The G6-2242ea is a very cheap laptop, but it still looks stylish. Its smart purple lid and interior and smooth curves set it a world apart from most other budget models. It's right up there with the Lenovo's IdeaPad S400 , which is another cheap laptop with a dash of flash.

I chose this laptop as my Christmas present from my husband as my old Dell was starting to reheat too easily and was becoming unreliable. I use my laptop for my work as I work from home. I chose this laptop in the local Currys store and it cost £245 at a sale price and extra for insurance.

Not too expensive; easy to use and move about

A few minor problems after a year of use

Despite a few problems, I would still buy this laptop again.

Decent price; long battery life; compact and lightweight

May be issues with keys; definite issue with insecure battery

This laptop is super fast, you can have multiple applications open and it still runs quickly. Just be aware in the specifications bluetooth 3.0 is listed and this model doesnt have bluetooth capabilities. However this laptop is still impressive so decided to keep it.

Hdmi; Stylish; VERY fast

No bluetooth

I purchased this laptop 2 and a half months ago and up until recently I have had absolutely no problem with it. However recently each time I turned the laptop on it warned that the fan was not operating, and that continued use of the laptop would risk damaging the system.

I bought this item in August 2011, and by May 2012, I had encountered series of issues such as 1. Webcam going off at will and sometimes even refusing to start up. 2. My enter key just stops working unless I restart the laptop. 3.

Still early days and I'm sure that once I get used to it things will seem much better and I'll wonder how I managed with the old desktop.

After adjusting to the O/S (which is a huge problem for this unit and it causes screens to hop all over - in part due to the position of the mouse pad), the problems continued with this unit.

numeric keypad large easy to use keyboard

poor wireless connectivity unit crashes and hangs

The specs and value of this laptop seemed so tempting at the store when the guy sold it to me...It is a terrible laptop. The shell of the computer is flimsy and you feel like you are breaking it every time you pick it up and when you type.

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