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I bought a new laptop on saturday a newer version of my old Toshiba that served me well until i bust the screen . I fired it up and was completely baffled by everything . It turned out that it had the new improved Windows 8 operating system .
ITS AWFUL !
It does not resemble any computer you have ever used , its like ordering a car and receiving a flight simulator instead . After 6 hours i could still not work out how to close a page or even how to turn the computer off without holding the off button down for 20 seconds . My daughter in law was able to work out some of it without too much trouble and explained it works very similar to an iphone . So its designed for a touchscreen with an area of about 7 inches . Laptops don't have touchscreens so instead of tickling it with your finger you have to press approx 17 buttons to do something as complicated as scroll down the page your reading .
I took it back on sunday and got a refund telling them it won't burn recovery discs . Beware windows are force selling , retailers will not accept returns because the operating system is rubbish .
ITS AWFUL !
It does not resemble any computer you have ever used , its like ordering a car and receiving a flight simulator instead . After 6 hours i could still not work out how to close a page or even how to turn the computer off without holding the off button down for 20 seconds . My daughter in law was able to work out some of it without too much trouble and explained it works very similar to an iphone . So its designed for a touchscreen with an area of about 7 inches . Laptops don't have touchscreens so instead of tickling it with your finger you have to press approx 17 buttons to do something as complicated as scroll down the page your reading .
I took it back on sunday and got a refund telling them it won't burn recovery discs . Beware windows are force selling , retailers will not accept returns because the operating system is rubbish .