Toshiba Satellite L355D-S7809 17" Laptop (AMD Turion 64 X 2 Dual Core TL-60 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) | List Price: $799.99
Discount Price: $749.99
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Brand: Toshiba
Binding: Personal Computers
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Powerful notebook for multimedia and business with widescreen 17-inch LCD and integrated Webcam
- 2.0 GHz 64-bit AMD Turion 64 TL-60 processor, 200 GB hard drive, 2 GB RAM (4 GB max), dual-layer DVD drive (with Labelflash disc printing)
- 54g Wi-Fi (802.11b/g); 10/100 Ethernet; ATI Radeon X1250 graphics (up to 831 MB shared memory)
- Connectivity: 3 USB, 1 VGA, 1 S-Video, 1 headphone, 1 microphone, 1 ExpressCard 34/54
- Pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium (with Media Center capabilities)
good but not good [Posted on 2008-05-15]
this model is perfect for office, surfing, playing audio & video but not good for gaming. planning to sell this and buy a gaming laptop
Toshiba PCs are among the best! [Posted on 2008-06-03]
Toshiba has a solid build; they are tough & reliable. As a computer professional for over 30 years,
I've owned & worked with all major brands, including 'clone' PCs. The top corporate choice in
portable/laptop/notebook PCs is TOSHIBA. With new lower prices - especially the current deals on
Amazon - this, and many other Toshibas, are an excellent choice.
The only concern that I & my employees have is the OS: we prefer MAC OS, but we also use MS-XP
and MS-Vista. (the problems with Vista, although some still remain, are largely over-hyped) So, if
you're going with the MS operating system, then you might consider getting your new Toshiba with
MS-XP and upgrading to MS-Vista later. (Toshiba offers this option.)
Great Toshiba Laptop for the Price, minor problems [Posted on 2008-06-29]
This is a great 17 inch laptop for under $1000, with some minor problems that may frustrate less technically oriented users.
PROS: Great value for price, 17 inch bright monitor, 200 GB HDD, 2 GB RAM
CONS: Vista Home Premium (for those who don't like Vista OS), Labelflash drive, only 3 USB 2.0 ports, no PC card slot (Expresscard slot only), driver for Atheros wifi needs to be updated before you can connect to wireless network.
This is my second Toshiba laptop, so I am fond of the brand. I was happy to get this laptop for under a $1000 with all the features it has. My first Toshiba laptop was more expensive and came with a smaller hard drive (60 GB), 500 MB RAM, 14 inch monitor and 3 USB 1.1 ports.
Now for the wifi problem. This laptop comes with Atheros internal wifi card. The wifi card could not detect my wireless network. I had to connect the computer to a Ethernet cable to download the latest driver from the Toshiba support website. After that it still took several tries to get it to find the wireless network and enter the encryption code for my network so I could connect to the web. I found the experience frustrating enough that I considered packing the laptop up and returning it if I could not get the wifi to work (which is the main reason I wanted a laptop).
So far I have had no other problems with this laptop. I don't really care about the labelflash drive issue because I have a printer that can print directly to CDs and DVDs. As for the Vista Home Premium OS, I have not had any problems with it except that drivers need to be updated for Vista. I already own a desktop PC with Vista Home Premium, so I am used to it.
I do wish this laptop came with more USB 2.0 ports because I have more than 3 peripherals I want to connect to and they require powered ports. I have a USB hub, but the portable hubs do not come with AC power cords to power the ports so they are mostly useless.
I was interested in what was available for the Expresscard slot. There are wireless network cards, high speed ethernet, USB 2.0 (unpowered only), firewire, SATA and flash memory. None that I find very useful.
Please note as another reviewer has already stated: This is a not laptop for hard core gamers. If you want a gaming laptop you will need to spend a lot more money to get a faster machine with the top notch graphics needed for gaming.
I still recommend this laptop because of the great value.
Great Computer, Slightly Difficult With Linux [Posted on 2008-07-12]
This is a great computer for the price. I did not ever boot into Vista, but instead immediately installed Ubuntu Linux on it. The installation was somewhat difficult, but turning off the Ethernet card in the BIOS during the install fixed the problem. Once Ubuntu is installed, grab the kernel 2.6.24-19 update and install it. You can then re-enable the Ethernet card in the BIOS without problems. The computer runs extremely smoothly and 3D applications, games, and desktop effects work without a hitch. The speakers are quiet and the audio tends to have a background hiss. The microphone pickup is so noisy that it is almost unusable. External microphones do not share this problem. The integrated webcam deals nicely with varying light conditions and has good contrast without washing out colors. Only 4 stars because of crap sound chipset.
A Big Bang For Your Buck! [Posted on 2008-07-17]
I ordered this laptop computer on Monday and received this on a Wednesday. I must say, for the great price, this computer really does offer a lot of power and ammenities. For the past 4 years I have had a Sony Vaio lap top that I paid around $1200. I've made the switch to this Toshiba Satellite for the bargain price of $749 and I do not regret it one bit. This is an excellent lap top for those like me who are going back to school for graduate work. I can use this on the go from home, to work, and to school. This is not a gaming computer though.
I was also pleasantly surprised of how quiet the fans are. I've had it on for about 6 hours now and it still hasn't over heat. The 17 inch screen has a beautiful and crystal clear picture. Unplugged for about 2 hours now and still the battery is still running good. It doesn't have the fastest speed or the biggest memory, but I can honestly say that Toshiba, for this price, has made a good lap top. I highly recommend buying this.
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