Showing posts with label pda handheld computer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pda handheld computer. Show all posts

SanDisk 4 GB Class 4 SD Flash Memory Card - 2 Pack SDSDB2L-004G-B35

SanDisk 4 GB Class 4 SD Flash Memory Card - 2 Pack SDSDB2L-004G-B35Works great and buying 2 was cheaper than buying single packets. Its always nice to have a couple flash drives laying around.

The SD's look exactly like all other SD's that I have used for the past few years, but every one in this shipment were rejected by my Panasonic as locked. However, using the slide to unlock the SD had no effect making all units unusable. An absolute waste of money!

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PRO-83 200-Channel Handheld Scanner

PRO-83 200-Channel Handheld ScannerThis scanner was recently on sale at Radio Shack for $79 dollars, and at that price it is an excellent buy! It uses two AA alkalines, or rechargable Ni-Cd/Ni-MH batteries (not included), or A/C wall current with a 6v adapter and "adaptaplug" (not included). It can also be powered through a vehicle's cigarette lighter with an adapter (again, not included). The rechargables can be charged in the unit by flipping a tiny switch in the battery compartment, but be sure to read the manual with regard to this topic, and under no circumstances should you attempt to charge alkalines. The unit is small, palm-size, with a backlit screen and keypad that turns off automatically after 15 seconds. You get 200 memory channels divided into 10 storage banks, in addition to preprogrammed weather, ham, police, marine and aircraft frequencies held in service banks. The scan function is quick and smooth, and you can scan between frequencies entered manually, as well as the stored memory channels. One interesting feature is the Signal Stalker, which detects and displays the frequency of nearby strong transmissions. It can be set to work in the background, or turned off altogether. Also, with an optional serial port cable and software, you can connect the Pro-83 to your computer and store or transfer data between the radio and the PC. Delay function, lockout, priority channels...they're all there. On the downside, there are no trunking features, and the little BNC antenna that comes with the unit should be replaced with something a bit more powerful. But overall, this is a fine radio that will serve you well up to the 956 MHz limit.

I had one of these, got it at RS on sale for around $50. It was rugged, excellent reception and relatively easy to program once you read the instructions. It has a feature where you can use it to find local frequencies which was excellent. I kept it in my car and some crackhead broke in and stole it plus a bunch of CDs out of my car, wish I still had it. Apparently they are no longer made, which is too bad.

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I pay $76 for this at Radioshack! It was a smart choice! Great sound and easy to use!

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never received this product. continues to be out of stock for almost 1 year

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Unique Gomadic Portable Rechargeable Battery Pack designed for the Novatel Mifi 2200 - High Capacit

Unique Gomadic Portable Rechargeable Battery Pack designed for the Novatel Mifi 2200 - High Capacity Gomadic charger that fits in your pocketTook about 2 hours to fully charge then I took it to the bowling alley with me. I was able to charge my iPad,iPod touch,phone and mifi . It supports all these because it has various tips to use for charging. Plus it will charge anything that uses a USB connection ie Apple products. Seems to have about 10 hours of charging power. It's not as quick as a regular outlet but it gets the job done.

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Marware Vibe Standing Case for Kindle Fire HD 7", Black (will only fit Kindle Fire HD 7")

Marware Vibe Standing Case for Kindle Fire HD 7', BlackBought this for my Kindle Fire HD that I just received today. Some pros and cons:

PROS

-Fits Kindle Fire HD 7" perfectly, and is easy to remove and install. Clips hold the device firmly in place.

-Adds minimal bulk or weight to the device. There is barely any gap around the Fire, so you're only adding about a millimeter, on all three dimensions, by adding this cover.

-Has an elastic strap to ensure the cover stays closed. This is a nice feature that my old Kindle Keyboard's lighted case had, and I prefer an elastic closure, if possible.

-Great feel, smooth leather feels great in the hand. Inner liner is fuzzy and will protect the screen well. Love that I can get it in red, for the "fire" aspect of the Fire HD's name. :)

-Stands up on its own in landscape mode (though see my concern, below).

CONS

-Case is really stiff for stand-ups; I'm sure this will work itself out, in time, and I rarely use the stand-up feature anyways.

-Major issue with how you orient the Fire HD camera-right or camera-left. Depending on orientation, you'll have partial functionality either way.

ORIENTATION ISSUE

-The issue is that, basically, you have two installation options:

1) Camera-to-the-right: This puts the HDMI/USB on the left, and power/headphone/volume on the bottom. This allows the camera to be "up" when you stand the unit up in the case and allows for the auto-sleep to work. However, it prohibits the Fire HD from charging or displaying on HDMI when the case is closed or deployed in "stand mode," and prohibits use of non-Bluetooth headphones while propped on lap in portrait orientation.

2) Camera-to-the-left: This, I believe, is the desired installation option (and is, based on Amazon's case). However, when standing the case up, it results in the camera being on the bottom, and auto-sleep will not work.

If you look at the Amazon-branded case, it specifically uses the orientation I, personally, prefer Camera-to-the-left. They even have special cutouts for the USB and HDMI on the right. So I believe this is the desired installation method. Yet, in this orientation, the Marware case cannot auto-sleep or stand on its own and have the camera on top.

All in all, I recommend this case for Fire HD 7" users. The price is much more reasonable than the stock Amazon-branded case, which I think is absolutely horrifically priced. I fail to understand how Amazon can, in good conscience, sell a technological marvel that is the Fire HD for an obscenely-low $199, and then charge 25% of the cost for a case! All of their cases are like this, which is ridiculous. Maybe they count on it, and make some of the money up on the case? :)

---UPDATED 17-Sep-2012---

Updated the above due to comments on how the case does, indeed, sleep the unit if you have it in the "wrong" orientation. Thanks to Leticia for making me double check this! Lowered stars to 4 due to the no-win situation this case presents, though it's still an excellent-feeling case and a good value.

Personally, I preferred a low-cost and no frills cover for my new Kindle Fire HD. The problem was that at first only Amazon's far more expensive leather products were available, and there were few details about the alternatives. So I took a risk and bought the Marware Vibe Standing Case for Kindle Fire HD 7".

I am delighted with the purchase. The case is well-built, and can be set either horizontally or vertically. There is a black elastic strap that easily stretches over the outside cover (from back to front) to protect the Kindle Fire HD even in a suitcase, backpack, or briefcase. And the case is anti-skid, so that it rests solidly on your table or desk.

And honestly? Although the Kindle Fire HD is a bit heavier with the case, it is far easier to grip safely and comfortably for long periods. That is especially important for me because arthritis in my hands makes gripping uncomfortable after just a few minutes.

The case is well made, it looks beautiful, and I am confident that it will protect my Kindle Fire HD even if I drop it.

All in all, I highly recommend this product, especially at almost half the price of the Amazon cases.

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This is a really nice case. I like the fact the the Kindle goes to sleep when the cover is closed. It looks nice too. The one major fault is that there isn't any access for the power cord when the case is closed or in the standing position. You can change the position of your Kindle but it effects the sleep/wake feature when the cover is opened/closed.

Overall it's a good case for a reasonable price.

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I ordered this with my kindle fire so I had a case to put it in right away. Its practical, looks good and easy to use, oh and should be protective! I choose the orange one, looks sharp. The kindle snaps into the case so its not going to slip out, folds to turn into a stand for viewing and reading. Must have!

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this is a good case, its slim,high quality, well priced. but you cant charge the kindle i the position that the kindle was meant to put it the case, if you flip the kindle you can charge it with the case closed, but the sleep, wake feture wont work.

Arkon CM927 Bicycle Handlebar Universal PDA Mount

Arkon CM927 Bicycle Handlebar Universal PDA MountI've been looking for a while for an iphone bike mount that fits the handle bar of my bicycle and that tightly holds the iphone. I bought this one and was able to install it without any problem. I have a brand new 38GB iphone and luckily bought a hard case for it. After installing the bike mount I went for my first bike ride to work. The trail is paved all the way and there are minor bumps. When I got to the section where there are slight bumps I notice the vibration on the bike mount and then saw how the iphone went flying and fell on the pavement. Luckily, nothing happened to the phone. I thought that it was not tight enough, tried it again, and it fell again. I tired it once more two days later and it fell again. Don't recommend buying this product based on this very unpleasent experience.

I've been using this one for almost a year now and had only couple of troubles for this time. The reason for all of them was me not checking that side sliders are pushed tightly to the PDA. Well, this holder doesn't have any rain or fall protection but it's lightweight, slim and still solid, comparing to protective holders.

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Rosewill RCP-E150C 150W Can Sized Silence Car Inverter with 1 Amp USB Port

Rosewill RCP-E150C 150W Can Sized Silence Car Inverter with 1 Amp USB PortIt works, just like every other power inverter. The 5 watt USB port is awesome. AC port is 30 watts short of being able to power my new laptop. :(

I often travel long distance and always bring my laptop, printer and other electronic stuffs with me. I have a 400 watts inverter, but fan noise really drives me crazy. I am sensitive to noise and who is not? It's nothing worst than listening to music with mixing fan noise. With passive cooling system, I expect it to be overheated someday although it hasn't happened with me yet. Perhaps, I haven't overloaded it. During my previous 6 hour trip, it stayed cool all the time. Overall, it fits my needs.

Pros: Zero noise.

Cons: Its shape is funny and easy to roll around. The blue light is too bright.

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It worked as described but unfortunately I bought this for a friend who needed a battery for the car so they could work while driving to vacation.

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We ordered and inverter for traveling with grandchildren. The inverter is a life safer! The children can charge their elecontronics while traveling in the car. The item was shipped, on time, great packaging and brand new as advertized. I would buy from this seller again.Rosewill RCP-E150C 150W Can Sized Silence Car Inverter with 1 Amp USB Port

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We carry this in the car for vacations and travel with the grandkids. They always need to charge some USB device while we travel. They can also run some of their games on the AC power and connect the video outputs of their games to the vehicle's video LCD screen system. This keeps them entertained on long trips. This is also handy to power an AC light if you need to work on your vehicle in case a problem occurs.

This inverter is about the diameter of a coke can and is light in weight. (Less than a pound) It has an AC outlet, a USB power outlet rated at one amp that will charge and Apple iPod Touch or an iPhone and it has an on/off switch.

Analyze your power needs before you buy one.

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Kodak PlaySport HD Waterproof Pocket Video Camera 2 Item Travel Bundle: Micro USB to USB Cable (3 F

Kodak PlaySport HD Waterproof Pocket Video Camera 2 Item Travel Bundle: Micro USB to USB Cable and Wall Charger with Carabiner Key ChainLeading out with the bad news, the first USB cable and wall charger I received did not work, but instead of dumping a bad review on Gizmo Dorks, I sent them an email through Amazon. Gizmo D. responded very quickly and sent me a new USB cable and wall charger that works just fine (No charge? No charge...for a replacement). The problem with the first shipment, I believe, was a bad USB cable (not designed for both data transfer and charging). It was a bit of a hassle, but considering that Kodak charges $24.99 for the USB cable sans wall charger, it was a stupendous deal. I recommend Gizmo Dorks...great seller. And actually, I use the little blue carabiner too...slather some more icing on my cake please!

The reason I didn't rate it 5 stars is because the little blue clip, it really is just an extra waste of money. I realize that it might help for something but I think we should have a choice if we want the blue clip or not.

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The original that came with my daughter's PlaySport fell apart, and the replacement from Kodak cost enough to pull the company out of bankruptcy. We tried this, it's worked well.

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What can I say? It did what it was supposed to do. My Kodak Sport did not. However, I will keep this neat little tool for other items...

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just as described and works as expected for my unit as the previous one was left somewhere while on a trip~!

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Fire Red VG Pindar Edition Durable Messenger Shoulder Bag Case for Acer Aspire One AO722 AO725 AO75

Fire Red VG Pindar Edition Durable Messenger Shoulder Bag Case for Acer Aspire One AO722 AO725 AO756 AOD255 AOD255E 11.6 inch Netbook + SumacLife TM Wisdom Courage WristbandI had a different case for my Acer Aspire 11.6" netbook, but the zipper on that broke very quickly. Not wanting to take my chances with that company again, I relegated myself to spending $40 (including the $12 shipping), on this case. I wish that I hadn't had to pay so much for it, but will say that it is a very nice case. It fits perfectly and is durable, protective, and well made.

Hopefully by the time you are seeing this review, either the price has come down or there is a free shipping option, but even if you have to pay $40, like I did, you'll probably find that it is worth it. I'm not at all disappointed in it.

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Energizer AP650MC Micro-USB Portable Charger -Black

Energizer AP650MC Micro-USB Portable Charger -BlackI bought this unit at Target for about $21. I uploaded pictures of my unit to Amazon and it is different look as original picture posted on this site. The unit is light weight and very small. The package said it contains 500 mAh lithium polymer pack inside. I bought this package because I was in the emergency and needed my phone to work for extra 1hr. The package said the unit is pre-charged and ready to use, however I think the unit had about 20% of juice after unpack it. It charged maybe just 2~3% and it was very disappointing.

After I return to my home, I charged the unit. It took about 2hrs to fully charge the unit. After that, I charged my phone again and see how much it can charge my unit. My cell phone (AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2) had 64% battery when I started and after I plugged this unit, it charged to 80%. So this unit can add about 15% from fully charged.

It is good buy for insurance purpose such as emergency phone call, however if you are thinking about buying this unit for backup battery, I think this unit is not powerful enough to make your phone alive for smartphone applications.

For Samsung Galaxy S2, you can buy 3500 mAh extended battery pack at sub $8 on ebay so maybe this is a better choice.

I seldom used it. Had it charged, and on occasion plugged it and it worked. At the third month, and about 20th usage, didnt have a charge, left me stranded without phone. Tried charging it, but doesn't work.

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I purchased as new but when received it had some scotch tape on the package which leads me to believe it was not new. When plugged in it would only "charge" for a short period and when installed on my phone it would charge for a couple min. and then cut off. The price was only $3.00ish so I am not out much money and it is not worth paying the shipping to return but I am bummed because I love the design and was exactly what I was looking for. Not sure that I would try another one.

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I keep this on my keychain just in case I am out and run low on battery. It adds about 20% to my Droid 4 which is usually enough to hold me over till I can charge it. Works great.

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Got one of these because I use my phone so much on vacation, I figured it would be a good idea...not so much.

This thing is AWFUL. First off, it gets WAAAAAAAY hot. On multiple occasions, I got a message on my phone saying the voltage was too high and that the phone would cease charging. And then, the charge that the device provides is minimal at best.

My recommendation: stay away from this thing, and invest in something more reliable, like the PanaTech A it's dookie, but it charges two phones at the same time, and you can get 4 full phone charges from one PanaTech A charge.

HEWLETT PACKARD (FA301A#ABA) iPAQ Hx2750 3.5QVGA, 624MHz, 64MB RAM

HEWLETT PACKARD iPAQ Hx2750 3.5QVGA, 624MHz, 64MB RAMAlright, so with the onslaught of IPODs, PSPs, tiny phones, GPS' and all that stuff, I was trying to figure out EXACTLY what I wanted. I wanted something that could play videos, MP3's, cruise the internet, hook a GPS antennae up to, and play games. Eventually I decided on the dell axim x51V. Then Refurbdepot... well.. forget refurbdepot. I wound up with an iPAQ HX2750, which stat-wise, is pretty much the same. It connects to the internet pretty well, but isn't very good for "surfing" I can check my e-mail, and chat on MSN messenger, but the way the internet is, alot of websites don't support the windows mobile 5 browser. I picked up a foldable keyboard for it, and it's great to have around if I want to type something out. The battery is TERRIBLE. It won't stay charged for more then 24 hours even if I don't use it at all. After about 10 minutes of use, I have to reset it completely in order to turn it on. Syncing takes quite a while as well. HOWEVER, with a 2 SD cards, I have one for programs, and the other for songs, and a compact flash card for overflow, and pictures. I play old dos games on it (with pDosbox) I can type with it using a foldable keyboard I picked up. I have a pelican case waterproof case for it with a soft rubber front on it, so it's fine to take camping, even in extremely wet environments (I've used it in the middle of a sandstorm in Kuwait back in 03') I can bluetooth, IR, move SD cards around, and cable sync with almost any electronic device, which is very nice. I can put it in it's cradle, pop on slide show, and watch pictures of my son go by all day at work. It's very usefull, but if your looking for a toy, I don't think this is the device for you. If your a techno-junkie, well... you might like it. I would recommend getting some accessories to make life more enjoyable for you though: 1, holster. It's too big to keep in your pocket, and you can keep extra SD cards and whatnot with you. 2:some form of actual keyboard. There is a popup screen for one, but you can only type at about 15-20 WPM. With a mini-keyboard, you can type 'almost' as fast as you do with a normal one, until you get the hang of it. 3: 2 gig SD, and a 1 or 2 gig compact flash. 4:download pdosbox (it's free) if you like old dos games, like warcraft, Lands of Lore, or lemmings. 5: extra screen protectors.

BoxWave HP iPAQ 211 ClearTouch Crystal Screen Protector (Single Pack)

BoxWave HP iPAQ 211 ClearTouch Crystal Screen ProtectorIf you own a HP iPAQ 211 Enterprise, this is a must on your screen. Some reviews were unfavorable because they were first time users of the product, but don't let that detour you from purchasing it. I always purchase sreen protectors, and this one is great, but you must take you time when putting it on your devise. It is clear, as if there was nothing there, you will like this screen protector.

This screen protector was the 2nd (type) 4th, 5th and the last kind I'll buy for my device. The first was an HP branded 3 pack. The first 2 of witch sacrificed themselves showing me how not to put them on the 210s raised edge screen. After a few months I did notice the screen was showing signs of wear. Originally I was gong to by another "some brand" 5 pack and didn't notice till I had the package open looking at only one anti-glare film. After 6ish months there were still no signs of wear like the other one, then I crushed the screen itself and had to send the unit back for repair. When it came back I did get one of the multi packs and was frankly very unhappy with the softer cheaper films. They showed wear very quickly and even affected the way the touch screen responded. I didn't even get halfway thro the pack before buying another ClearTouch Crystal that lasted for along time... I was working on a project at my desk and dropped a hook scribe maybe 6~8" skewering my screen at an angle leaving an 1/8" open gouge. I was pretty disgusted and sure I killed another screen. Luckily the unit kept working but I left the film on not wanting to see what damage I had done to the actual screen. Around a month later I got tired of looking at the torn screen and decided to just put on one of the remaining cheap'Os left from the multi pack. When I finally pulled back the ClearTouch the hook scribe didn't make it all the way thro the film; there wasn't a mark on the screen. The harder film took the hit and left the softer Digitizer unharmed. I've been using the current film from ClearTouch for about 8 months and yes it does have some signs of were but not enough that I would bother replacing even if using the cheaper ones.

Just to put some of this into perspective. I am a Tech and use the 210 as a quick reference tool and to pull tons of log/error files from the machines I service. I use the hell out of the touch screen transferring files and scrolling across expanded parts views or wiring schematics. In my off time I've used it for everything from an MP3 player to picture viewer. Cheaper film may work ok for most but these cant be beat in my book for there longevity and the sheer amount of protection they do give. As far as putting the screens on theirs not really much difference. Their all a pain and the best way I've found is to wait until my wife takes one of her lava showers and steams up the bathroom. The steam clears the air and makes putting them on much easier.

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Good points: Obviously far longer wearing than softer screen protectors

Annoying points: Harder to install/curl off backing paper, No chance to practice with the first protector and live with the second, Too expensive to replace if you DO get a mar on the surface.

Replaced this brand with a different kind from a 15 pack of softer protectors (i.e., 15 protectors for almost the same price as 1 protector), and the end effect was much the same, as far as bubbles and ease of use were concerned.

BTW, I've also installed a hard protector like this on a cell phone, however the phone did not have a raised case framing the screen so installation was FAR easier even with a stiff protector. Also, on the phone there is no stylus wear that will make me replace the protector.

However, I haven't felt any reluctance to replace the softer kind I now use whenever I feel like it, as opposed to when it would be absolutely necessary.

They fooled me once, shame on them; fool me twice,...

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NEW OEM CASE MATE BARLEY THERE PINK CASE FOR HTC DESIRE HD

NEW OEM CASE MATE BARLEY THERE PINK CASE FOR HTC DESIRE HDThe product in question is the barely there case for my HTC droid phone. The case is not noticeable at all, it's like you never put a case on the phone. It's good quality and case design seems durable. I would highly recommend to anyone.

OEM Home Travel AC Charger (SPN5334A) for Sprint Motorola Renegade V950

OEM Home Travel AC Charger for Sprint Motorola Renegade V950I bought 2 of these for our phones and am very satisfied with the deal. The shipping was very quick and the packing was great, and the chargers work just as well as the ones from Best Buy or the Sprint Store, at about 1/3 the price.

Well i recieved this charger not too long after i ordered it and it actually fit right on my renegade like it was supposed to. It has some thinking time when u plug it in and it gave me 1 issue (said unable to charge on the screen ), but it hasnt happened since.

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80MM 220 Mm/sec 42 Col Parallel & USB Internal Pwr Supply Labl Whte

80MM 220 Mm/sec 42 Col Parallel & USB Internal Pwr Supply Labl WhteThis thermal printer seemed like the right fit for my point of sale register. However, after hooking everything up and finding out that it only cut the first 5 to 6 receipts; I realize that you get what you pay for. Meaning, for another $100 I could have bought the work horse of this brand. (I historically have paid more than $400 for receipt printers and should have known better.)

I have sent this machine back and I am waiting for my refund. I will, of course, buy the next model up and never by the light weight model of any brand from this point on.

Edgar Harris; USMC retired Business owner

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Acer Aspire V5-171-9661 11.6-Inch Laptop (Silky Silver)

Acer Aspire V5-171-9661 11.6-Inch LaptopTo start, I own a lot of Acer products. Every year or so, I tend to inch along in my needs and feelings for laptops. Prior to purchasing this, I had an 10" Acer Aspire One netbook which I was thrilled about and a 14" Acer Aspire Timeline. I was hoping that this machine would sort of be the bridge between the things that I really liked about a Netbook (light, good battery life, very portable, and low heat) and the performance of my more beefy laptop (higher resolution, better video performance, etc).

I have to say that in many ways this meets my needs and in some others it didn't quite live up to my expectations. To start with, though, I will first say that I am pleased with this notebook, overall. I am not going to blame the product for having Windows 8 which is at times obnoxious and counter-intuitive because the product description clearly says it comes with windows 8. Some people are not going to like it though. I'd suggest you try to navigate around Windows 8 sometime with a mouse in a store if you want a feel for the experience. Everyone's going to differ on whether they think this is one step forward and two back, or the other way around. What I will say is, for what Windows 8 is, this thing flies through it and it displays everything in a slick manner.

This has had no problems running Netflix, not that you would expect it to. It can do all your normal computing, and the easy app stuff they seem to be trying to turn windows into. On top of that, this isn't a great system to play games on, but it can run the games that I have played with respectable stability. I routinely play World of Tanks on mine with middle-of-the-road type graphics, and I'm very satisfied with the mid-20's to mid-30's frames per second. If you pump it as high as it goes (or as high as it lets you) you will see the frame rate drop though to a humanly noticeable level. The same can be said for Skyrim.

Some of the things that aren't measured in the specs that you might want to be aware of. This can get rather hot. If you are doing anything complicated, this could be come a 'not-on-my-lap laptop.' If you're just playing with the internet, it usually seems to be fine. If, like I mentioned above, you're playing a game, definitely set it down somewhere else. Also, this is the first Acer that I've purchased where the sound that comes with the computer is noticeably bad. The speakers that are in this sound tinny and hollow. If you are planning on playing music, this would probably force you to headphones or a separate speaker system. I carry around an 'X-Mini II Capsule Speaker,' which is quite nice for what it is, so I can plug that in if I need pretty or more noises for whatever reason.

I needed to replace my work notebook; I had previously purchased an Acer Timeline X series in the same 11.6" form factor and it has done fairly well throughout its two-year run with me around the world (literally) other than a few niggling problems.

I had a budget of about $1,500, so I was considering the Asus Zenbook Prime in the same form factor, but I couldn't find one with the 256GB SSD. Moreover, it didn't have a full-sized SD card slot and didn't come with the old-school VGA port (this was important because many of the customers I visit do not have projectors with HDMI inputs). I finally decided that for the price, I would buy the Acer V5 because it had the same processor (Ivy bridge Core i7) and double the RAM of the Asus (8GB vs. 4GB).

It seems that the minor problems with the last notebook have been addressed and it is exceedingly fast. The only complaint is that I'm still adapting to the touchpad with integrated buttons as my last one had dedicated buttons. However, with the money I saved, I decided to buy a 256GB SSD for the computer (be sure to get one that is 7mm high most of them are 9mm and will not fit inside the chassis) and used Acronis True Image to clone the drive...wow. Screaming fast performance that takes about 15 seconds to go from completely powered off to booted and about 4 seconds to go from sleep to booted. Apps open almost instantaneously...and I still have about $500 left in the budget to buy more stuff!

A quick word to those of you that put an SSD in the device using Acronis: I used a USB enclosure to turn the SSD drive into a flash drive in order to do the cloning. I spent a couple of hours trying to clone and the only way it worked for me was when I created a bootable flash drive with Acronis and then changed the BIOS's settings from UEFI to LegacyBoot (otherwise the BIOS won't let you boot to Acronis' Linux image). The cloning takes about an hour and then you can swap the HDD and SSD. Once you swap the drives, you need to change the BIOS back to UEFI or it won't boot Windows 8. Good luck!

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No question...great performance. The VGA and HDMI ports support two monitors very well on this and all the other notebooks. The NEW Acer site allows a very smooth compare of the complex mix of features. Fortunately Amazon has the right stock.

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Just got the machine on clearence. It seems like a nice machine. The mouse pad is a bit unresponsive. I had to turn the touch pad sensitivity up to full to get reasonable performance.

Windows 8: Wow, what an impressively hard to use operating system. I really hate Windows 8. As an engineer, I really did not think it would be that bad moving to Windows 8, that it would just take some getting used to. I am considering dropping back to W7 until the new W8 comes out that includes changes due to "user feedback". I hope they do that big time or its time to switch to MAC or Unix. It would be really nice if w8 came with a built in w7 fallback option.

I went to upgrade the hardrive and could not find how to get to the hard drive/memory. The bottom of the machine has a single, very large flat panel. All I had to do was to remove the one visiable screw near the front center and slide the panel off to the front. Very nice! Remove the battery before doing this just to be safe.

I found I could not upgrade the hard drive on this machine. A normal laptop drive is ~9.5mm thick. Some of the older drives are 12mm thick. I got a new 9.5mm 1TB drive (which is thin for a 1 TB drive) and found that it was too thick for the panel to fit properly back on the machine. It turns out that the WD 500 GB drive used in this machine (WD5000LPVX)is abnormally thin (6.5mm?), most likely specifically designed for thin ultrabook type laptops. Higher capacity drives just will not fit at this point in time. All I can say is that if you want to upgrade to an SSD, check the thickness first.

The battery uses an odd "slide lock" near the back. It was not clear to me that this was a slide and that it was for the battery.

Dan

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My V5-171-9661 would have been a great laptop, had it not suffered from the two following major issues:

1) It delivers only SATA2 (3Gb/s max) speed with Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (~250MB/s reads). The laptop has the latest BIOS v2.15 in AHCI mode and the latest Intel Rapid Storage drivers. Both Intel RST tool and Samsung SSD Magician tool report SATA2, while the laptop's HM77 chipset is known to be SATA3-capable (6Gb/s). The same Samsung SSD used to deliver ~520MB/s with my old Lenovo SATA3-capable system. Now I'm not sure if it's only this specific machine, or the whole line of V5-171-9661 is affected. I'd appreciate if someone with the same model + SATA3 SSD could post his/her results.

2) The laptop came with Absolute Software Computrace/LoJack feature pre-activated. The BIOS doesn't have any settings to turn it off or even see check its status at all. It survives the hard drive swap, complete OS reinstall and keeps creating a set of executable files (rpcnet*.exe, rpcnet*.dll) in system folders. Basically, it is a kind of controversial BIOS rootkit, which seamlessly reports your laptop location (along with other demographics) to Absolute's servers. I have no plans to subscribe to Absolute's services and I don't want my laptop to call any 3rd party without my explicit consent. So far I've been unable to find a way to disable or kill Computrace. I contacted both Acer and Absolute and I am still waiting to hear from them. However, from what I googled on that matter, the chances to get rid of this "feature" appear to be less than zero. Again, my old Lenovo also had this feature in BIOS, but it arrived in inactive state, and I was able to disable it permanently in BIOS.

Two stars taken off.

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Love this case. It is heavy duty with compartments and side pockets. Cushioned to protect your computer. Great little case.

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Bought this for travel in the summer. Great size and very pretty color, just as depicted. The material is thick and durable. The strap is comfortable. There are small spaces for headphones, etc. This is a small case. Do not expect to be able to fit wallets or large plugs in the bag.

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