Toshiba 15.4" Laptop £289.99

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Toshiba L30-113 15.4" Cel-M 512mb 80GB DVDRW wifi Vista Laptop - £289.99 delivered @ empiredirect (via Google checkout)
Description : Stunning 15.4'' widescreen display notebook, with Intel Celeron M processors for a powerful mobile experience. Complete with DVD-SuperMulti Drive to record and play CDs and DVDs.
Features: Intel Celeron M Processor430 (1.73GHz, 533MHz FSB, 1MB Cache) | Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic Edition | 512MB of DDR2 RAM60GB Hard Drive | DVDSuper Multi drive (Double Layer) | Compatibility : CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R(DL), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R(DL), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM | maximum speed : Read: 24x CD-ROM, 8x DVD-ROM/ Write: 24x CD-R, 4x CD-RW, 10x HS CD-RW, 10x US CD-RW, 8x DVD-R, 2x DVD-R (Double Layer), 4x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R, 2.4x DVD+R (Double Layer), 4x DVD+RW, 5x DVD-RAM | 15.4" WXGA (1280x800) resolution | ATI Radeon Xpress 200M graphics adaptor | Wireless LAN, 802.11b/g integrated | 1 Year Parts Guarantee / 1 Year Labour Guarantee

http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/index~modelcode~tos-l30-113.htm

hearts

I would buy extra memory if you are going to use this with Vista. Its a dog below 1 gig.

Lütz_Pangaloo

hearts wrote: »

I would buy extra memory if you are going to use this with Vista. Its a dog below 1 gig.

You're right there - Toshiba have a habit of shipping laptops without enough memory!

When I started my new job at the end of 2005 my boss gave me a Tecra with Windows XP Pro on it, but only 256MB of RAM! It was like watching paint dry. Another 256MB perked it up tremendously, and it seemed even Toshiba cottoned on in the end - most of the online shops were offering free RAM upgrades with Tecras.

In all other respects it's been a brilliant laptop - even though it looks nothing special it seems very robust (it's been better than both the Dells I had before) and is still on it's original battery.

Burlesque_Babe

What would it be like with XP?

Kilty_2

On 512mb with XP it'd be perfect, plenty fast.

I run a Celeron-M 1.5ghz with 768mb of RAM on Windows XP (my Dell Inspiron 1300) and it flies (after removing the preinstalled Dell rubbish).:D

boatman

My only concern with many laptops is whether the inbuilt graphics cards are upto the job with Vista and beyond??

bilbob_2

Probably not fully, but hey,. it's 290 quid!!

Equanimity1

looking for a laptop at the moment ....this looks good ....but could I buy this with XP or can I down grade and it still be legit...(how do I get XP on it ...do I have to buy it seperate)..........?

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