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Toshiba Satellite 1905-S301 Notebook (2.0-GHz Pentium 4, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive) |
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| Toshiba Satellite 1905-S301 Notebook (2.0-GHz Pentium 4, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive) |
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Excellent computer for a good price |
Two years use, no problems.
R. Aguirre |
| Toshiba Satellite 1905-S301 Notebook (2.0-GHz Pentium 4, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive) - Toshiba |  |
Toshiba Sucks! |
| There are numerous complaints against Toshiba concerning this and other laptops that suddenly and unexpectedly cut off...for no reason. Although Toshiba is aware of the issue they are doing nothing to correct it. I've already been stuck with one of these "duds"...protect yourself and buy a HP or Compaq instead! |
| Toshiba - Toshiba Satellite 1905-S301 Notebook (2.0-GHz Pentium 4, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive) |  |
Just a few drawbacks |
A year and a half of use and it is stable, the display is fine, the battery life is nothing special.
If you need to record audio, you'll be surprised: the only input is MONO!
This computer spends more time in hourglass mode or stuck with the hard drive spinning than I'd like. But if you watch your Task Manager, you may find, as I did, that it's usually because certain program combinations cause one to start grabbing handles without stopping. Before I figured this out, I was ready to kill it. I guess a lot of XP machines have had trouble with such hiccups, so you be the judge.
Yes the fan is noticable, but pleasant for a fan, I suppose. The only overheating problem I've had was when it was hot out, and I accidentally nudged the machine beside something on the desk that partially blocked the vent. You can manage the fan intensity through the software. No doubt this affects battery life, as do the other energy settings such as screen brightness. ***If you put a spacer of some kind under the back of the laptop, it cools better.*** I'll bet a lot of people who've had trouble would benefit from that trick. I only do it because I can feel how hot the desk gets under the vent area. Anything about the depth of a little dental floss box will do.
The keyboard is fine for fast typists, good action for a laptop.
It's a budget machine, don't expect sleek and light. The touch pad is ok, nothing special. There's no numeric keypad, of course.
Get a USB hub, it has only two USB ports. Yes, it has wireless. Does well with a USB connection, but wouldn't interface with the Qwest LAN modem, so I was stuck using a shorter USB line it fortunately had.
If I had it to do over, I'd have gotten a desktop with more RAM and speed, but if you need a laptop, the price/value ratio is not bad. I have several programs up at once and am mostly happy when I do. |
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