Toshiba Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757

Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757

Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757 Review, by Carla Thornton September 28, 2007

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• Latest User Reviews 4 reviews
• Reviewed by: MariaM1234

  Duration of ownership: 4 Years

  Strengths: I love this computer,I use it to run a business.My computer is working hard on business applications such as photo design,website design,uploading images and video and downlaoding all sorts of business applications.I have hasd this computer for almost 4 years and my computer really runs hard for at least 8 hours a day,my fand almost never turns off that is how hard I run it,and my computer works hard because of what I put it through.Over all I am really impressed with the performance of what I put it through,I should have purchased a $2000 - $3000 business or commercial computer instead I bought this Toshiba and I love it!! It definetly isn't new anymore and it has about a million hours of use on it,and I am running 5 to 10 programs non stop on it and it still works pretty good. I thought it was going to crash or burn out in the first year but surrisingly it hasn't !! Great job Toshiba !!! I will only buy Toshiba computers from now on!! Formerly an Apple Mac user.

  Weaknesses: The battery life really isn't long,but I keep it plugged in all the time,sometimes the screen goes black,so you just restart it,no big deal.The volume control wheel donsn't work well,so I use the volume control on the screen.

  Overall: My Toshiba computer should have been dead a long time ago,I really give this computer hell for at least 5 hours every day,and it still runs great with no real problems my A215-S4757 has to have a million hours of usage and I am really impressed.I just reacently purchased a Toshiba A505-S6986 thinking that my A215 will die at any moment,but my 4 year old, million mile computer refuses to die.I will only by Toshiba computers now,I am a former Apple Macbook user and really have to say ,GREAT JOB TOSHIBA!!!

• 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: 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: 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!

• Reviewed by: Hookset27

  Duration of ownership: 1 Month

  Strengths: Nice multimedia features and good processing power.

  Weaknesses: Slow hard drive, and worst of all it randomly shuts down without notice. There are many reviews on the internet describing the same behavior, which means it's a product defect, buy at your own risk, you have been warned! (hopefully you are lucky enough to read this before it's to late, $1000 down the drain).