VIZIO CT15-A5 15.6-Inch Thin + Light Ultrabook

I've probably bought 12 computers over the last 20 years and this is by far the absolute best. In December I bought a Dell 24" all-in-one, with a SSD, and I thought that was the best. But after having this Vizio for only 24 hours, I am in love. It really is an instant on computer (about 2 seconds) and 1 second to shut down.The matt finish of the screen is very friendly on the eyes. My Dell has a mirror like finish and it is blinding when the sun shines in the room. Not so with the Vizio.Out of the box the Vizio took about 10 minutes for it to set itself up. Then less than an hour to install all the Microsoft updates. The computer is super fast.Can't comment on the track pad as I use a mouse. I'm not a fan of Windows 8, and I use a Windows 7 start button substitute.I would have liked to see a numbers pad, some indentation of the keys on the keyboard, and maybe some better speakers (they sound tiney). And an Ethernet port would have been nice. If I remember right the last DSL modem I had installed in my vacation home (where I will be using this laptop), required the modem to be connected to a computer for the initial setup. Not sure what I will do if I switch from the telephone company to cable.I may be leaving Dell as I now have a company that builds high quality computers (I also have 3 Vizio TV's).

amazing laptop! I bought mine for $740 on amazon and I was scared that I was going to get some cheap 2nd rate laptop because I have never seen VIZIO laptops before.I got my laptop delivered today and iv been setting it up and playing with it for the past 5 hours.all i can say is that this thing blew me away! the build quality is on par with that of my old MacBook Pro and for less than half the price. the speed is amazing. boot up time is between 5-9 seconds. I am trying as hard to overwork this thing and its handling everything im throwing at it.I really like the screen because it does not have a glare like my old MacBook Pro. picture is beautiful and I have no complaints.I read plenty of reviews and watched all the reviews on YouTube and I heard some people say that the keyboard sucks and its not good to type with. I have no idea what those people are smoking and who gives a S*** about the keyboard and mouse pad! if your that damn picky go waste your money on a $2000 apple or Samsung computer.for the price I paid I feel like im getting Ferrari performance for the price of a nice Mercedes!I'm going to recommend this to all my friends and family members! Amazing deal!if your looking for an amazing laptop and you don't want to throw away $2000 then look no further!seriously if your hesitating about making your decision of getting this vs Samsung ultrabook or apple product I highly recommend that you get this one!

I'm a web developer, and I demand a lot from my computers. This was a great find. I did a lot of research, and decided on this and have been happy all the way through. The low RAM is actually not a problem as the SSD swaps so quickly. I run Visual Studio, IIS, 2 instances of SQL Server, like 20 Chrome tabs, Outlook 2012, Word 2012, and about 6 other misc. utilities and such and never have a RAM or performance issue. I've considered upgrading to 16Gb RAM, but it's never been important enough to do so as the machine is very fast.The wireless is the only disappointment. It was intermittent for me, and I ended up getting a USB ethernet instead. I'd also suggest using an external keyboard/mouse when possible, but the trackpad is surprisingly usable - just not for programming.

This is a very fast and powerful machine. The screen is amazing (I love the matte finish!), the sound is great, and it's extremely lightweight! I've quite enjoyed the typing experience and track-pad, despite being worried after reading some of the other reviews. The only two things I wish were better is that I would like a back-lit keyboard and the battery life isn't great, as I've been getting 3 to 4 hours, however it's certainly no deal breaker seeing as the entire power cable is super light also so it's not a burden by any means and I'm almost always somewhere with an outlet readily available. I have to point out that the fact the fans are in the screen hinge is quite an amazing change! I've watched 6 hours of videos straight several days over the past week, and it barely ever even gets warm. I only wish every PC had this feature in the first place! Needless to say, the cons aren't anything I can't deal with and I am very glad I made this purchase, especially at the sale price of $720. I highly recommend this ultrabook.