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User reviews1
Jason Yoo 8 September 2012
Good: It has a surprising graphics capability with processor.
Bad: Screen isn't that bad, but the cooler is way too weak.
Comment: I first bought this, saying, oh, I'll just use it to use MS word, some Facebook, and maybe a bit of time- passer games. But it surpassed my expectations by a 200%. It ran Assassin's Creed, Portal 2, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Of course, the occasional lag and it wouldn't run easily at the highest graphics, but I had a good time. However, after about 3 months, it started to collect dust and eventually heated up. I didn't think I needed a cooling pad, but turned out that I did. After 6 months it would turn off by itself after an hour by using the internet, and typing up some documents. Biggest flaw: it needs a cooling pad, or needs to come with a better cooler or a more efficient design. I didn't have a problem with the screen. It's pretty big, and plus the keyboard is very big and has a numerical keyboard. But I did get very mad when the computer turned off every hour or so, I had a ice pack under it to keep it running before I got a cooler. Overall, I would recommend this laptop to people who don't travel that much, and if they do they will have access to electricity- The laptop's battery life, maximum, is about a hour and 20~30 minutes. Plus, if you have a cooler that runs on the laptop's life, I wouldn't take it somewhere without the AC Adapter.