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From: Silpheed on 15 Apr 2008 17:29 It's the Toshiba Satellite� L355D-S7809. My local OfficeDepot has it for $599. Here are the specs: processor model AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 processor speed 2.0 GHz brand name Toshiba Satellite manufacturer Toshiba model name Satellite L355D-S7809 Wi-Fi capability included (Wi-Fi ready) yes hard drive capacity 200 GB memory 2 GB memory speed PC2-5300 memory type DDR2 SDRAM maximum memory capacity 4 GB included integrated drives DVD�RW/DVD-RAM/DVD�R DL diagonal screen size 17.1 inches notebook computer weight 7.3 lb screen type TruBrite TFT active matrix LCD operating system Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 screen resolutionprocessor model AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 processor speed 2.0 GHz brand name Toshiba Satellite manufacturer Toshiba model name Satellite L355D-S7809 Wi-Fi capability included (Wi-Fi ready) yes hard drive capacity 200 GB memory 2 GB memory speed PC2-5300 memory type DDR2 SDRAM maximum memory capacity 4 GB included integrated drives DVD�RW/DVD-RAM/DVD�R DL diagonal screen size 17.1 inches notebook computer weight 7.3 lb screen type TruBrite TFT active matrix LCD operating system Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 screen resolution 1440 x 900 software included yes warranty 1-year limited number of USB 2.0 ports 3 number of USB 1.1 ports 0 modem standard 56K V.92 audio hardware Windows-compatible audio frontside bus speed 800 MHz integrated speaker yes integrated memory card reader yes mouse pointer type touchpad number of VGA video ports 1 video hardware ATI Radeon X1250 video memory 128MB to 831MB shared thickness 1.7 inches width 15.7 inches depth 11.5 inches Ethernet port yes number of parallel ports 0 number of PS/2 ports 0 number of S-video out ports 0 number of serial ports 0 infrared port yes computer battery type lithium-ion number of FireWire ports 0 1440 x 900 software included yes warranty 1-year limited number of USB 2.0 ports 3 number of USB 1.1 ports 0 modem standard 56K V.92 audio hardware Windows-compatible audio frontside bus speed 800 MHz integrated speaker yes integrated memory card reader yes mouse pointer type touchpad number of VGA video ports 1 video hardware ATI Radeon X1250 video memory 128MB to 831MB shared thickness 1.7 inches width 15.7 inches depth 11.5 inches Ethernet port yes number of parallel ports 0 number of PS/2 ports 0 number of S-video out ports 0 number of serial ports 0 infrared port yes computer battery type lithium-ion number of FireWire ports 0 Sorry for the spam. How come it's so cheap? I'll be using it primarily to play older games like Quake 3 , Diablo 2 and HalfLife 2. What do you guys think?
From: G.G.Willikers on 15 Apr 2008 17:53 Silpheed wrote: > It's the Toshiba Satellite� L355D-S7809. My local OfficeDepot has it for > $599. Here are the specs: > > processor model AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 > processor speed 2.0 GHz > brand name Toshiba Satellite > manufacturer Toshiba > model name Satellite L355D-S7809 > Wi-Fi capability included (Wi-Fi ready) yes > hard drive capacity 200 GB > memory 2 GB > memory speed PC2-5300 > memory type DDR2 SDRAM > maximum memory capacity 4 GB > included integrated drives DVD�RW/DVD-RAM/DVD�R DL > diagonal screen size 17.1 inches > notebook computer weight 7.3 lb > screen type TruBrite TFT active matrix LCD > operating system Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 > screen resolutionprocessor model AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 > processor speed 2.0 GHz > brand name Toshiba Satellite > manufacturer Toshiba > model name Satellite L355D-S7809 > Wi-Fi capability included (Wi-Fi ready) yes > hard drive capacity 200 GB > memory 2 GB > memory speed PC2-5300 > memory type DDR2 SDRAM > maximum memory capacity 4 GB > included integrated drives DVD�RW/DVD-RAM/DVD�R DL > diagonal screen size 17.1 inches > notebook computer weight 7.3 lb > screen type TruBrite TFT active matrix LCD > operating system Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 > screen resolution 1440 x 900 > software included yes > warranty 1-year limited > number of USB 2.0 ports 3 > number of USB 1.1 ports 0 > modem standard 56K V.92 > audio hardware Windows-compatible audio > frontside bus speed 800 MHz > integrated speaker yes > integrated memory card reader yes > mouse pointer type touchpad > number of VGA video ports 1 > video hardware ATI Radeon X1250 > video memory 128MB to 831MB shared > thickness 1.7 inches > width 15.7 inches > depth 11.5 inches > Ethernet port yes > number of parallel ports 0 > number of PS/2 ports 0 > number of S-video out ports 0 > number of serial ports 0 > infrared port yes > computer battery type lithium-ion > number of FireWire ports 0 > 1440 x 900 > software included yes > warranty 1-year limited > number of USB 2.0 ports 3 > number of USB 1.1 ports 0 > modem standard 56K V.92 > audio hardware Windows-compatible audio > frontside bus speed 800 MHz > integrated speaker yes > integrated memory card reader yes > mouse pointer type touchpad > number of VGA video ports 1 > video hardware ATI Radeon X1250 > video memory 128MB to 831MB shared > thickness 1.7 inches > width 15.7 inches > depth 11.5 inches > Ethernet port yes > number of parallel ports 0 > number of PS/2 ports 0 > number of S-video out ports 0 > number of serial ports 0 > infrared port yes > computer battery type lithium-ion > number of FireWire ports 0 > > > Sorry for the spam. How come it's so cheap? I'll be using it primarily to > play older games like Quake 3 , Diablo 2 and HalfLife 2. What do you guys > think? > > > They are OK machines, but come with a boatload of bullshit apps pre-installed. The Toshiba helper programs can be a gift or a PIA, depends how you look at it. (Turn off IPv6 if you plan on using a router more than a year old).
From: Silpheed on 15 Apr 2008 19:26 "G.G.Willikers" <noone(a)athome.com> wrote in message news:st9Nj.3909$vF.18(a)newssvr21.news.prodigy.net... > Silpheed wrote: >> It's the Toshiba Satellite� L355D-S7809. My local OfficeDepot has it for >> $599. Here are the specs: >> >> processor model AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 >> processor speed 2.0 GHz >> brand name Toshiba Satellite >> manufacturer Toshiba >> model name Satellite L355D-S7809 >> Wi-Fi capability included (Wi-Fi ready) yes >> hard drive capacity 200 GB >> memory 2 GB >> memory speed PC2-5300 >> memory type DDR2 SDRAM >> maximum memory capacity 4 GB >> included integrated drives DVD�RW/DVD-RAM/DVD�R DL >> diagonal screen size 17.1 inches >> notebook computer weight 7.3 lb >> screen type TruBrite TFT active matrix LCD >> operating system Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 >> screen resolutionprocessor model AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 >> processor speed 2.0 GHz >> brand name Toshiba Satellite >> manufacturer Toshiba >> model name Satellite L355D-S7809 >> Wi-Fi capability included (Wi-Fi ready) yes >> hard drive capacity 200 GB >> memory 2 GB >> memory speed PC2-5300 >> memory type DDR2 SDRAM >> maximum memory capacity 4 GB >> included integrated drives DVD�RW/DVD-RAM/DVD�R DL >> diagonal screen size 17.1 inches >> notebook computer weight 7.3 lb >> screen type TruBrite TFT active matrix LCD >> operating system Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack >> 1 >> screen resolution 1440 x 900 >> software included yes >> warranty 1-year limited >> number of USB 2.0 ports 3 >> number of USB 1.1 ports 0 >> modem standard 56K V.92 >> audio hardware Windows-compatible audio >> frontside bus speed 800 MHz >> integrated speaker yes >> integrated memory card reader yes >> mouse pointer type touchpad >> number of VGA video ports 1 >> video hardware ATI Radeon X1250 >> video memory 128MB to 831MB shared >> thickness 1.7 inches >> width 15.7 inches >> depth 11.5 inches >> Ethernet port yes >> number of parallel ports 0 >> number of PS/2 ports 0 >> number of S-video out ports 0 >> number of serial ports 0 >> infrared port yes >> computer battery type lithium-ion >> number of FireWire ports 0 >> 1440 x 900 >> software included yes >> warranty 1-year limited >> number of USB 2.0 ports 3 >> number of USB 1.1 ports 0 >> modem standard 56K V.92 >> audio hardware Windows-compatible audio >> frontside bus speed 800 MHz >> integrated speaker yes >> integrated memory card reader yes >> mouse pointer type touchpad >> number of VGA video ports 1 >> video hardware ATI Radeon X1250 >> video memory 128MB to 831MB shared >> thickness 1.7 inches >> width 15.7 inches >> depth 11.5 inches >> Ethernet port yes >> number of parallel ports 0 >> number of PS/2 ports 0 >> number of S-video out ports 0 >> number of serial ports 0 >> infrared port yes >> computer battery type lithium-ion >> number of FireWire ports 0 >> >> >> Sorry for the spam. How come it's so cheap? I'll be using it primarily to >> play older games like Quake 3 , Diablo 2 and HalfLife 2. What do you guys >> think? >> >> >> > They are OK machines, but come with a boatload of bullshit apps > pre-installed. The Toshiba helper programs can be a gift or a PIA, depends > how you look at it. (Turn off IPv6 if you plan on using a router more than > a year old). What do you think of the screen: TruBrite TFT active matrix LCD. I notice that most other laptops has WXGA or something like that. Is it the same? I guess I'm looking for the catch here.
From: Richard Carpenter on 15 Apr 2008 22:30 "Silpheed" <none(a)nospam.org> wrote in message news:OuudnRcbUNu-g5jVnZ2dnUVZ_vCknZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > It's the Toshiba Satellite� L355D-S7809. My local OfficeDepot has it for > $599. Here are the specs: > > processor model AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 > processor speed 2.0 GHz > brand name Toshiba Satellite > manufacturer Toshiba > model name Satellite L355D-S7809 > Wi-Fi capability included (Wi-Fi ready) yes > hard drive capacity 200 GB > memory 2 GB > memory speed PC2-5300 > memory type DDR2 SDRAM > maximum memory capacity 4 GB > included integrated drives DVD�RW/DVD-RAM/DVD�R DL > diagonal screen size 17.1 inches > notebook computer weight 7.3 lb > screen type TruBrite TFT active matrix LCD > operating system Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 > screen resolutionprocessor model AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 > processor speed 2.0 GHz > brand name Toshiba Satellite > manufacturer Toshiba > model name Satellite L355D-S7809 > Wi-Fi capability included (Wi-Fi ready) yes > hard drive capacity 200 GB > memory 2 GB > memory speed PC2-5300 > memory type DDR2 SDRAM > maximum memory capacity 4 GB > included integrated drives DVD�RW/DVD-RAM/DVD�R DL > diagonal screen size 17.1 inches > notebook computer weight 7.3 lb > screen type TruBrite TFT active matrix LCD > operating system Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 > screen resolution 1440 x 900 > software included yes > warranty 1-year limited > number of USB 2.0 ports 3 > number of USB 1.1 ports 0 > modem standard 56K V.92 > audio hardware Windows-compatible audio > frontside bus speed 800 MHz > integrated speaker yes > integrated memory card reader yes > mouse pointer type touchpad > number of VGA video ports 1 > video hardware ATI Radeon X1250 > video memory 128MB to 831MB shared > thickness 1.7 inches > width 15.7 inches > depth 11.5 inches > Ethernet port yes > number of parallel ports 0 > number of PS/2 ports 0 > number of S-video out ports 0 > number of serial ports 0 > infrared port yes > computer battery type lithium-ion > number of FireWire ports 0 > 1440 x 900 > software included yes > warranty 1-year limited > number of USB 2.0 ports 3 > number of USB 1.1 ports 0 > modem standard 56K V.92 > audio hardware Windows-compatible audio > frontside bus speed 800 MHz > integrated speaker yes > integrated memory card reader yes > mouse pointer type touchpad > number of VGA video ports 1 > video hardware ATI Radeon X1250 > video memory 128MB to 831MB shared > thickness 1.7 inches > width 15.7 inches > depth 11.5 inches > Ethernet port yes > number of parallel ports 0 > number of PS/2 ports 0 > number of S-video out ports 0 > number of serial ports 0 > infrared port yes > computer battery type lithium-ion > number of FireWire ports 0 > > > Sorry for the spam. How come it's so cheap? I'll be using it primarily to > play older games like Quake 3 , Diablo 2 and HalfLife 2. What do you guys > think? > You generally get what you pay for with laptops (unless you buy Sony, anyway). The one experience I've had with Toshiba was kind of bad. I got the idea that once I had the laptop, they didn't want much else to do with me, and that was a typical sentiment in their customer community at the time. Their online support presence was pretty bad, too, being poorly implemented at first (I believe it was some cheesy knowledgebase search with a name like, "Ask Iris" or something that was cumbersome to use and not very effective) and then outsourced to not much better, IIRC. The laptop itself was ok. Nothing to brag about, but it didn't hold up very well over the next several years. Heat issues when it was new (common of that particular Satellite model) were only addressable through the purchase of a third-party utility to manage the fan, when a BIOS update should have been able to easily correct the problem and rampant failures of the GeForce2 Go discreet graphics cards due to manufacturing defect (faulty soldering during the manufacturing process) are a couple of the major issues I had. Naturally, the graphics issue manifested itself about four months after my warranty ran out, so I was out of luck. All things considered, Toshiba wouldn't be anywhere near the top of the list of laptops I would purchase in the future. The unit you listed may not be a bad deal, but I'm not a big fan of the Turion processor. It runs hotter (significantly, as I understand it) and is less capable than it's Core 2 Duo counterpart. I would think you could find a good deal on a Dell (watch their website and search online for Dell coupons) or perhaps an HP for similar or little more than that price. I currently own a Dell Inspiron 6000 - one of the lesser expensive models when I bought it - and it's been a very solid machine for about three years now. -- Richard Carpenter
From: Barry Watzman on 15 Apr 2008 22:35
The price is not unusually low. It's ok, but not "alarmingly" low. I am not a fan of AMD processors, and generally won't buy such laptops. I am not a fan of laptops with 17" displays Those are my personal views and nothing more. Silpheed wrote: > It's the Toshiba Satellite� L355D-S7809. My local OfficeDepot has it for > $599. Here are the specs: > > processor model AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 > processor speed 2.0 GHz > brand name Toshiba Satellite > manufacturer Toshiba > model name Satellite L355D-S7809 > Wi-Fi capability included (Wi-Fi ready) yes > hard drive capacity 200 GB > memory 2 GB > memory speed PC2-5300 > memory type DDR2 SDRAM > maximum memory capacity 4 GB > included integrated drives DVD�RW/DVD-RAM/DVD�R DL > diagonal screen size 17.1 inches > notebook computer weight 7.3 lb > screen type TruBrite TFT active matrix LCD > operating system Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 > screen resolutionprocessor model AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 > processor speed 2.0 GHz > brand name Toshiba Satellite > manufacturer Toshiba > model name Satellite L355D-S7809 > Wi-Fi capability included (Wi-Fi ready) yes > hard drive capacity 200 GB > memory 2 GB > memory speed PC2-5300 > memory type DDR2 SDRAM > maximum memory capacity 4 GB > included integrated drives DVD�RW/DVD-RAM/DVD�R DL > diagonal screen size 17.1 inches > notebook computer weight 7.3 lb > screen type TruBrite TFT active matrix LCD > operating system Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 > screen resolution 1440 x 900 > software included yes > warranty 1-year limited > number of USB 2.0 ports 3 > number of USB 1.1 ports 0 > modem standard 56K V.92 > audio hardware Windows-compatible audio > frontside bus speed 800 MHz > integrated speaker yes > integrated memory card reader yes > mouse pointer type touchpad > number of VGA video ports 1 > video hardware ATI Radeon X1250 > video memory 128MB to 831MB shared > thickness 1.7 inches > width 15.7 inches > depth 11.5 inches > Ethernet port yes > number of parallel ports 0 > number of PS/2 ports 0 > number of S-video out ports 0 > number of serial ports 0 > infrared port yes > computer battery type lithium-ion > number of FireWire ports 0 > 1440 x 900 > software included yes > warranty 1-year limited > number of USB 2.0 ports 3 > number of USB 1.1 ports 0 > modem standard 56K V.92 > audio hardware Windows-compatible audio > frontside bus speed 800 MHz > integrated speaker yes > integrated memory card reader yes > mouse pointer type touchpad > number of VGA video ports 1 > video hardware ATI Radeon X1250 > video memory 128MB to 831MB shared > thickness 1.7 inches > width 15.7 inches > depth 11.5 inches > Ethernet port yes > number of parallel ports 0 > number of PS/2 ports 0 > number of S-video out ports 0 > number of serial ports 0 > infrared port yes > computer battery type lithium-ion > number of FireWire ports 0 > > > Sorry for the spam. How come it's so cheap? I'll be using it primarily to > play older games like Quake 3 , Diablo 2 and HalfLife 2. What do you guys > think? > > > |