drmik
 
 
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 Microsoft - Surface Laptop – 13.5” Touch Screen - Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 256GB Solid State Drive (First Generation)
Microsoft - Surface Laptop – 13.5” Touch Screen - Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 256GB Solid State Drive (First Generation)
Go beyond the traditional laptop. Backed by the best of Microsoft, including Windows³ and Office5 Surface Laptop complements your style with rich colors² and a natural typing experience enhanced by our Signature Alcantara® fabric-covered keyboard. Thin, light, and powerful, it fits easily in your bag. Surface Laptop is designed for Windows 10 S³ — streamlined for security and superior performance. Enjoy the Windows you know, Microsoft-verified apps delivered via the Windows Store, and the convenience of the cloud.
 
Great features
Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: drmik
from san jose, ca
on June 13, 2018
  • Verified Purchaser
  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
Best sounding speakers I've ever heard on a laptop, so although benchmarks are lower compared to 8th gen i5, when ran side by side with latest Samsung spin, machines were equal 85% of the time (SSD o. Surface could be the reason why?)
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
Mobile Submission: True
0points
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 Samsung - Notebook 9 Pro 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Titan Silver
Samsung - Notebook 9 Pro 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Titan Silver
Samsung Notebook 9 Pro Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop: With a touch display that's 4-times the resolution of Full HD and a glare-resistant coating, graphics appear stunning, videos are true-to-life, and presentations are more engaging than ever. The real-time HDR features adds clarity, detail, and accuracy to your images in any lighting condition. HDMI compatibility means you can also enjoy your UHD media contents on a larger monitor or TV The Notebook 9 Pro is designed with durability in mind, featuring a premium aluminum chassis that protects against wear and tear - and looks good doing it.
 
So-so
Customer Rating
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Posted by: drmik
from san jose, ca
on June 13, 2018
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Decent in all categories, but with so much competition, decent won't cut it
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
Mobile Submission: True
-4points
1out of 6found this review helpful.
 
 Microsoft - Surface Laptop – 13.5” Touchscreen - Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 256GB SSD (First Generation) - Platinum
Microsoft - Surface Laptop – 13.5” Touchscreen - Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 256GB SSD (First Generation) - Platinum
Go beyond the traditional laptop. Backed by the best of Microsoft, including Windows³ and Office5 Surface Laptop complements your style with rich colors² and a natural typing experience enhanced by our Signature Alcantara® fabric-covered keyboard. Thin, light, and powerful, it fits easily in your bag. Surface Laptop is designed for Windows 10 S³ — streamlined for security and superior performance. Enjoy the Windows you know, Microsoft-verified apps delivered via the Windows Store, and the convenience of the cloud.
 
Potential
Customer Rating
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Posted by: drmik
from san jose, ca
on June 13, 2018
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As much as I love the feel of the annaconda fabric, it did stain
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
Mobile Submission: True
-1point
0out of 1found this review helpful.
 
 Recycling Fee
Recycling Fee
 
A classic
Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: drmik
from san jose, ca
on June 13, 2018
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  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
It might not be the fastest out there but with that screen. Its still o;e of the prettiest
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
Mobile Submission: True
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
 
 Dell - 2-in-1 15.6" 4K Ultra HD Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce MX130 - 256GB SSD
Dell - 2-in-1 15.6" 4K Ultra HD Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce MX130 - 256GB SSD
Dell Inspiron Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop: Experience games in a new way with this 15.6-inch Dell Inspiron notebook computer. Its Intel Core i7 processor and 16GB of RAM run programs efficiently, and its 4K display delivers high-quality images for realistic gaming. This Dell Inspiron notebook computer has an HDMI port to connect an HD monitor or television.
 
what could have been
Customer Rating
2.0 out of 5
2.0
Posted by: drmik
from san jose, ca
on May 29, 2018
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I was really excited to get this computer. New i7, 16gb, video card, SSD, and most of all, 4k screen, seemed too good to be true at the 1200. price point. And it turned out, probably was.
Physically, the laptop looked great. Although it was heavy, it still seemed portable due to the slimness factor. But problems began as soon as I turned on the laptop. I had the screen go black on a few occasions (each time a re-boot was required to get the screen back on). The windows update was taking a very long time considering the specs.
After all updates, the biggest issue was how SLOW the laptop was. That, and the annoying "black screen" as well as a track pad that sometimes lagged a few seconds behind my fingers.
Ultimately, I returned this laptop due the above mentioned problems. If Dell is able to fix them, this laptop would go from two stars to four and a half.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Verified Purchaser:Yes
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
Mobile Submission: False
+3points
5out of 7found this review helpful.
 
 Apple - iPad (5th generation) with WiFi - 32GB
Apple - iPad (5th generation) with WiFi - 32GB
Powerful, portable, and personal with a gorgeous 9.7-inch Retina display¹ in a thin, durable aluminum design that weighs just a pound. iPad puts incredible capabilities in your hands with a powerful A9 chip, 8MP camera, FaceTime HD camera, Touch ID, Apple Pay, Wi-Fi, all-day battery life, ² and over a million apps on the App Store. ⁴
 
Cheap
Customer Rating
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Posted by: drmik
from san jose, ca
on April 20, 2018
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  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
Both price and quality,-wise. Screen feels like it's going to break and retina looks like FHD.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Verified Purchaser:Yes
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
Mobile Submission: True
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
 
 Tile by Life360 - Tile Mate Item Tracker (4-Pack) - White
Tile by Life360 - Tile Mate Item Tracker (4-Pack) - White
Help your family keep track of their phones or keys with this Tile by Life360 Mate 4-pack tracker set. The Tile by Life360s use Bluetooth compatibility to connect with your phone for easy tracking of important items or your phone itself. The Tile by Life360s in this Tile by Life360 Mate 4-pack set feature predrilled holes for hanging on a keyring.
 
Still the best
Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: drmik
from san jose, ca
on April 20, 2018
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  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
Bought a four pack, setup was easy and tiles are working their magic
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
Mobile Submission: True
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
 
 Sony - ZR7 Hi-Res Wireless Speaker - Black
Sony - ZR7 Hi-Res Wireless Speaker - Black
This Sony wireless speaker has a Bluetooth connection and dual passive sound radiators for enhanced clarity. This speaker includes an HDMI interface for direct connection to any HDMI-compatible television and can stream music directly from Google Cast or Spotify Connect. The Sony SongPal app makes remote control simple and allows you to use more than one Sony wireless speaker simultaneously.
 
Needing depth
Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: drmik
from san jose, ca
on April 20, 2018
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  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
Nice speaker, bland when compared to the x77, x88 and x9, but does a good job overall
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
Mobile Submission: True
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
 
 Samsung - Galaxy Tab S2 - 9.7" - 32GB - Black
Samsung - Galaxy Tab S2 - 9.7" - 32GB - Black
Watch your favorite movies on this Samsung Galaxy Tab. An improved octa-core processor increases speed and power for more versatility and efficient multitasking, and the Samsung+ App provides access to customer support, exclusive content and device tips. This Samsung Galaxy Tab comes preloaded with apps that let you customize your experience.
 
classic tablet
Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: drmik
from san jose, ca
on February 24, 2018
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  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
This is a great tablet (as long as you don't pay anything over 250.00 for it)
I would recommend this to a friend!
Verified Purchaser:Yes
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
Mobile Submission: False
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
 
Talk clearly with this Insignia™ NS-PAUM50 USB microphone that works with most Internet voice chat, speech recognition and voice command applications and features an adjustable boom for easy positioning. The base ensures stable placement.
 
returned
Customer Rating
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Posted by: drmik
from san jose, ca
on February 24, 2018
  • Verified Purchaser
  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
didn't work on my samsung pro (despite a quite area)
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Verified Purchaser:Yes
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
My Best Buy number: 2561014908
Mobile Submission: False
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 Microsoft - Surface Laptop – 13.5” Touch Screen - Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 256GB Solid State Drive (First Generation)
Microsoft - Surface Laptop – 13.5” Touch Screen - Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 256GB Solid State Drive (First Generation)
Go beyond the traditional laptop. Backed by the best of Microsoft, including Windows³ and Office5 Surface Laptop complements your style with rich colors² and a natural typing experience enhanced by our Signature Alcantara® fabric-covered keyboard. Thin, light, and powerful, it fits easily in your bag. Surface Laptop is designed for Windows 10 S³ — streamlined for security and superior performance. Enjoy the Windows you know, Microsoft-verified apps delivered via the Windows Store, and the convenience of the cloud.
 

From where I can contact Microsoft directly?!

www.Microsoft.com
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 Microsoft - Surface Laptop – 13.5” Touch Screen - Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 256GB Solid State Drive (First Generation)
Microsoft - Surface Laptop – 13.5” Touch Screen - Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 256GB Solid State Drive (First Generation)
Go beyond the traditional laptop. Backed by the best of Microsoft, including Windows³ and Office5 Surface Laptop complements your style with rich colors² and a natural typing experience enhanced by our Signature Alcantara® fabric-covered keyboard. Thin, light, and powerful, it fits easily in your bag. Surface Laptop is designed for Windows 10 S³ — streamlined for security and superior performance. Enjoy the Windows you know, Microsoft-verified apps delivered via the Windows Store, and the convenience of the cloud.
 

For the Microsoft - Surface Laptop – 13.5” Touch Screen - Intel Core i5 or i7– 8GB Memory – 256GB Solid State Drive - Burgundy , I read few reviews online saying it gave trouble while installing and using Google Chrome browser?

No trouble on mine
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 Microsoft - Surface Laptop – 13.5” Touch Screen - Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 256GB Solid State Drive (First Generation)
Microsoft - Surface Laptop – 13.5” Touch Screen - Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 256GB Solid State Drive (First Generation)
Go beyond the traditional laptop. Backed by the best of Microsoft, including Windows³ and Office5 Surface Laptop complements your style with rich colors² and a natural typing experience enhanced by our Signature Alcantara® fabric-covered keyboard. Thin, light, and powerful, it fits easily in your bag. Surface Laptop is designed for Windows 10 S³ — streamlined for security and superior performance. Enjoy the Windows you know, Microsoft-verified apps delivered via the Windows Store, and the convenience of the cloud.
 

I am gonna ask this question again, because the person who answered didn't understand me. Can I use studen coupons, which I have and they can be scanned or I can use the code online, to get a discount on the product which is already on discount?

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Only while dreaming :-) read coupon guidelines, "student discount cannot be used on sale prices or open-box"
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 Samsung - Chromebook Pro 2-in-1 12.3" Touch-Screen Chromebook - Intel Core m3 - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC Flash Memory
Samsung - Chromebook Pro 2-in-1 12.3" Touch-Screen Chromebook - Intel Core m3 - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC Flash Memory
Take work with you by using this Samsung Chromebook Pro laptop. Its 360-degree hinge lets you use it like a tablet with the built-in pen, and the Intel Core m3 processor and 4GB of RAM handle multiple browser tabs for research. This Samsung Chromebook Pro laptop has 64GB of flash memory for fast boot times and document storage space.
 

Is that possible to run statistical programs? Such as Stata?

No familiar with that one, but you would want a Windows laptop for SPSS
5 years, 11 months ago
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 Samsung - Notebook 9 Pro 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Titan Silver
Samsung - Notebook 9 Pro 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Titan Silver
Samsung Notebook 9 Pro Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop: With a touch display that's 4-times the resolution of Full HD and a glare-resistant coating, graphics appear stunning, videos are true-to-life, and presentations are more engaging than ever. The real-time HDR features adds clarity, detail, and accuracy to your images in any lighting condition. HDMI compatibility means you can also enjoy your UHD media contents on a larger monitor or TV The Notebook 9 Pro is designed with durability in mind, featuring a premium aluminum chassis that protects against wear and tear - and looks good doing it.
 

With regard to questions I asked about the Samsung Notebook Pro 9 2-in-1 Touch-Screen Laptop. All inquiries were answered except one: Since the notebook has no Ethernet connection is there an adapter which will allow me to connect via wired Ethernet

Yes, Amazon has it for about 10.00, it plugs into a USB slot
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 Samsung - Notebook 9 Pro 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Titan Silver
Samsung - Notebook 9 Pro 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Titan Silver
Samsung Notebook 9 Pro Convertible 2-in-1 Laptop: With a touch display that's 4-times the resolution of Full HD and a glare-resistant coating, graphics appear stunning, videos are true-to-life, and presentations are more engaging than ever. The real-time HDR features adds clarity, detail, and accuracy to your images in any lighting condition. HDMI compatibility means you can also enjoy your UHD media contents on a larger monitor or TV The Notebook 9 Pro is designed with durability in mind, featuring a premium aluminum chassis that protects against wear and tear - and looks good doing it.
 

I went to best buy to look at the computer and like it. I played a movie clip from youtube and it was not audible with the volume turned 100% Is there a problem with the sound on the computer or is there a fix?

Sound is fine, just not very loud
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 Microsoft - Surface Laptop – 13.5” Touchscreen - Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 256GB SSD (First Generation) - Platinum
Microsoft - Surface Laptop – 13.5” Touchscreen - Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 256GB SSD (First Generation) - Platinum
Go beyond the traditional laptop. Backed by the best of Microsoft, including Windows³ and Office5 Surface Laptop complements your style with rich colors² and a natural typing experience enhanced by our Signature Alcantara® fabric-covered keyboard. Thin, light, and powerful, it fits easily in your bag. Surface Laptop is designed for Windows 10 S³ — streamlined for security and superior performance. Enjoy the Windows you know, Microsoft-verified apps delivered via the Windows Store, and the convenience of the cloud.
 

Does Best Buy price match Microsoft Store prices?

Call the customer service numbe and ask
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 Apple - iPad (5th generation) with WiFi - 32GB
Apple - iPad (5th generation) with WiFi - 32GB
Powerful, portable, and personal with a gorgeous 9.7-inch Retina display¹ in a thin, durable aluminum design that weighs just a pound. iPad puts incredible capabilities in your hands with a powerful A9 chip, 8MP camera, FaceTime HD camera, Touch ID, Apple Pay, Wi-Fi, all-day battery life, ² and over a million apps on the App Store. ⁴
 

If I purchase this and I have an Android Phone, is there any way to set the Ipad up to recieve my text messages from my phone to the Ipad? If i'm on this at night, I do not want to be switching from one device to another answering my texts. Thanks

Imessages only works between iPad and iPhone, you would need a third party app like "WhatsApp" or Facebook messenger
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 Apple - iPad (5th generation) with WiFi - 32GB
Apple - iPad (5th generation) with WiFi - 32GB
Powerful, portable, and personal with a gorgeous 9.7-inch Retina display¹ in a thin, durable aluminum design that weighs just a pound. iPad puts incredible capabilities in your hands with a powerful A9 chip, 8MP camera, FaceTime HD camera, Touch ID, Apple Pay, Wi-Fi, all-day battery life, ² and over a million apps on the App Store. ⁴
 

I do not understand the price. This is much cheaper than the prices I see at other places. What am I missing?

You're missing the monopolizing relationship between Apple and Best Buy.
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 Sony - ZR7 Hi-Res Wireless Speaker - Black
Sony - ZR7 Hi-Res Wireless Speaker - Black
This Sony wireless speaker has a Bluetooth connection and dual passive sound radiators for enhanced clarity. This speaker includes an HDMI interface for direct connection to any HDMI-compatible television and can stream music directly from Google Cast or Spotify Connect. The Sony SongPal app makes remote control simple and allows you to use more than one Sony wireless speaker simultaneously.
 

I have a HT-CT 800 Sony sound bar. I’m looking at getting two of the STS-ZR7 to use as rear speakers for my sound bar. My question is do I need Internet/WiFi in order for them to link up and work? I live in the woods lol. I do have hot spot on my phone.

Works with WiFi
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