thats the laptop im looking at, but before making any decissions for myself i always like to consult the afterdawn guys :P, so what do u guys think?
oh yea, and does anyone have any info on dells EEP deal, like how much an employee saves, and if it is that much off of the list price or off the sale price? (close relative works there)
I wouldn't touch a desktop by Dell as I only build my own, but the laptops are pretty good, and the spec on that one is more than alright.
I would get the DVD burner drive whilst buying as the difference in price is very small, and I wouldn't bother with the HDD upgrade, I would just use an external drive to back things up to, and leave it at 60GB.
Otherwise its pretty good.
That's exactly my way of thinking, build your Desktop and buy your laptops from either Dell or Toshiba. I just don't trust the others, especially HP.
Abbout your computer...I'd add a 128 video card if you are going to do some video editing or related tasks. I wouldn't waste money on a bigger HDD since you can get a cheap external or make your own external wiht an enclosure.
Satellite A105-S4164 Intel® Core? Solo processor T1350 operating at 1.86GHz
Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Media
LCD Panel 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA TruBrite LCD
Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
Video Card Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Hard Drive 80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Sound Options Integrated Audio
Wireless Networking Cards Integrated Intel Pro wireless
Primary Battery 3.45 hour battery life
Future Operating Systems maybe... does not say...
and a 1 year limited warranty
-----------------------------------------
so yea, the only noticable difference is that this one has a solo core, and the other has a dual core, and this one has windows media, and the other has windows home. so which one is better??
at this point you probably noticed a second laptop has entered the picture, the bargain price is tempting, but is the 150$ more dell charges worth the dual core? right now im going to be buying one of these 2, which 1 would you guys go for?
"the mediocre teacher tells. the good teacher explains. the superior teacher demonstrates. the great teacher inspires."- William Aruthur Ward
Website: http://www.ampleblaze.com
Don't know why people Thrash Dell so much. Sure they are not the best laptops, but compared to others I've tried, they are pretty decent. Now to your question. Toshiba is better than Dell in my opinion. They dual vs single core thing is now what you have to consider. If you are going to do demanding tasks, you should go with the dual core. If not, save your money and get the better brand, Toshiba.
