Toshiba - Satellite 14" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 6GB Memory - 750GB Hard Drive - Smart Silver

the free downloads expired before Xmas and it was a Christmas gift so we missed out on the free downloads. That does not seem quite fair don't you think?

Still have this laptop to date very durable and functional for day to day activities

Great value for its price ! This computer has a nice processor, the memory can be upgraded to 16 Gb and it works great !

Toshiba has been my go-to brand for a few years now. This notebook, once again, doesn't disappoint. There is a lot to talk about here so I'll try to limit to the more relevant bits. Pros: -Beautiful screen. This is the first time I've used an HD display on a laptop and I'll never go back. The colors tend to be very vivid and bright. -Backlit keyboard. Another first for me and it's amazing how quickly you begin to rely on it. -Battery. Again, I could just be showing my age because I know all notebooks have shown improvements. But my last notebook only lasted about 2 hours doing simple tasks. This one gets about that much playing games and even more doing web browsing or word processing. -Touchscreen. I got the touchscreen version of this notebook because it was on sale. It wasn't so much of a selling point for me, but it turned out to be super useful. Many times, even with a mouse, it's much easier to just tap the icons/items on the screen. Cons: -Screen brightness/glare. Two problems here. I hope to eliminate the glare by getting an anti-glare screen protector. I just wish it wasn't necessary (and I hope it doesn't wash out the pretty crisp HD-ness...). Couple the glare with the fact that the screen just doesn't get very bright and it can be difficult (sometimes impossible) to do certain activities in bright room. -Screen dimming. This may just be me, but I swear the screen dims and brightens based on what is being displayed. I read this might be an adaptive contrast feature but I can't figure out how to turn it off. It makes it really annoying if, for example, you're playing a game and you go into a cave. Suddenly, the screen dims just a bit. Now I'm fighting a dimming screen on an already dim screen with glare. -Wild Tangent Games. This abomination came with the laptop. Normally I don't mention software since you can just uninstall it if you don't want it. However, WT Games was so deep into the computer, I actually had to edit the registry to get rid of the shortcuts on the Start menu. Simply uninstalling didn't work. A few extra notes: If you are afraid of Windows 8.1, then stay away, obviously. I really liked Win8.1 (I manually installed it on my last laptop) and it's even nicer on a touchscreen. I can play World of Warcraft and a few other games. You won't get Ultra settings out of this laptop, but it will survive quite nicely on low-medium settings (maybe a few settings higher if you like tweaking).

I like this laptop because it's more of a traditional laptop. I didn't want a tablet OR an ultrabook per se, but I still wanted something that was fairly portable and that I could still use on my lap. It does everything I need it to: runs Office, prints, Internet, has a camera and microphone. It works pretty quick. It restarts and turns on pretty quick. The keys are easy to type on. The cons are: I'm not a big user of the touchscreen and there are a bunch of useless apps. The bad part: Sometimes it does weird things, like switches back to the Windows 8 screen while I'm typing a Word document. Sometimes while I'm on a website, it decreases the zoom and makes the print really small. It is taking me a while to figure it all out. For example, I learned that if you swipe from the left off the touchpad, it toggles you back and forth from the Windows 8 screen to the desktop. Other than that, it's a pretty decent laptop that I hope will last for years. I highly recommend it for students. The only thing it's missing is a CD/DVD Rom drive, which you'd be hard pressed to find on any new laptop.

I own this computer for a month and not had a problem out of it. When I purchase this computer, I also purchase a Samsung 840 EVO 250gb SSD Drive and 8gb to upgrade this computer It had 6gb from the factory, I remove the 2gb stick and install the 8gb for a total of 12gb. Now boot time is 3 seconds. And all the programs opens in a flash. And the HD screen is a real bonus, really excellent picture when streaming Netflix or watching Youtube. For the money you really can't go wrong when you buy this computer.

One month in, I'm very impressed with the Toshiba Satellite 14" touch-screen laptop. It's fast, runs Windows 8.1 with no difficulty whatsoever and is fun to use (touching the screen, using the keyboard or mousing). The E45t-A4100 does not have a built-in CD/DVD drive but I bought a Toshiba SuperMulti Drive PA3834U-1DV2 (love the way Toshiba names their products -- makes it absolutely impossible to tell someone what you are using). The drive uses the two side-by-side USB 3.0 ports on the laptop and runs as soon as you plug it in. I also have a backup USB drive that uses a USB 3.0 port, so I have to unplug it to use the multi-drive, but that certainly is not a problem since I use the multi-drive so seldom. The only item not included on the computer that I missed was the little indicator light that shows when the hard drive is being accessed. I was able to find a very nice add-on indicator (DiskLED) that gets the job done nicely. I have no problem recommending this laptop. It's fast, fun and, very nice for a very nice price.

I've never had any problems with Toshiba which is why I chose to stick with them. This is my second Toshiba laptop (I gave my old one to my brother), and this laptop came out around the same time I was in search of a new laptop. Its beautiful. I love the metallic look to it. I love the back lit keyboard. The keys are nice and smooth. It's sleek, it's thin and very lightweight. I am a college student, so I carry this thing literally everywhere with me. I use it for homework, I stream netflix, and I listen to lots of music. This laptop comes with harmon/kardon audio system built in. In case you didn't know, harmon/kardon makes an amazing line of bluetooth speakers and headphones/earphones called "JBL." Oh & love this touch screen too! Definitely easier to navigate through Windows 8 operating system.