Posted on 07/05/2007 3:51:06 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
I need a bit of advice. I do not own a notebook/laptop computer, this will be my first purchase.
Offered to me NEW: a Toshiba Satellite A135-S2326. Windows Vista Basic (I know, I know...bugs/monster memory eater), 80gb hard drive, 512M of RAM. 15.4" screen.
The price after rebates: $350.
I might eventually upgrade the RAM to 1 or 2GB.
This is going to be used primarily for a child being homeschooled, maybe to watch DVDs during travel, light internet usage in airports, etc. Nothing massive.
Is $350 a good price?
Don’t get Vista basic. Get an upgrade, any upgrade.
Toshiba sold high-speed milling technology to the Soviets in contravention of U.S. law. I vote, nyet.
Offered to you? Of course it is a good price.
Spend $89 extra and get a legitimate copy of Windows XP Pro SP2. Then install it instead of the Vista crap.
Did you get the license number of the truck it was being sold out of the back of?
Don’t skimp on the extra memory. Vista needs it regardless of what Microsoft says, IMHO.
You need a linux box. Or a Macintosh. Or a ball point and a graph pad.
Sounds like a good buy.
That's a lower-end laptop that might be about right for your purposes. You might investigate extended warranties (especially for the display) if it's for a kid. 512 MB is a little light for Vista, IMHO, but it'll run.
LOL....It comes with oven mitts?
I haven’t tried Vista yet, but Dell recommends a minimum of 1 gig of memory, and I’ve heard that 2 gig does better.
Don’t get Vista. Microsoft is forcing Vista to the market and Toshiba signed a deal with the devil. That’s probably why the price is so low.
Stay with XP.
Yes, that’s a very reasonable price.
And Vista will take FIVE minutes to boot
You can always upgrade Vista after you’ve bought it, but I’d go with the next version up from that if possible.
What you mentioned should work with what you said you needed it for.
Tech ping...
And what about all the .x files that she/he won’t be able to download? patches and more patches.
350 is a good price for a notebook but Vista Basic is less functional than XP. I would upgrade to Vista Business and up the RAM to 2 GB.
That should run you an extra 200 or so.
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