Toshiba Satellite A205-S5871 15.4-inch Laptop (1.86 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium)

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Toshiba Satellite A205-S5871 15.4-inch Laptop (1.86 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium)
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Product Description:
Optimized for everyday use, the affordable Satellite A205, with 15.4" diagonal widescreen TruBrite display, is loaded with a PC wish list of features. Intel's latest technology offers efficient use of power and speed for multitasking and multimedia.

Features:
  • 15.4-inch (Diagonal) TruBrite TFT Widescreen Display at 1280 x 800 Native Resolution
  • 1.86 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor T2390 with 1 MB L2 Cache
  • 2048 MB PC5300 DDR2 SDRAM, 160 GB (5400 RPM) Hard Drive (SATA), Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with 8 MB-256 MB Dynamically Allocated Shared Graphics Memory
  • DVD SuperMulti (+/-R Double Layer) Drive, Atheros 802.11b/g Wireless LAN
  • Windows Vista Home Premium, dims in inches: 10.6 (W) x 14.3 (L) x 1.32 (H), 10.5 lbs approx.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good lap top computer with limits
Bought this model and it's cousin a Toshiba Satellite A205-S5879. They both operate nicely, with it's cousin having a 40gig larger hard drive.Vista premium is a nice improvement over XP for the operating system, but it uses more energy.One flaw on both these is their short battery life.Another consideration is they both require two router designations rather than one.A lap top should be portable, eh?If I were deciding to buy, I'dconsider these features, and buy a different brand, for ... Read More
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - "Unreliable product, with an 'F' rated customer support by national standards"
If you're reading this review right now, then chances are you want to make sure you are making the right choice.
Let me assure you, if you're planning on purchasing a Toshiba laptop, you are not.

Please, google "toshiba laptop complaints" and get the REAL reviews.
As for my input...
this is a conversation that took place in an authorized toshiba shipping store:
me: "Man, let me tell you something... NEVER buy a Toshiba laptop."
clerk: "With the ammount ... Read More
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great first laptop
This is my first laptop and my son thought I should get more ram but whats nice is I can add if I need it. I was pleased with the price, ease of use and the screen is crystal clear. I would recommend to anyone that needs a good basic laptop, after you remove all of the extra software you don't need.There were no reviews when I purchased this laptop and was a little skeptical, but I am very happy I made the purchase.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Nice basic system.
I haven't had it long but I'm very pleased with it so far. The screen looks great, the keyboard feels nice, the touch pad works fine. The overall build quality seems great. It comes loaded with bloatware but then so does every other laptop. The recovery DVD's work (don't ask ;)) but recovery takes a long time and will make you think it's stuck in a loop. It eventually comes back to "out of box state." One nice thing about having done the recovery is that I was allowed to change the size of the partition ... Read More
 
 
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