Good Deal For College Laptop?

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  1. Oct 1, 2008 at 6:27 PM #1
    IonMirage

    IonMirage Well-Known Member

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    I'm going to need a laptop for college next year
    do you guys think this is a good deal for a laptop

    $649.99 for
    Toshiba Satellite® A305-S6857 15.4" Widescreen Notebook Computer With Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T5750 With Centrino® Processor Technology

    # 15.4"-diagonal widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) TruBrite® LCD screen
    # Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5750 operating at 2.0GHz
    # Intel Centrino processor technology
    # 2MB L2 cache
    # Up to 667MHz frontside bus
    # 4GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (the maximum configuration)
    # 320GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive
    # DVD SuperMulti drive with Double Layer support (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD±R Double Layer, CD-R/RW); supports Labelflash disc labeling
    # Wireless-N: Intel Wireless WiFi 4965AGN (802.11a/b/g/Draft-N)
    # 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN port
    # 56K V.92 modem
    # 4 USB 2.0 ports
    # 1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) port
    # 1 S-video out port
    # Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel, for video chat and still photos
    # FM tuner with antenna
    # Memory card reader
    # Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with from 128MB to 258MB shared memory
    # Windows-compatible audio; built-in speakers
    # Headphone output jack, microphone input jack
    # Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
    # Dimensions: 1.52"H x 14.3"W x 10.5"D
    # Weight: 6.0 lb

    or should I wait for a better deal?
     
  2. Oct 1, 2008 at 6:34 PM #2
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    If you don't need the laptop until next year and you actually care about having good specs then it's best to wait because that hardware will easily be out of date within a year.
     
  3. Oct 2, 2008 at 4:48 AM #3
    Mortified Penguin

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    As for the brand, Toshiba is definitely a good buy.
     
  4. Oct 2, 2008 at 6:32 AM #4
    Greasy Pete

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    that looks like a wicked good deal
     
  5. Oct 2, 2008 at 7:41 AM #5
    Jiin

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    i'd buy it for myself right now, i need a laptop for college
     
  6. Oct 4, 2008 at 7:09 AM #6
    .tekno

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    ^

    And it looks like a good deal for now, thnx for posting
     

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