Lenovo - 17.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Black

I went in needing the most powerful laptop that could handle my business needs. After talking with the sales staff at a local best buy about the models they had in-stock at the store I pulled out the specs for this laptop. They basically said I would be stupid not to buy it and have it shipped in. With 16GB of memory, a huge hard drive with a static drive, powerful processor and a great graphics card this thing does it all. I can multi task the Internet, photoshop, lightroom and all of my other business systems all day long with no lag, no loading time and no hesitation. Windows 8.1 takes a little getting used to. I use this docked with a keyboard, mouse and two monitors so those tiles are useless. You can run it in full desktop mode and with pokki you get your start button back. It is dead quiet no anyoing fan noise. The software that Lenovo includes is pretty impressive. You can shut the battery off, as it's internal, if you have it plugged in all the time to save it. It has a fan cleaning mode etc. Overall I am impressed with Lenovo coming from a Toshiba. It's a big boy, but since it's docked 90% of it's life I could care less. I am very happy with the purchase and performance.

I purchased this laptop because I needed more horsepower and graphics capability to do video editing in addition to the normal web surfing and microsoft office stuff. The Good: -- This definitely has the horsepower and the 8gb ssd provides for fast start up. Downloads, windows updates, and app installs seemed to run fast as well. -- Definitely full HD screen. -- The black keyboard with white letters and red backlight make it fairly easy to see the keys even in low light. The keyboard feel is very nice. -- Lenovo actually provided some useful tools along with the typical bloatware, e.g. its Settings and Update applications. The Bad: -- The battery is not modular, even though the product description lists it as a separate item. This means that if/when it fails, the laptop will have to be serviced vs. just buying a new battery. Not a customer oriented decision there. -- Similarly, the power adapter has a proprietary "tip", not a universal single pin. Replacement will have to be thru Lenovo. -- It's One Key recovery copies the entire hard drive vs. just creating a bootable recovery partition. If I had known this beforehand I would have created the backup before moving all my files and videos over to the laptop. -- One can turn disable (and enable) the touchpad with a function key (F6), but has to do this every time the laptop boots up. For someone like me that uses a USB mouse, this can be a pain. The Ugly: -- After I purchased and installed Malaware Bytes Premium (I highly recommend) I did a malware scan and a PUP (potentially unwanted program) was uncovered. It was a module within Lenovo's Browser Detector called cltmngsvc -- or Client Management Service. I suspect it would probably gather and send information to Lenovo. This PUP has been quarantined and the Browser Detector app has been disabled. Really Lenovo? -- Lenovo provided a RealTek application called RTFTracker and specified it as a start up application. This caused my desktop to go bonkers then shut down requiring me to sign back on several times before things stabilized. Once I disabled it from Start Up via Task Manager, everything was fine. Neither Here nor There: -- The dark cover of the laptop highlights finger prints and hand smudges. Not a big deal for me, but I have actually seen reviews where that fact really irritated some people. Bottom Line: I still recommend this for anyone who needs a lot of processing and graphics power. Other than the negative items listed above, which are correctable -- at least the software -- this laptop is more than meeting my requirements.

From gaming to complex office spread sheets it has the power and speed that makes it so appealing. I didn't know how much I would use the touch screen until I saw the extra speed that it provides. Now through combinations of utilizing the touch screen along with the traditional use of the key board and mouse I can now perform tasks that used to take longer. If you do not need the added speed and power then settle on a less expensive model but if you want all that you can get from a portable laptop then this computer is for you. I almost forgot to add that I now had rather watch movies or TV on this huge screen that's display puts my HDTV to shame. Money for me that was well spent.

Full disclosure - I recently bought this laptop & haven't had a lot of experience with it, but so far I'm impressed! This is the first Lenovo I have had. A computer repairman recommended it as the brand he sees broken the LEAST, so I decided to try it. I love the high end specs, the looks & the backlit keyboard. So far it is working great! If I find issues I will revisit this but I'm hoping time will show it lives up to the recommendation!

I was looking for a computer that I could use for my online classes and I wanted a good sized screen. I don't plan to move it around much but wanted to be able to if needed. This has exceeded my expectations. It starts quickly and operates without a hitch. I wouldn't recommend it for someone who needed to transport their machine around due to the huge size and somewhat heavy weight but it fits my needs perfectly.

WOW, OMG this is laptop is amazing! it's a very power gaming laptop / Business Laptop. I travel alot, and use this for everything including listening to music. I watch alot of You Tube video reviews about this laptop and I love it. The 17.3" screen is HUGE, with 10 fingers touchpoint. There is a BUILT IN JBL subwoofer in this laptop, that's insane! it's on the bottom. 2 Hard Drives, 1 is SSD other is standard. The SSD is used for faster bootup. 16gb RAM and 4th Geneneration Intel Core i7 is excellent for my Microsoft SQL database that I use for my online businesses. Only downside is, it's so big. Most laptop bags will not be able to hold this monster. It's quite large and you probably will not move it around much. For me. not an issue at all, I have a compartment in my laptop bag that can hold it, it's my cables compartment in my swiss army bag.

I bought this computer and it seems to let me do everything I need and want to. Can have multiple files open without an issue. I can play games also. The external cd takes a bit of getting used to, but how often do you really need to use it? I really like this computer as even the keyboard is comfortable.

This computer is overall perfect for gaming. I recommend buying a cooling pad, the computer gets a littler hotter than expected, but the computer is perfect.