Please help

VCgirl81 · 07-08-2007, 09:48 AM

Hello,

Any suggestions you may have or advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

I'm planning on purchasing an HP A6130n as my main home computer, and need a laptop as a secondary computer.

I've looked at the Toshiba P200 RT1,2,3 and 5. The salesperson said Toshiba was the best brand (they also carry HP and Acer)

I've read reviews about:
-the Toshiba having problems with Windows Vista,
-HP laptops being horrible (even though they have decent desktops)
-and, reviews abot Acer being both a good or bad company

My budget for the laptop is a maximum of $1300. I just want something simple to handle school/work assignments, pictures, music, and videos with a 17" screen (the large screen is a must).

If anyone could suggest something or confirm/correct the above research, that would be great.

Thank you very much!

.

refresher · 07-08-2007, 10:15 AM

I've heard nasty things about Toshibas (although I'm sure there is a horror story for every brand). IMO, I'd go for the Acer, very dependable.

Livzz · 07-08-2007, 12:03 PM

my brother got a Toshiba Tecra M3 about 18 months ago, its a bloody marvellous laptop!
cant remember how much it was though...

neat design, easy to use... great especially for students who do lots of assignments or typing essays etc, but also plays FarCry and other games pretty well.

kof2000 · 07-08-2007, 12:11 PM

they're supposed to be the top of the line brand type for laptops.

**The_Other_One** · 07-08-2007, 09:38 PM

My room mate has a Toshiba he got just before school started last year. It's been a very good laptop for him. It's got a lot of junk software loaded on it, but the hardware seems to be top notch.

ducis · 07-08-2007, 10:18 PM

if you can get this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220163

luckyedboy66 · 07-08-2007, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VCgirl81

Hello,

Any suggestions you may have or advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

I'm planning on purchasing an HP A6130n as my main home computer, and need a laptop as a secondary computer.

I've looked at the Toshiba P200 RT1,2,3 and 5. The salesperson said Toshiba was the best brand (they also carry HP and Acer)

I've read reviews about:
-the Toshiba having problems with Windows Vista,
-HP laptops being horrible (even though they have decent desktops)
-and, reviews abot Acer being both a good or bad company

My budget for the laptop is a maximum of $1300. I just want something simple to handle school/work assignments, pictures, music, and videos with a 17" screen (the large screen is a must).

If anyone could suggest something or confirm/correct the above research, that would be great.

Thank you very much!

.

i dont know much about toshiba. i think the are a respectable brand, but as with hp and dell, things are bound to break sometime. i have a 17" hp and its awesome.

one suggestion. before you buy a laptop, call toshiba, hp, dell, ect, and ask if your college is part of an Academic Purchase Program. with hp, i got $150 off my laptop because my college was part of their APP. i dont know about toshiba, but my college has APP program for HP and Dell. i hope this helps you save a buck or two!

Vigor · 07-09-2007, 03:06 AM

I would go for either Dell or Sony for laptops. More towards Dell for now. http://www.dell.com/content/products...=19&l=en&s=dhs

I personally would choose http://www.dell.com/content/products...=19&l=en&s=dhs

Bramp · 07-11-2007, 02:00 AM

My mom has a Toshiba, she got it 6 months back and it was a budget machine $700, runs perfectly fine as she is a writer and pounds away on that keyboard everyday, and it still works flawlessly! However it runs really hot since the day she got it, hot everywhere keyboard, touch pad, every corner. So hot that it is sort of a discomfort to use.

as a side note try: www.notebookreview.com for reviews on almost any laptop, I personally would look at some ASUS models, below is example.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220163

PS. Don't forget to upgrade to 2gig ram

Kill Bill · 07-11-2007, 07:48 PM

You guys are all choosing 256mb Ram get 512mb 8600M GT

P.S. If it gets hot get yourself a usb laptop cooler My cousin has one they look deadly

07-08-2007, 09:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
VCgirl81 New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1	Please help - Are Toshiba laptops any good? Hello, Any suggestions you may have or advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated. I'm planning on purchasing an HP A6130n as my main home computer, and need a laptop as a secondary computer. I've looked at the Toshiba P200 RT1,2,3 and 5. The salesperson said Toshiba was the best brand (they also carry HP and Acer) I've read reviews about: -the Toshiba having problems with Windows Vista, -HP laptops being horrible (even though they have decent desktops) -and, reviews abot Acer being both a good or bad company My budget for the laptop is a maximum of $1300. I just want something simple to handle school/work assignments, pictures, music, and videos with a 17" screen (the large screen is a must). If anyone could suggest something or confirm/correct the above research, that would be great. Thank you very much!.

07-08-2007, 10:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
refresher Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 127	I've heard nasty things about Toshibas (although I'm sure there is a horror story for every brand). IMO, I'd go for the Acer, very dependable. __________________ Laptop Desktop Intel Core 2 Duo T7600G (2.33GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB) Intel P4 HT 3.0 Ghz 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display 19 Inch LCD 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ, 2 DIMM 1GB 400MHZ 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7950 GTX 256MB ATI X700 PRO 80GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) 250GB HD 24X Combo CD-RW/DVD8X DVD/16XCD Vista Home Ultimate XP Home

07-08-2007, 12:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Livzz Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Age: 22 Posts: 303	my brother got a Toshiba Tecra M3 about 18 months ago, its a bloody marvellous laptop! cant remember how much it was though... neat design, easy to use... great especially for students who do lots of assignments or typing essays etc, but also plays FarCry and other games pretty well. __________________ AMD X2 6000+ Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe (4x1Gb) Kingston DDR2 800 MSI 8800GTS 512Mb 2x WD 500Gb 16Mb 7200rpm SATA-II Corsair HX620 PSU Logitech MX5000 desktop Samsung SyncMaster 206BW

07-08-2007, 12:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
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07-08-2007, 09:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,418	My room mate has a Toshiba he got just before school started last year. It's been a very good laptop for him. It's got a lot of junk software loaded on it, but the hardware seems to be top notch. __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

07-08-2007, 10:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
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07-09-2007, 03:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
Vigor Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Age: 19 Posts: 202	I would go for either Dell or Sony for laptops. More towards Dell for now. http://www.dell.com/content/products...=19&l=en&s=dhs I personally would choose http://www.dell.com/content/products...=19&l=en&s=dhs __________________ DELL Precision M6400 Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8700 (2.53GHz 3M L2 Cache, 1066MHz) Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate 64-Bit Display:17" UltraSharp™ WUXGA (1920x1200) RGB LED Display 52" BRAVIA® XBR® LCD Flat Panel HDTV KDL-52XBR6 Memory: 4.0GB, DDR3-1066MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMS Hard Drive: 250GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM with Free Fall Sensor Video Card: NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M, 512MB Discrete Wireless Card Dell Wireless™ 1510 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card

07-11-2007, 02:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
Bramp Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 378	My mom has a Toshiba, she got it 6 months back and it was a budget machine $700, runs perfectly fine as she is a writer and pounds away on that keyboard everyday, and it still works flawlessly! However it runs really hot since the day she got it, hot everywhere keyboard, touch pad, every corner. So hot that it is sort of a discomfort to use. as a side note try: www.notebookreview.com for reviews on almost any laptop, I personally would look at some ASUS models, below is example. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220163 PS. Don't forget to upgrade to 2gig ram

07-11-2007, 07:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
Kill Bill Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ireland Age: 13 Posts: 1,238	You guys are all choosing 256mb Ram get 512mb 8600M GT P.S. If it gets hot get yourself a usb laptop cooler My cousin has one they look deadly

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