Canon Puts Efficiency On Press
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"VERY POOR LAPTOP - AT ANY PRICE" on by lspaiser
Pros: HAS HD TUNER AND BURNER
Cons: VERY DEFECTIVE PC - LOCKS-UP AND ACTUALLY LOST CONTROL OF THE KEYBOARD IN ONE APPLICATION
Summary: This machine seems to have been designed by marketing people. It is jammed full of features - some are absurd (like the "radio volume dial") The touch pad is full of hot spots and also includes another volume control. You can easily hit one of the hot spots and suddenly be somewhere you didn't plan to be. This "feature" was the cause of two hard lockups for me. I used it for a frustrating two days calling tech support about 4 times. When I clicked on search (find) in the main menu the keyboard starting typing gibberish. Finally it is very cheaply built, the DVD player/burner is flimsy by any standard. This machine is $3000 worth of junk.
Finally I do not agree with the CNET reviewer that the screen is so good (much less rate it the whole machine over 7!). It doesn't compare to my new $2000 Fujitsu which I replaced it with (which comes with a standard TV and burner) - and which I love. Everything works fine it is built solidly and is an excellent PC. Oh - I never had a lockup on the Fujitsu.
Unless you MUST HAVE an HD editing studio don't go near it.Updated
I forgot two other items in my first review.
1. The documentation is very bad. The "manual" is almost worthless.
2. Toshiba messed with Windows. If you click on help you get their version of help, not Windows help. Their version is like their documentation. I think there are other "Toshiba software customizations which explain the locking up and the keyboard problem I experienced,Updated
I forgot two other items in my first review.
1. The documentation is very bad. The "manual" is almost worthless.
2. Toshiba messed with Windows. If you click on help you get their version of help, not Windows help. Their version is like their documentation. I think there are other "Toshiba software customizations which explain the locking up and the keyboard problem I experienced.
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I bought a G15 Qosmio just over two years ago. The motherboard needed replaced FOUR times. The 4th time Toshiba did an "enhancement" ten months ago. Now it has died again and Toshiba told me to go jump in a lake because I am outside the one-year warranty (plus one-year extended warranty because they know its a lemon). Do not be fooled by the bells and whistles of this laptop. It is complete garbage. Two years after spending $2500, I now have to start over.
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