That being said, maybe it's just my model for the software issues, but the awful hardware design alone would make me return this

these specs)Pros:Cheap (if ~500 is cheap for you for the laptop market)Finger print scanner on the trackpad is a cool addition1TB hdd*8* gigs of ramCons:Software issues with the trackpadSlow for a computer in 2018Freezes oftenBottlenecks quicklyLaptop material is cheap/flimsykeyboard flexes when typingOverall, honestly, would not recommend this laptop to anyone

Not sure if this is a hardware of software issue, but it's pretty annoying

After I set it up, it STILL WON’T recognize my fingerprint.

n’t work well.

n’t give up, bless my heart

(I did that, as well as with router and printer).

The i5-8250 is surprisingly fast and runs as fast as or a bit faster than the 2630QM in the G73SW

I rarely write reviews, and have NEVER returned a laptop or other electronics (unless they simply aren't working) as I do my due diligence in research ahead of

That is what I will do, so the real price of this laptop <as truly wonderful as it is> is what you pay PLUS the price of an SSD + the cost of having someone with the skills replacing it . . . if you can't do that yourself

While the replacement came in within a day or so, which was amazing, it had the same exact issue, as well as not being able to switch sound to TV when connected to HDMI on Netflix

It boots from cold nearly as fast as my iPad, seems to handle most of what I throw at it

the Sleep-to-Wake is as fast as