Toshiba A135?

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nycin

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Looking around for a new laptop. Going from a wonderful fully loaded Sony, but outdated (3.5 yrs), to probably a Toshiba. I love the Sony, but didn’t like the preloads and I think I could better for the price. I also bought a rather large screen, so I wanted to try the 15.4”.

Looking for: Portability (traveling tri state and need to be connected, esp. NY), Security (very important), Battery life (need to be on batteries approx. 6 hrs. a day), budget (slightly flexible 1300-1500, depending on product)

Looking at: A135 – S4467, S4477, S4487 (love the expandable memory option), or other recommendations; extra battery, car charger

Questions: Do I need the S4487 and is it worth the money? Could you recommend a laptop that meets my needs? (Could be other companies)

BTW: I am not a gamer.

Thanks in advance.
 
Yes. I might as well. Looking at the Vista I would most likely opt for the Business pack. Don't need the movie options. Thanks.
 
I don't know much about Toshiba's so maybe someone else can tell you if what you chose is good. All that said, I would recommend this one from Lenovo also known as IBM. I got this from www.lenovo.com

ThinkPad T60 Series - 1 Yr Depot Warranty
Description Part number Unit price* Quantity Price*
ThinkPad T60 Series - 1 Yr Depot Warranty
Edit 2613CTO $1,498.00 1 $1,498.00


Integrated WiFi wireless LAN: Integrated Wi-Fi Wireless a/b/g antenna 1
Integrated wireless WAN: Integrated Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) 1
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth PAN 1
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5500 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2, 667MHz FSB) 1
Operating system: Genuine Windows Vista Business 1
Operating system language: Genuine Windows Vista Business US English 1
Display type: 14.1 XGA TFT 1
System graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 64MB 1
Total memory: 1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM) 1
Keyboard: Keyboard US English � 1
Fingerprint reader: Integrated fingerprint reader 1
Pointing device: UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) 1
Hard drive: 120GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm 1
Ethernet: Integrated 1Gb Ethernet 1
Wireless cards: ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN Mini-PCIe US/EMEA/LA/ANZ 1
Wireless WAN: Integrated Wireless WAN: Verizon Sierra CDMA2000 1
Battery: 9 cell Li-Ion Battery 1
Power cord: Country Pack North America 1
Modem cable (RJ-11): PSTN cable 1
Language pack: Language Pack US English 1



There is only one thing I am not that sure about which is the battery. I don't know how long it will last but I am sure someone else can confirm that.

Hope this helps
 
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Yikes. Someone help. I configured the Lenovo to be the same as the Toshiba A135 S4487, but the difference is...
Price Lenovo at $2298 T60 (15") or T60 Widescreen (15.4") at $1578
Price of Toshiba at $1150
Anyone familiar w/ these models???? I would like to purchase a laptop by the end of the week. Thanks...
BTW...price was not including extra options and both at 6 cell battery, not 9
 
TOSHIBA A135-S4487 Satellite Notebook
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T55001
1.66GHz, 2MB L2, 667MHz FSB with 64 bit/2,3
Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG /802.11a/b/g/4
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium5
Confi gured with 2048MB PC4200
modules /both memory slots may be occupied/6a
220GB using two Serial ATA /SATA/ hard disk drives7
DVD SuperMulti /plus/minus R double layer/ drive supporting
15.4 diagonal widescreen TruBrite TFT active matrix display at 1280x800 native resolution /WXGA
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB/224MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
RGB /monitor/ output port, S Video output port, Microphone
port, Head phone output port, USB v2.0 /4 ports,
IEEE 1394, RJ 45 LAN port, RJ 11 modem port
 
What about this one from www.lenovo.com

Lenovo 3000 N100 with Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 (2GHz, 4MBL2, 667MHzFSB)
Description Part number Unit price* Quantity Price*
Lenovo 3000 N100 with Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 (2GHz, 4MBL2, 667MHzFSB)
Edit 0768E7U $1,499.00 1 $1,499.00
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 (2GHz, 4MBL2, 667MHzFSB) 1
Operating system: Genuine Windows Vista™ Business 1
Display type: 15.4 inch WSXGA+ VibrantView TFT with integrated camera (1680x1050) (Premium Silver) 1
System graphics: 128MB NVIDIA GeForce G72MV 1
Total memory: 2GB PC2-5300DDR2 SDRAM 1
Hard drive: 120GB, 5400rpm Serial ATA 1
Optical device: 8X Max DVD Recordable (Dual Layer) EIDE Fixed Media Bay drive 1
Wireless cards: Lenovo 11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Wireless 1
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth PAN 1
Fingerprint reader: Integrated fingerprint reader 1
Weight: 5.94lbs 1
Battery: 6 Cell Lithium-Ion Battery 1
Warranty: 1 Year Limited Warranty 1

It is a different model and has a faster processor, a better screen resolution, and a fingerprint reader.
 
Or this one which is a bit over your budget by $48.00? From www.lenovo.com

ThinkPad T60 Series - 1 Yr Depot Warranty
Description Part number Unit price* Quantity Price*
ThinkPad T60 Series - 1 Yr Depot Warranty
Edit 2613CTO $1,548.00 1 $1,548.00
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN: Integrated Wi-Fi Wireless a/b/g antenna 1
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth PAN 1
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5500 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2, 667MHz FSB) 1
Operating system: Genuine Windows Vista Business 1
Operating system language: Genuine Windows Vista Business US English 1
Display type: 14.1 XGA TFT 1
System graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 64MB 1
Total memory: 2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM) 1
Keyboard: Keyboard US English � 1
Fingerprint reader: Integrated fingerprint reader 1
Pointing device: UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) 1
Hard drive: 120GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm 1
Ethernet: Integrated 1Gb Ethernet 1
Wireless cards: ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN Mini-PCIe US/EMEA/LA/ANZ 1
Battery: 6 cell Li-Ion Battery 1
Power cord: Country Pack North America 1
Modem cable (RJ-11): PSTN cable 1
Language pack: Language Pack US English 1
 
All I can tell you is in the Toshiba one for there to be 220GB hard drive I am sure they are using something called raid 0 which will make your hard drive speed slower.

And if there really is 2 hard drives of 110GB each the laptop will be pretty much heavy.
 
Thanks for all your help... isn't the thinkpad you picked a 14" screen? That seems so small. Why the price difference betw. T60 and 3000 N100? I was hoping that since the Toshiba was decently priced, it wouldn't bother me so much to spend another $150 for their 8 cell battery. So confused...
Anyway, this is from Toshiba
220GB HDD: 100GB + 120GB* (5400rpm, Serial-ATA) hard drives
Don't understand raid 0
 
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Ok forget about what I said about raid 0. The T60 is more expensive because there is some features the N100 3000 doesn't have such as: Thinkpad roll cage, Active System Protection, Shock mounted hard drive, client security solution, ThinkPad UltraNav multipointing system, and Wireless Wide Area Network Integration. Anyways here is more info about these things the 3000 N100 doesn't have: http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/...-category-id=8FA114A7D9FF4F38AE8E19B36EC665A7

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/...-category-id=83C6BB3C3335400EB7DF1011B7015A00

Just scroll down the page and there will be links that explain what I just said in more detail.
 
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