Great laptop from a power user
583883
I bought this laptop as a replacement from my Sony SZ.  The SZ was a premium model I used for biz for 18 months.  I use my pc's 12 - 16 hours per day and max out the performance with big files and huge downloads.  the SZ was a great asset for 18 months.  However after dropping it three times I decided to move on (it still works, just looks like hell).

I was ready to buy the new Z series but was advised that unless I wanted some additional video processing the SR would be fine.  After three weeks I must say it is faster and easier to use than my SZ.  I am very happy with it and glad I saved the $400 over the Z.

It is faster, easier to use, cleaner design (and stylish) without any heat to speak of.  Battery life is much better than my previuos expereince with Sony's as well.  I also do some photoshop work, and the laptop inhales images like my son inhales pancakes.  The screen also provides great color and required almost no calibration.

I will be moving the rest of my biz team to the SR over the next few months.  Unconditionally recommended for business consulting and photo play.
3338448
I am really happy with this laptop.  I needed a lighter weight laptop than the one I was using, and this one is very easy to carry around, but feels solid and sturdy.  Easy to get started with it (had to get used to Win 10, but that was ok), and it does everything I need (just basics like Word, Powerpoint, and internet access).  Does not have a VGA port, which is a bit of a problem, since I sometimes have to use older data projectors.  Does have HDMI, which works fine.  It really needs more USB ports though; two is not enough.  Overall, I am very happy with this purchase.
2835392
This is a great laptop for my needs - lightweight, portable, powerful enough to do everything I need. Between my phone and my gaming PC, I didn't need or want to drop a significant amount of money on a high-powered machine. I mostly do freelance writing, researching articles, some photo editing, and streaming Netflix from my laptop. Since I do freelance writing, I didn't want an actual tablet - I needed something with an attached keyboard to make typing easier. This is the perfect solution for my needs, and almost a year later everything still works great! I do need to be sure to re-start it or shut it down every few days or it starts acting sluggish, but nothing that is a major draw back so far, and restarting it always seems to fix the issue.

I give it 4 stars instead of 5 for some design problems. Most annoyingly, the power button is on the right side closest to the edge of the key board, and right next to the volume controls. Its very easily to accidentally turn the computer off if it's in "laptop" mode if you grab the side of it to pick it up or pull it close. It's also too easy to hit the power button instead of the volume.

Secondly, the color balance in the screen isn't the best. This isn't a problem for casual use, but does make it difficult to edit pictures, as anything I edit on my laptop looks vastly different on most other screens. I spent some time trying to adjust my screen settings to balance the color out, but it's not something that can be helped. I don't think this is an issue or even noticeable for most users or even casual editing of pictures, but if you are a professional or are very concerned about editing pictures just right, this may not be for you. Personally, I still have my PC for any important pictures, and can still fiddle with some minor adjustments on this laptop.

All in all I'm glad I bought this, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for something to supplement phone or desktop use, or for taking notes/doing school work. I'm not sure how well it would run games, but for a light-weight, medium-use machine this is a great option.
3999169
I'm very happy with my 1000h. I'd been looking for a new laptop, something a little smaller and more portable than my aging Compaq that weights in at about 9 lbs with the battery. After reading way too many reviews for netbooks, it came down to a choice between the Asus 1000h or the MSI Wind. I decided to go with the Asus 1000h with the 160GB hard drive, just because I've never had any problems with Asus motherboards.

First off, this is a slick looking machine. It doesn't really matter to me what my computer looks like, but this is an eye catching device - shiny and svelte. As others have mentioned, however, it is a fingerprint magnet. The 1024x600 screen is sharp and clear, and is very visible even from side angles.

Performance-wise, I'm reasonably impressed with this. With the 1.6 Ghz Atom, it is not super-powered beast, but it's run just about everything I've thrown at it so far. It comes with Windows XP, which runs very fast on it. It runs Office fine, decent Photoshop performance, great at web surfing and internet video. It's been great for every day computer tasks. This is the first computer I've ever bought where game-playing wasn't one of the top priorities. I have a decent desktop for that. That said, it is a more capable gaming machine than I would have thought, considering the integrated graphics. It plays older games quite well, including Diablo II, Jedi Knight II, Unreal Tournament 1, and it even runs Halo fairly well (with lower end settings).

Wireless performance is good, thought I haven't tried it out on a Wireless N router yet. Haven't used the webcam much yet but it seems pretty decent, though perhaps a little grainy. Plenty of USB ports, and it works great with a bluetooth mouse. The touchpad is a little sensitive, and the buttons are a bit stiff, but I've already gotten used to it. As others have said, the right shift position is a little awkward, but I mostly use the left so I haven't really noticed. Otherwise keyboard is great - very close to full size and easy to use, even with my gigantic hands.

The real selling point for me on this one was the portability, and 3.2 lbs with 5-7 hour battery life is about as good as it gets. It seems solidly built, but it's not ruggedized or anything. I replaced the neoprene sleeve that it came with with a bit thicker case, the Caselogic LNEO-10, which fits in my messenger bag no problem.

This is a great portable computer but I wouldn't use it as my only machine. Storage is good (160Gb), but not really enough if you have a lot of music or videos. And the lack of an optical drive is great for saving weight, but not really practical if it's your only computer.

In terms of price to performance ratio, this machine is flat out AMAZING! Perfect for students or anyone who needs a very lightwieght laptop and doesn't have tons of cash to spend.
3535770
We've had this laptop for a couple months now and we really like it.  This is our first Asus laptop but it won't be our last. An extremely good deal for these specs.  The solid state drive helps it to run super fast as well as quiet and it doesn't heat up. We have 3 separate users on here doing everything from taxes to picture editing and Minecraft .  Not a single glitch yet.  I also like how it looks.  It's still looking good even with a 10 year old user on it daily and holds a charge well.
390666
Bought this laptop for my wife in red which she loved! Now I will say this is a chromebook so this is not for the average user. You cannot save files on here, but you can upload them to the cloud. The wife uses google docs which similar to microsofts version of word, excel, powerpoint and then stores it all on the Google Drive (cloud). At first she had no idea how to use it but with a little help she fully understands now. One of the biggest advantages this thing has is the battery life and weight. We were able to get 10 hours and it is very light! My only complaint about this laptop is the screen. It isn't the best screen but it does the job for her and we can't complain too much when looking at the price. Thank you Asus!
2182923
I am happy with this laptop. I am one of those people who can't do just 1 thing at a time. I always have multiple tabs open and this laptop keeps up. Video looks great. The kids play games on it and love it. The battery life is good, several hours running non-stop. I say again this is a good all purpose laptop.
226980
My husband bought me the HP ENVY dv7-7243nr from our local BX 7 months ago to replace my HP Pavillion desktop and Dell mini. He thought I would get more use out of a laptop vs my desktop which had been neglected. He picked out the larger screen (17") because he knew I like to watch movies and tv shows online.
I love this laptop. It starts up fast and I love the finger print reader which is quicker than typing in a password. Windows 8 took some getting used to, but now I don't have any problems. Sometimes the touch pad is a little too sensitive, but it's a minor annoyance. The picture is clear and the keyboard is comfortable. With Beats Audio, the sound is great also. For its large size, it's suprisingly not too heavy and still very mobile. The back (where the battery is) is heavier than the front so you have to be careful balancing it on your lap so it doesn't fall backwards. The webcam is clear also.
I'm not a big gamer, but the graphics was good enough for WoW. It wasn't all laggy and pixelated like on my Pavillion desktop.
4637482
After having had this laptop for a year, I now feel compelled to write a review and say how much I've enjoyed it. The performance has not dropped by a bit, and the touchscreen monitor is awesome. This is a true workhorse laptop. I, in fact, have for the last few months been using it as a desktop computer. I just connected it to an HD monitor that I have on my desk, and it functions better than any desktop.
When I feel the need to carry it, I just unplug the HDMI cable and off I go. I used to be a Dell customer from the years 2000 through 2006, but my last laptop was a disaster, so I decided to abandon the brand, but this laptop has definitely restored my faith in Dell. I highly recommend this laptop.
1309099
Generally this is a very good, powerful laptop.  The display is excellent, and the speed and power are all there.  The quality also seems very good.

The built in touchpad is quite temperamental, however, and by design there is no way to press both integrated buttons simultaneously, which sometimes is required.
1529377
I bought this signature from MS at 699$, PC booted great, connected great, so far its been amazing.
258 gig ssd only uses like 20 gig for the install, i7 is fast. So far I couldn't have asked for more.

Great laptop.

I replaced my Yoga 13 so its a little heavier but more aligned with my day to day needs.  I was looking for more of a workhorse and this is it.

I will upgrade the memory to 16 gig
3160468
Great laptop! Love it! Great Buyer! has plenty of proccesing speed!
1085034
I just bought this laptop at Office Max a few days ago and got a GREAT deal on it [$550]. so far it has been GREAT!

Pros: Touchscreen
  Keyboard feels awesome in terms of typing
  Fast 6GB ram makes it very quick
  Graphics and sound are great in my opinion
  Very thin and sleek
  Intel i5
  Runs very cool and quiet
  Can catch WiFi on this thing at twice the distance of my last laptop

Cons: Windows 8 [it's been out for years, and i'm still not a fan]
  Battery life [It's really not a deal breaker for me 3-4 hours is enough given its price and level of awesome]
1530919
My Toshiba bit the dust and I needed to get another laptop. I studied the market and found this Acer with a 14 inch screen and the Windows 7 operating system. I have had the computer for a month now and I am very happy with my purchase. It is light and powerful. The over 8 hour battery life might be a stretch,the battery seems to last for over 6 hours.
I would recommend this without any hesitation. I use this computer at least 6 hours every day and have not found anything it will not do.
2196938
I did a lot of research to find a computer for my girlfriend who was upgrading from a Asus netbook that had served her well for a number of years. From the standpoint of price and performance, I picked this one. When it came, I was impressed with how sturdy it felt while still being thin and light. The screen is very sharp and bright (if you disable adaptive brightness in the advanced settings of the power options control panel). After playing with it for a while, I bought one for myself.

The only major issues I have with the TP300LA had nothing to with the laptop and everything to do with the Windows 8.1 interface. These issues can mostly be overcome by installing a free program called Classic Shell. Battery life is very good. Starting with a full charge, I watched a 2.5 hour movie on a flight and the battery was at 69%.

A couple of minor issues:
- The keyboard is not backlit. Asus makes this same basic model (Asus Q302LA-BBI5T14) with a lower screen resolution (1366 x 768) to sell at Best Buy (also available on Amazon) and it has a backlit keyboard. Its confusing why they didn't include it in this one.
- The power button is on the left side toward the front rather than on top near where the keyboard is. At first, I hit it several times a day and it would power down the laptop causing a lot of frustration. My workaround is to have the power button put the machine to sleep rather than turn it off. I know why it was placed there. In tablet mode it would be hard to avoid pressing it if it were adjacent to the keyboard.
- This machine does not recognize new WiFi networks after coming out of hibernation. I have to reboot and it will work fine after that. For most, this won't be an issue. I travel with work and need to switch connections often. The good news is that a reboot takes under a minute unless Windows is updating something.
4382615
Hardware and software: I got this laptop for mostly 2 things. I wanted to use Microsoft for school and I wanted to be able to run GoPro studio on it. That would be expecting a lot but I am so incredibly impressed with this laptop. It has exceeded its expectation by a whole lot. GoPro is a very demanding program and it runs pretty smooth. The only thing is, with demand comes heat. I bought an external vacuum fan that clips onto the air vent. It's not that the laptop was overheating but it was getting decently hot, and when things get hot frequently over time, stuff breaks. Again, the laptop did not over heat. It just got a little too hot for my liking. So after discovering the capabilities of it I download many other programs. I have Arduino and I also downloaded a 3D modeling program. It runs so nicely with everything. It is a super well rounded laptop. It's got a decent graphics card for video editing and a 2.0 ghz quad core processor which is not bad. I even do light gaming on steam and it has no lag whatsoever. I have never needed more speed or power than this thing has given. It has a 3.0 usb which is nice for importing photos and videos off my Camera, also a built in SD card slot. It has HDMI but no VGA. I haven't used the webcam yet but I'm sure it's average. A lot of people complain about Windows 10 but I like it. Sometimes it's nice to have a search bar in the bottom that searches your whole computer. Battery life is not all that great but it charges up really quick. Overall I love this laptop and I would definitely recommend. Also it's under $300!!

Design: Compared to other netbooks of its kind, the screen is pretty sturdy. And I love the texture of the plastic. It is this flat finish that shows no fingerprints at all. It's great. It is also pretty thin. I like the touchpad and keyboard.

I would highly recommend this laptop. It has a great range of uses, it's fast and it's reliable. Great machine for under $300
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CPU: it's not dual-core, but it is Hyper-Threaded (remember that?), so there is some multitasking capability.  It's fully capable for anything you'd want to do on a netbook.  My work laptop is only 2 years old and and the Wind is only slightly noticeably under that in terms of lag etc.

Memory: 1 GB is just fine for XP, but I'm recoring mine with Vista so I definitely had to go for the upgrade.  An extra 1GB is ridiculously cheap ($15), and it's a very easy install--just don't get squeamish about taking the entire bottom off of the thing.  Could certainly have been easier but still only took <5 minutes to do, and it worked perfectly the first time (no BIOS tweaking required).

Graphics: It's a low resolution, but it looks perfectly fine and for most purposes, it's just great.  Also remember that the screen itself is smaller than a normal notebook's, so proporitionally, it's just the real estate you want.  If low resolution is the major factor holding you back, do what I did--size some of your most-used app windows on your current machine to 1024x600 (I used MS Paint and created a blank pic at this reso, then just dragged windows around).  You may be surprised at what you can still get done.  I wouldn't want to play WOW or something on it, but then that's not what you're buying it for.

Weight, Battery, Form Factor, etc: Ridiculously slick and tiny, but the keys are still very usable, even for long periods of time.  Keys do feel a little cheap to begin with but they can definitely take the punshment.  Can't speak to battery life yet but from what I've heard on the forums, the 6-cell is definitely worth it.

Connectivity: Wireless worked perfectly and swiftly immediately.  This is a first for me.  It's brilliant.  USB mice work perfectly too.

Versatility: You can upgrade the memory (see above), replace the HDD with a standard 2.5" (so once SSDs come down in price you can make it shock-proof and speedy, or you can spring for that half-terabyte for all your movies on the go), replace the OS (fairly straightforward actually), and plug tons of stuff into it.  It's damn near perfect.

Screen: Ultra, ultra bright.  Brighter than any laptop I've used, actually.  Even in daylight it's fully usable.

Geeky: Updating the BIOS is easier than with any other machine I've done that on.  However, I did scout around for a "within-Windows" version of the installer.  Took five minutes and worked perfectly.  It's nice to see a company offer one-button overclocking too.

Recommendations:
--Update the BIOS when you get it.  Google for the installer I found so you just download, double-click, and reboot; no funky floppies or bootable USB sticks.
--I'm using this for work on the go, so I also bought a screen privacy shield from 3M and it works great.  You just have to cut it down for the netbook-sized screen.
--If you're replacing WinXP with Vista, spring for the extra GB of memory of course, but also pick up an ultra-fast 4 GB SDHC card and stick it in the card reader.  Tell Vista to use it for ReadyBoost and voila, you've got yourself extra performance.  SanDisk Extreme is the brand I've seen recommended.  This will pretty much max out your Wind in terms of performance tweaks from what I've researched.