This laptop is great. I partitioned the hard drive and store all my keeper files on the second drive, and I have Windows XP Pro installed, so this section of the review is based on the fact that this laptop performs excellent with this software.
The screen is fantastic; widescreen and vibrant at a resolution of 1280 x 800. The hard drive is large and runs its processes relatively fast... 150 GB should be adequate for anyone who does not need storage for hundreds of movies or videos. The processor is a dual core Intel, and coupled with the 2GB of DDR ram, I never really have to wait for anything to process, at least not that I have noticed. Big applications like Photoshop will still take a few seconds via splash screen to load. The burner is great too--I have already burned quite a few CDs and DVDs and they only take about two to seven minutes to do, depending on the amount of data.
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Toshiba Satellite L305-S5921 2.16 Dual Core Vista DVD-R |  |
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Oh, where do I begin? I'll start with a little one. I wish this laptop was a bit wider, just so I could have a numpad bundled with it. I didn't realize how much I use those until I didn't have one any more. The only way to activate the numpad on the keyboard is to press Fn + F11, which then overrides some of the letters on the keyboard.
The big gripe here is the operating system, yes the one that comes BUNDLED with the laptop. Vista comes pre-loaded, and it is downright terrible. Don't get me wrong, I like Vista just fine... it runs great on my parents' Dell desktop. But the one that came on this laptop is faulty in many ways... it kept having to shut down Windows Explorer every time I right clicked something. I opted to format the machine and install WinXP pro and needless to say, it has been running like a dream come true ever since. If anyone follows suit, just remember to go into your Bios settings and change the SATA to compatible... winxp has problems with what the defaults we
I purchased this laptop when it was on sale, hence the low "price" in my review title. If it wasn't for the sale then I wouldn't have forked over that much dough for a laptop that wasn't more impressive with the numbers (higher ram, hd, etc).
A lot of the users here complain about the toshiba software but those applications aren't a nuisance at all--in fact, they activate some of the features that otherwise wouldn't be present, like touchpad functionality, Function keys, media keys, and a few drivers for wifi, LAN and display, which you will have to download from toshiba's site if you ever reformat your system.
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