Pros: Nice Display, RAM, DVD, Light Weight, Price. Cons: Drive juggling, No NIC, Battery Life, Not for gamers or high-end graphic use.
Last I checked, after rebates, the Toshiba Satellite 1005 S157 was going for about $900. A great deal for anyone that needs a basic laptop. I have been looking into low-cost notebooks for my sister who does not want anything fancy, just DVD and a good...
Pros: Unmatched value, good support, quick, surprisingly solid build quality Cons: Lack of built-in NIC, short battery life when playing dvds
Hardware:
I saw a few inaccuracies in another review on this unit and want to clear them up. This Toshiba unit uses a Tualatin-core Celeron processor which runs on 133mhz front side bus and has 256KB of L2 cache(I've confirmed this with...
Pros: Clear 14.1 LCD with Paneling, fast 830MG graphics card, DVD drive, 3 USB ports Cons: Swappable drive cannot take a battery, no built in Ethernet, no docking station port
I purchased my Toshiba Satellite 1005-S157 from Circuit City at the end of January for $700 after $400 in rebates. This computer is the best investment I have ever made, I use this laptop for 2-3 hours a day and I have had absolutely no problems. One...
Pros: DVD, Memory, WinXP, Excellent screen, not a whole lot bundled into it Cons: Battery life is suspect, no TV out
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...
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