Serious Bang for Buck
Written: Apr 10 '02 (Updated Apr 18 '02)
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Pros: DVD, Memory, WinXP, Excellent screen, not a whole lot bundled into it
Cons: Battery life is suspect, no TV out
The Bottom Line: Look around for deals, but even at the listed price of $1049 you'll be hard pressed to top this laptop.
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| poppaearl's Full Review: Toshiba Satellite 1005-S157 (PS100U-0012HX) PC Not... |
I had not intention of buying a second laptop. I was using an older Toshiba Tecra and was for the most part satisfied. That combined with prices that seemed to always be out of reach kept me on the sidelines. Until I saw some of the deals Toshiba was offering in regards to this particular model. I ended up getting it for a little over $700 after rebates. For a little over the going rate for a portable DVD player, I got a fully functional laptop that more than meets my needs. With 256 MB of memory and a 56K modem standard all that is left to add is perhaps an ethernet card, though there are 2 PCMIA slots ready and waiting. A pair of USB ports in the rear as well as a sidemounted port means an easy hookup for either printers, scanners, or in my case a joystick. For pointing purposes, the touchpad is easy to work with and responds well. The 14.1" screen is bright and does well for the DVDs as well as the basic tasks I have in mind for it. Sure, it's not going to run the cutting edge 3d games or be good for high-end graphics apps with only 8MBs of video but that's not why I got it. The only drawbacks I have encountered are a battery that would be hard-pressed to make the 2 hour run time listed and a lack of TV out for viewing DVDs on a TV. Toshiba gladly did not load the 15 GB hard-drive with a lot of useless filler that needed to be purged. Just the basics, XP and Lotus Smart Suite. A basic Quicken was included but I tossed that off quickly and effortlessly. For the money, this is as good a deal as you'll find on a laptop, especially one from a company with as good a reputation as Toshiba.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 740
Operating System: Windows
Processor: Intel Celeron
Processor speed: over 1000
Screen Size: 14
RAM: 256
Internal Storage: DVD
Hard Drive (GB): 13-20
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