1420 w/ nvidia 8400m
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: this will run high demanding games.great for surfing on the go cons: none- other than no dvd/ cd slot
from akjax, www.newegg.com
pros: size, great keyboard, battery life is great even when doing demanding things, face recognition, fingerprint reader, graphics, hdmi, physical wifi switch.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Fast, Display Size: 10.2 in.

Acer Computer AS1410 Aspire 11.6" Notebook PC

$573.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
silly engineering mistake.
from www.amazon.com
i am a software developer by trade, and i will not hesitate to use the acer 1410 when i'm on the road or when i feel like spending a weekday morning at the local coffee shop.

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Positives: Great Portability, Fast, Large Screen, Weight: 3.1 lb.

Acer Computer AS1410 Aspire 11.6" Notebook PC

$573.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
silly engineering mistake.
from www.amazon.com
i am a software developer by trade, and i will not hesitate to use the acer 1410 when i'm on the road or when i feel like spending a weekday morning at the local coffee shop.

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Positives: Good Portability, Fast, Large Screen, Weight: 3.1 lb.

MSI GT627-218US 15.4-Inch Laptop

$1,300.00 Est. at Amazon

from fletchmustdie, www.newegg.com
it feels and looks like a well built stylish laptop, and it has the muscles to play all but the most demanding games.
from Roland, www.newegg.com
pros: i'm a programmer and mainly used this laptop for work.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Fast, Large Screen, Display Size: 15.4 in.

MSI Wind U100-641US Black Intel Atom N2701.60GHz

$310.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
the laptop lid looks very sleek with its glossy finish, the overall quality of this laptop is a 5/5 for the price, very well engineered and no reason this laptop is a top seller!
from Mike, www.newegg.com
the "fn" key (enabling wireless functions; webcam; volume; screen settings; the "end" key function to name a few) and i suspect the designers figured most average users would appreciate the swap.
from Mike, www.newegg.com
i after living with this macchine for a bit i can kind of see the logic behind the swap: many functions are controlled using the "fn" key (enabling wireless functions; webcam; volume; screen

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Positives: Great Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Fast, Display Size: 10 in.

MSI EX625 9S7-167414-227 PC Laptop

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from new MSI convert, www.newegg.com
processor will be the bottleneck when trying to run more graphically demanding games, but is upgradeable.
from Squizmo, www.newegg.com
pros: radeon hd 4670 is awesome, 4 gigs ddr-800 ram, good dual-core cpu, hdmi out, bluetooth, sharp looks and solid build, crystal clear sound (7.1 channels with subwoofer!!!), bargain price for so

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Positives: Great Portability, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Fast, Weight: 11 lb.

Samsung N120-12GW NPN120KA02US Netbook

$466.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i also loaded allaire's homesite web development software to see if win xp home would allow the built in personal web server to run and it rendered basic pages fine.
from www.amazon.com
i was pleasantly surprised to find that i can watch full-screen hulu videos at the native 1280x1024 resolution of my external monitor, which is probably the most processor-demanding thing i use the

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Positives: Good Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Attractive Design, Weight: 2.8 lb.

Samsung N120-12GBK NPN120KA01US Netbook

$464.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i also loaded allaire's homesite web development software to see if win xp home would allow the built in personal web server to run and it rendered basic pages fine.
from www.amazon.com
i was pleasantly surprised to find that i can watch full-screen hulu videos at the native 1280x1024 resolution of my external monitor, which is probably the most processor-demanding thing i use the

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Positives: Good Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Lightweight, Weight: 2.8 lb.

Toshiba Satellite L305 883974223084 PC Laptop

Toshiba Satellite L305 (883974223084) PC Notebook

$522.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i do some windows and java development on this laptop as i did on the notebook it replaced.
from www.bestbuy.com
lovely monitor....very good speaker.i have no complaints so far...i would definitely recommend to buy this if you are using for personal use and not for a computer science engineer...for which i

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Positives: Good Portability, Fast, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Weight: 5.49 lb.

Gateway Laptop

$460.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
it's worked beautifully and had good speed, even with average-demand games.
from www.bestbuy.com
other than the people at best buy being extremely helpful in finding me the right computer for my needs using drafting tools, this computer has been able to run multiple programs and not giving me

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Positives: Fast, Lightweight, Attractive Design, Display Size: 15.6 in.

ASUS 10 INCH 1024X600 LED BACKLIGHT INTEL UMA

ASUS 10 INCH 1024X600 (WSVGA) LED BACKLIGHT INTEL UMA GRAPHICINTEL MOBILE CHIPSETI (EPC1002HA-BLK006X) PC Notebook

$518.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have done software development for the last 21 years and know computers very well.
from Erica, www.newegg.com
when streaming video, though, i turn it up to the most demanding setting -- on the low setting, the video is jerky, but on the high, it's smooth.
from TheMacabreHeart, www.newegg.com
cons: 1) right shift key is incredibly awkward, don't know how the development team got away with that one.2) sometimes explorer 8 freezes when loaded right after waking from hibernation - this

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Positives: Good Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Lightweight, Display Size: 10 in.

Acer AOA150-1178 Notebook

$294.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
his product is very good, i don't have complaint some i recommend it for those people that want a portable one without a lot of demand and simple
from www.amazon.com
the only con i have seen so far, it is not the fastest at loading pages, but i am not so demanding that i need everything at the speed of light.

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Positives: Great Portability, Lightweight, Easy To Use, Display Size: 8.9 in.

Compaq Presario Laptop

$398.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's not so great:?maybe not for the most demanding but hey, it's cheap.
from www.bestbuy.com
(certain movies demand loud speakers lol) the shiny surface of the cover is a fingerprint magnet.

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Positives: Fast, Easy To Use, Good Portability, Display Size: 15.6 in.

HP HP NB041UA G60-230US 16.0" Notebook PC

Hewlett Packard HP NB041UA G60-230US 16.0" Notebook PC

$679.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it never crashed while i had work in progress.
from Laptopalooza, www.newegg.com
came with trial versions of norton, ms office, creature creator (?) and about 12 other programs of questionable function and value.
from Demo, www.newegg.com
speedy meets all my demands for the average person.
from www.amazon.com
this seems to be a terrible engineering design.
from www.amazon.com
i demanded a refund after my 3rd replacement, the policy is 30 days after the purchase for a full refund.

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Positives: Excellent Portability, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Fast, Display Size: 16 in.

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Acer Computer AS1410 Aspire 11.6" Notebook PC

Acer Computer AS1410 Aspire 11.6" Notebook PC

MSI GT627-218US 15.4-Inch Laptop

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ASUS 10 INCH 1024X600 LED BACKLIGHT INTEL UMA

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