Toshiba Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757

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Pros
Very affordable
Full-size keyboard
Cons
Frustrating volume control
Slightly stiff mouse buttons

$779.00
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Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757 Review

by Carla Thornton

- The Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757 is the first Toshiba laptop with an AMD processor instead of an Intel one. It has heaps of features, including a 250GB hard drive, but its performance could be better.

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User Reviews for Toshiba Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757

Reviewed by: keithrosenfeld

Duration of ownership: 6 Months

Strengths: Very usable with good screen

Weaknesses: battery life sucks. Toshiba only provides a crippled battery ... but as soon as you register or get online, they punish you further by pushing a 'real battery' for an extra $135. You know it wouldn't cost that much for them to just add a real battery in the first place.

Overall Evaluation: Great inexpensive computer if you are going to stay on AC power most of the time. If you are traveling, look elsewhere.
Reviewed by: emahevul

Duration of ownership: 2 Months

Strengths: HUGE hard drive, good screen size, comes with a CD and DVD burner and a built in 1.3 megapixel webcam. 2 gigs of RAM

Weaknesses: More difficult than it needs to be to use the volume button and the keyboard is a bit clunky.

Overall Evaluation: I agree with some of the points in the professional review of this computer. The keyboard is a bit clunky, and the volume wheel can be hard to figure out, but beyond that, I love this laptop. I bought mine in July, 2007. It was a great deal then when I bought it and it is an even better deal now. I love Windows Vista. I love the fact that it has a huge hard drive. I love the fact that it has a built in webcam. I love the fact that it has both a CD and DVD burner. I highly recommend this laptop to anyone looking for a decent laptop. Is the performance the best? No, but I wasn't expecting the performance from a $5000 computer either. I am VERY happy with this laptop!

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