Toshiba Laptop

Well I haven't really ever heard anything Toshiba but to me this looks like a pretty nice laptop, so I was just wondering what you all thought

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114376

Its for my sister so she wouldn't be using for much more than watching movies, listening to music, chatting online, surfing the web and doing school work. She doesn't mind spending this much but I also don't know if its even necessary. Well let me know what you think.

Thank you!

 

come on.... i know someone here knows something about toshiba.....

 

any advice at all?

 

Looks pretty good to me. Wish we could get it at the equivalent price in Aussie dollars.

USD$999.99 3 Business Day Shipping $10.84 (Not available in HI, AK and PR).

They only ship to the 48 mainland contiguous states though. confused :cry

Ask for a little more info on the Graphics card.
Video Memory 128MB-319MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory.

Ask them how it works. Does it only run at 128megs until under heavy load?
Can you set a minimum allocation like 256megs?

I have an older Toshiba Tecra A7 Duo core (16 months old) and these specs are light years ahead of my Tecra. Hope this helps. Bazza

 

oh so you have a toshiba computer? had any problems with it? i mean the specs on the computer look pretty nice to me.... i was just a little nervous with Toshiba since i dont know anyone thats ever owned one and never heard anything about them.... just wanted to make sure it would be reliable.... and i've never owned a laptop so can any of you tell me a little about the batterys? is there anyway of know how long it should run?

 

No problems with my Toshiba. I just have to remember that there is a volume control dial semi-hidden at the front of the lappy.

About battery life, when on AC, I run it without the battery installed. Every so often I attach the battery just to check the charge is still full. Anecdotal evidence is that it prolongs the life of the battery. If there are options on battery capacity, get the highest capacity one if you can afford it, as a standard install.

All computers nowadays load lots of "extra" stuff. Toshiba is no exception, but with that huge hard drive capacity it is hardly worth worrying about.
I've been tweaking mine ever since I got it, to work better. Tweaking is up to each owner, but that is why we are here at MG, to get our toys running leaner and faster. Bazza

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Fine so long as she doesn't have a load of legacy peripherals to plug in. If this is the case see them working first.

If she is just starting out in computing make sure that programs and add on stuff you buy is Vista compatible.

 

thanks guys!

 

Let us know what you get, even if it is Dell. Bazza

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