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Old 01-07-2011, 03:17 PM   #28
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Honestly how much playing around are you going to do in store? I bought mine without trying it out. Its a laptop, if the specs are good and the floor model is a close equilivant then whats the issue?
I use my laptop as my primary work computer so there's no way I buy a machine that I can't check out in person unless there's a really good return policy on it.

I want to see the display with my own eyes (brightness, reflectiveness, viewing angle), feel the stability of the keyboard, try out port placements in my various sitting positions, check port stability, spend some time with the trackpad, and look for any annoyances (like a DVD eject button placed where I'm likely to pick the laptop up). Every one of those things are areas where laptops I've had in the past have driven me nuts.
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