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Samsung Chromebook Plus 12.3" Touch-Screen Chromebook: Enjoy effortless multitasking and superb video quality on the go with this Samsung Chromebook Plus. It has a 2.0GHz hexa-core processor and 4GB of RAM, so it responds quickly to your commands. This Samsung Chromebook Plus 12.3" has a 32GB hard drive with plenty of room for documents, photographs and music.
 
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Best Chromebook Available
on May 6, 2017
Posted by: AngelsFan02
from Southern California
This is hands down the best Chromebook you can get, at least until the Pro version comes out. So far I have found nothing negative about it, except the keyboard is a little cramped. I use it as my all around laptop/ online content device at home. I really love the 2-in-1 form factor, and its weight makes it a good option for tablet mode. I wouldn't hesitate to buy it, especially if you can catch it on sale.
My Best Buy number: 0231473949
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Lenovo Yoga 910 Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop: Work your way with this Lenovo Yoga notebook. Its 14-inch display has a 360-degree hinge, so it can be used in tablet, stand or tent configurations, and its 1TB hard drive provides ample room for files and documents. This Lenovo Yoga notebook includes an Intel Core i7 processor and 16GB of RAM to run programs efficiently.
 
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Excellent laptop, ruined by Creators Update/ Keys
on May 6, 2017
Posted by: AngelsFan02
from Southern California
I bought this 2-in-1 and absolutely loved it. Incredible screen paired with unbelievable performance. I was bummed it did not include a USB-C Thunderbolt 3 port, but it has USB-C and USB-A which makes it more flexible, and that is a plus. This was my first Windows machine in a long time, and I wasn't regretting coming over from the Mac...
Until the Creators Update caused my fan to run as soon as the lid lifted. This caused battery performance to suffer, and made using the laptop miserably loud. Lenovo makes beautiful machines, and it is unfortunate the fan hampered the experience. If you read reviews on several machines, you'll find this is a common issue. I'm not sure if it is Windows 10 or the way the hardware handles it.
The other major issue, and one I was learning to live with, is the right shift key is tiny and next to the up arrow key. This causes so many issues while typing, and definitely makes the experience subpar. I could have lived with it as no computer is perfect, but the fan issue caused me too return the laptop. It's such a shame because other than those issues this laptop is a winner on value and performance. By the way, the fan issue cannot be solved with a driver fix, as I tried that and found none from Lenovo that supported this new laptop model.
My Best Buy number: 0231473949
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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The new MacBook Pro is faster and more powerful than before, yet remarkably thinner and lighter.¹ It has the brightest, most colorful Mac notebook display ever. And it introduces the revolutionary Touch Bar—a Multi-Touch– enabled strip of glass built into the keyboard for instant access to what you want to do, when you want to do it. The new MacBook Pro is built on groundbreaking ideas. And it’s ready for yours.
 
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Great MacBook Pro Update
on May 6, 2017
Posted by: AngelsFan02
from Southern California
Apple has delivered an excellent laptop! I wasn't sure about the lack of ports and value of the touch bar, so I originally went with a Yoga 910. It performed beautifully before the Windows Creators Update, which essentially caused the fan to kick in non stop. Admittedly I have always preferred the Mac, but I also use a Samsung Chromebook Plus and dabbled in Windows, both excellent operating systems. I am 100% sold on USB-C Thunderbolt, and do not miss the older ports. I like the touch bar, but I believe the non-touch bar version would be an excellent option as well. This Mac is an excellent upgrade for anyone looking for the latest from Apple.
My Best Buy number: 0231473949
I would recommend this to a friend!
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This SanDisk Connect SDWS2-032G-A57 USB 2.0 flash drive features a generous 32GB capacity for storing files and supports wireless streaming, so you can share media with up to 8 compatible devices.
 
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Sandisk delivers a solid alternative for storage!
on November 12, 2013
Posted by: AngelsFan02
from Southern California
Here's my full review of the Sandisk USB Connect:
Since the arrival of the iPad, 3rd party companies have tried to come up with a workable solution for expanding storage. The most successful ones were Drop Box, Box, and other cloud based solutions. They've been joined by Google Drive, Skydrive, and iCloud, with all competing for the future of cloud computing. That's all well in good, until you don't have an internet connection and you're not wanting to use that precious mobile data on a capped plan. Meanwhile, industry bearers like Western Digital and Seagate offered a different approach: turn a personal hard drive into a sort of cloud device by having it broadcast its own wifi signal, independent from an ISP. While this was a great idea, it was based around older, slower tech that any iPad, Nexus, or Kindle Fire's flash based architecture would eat for lunch. Plus, everyone has a heartbreaking tale of dropping a $100+ on an external hard drive, only for it to fail, taking with it all that precious data. To add to that headache even well regarded companies couldn't figure out how to make a solution intuitive enough for the average user.
Enter Sandisk Connect! This device essentially provides users the best of cloud speed with the dependability of having the data physically on hand. Perhaps the best thing about the device is it works across platforms (iOS, Android, and Windows). While the purest may hate to admit it, most homes have a combination of devices: a Windows computer for work and an iPad for home, or Galaxy S4 paired with a Macbook Pro. To have a device that gets pictures, movies, documents, and pdfs to all is extremely convenient. To do it with flash architecture and a speedy built in wifi network is even better. To provide all this with a well regarded brand name for $50 to $60 is unbelievable. Sandisk Connect does it reliably and well. Photographers will especially find it convenient as my tests not only showed reliable use with JPEG but RAW as well (Cannon CR2 files to be exact. I expect this to be a case by case deal as my iPad Air natively recognizes the file, but my Nexus 4 does not). The device shines brightest when working with photos, pdfs, and docs...all things that USB 2.0 tech was originally built for. The free app through iOS and Android is a standout and very intuitive for most tech users.
Video is where Sandisk Connect shows to be a mixed bag. Streaming a lower res video (540p and lower) is a breeze. Start to stream photos or other videos to another device simultaneously and you'll quickly experience buffering and slow loading. I was able to stream the entire length of The Avengers in SD, but not much else. If you can make that work, then the Sandisk Connect is for you. If you have visions of loading a 64gb card with full length HD movies and streaming them, you'll be disappointed. First loading an HD movie on the thumb drive is painfully slow over USB 2.0. Second, the file size limit for transferring to the device is 3.99 gb or less (more than any full length movie in HD). There may be workarounds to this, but even so you're gonna be out of luck when you hit buffer after buffer during the film. We're probably a generation cycle or two away from seeing the HD video streaming match that of other tasks, just in time for USB 3.0 to be a little cheaper.
Sandisk Connect can also hop onto your internet hotspot allowing you to surf the net while loading content from the drive. I took the time to write a thorough review because I do believe this is a great solution for many smartphone and tablet users. I do not know how well this product stands up to wear, tear, and the test of time. But for $50 and the quality Sandisk usually brings, it's worth the gamble. Thanks for reading!
What's great about it: Expands storage space for devices without need of a internet connection.
What's not so great: USB 2.0 is outdated, format limits file sizes, and HD video streaming is a clunky experience
I would recommend this to a friend!
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