Toshiba Laptop opinion
 

Any opinions on this refurbished Toshiba Satellite laptop?

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2 [...] oid=458170

Any benefit/downside to it's being a 32bit system for intended use below?

I am looking for a laptop for my 14 year old daughter. She would primarily be doing homework with MS Office and surfing the Internet, You Tube, Face book etc.. and using I Tunes. Would like to keep it under $350 and the above system, although a refurb., has better features than a new system for the price. Or is this overkill for the intended uses? Would like to stay with a 14 to 15" system. Not necessarily limited to Toshiba. Am happy with their reviews.

Thanks

Bob

Bob - the link doesn't work so I can't see the specs. Sometimes long links get truncated. Post the model#

32 bit is OK
Generally not a fan of the cheap Toshiba laptops

If you are near Boston / Cambrdige - the only "deal" i see is at Microcenter: Acer 15.6" Notebook $299.99 - Store pickup only - SlickDeals.net Forums

$299 - its marginal but its cheap.

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Thanks for the reply John. Should have tried the link first. This one seems to work in preview.

Satellite L505D-S5983 Refurbished

I am leaning towards the Toshiba only because of the dual Core Athlon, 3GB Mem and larger HD.

Specs:
320GB HDD, 3GB Memory, 10-Key Pad
Need something to surf the Internet and write emails? The Satellite® L505D-S5983 Refurbishedd comes with an AMD Athlon™ II Dual-Core Processor* M300, ATI Radeon™ 4100 Graphics*, and Realtek 802.11(b/g)* for high speed wireless LAN connection. Its 15.6-inch HD TruBrite® LCD display* with 1366x768 resolution provides a sharp, clear image. You'll also enjoy the integrated 10-key pad for easy data entry. The DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive keeps you organized with high quality labels burnt directly onto Labelflash™ media. Best of all, its DVD-RAM function acts as an optical hard disk drive for unlimited on-the-fly storage and backup!

shoot it and get a dell

Nota bad deal: MSI 16" Laptop: Intel Dual Core T4500, 3GB DDR2, 320GB HDD, GeForce 8200M w/ HDMI, 16" (1366x768) LCD w/ Webcam, Wireless N, 6 Cell Battery, Win 7 Home Prem $408 - Page 2 - SlickDeals.net Forums

I'm just not a fan of the low end Toshibas - refurbed at that. Does it need to be a laptop?

WOW, almost jumped on that one John. Already out of stock! Will have to watch Slickdeals myself. Would like to stick with a laptop. Seems like better features and performance for the same $$ ??

Slickdeals is great. Only serious problem with Slickdeals is sometimes it is too easy to buy things. Just doing my part to prop up the world's economy :wall: . Shortage of good laptop deals. If you are not in a rush, check SD twice per day. A desktop will typically have better performance than a laptop, especially for the same money. If you do not need to be portable, go with a desktop every time.

Would you consider a netbook? I have an upgraded Dell Mini 9 that would be well under your budget.

Thanks John. Talked it over with my daughter and she definitely wants a laptop. Also found this link from techbargains.com for a Dell $379.

Dell Inspiron 15 Intel Dual-Core T4400 2.2GHz 15.6in Laptop (3GB/160GB/Win 7) $379.95 Deal - Reviews and Compare Prices

Will wait on the Sunday fliers and maybe go for it.

this looks good.

Not sure if you got anything but here: Lenovo 4151A2U G530 15.4" Laptop, Intel Pentium Dual Core T4400 2.20GHz, 3GB DDR2, 160GB, 802.11b/g, Webcam, Windows 7 Home Premium (Matte Black) Free Shipping - SlickDeals.net Forums

Good deal John. Thanks for the heads up. Already picked up an HP from Staples last week.

For what it's worth, I'm going to have to get a new screen for my Toshiba Satellite very soon...