Toshiba Satellite M100-149 - Celeron M 420 1.6 GHz - 14.1" TFT

Advantages: GREAT SLEEK DESIGN + REASONABLE PERFORMANCE + GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY
Disadvantages: BATTERY LIFE COULD BE BETTER!!!!

...GREAT LAPTOP, IN THE WAY IT LOOKS WITH IT'S SLEEK DESIGN, AND QUALITY FEEL, EASE OF USE AND PERFORMANCE. AS STANDARD MEMORY IT HAS 512 MB OF RAM WHICH CAN BE EXPANDED TO 1024 MB IF NEEDED. PERFORMANCE CAN BE A LITTLE SLOW AT TIMES, BUT THAT IS ONLY DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF PROGRAMS YOU USE AT THE SAME TIME. BATTERY LIFE IS REASONABLE, ONLY LASTING 3 HOURS MAXIMUM, BUT IT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR PORTABILITY. THE CLOCK SPEED IS REASONABLE ENOUGH WITH 1.5 GHZ, ALSO THE HARD DISK IS A LIITLE SMALL AT 40GB BUT THERE ARE OTHER TOSHIBA SATELLITE PRO L10'S WITH LARGER HARD DISKS, BUT IS GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY. ALL IN ALL IT'S A GREAT LAPTOP, WITH ALOT TO OFFER!!!!!!... Read review

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Advantages: sleek , slim and stylish and mobile. long battery life too.
Disadvantages: not meant for computer gamers, or developers. poor online support.

...this laptop is kinda cool for nerd students. i wanned to use it for wireless networking , it was kinda good at it , but lata wen i wanned to use it for games, it suked at it. most of the games wont even play on it. and yeah b4 this i had an IBM , wen eva i sue to shake it on bed the hard disk would stop fuctioning to prevent data damage on the hard disk , but toshiba is opposite it would keep running the hard disk wen in a shake. i used this laptop for 2 yrs , but its hard disk is approaching the expiry date. also wen i updated the BIOS, the built in modem disappeared, and on the toshiba support forum , many users have the same complaint, toshiba aint doin nothing abt it , it only knows to take money and forget the customers.... Read review

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Advantages: Reliable, solid machine
Disadvantages: Overheats! Beware

...solution is to prop up the laptop so that the underside vent can suck enough cool air into the casing. I routinely prop up my laptop with a book. Its very effective but obviously not ideal! In all other respects the machine is solid and reliable. Specification Intel Celeron 2.80GHz 256MB RAM 40Gb Hitachi Hard drive Toshiba DVD-ROM 14.1 TFT SoundMAX Digital Audio Software Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2. Micorsoft Office Microsoft Office Onenote 2003 (tried it once, never bothered with it) Toshiba Recovery Disks and utilites. Buy if you wish but remember you'll have to prop it up to avoid overheating.... Read review

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