Does the turbo-boost kick in automatically on this laptop?
1720702
Ive had this laptop for about 5 months now, so far no noticeable problems with performance, and im a heavy gamer, can run almost anything ive thrown at it at HIGH or at least medium settings. Im not sure what the turbo boost is, but the only real issue ive had with this laptop is the keyboard is already going, and the tablet mode on win 8 is crap. Apps close all the time after being open for maybe a minute, most times less. If you can deal with these small problems, this is a wonderful machine.
1720703
There is no actual way for me to check and see if the boost has kicked in, but I can definitely say that even when I have multiple applications, browsers and tasks running in the background, the computer seems to be operating pretty fast. It never freezes up, nor does it take more than 2-3 secs to open up multiple applications or move from application to another. I can honestly say that for the price I paid (refurbished for $365 with tax & everything); this is the best buy thus far...
497553
yes, it does.. i've had mine for 2 years without any problems.. the SSD is an amazing boost
224736
Yes.. Pre Installed. Once powered on for the first time, user need to create his own logins and basic settings.
1388881
No. It just plugs in. Be sure to install it with airflow going in the proper direction for proper cooling.
854110
Mine boots up in about 75 seconds. Its much faster than my super duper windows 7 desktop.
383161
Yes it does. It even has various brightness levels for the back light. That's really cool. It boots super fast due to the 32gb sad dedicated to booting.
1268546
No it doesn't work right away, and I didn't bother trying more. Used Win 7 instead.
1621316
It has a turbo blast and it will turbo blast on whatever setting you have it on. In other words, if you want cold, then click it to cold and use the turbo blast. Hope that helps.
1446697
Yes, super easy to do. If you haven't bought the laptop yet, I would recommend something else.
1842319
Yes, it surely does. The laptop in general has excellent performance. You won't be disappointed.
246308
No, it only has an unkeyed trial version. It badly needed a new touchpad driver, but otherwise it's a great laptop.
805165
Yes, it comes with a simple on/off footswitch to control the boost function.
1964522
No, The one I purchased had new software loaded, and stopped at the ready to run for the first time. I had to enter the product key on the unit to activate it.
1050643
Yes, it does. It has what's called "gaming mode", which has its very own key. When you press fn+gaming mode, the windows key goes dormant, and there's even a lighted symbol to tell you it's on, just like with caps or num lock.
2117861
Yes it does. This is a very nice Laptop and I love it ! It's worth the money.
1335432
I have not tried yet.it seems to be tricky with the UEFI boot.I went the virtual machne way instead. It runs great with the amount of power this beast has.Best regardsClement
1734119
Yes, the main way is by switching on and off the turbo mode. It goes 4 times faster in turbo. You can also back off on the trigger to reduce/control speed. However, we had a negative experience with these buggies when they stopped working after two days of light use.