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• 1 Vai

  This was an exceptional laptop for the money, all around, no issues, except the the adapter plug working loose from the laptop, after that I have to watch it closely to keep it from working loose and falling out, which could very easily result in needing a new battery if it happens more than twice without noticing its unplugged. But if your going to be setting at a desk not moving it around much or plugging and unplugging it very often its perfect.

• 2 Hacker

  This is a great laptop for you everyday average user. It is great for surfing the web, email, and office work. As a “prosumer” photographer, I enjoy the memory card reader built into the front of the laptop, although I am not sure if I like its placement. The side might have been a better choice.

  The flush mounted trackpad takes some getting used to and I still accidently hit it sometimes.

  It is true what another reviewer said about the power plug. The design flaw is that the plug sticks out from the side of the laptop about an inch. For those who like to sit the laptop on their lap or use it on a less than solid surface, this can put pressure on the interior receptical of the plug. It eventually snaps (or appears to) out of place inside the laptop and you have to do some gentle manipulation to put it back into place.

  This is the second Toshiba we have and is highly recommended for the price/value/perfomance…just be caustious about the plug.

• 3 Hang

  this computer is the worst, horrible keyboard, slow performance, and the horror of VISTA , which renders everything useless, the mousepad is the worst I have ever used, I look forward to smashing it to pieces someday

• 4 Nesmith

  The laptop it self works great but the LCD screen is very fragile and breaks very easily. Toshiba will not cover it under warranty and has no warnings on the product or in the directions. Mine broke by simply turning it on a table.

• 5 Qureshi

  Toshiba is known for computers that fail and the worst possible customer service. They have settled at least one class action lawsuit in the billions. We bought a Toshiba not knowing about their horrible record and it overheated. They have had it back to be serviced three times (and it was only six months old) but it still won’t work. In fact when we got it back this time it won’t even boot up.

  Do research on the net before buying a Toshiba!

• 6 Shirk

  My computer crashed the first day I got it. It gets really hot, fast. I don’t see that happening with the Dell or the HP laptops in this house.
  I must agree with one reviewer who mentioned that Vista seems incompatable with this computer. I removed the heavy power draining virus program it came with and purchased ESET Node 32 which is a light fast and effective virus protection. I also purchased and installed RegCure registry cleaner seems to help, but still this is a troublesome product I would not buy again. For about the same price my daughter got a stay cool HP with built in video camera. The 17″ would be nice if the computer didn’t require an inconvenient cooling pad.

• 7 Parnell

  Words cannot express the love I have for my new laptop. I finally got rid of my old cluncky desktop and this 17 inch laptop is the perfect substitute. Love the numbers keyboard to the right (great for working in spreadsheets). Windows Vista allows for multiple users so all my settings and preferences remain, even after others have used the laptop. I have an account for a guest and for my husband. There are not enough good things I can say. The screen size is great and it’s surprisingly light weight. It’s extremely fast very quite. I highly recommend it to anyone! Vista is very different, but I’m smart and after a few hours, I got the hang of it. You will too.

• 8 Quispe

  What a delightful experience! Excellent response, almost immediate. Great software and a lot of it. Only had to get an external mouse since the touch pad mouse was so sensitive the curser tended to wander. The new price made this a best buy. And the Amazon product description was complete and accurate.

• 9 Francisco

  Good: Price – bought it from Office Depot for $499. Fast enough, not for gamers, though. Very, very quiet. Easy to use, good memory and HD size, CPU for the price. Full size keypad. Outstanding quality of the screen. Excellent replacement for desktop.
  Cons: Weight, battery life, portable enough to move it @ home, however, not for frequent fliers.
  Overall, strongly recommended for quality vs the price.

• 10 Coghlan

  This is a fast, complex laptop all but ruined by the Vista operating system, hard disc restoration system and very poor unwanted software like Norton 360. It mysteriously crashed the first week and I had to use the recovery system, losing a lot of work and files in the process. I guess I will keep it but I am disappointed with it.

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