Advice on Toshiba Laptop

Katy_W

HI

I am considering buying the following laptop on ebuyer for my daughter.

Toshiba Satellite Pro A100-434 Intel Celeron M 430 1.73 GHz 512 MB 60 GB DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM WLAN 15.4" Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic

Without compromising the performance and power for which the Toshiba brand is known, the Satellite Pro A100 is the lowest priced commercial notebook computer ever launched by the company. The Satellite Pro A100 combines mobility with the power and functionality required by today's business users.

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Product Description Satellite Pro A100-434 Celeron M 430 1.73 GHz - 15.4" TFT
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Built-in Devices - Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial
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Processor - Intel Celeron M 430 / 1.73 GHz
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Cache Memory - 1 MB - L2 Cache
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RAM - 512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM - 533 MHz ( 1 x 512 MB )
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Hard Drive - 60 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
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Optical Storage - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - integrated
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Display - 15.4" TFT active matrix 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) - 24-bit (16.7 million colours)
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Onboard Graphics
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Audio Output - Sound card
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Telecom - Fax / modem - 56 Kbps
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Networking - Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
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Input Device - Keyboard, touchpad
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Power - AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
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Battery - Lithium Ion
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Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
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Manufacturer Warranty - 1 year warranty



Its £315, does anyone know if it's a good buy and if there is anyway of getting it cheaper or cashback on it.

Thanks Kathy

mum2one

Hi.
ive got a toshiba laptop, its not the same as yours but Im really plzed with it, pd 600 last yr for mine.

toshiba as a brand is really good.

Katy_W

Thanks, my brother recommended this as a really good deal but I'm not sure if there is any discount codes for Ebuyer or any other deals. Glad that you are pleased with your Laptop.

Little_John

That prce for any laptop is good but as it is a tosh it is fantastic. the cpu is a little under powered for my personal choice and I would go for a core2duo and people now like to have 1GB of memory but if you want a tosh wih those specs you are talking £500ish.

I did manage to pick one up for a freind about a year ago I think it was a misprice but the company came through for about £430 it was a fantastic deal. I tried to buy another 2 weeks later and the price had gone up to £550.

but for general internet and office work it will be fine.

£$&*"($£&(

Depends what your daughter will be using it for. Your certainly going to need to buy more RAM for Vista so that puts the total price closer to £350.

wolfman

I recently bought the Acer Aspire 5051 from eBuyer. Cost me £290 after using google checkout. Similar kind of spec although has a 2.0Ghz Turion (instead of Intel). May be another one worth considering.

I read quite good reviews for it, I'll have to wait and see what I think. I should come sometime next week.

BornSloppy

I don't use laptop at the moment but Toshibas are suppposed to be the most reliable brand so if it meets your needs you shold buy it

Little_John

grahawk wrote: »

Depends what your daughter will be using it for. Your certainly going to need to buy more RAM for Vista so that puts the total price closer to £350.

My Vista test system is using 256MB and runs fine people going on about 1GB is !!!!!!!!. yes it makes things better but you don't NEED 1GB for vista.

gillette147

My Toshiba has problems with the USB ports.
They seem to cut out after a few minites if transferring large amounts of data.
Otherwise a very good lappy.