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Specification:

Operating system: Windows Vista Home premium;

Dimensions: Height = 11.3″; Width = 15.7″; Depth = 1.8″; Weight = 7.2 lb;

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 1.66 GHz;

Memory: 3072MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 4097 MB;

Hard drive: 250GB, 5400 RPM;

Graphics: 1440 x 900 screen resolution, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 (shared) 251MB;

Ports: 6 USB ports, 1 Firewire, Express Card, VGA card, Media card, S-Video out, NO PC card;

Additional Features: The Labelflash disc-Labeling

Networking: Wireless 802.1 a/g/n, dial up modem, Ethernet card, Built in webcam, (BLUETOOTH NOT INCLUDED);

Included: 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery; 65 W AC Power Adapter;

Warranty: 12 months Parts and 6 months labor manufacture warranty

Pros:

* This Intel processor gives you a better battery life comparing with equivalent AMD processors. The Core 2 Duo processor gives you more power than the standard 1.66 GHz processor because it has two engines.

* The 3 GB RAM included in this computer is very good. Since windows Vista requires you to have at least 1024 MB of RAM, one can get a lot better performance with 3 GB of RAM.

* The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 is a decent graphics card, it’s good to watch movies and a lot of games, but some games like half life 2, Halo 2, or CS might have problems with it.

* The 250GB of hard drive is enough space for a basic use and great for a laptop of this kind; 250 GB of hard drive is very hard to fill up unless you have got a lot of music and movies (dvd quality).

* The Wireless 802.11 a/g/n is a strong wireless card since you can get the ‘g’ and ‘n’ wireless.

* The 1440 x 900 resolution screen is very good for a laptop and since the screen is 17” , you can get a very good picture quality out of the computer. The 17″ screen is very good if you are using the laptop a lot and do not have an external monitor.

* The Labelflash disc-Labeling is a technology that Toshiba usually uses to create label on labeflash media

* Nice features like a built in webcam, Media card, and express card readers (xD, memory Stick, memory Stick PRO and Multimedia Card)

Cons:

* The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 is a decent graphics card and some games wont be played on it. cards such as GeForce Go 8400M are a lot more powerful than X3100 and have better performance.

* The computer’s wireless card does not support the ‘b’ routers, but on the other hand ‘b’ is very old and not many people use them anymore.

* The battery life is not that great because you are getting a 6-cell battery and since the laptop has a 17″ screen, the battery life won’t be more than 2:30-minutes.

* comparing to other brand computers, the laptop is a little bit heavy and thick

* Does not have a Built in Bluetooth

Overall:

Overall, this laptop is a very good and an excellent choice for a average user. Not that great for gaming but you are still able to play 95% of new games. The 3 GB RAM is very good for a laptop of this kind. You are able to burn/play CD and DVDs, download pictures from your camera to your laptop by using the Media card reader. The processor of the computer is very powerful and has a high performance on Windows Vista. The battery life is a little bit short which could be better if you get a 9-cell or a 12-cell battery directly from Toshiba.

Colors: Pink, Red, Green, Black

Memory: 4GB holds up to 1000 songs, 25,000 pictures, or 12 hours of videos

8GB holds up to 2000 songs, 50,000 pictures, or 25 hours of videos

Screen: 1.8 inch made from glass, 320 x 240 resolution

Controls: You can navigate by pressing or sliding your finger on the pad.

Syncing: You can sync your music, pictures, or videos through the sync cable or sync it through your home’s Wi-Fi network;

Wireless: 802.11 b/g, 30 feet range. Sharing music, and pictures with other Zune owners

FM-Radio: yes, included!

Formats: The Zune supports MP3, AAC, WMA, WMV, MP4, m4a, m4b, mov for songs

WMV, MPEG-4, and H.264-DVD quality Video Formats

JPEG for pictures

Software: Zune

Battery Life: 24 hours of music, 4 hours of Video

Ports: Connector Port (sync cable), AV out (Headphone)

Languages: French, English, Spanish

Included in the box: Earphones, sync Cable, the Zune, User Manual, Three pairs of foam earpiece covers

Pros:

- The 324 x 240 Resolution is very good resolution for a digital media player of this kind and since the screen is made out of glass, the picture quality looks a little bit better.

- The improved Zune’s pad allows you to go through your collection by touch of your finger; you can also scroll up and down, left and right like the first generation of Zunes.

- You can customize the background picture of your Zune player with a picture from you picture collection on the device.

- You can share your music and pictures with other Zune users through the built in Wi-Fi; with the new Zune you can also sync your music through your house Wi-Fi connection. The only thing that you need to do is to setup your Zune with the home router for the first time, and after that the device will automatically connect to it whenever it’s connected to charge.

- Being able to listen to the FM-Radio, Microsoft gaves this option to its users to listen to the radio whenever they want to.

- The Zune plays a lot of different formated music, videos, and JPEG pictures, which is mostly what everyone needs now a days.

- The Zune’s software has gotten improved a lot and it includes podcast.

Cons:

- The battery life could be improved a little bit more. The current battery life is pretty decent but comparing it with iPod’s, it needs to be improved

- No Voice Recorder, No FM-Radio Recorder

- No support for Audible audio books

- No memory expansion slots (e.g. SD cards)

- Not being able to connect to the internet

- Sync music, pictures back to your computer through Wi-Fi

Specification:

Operating system: Windows Vista Home premium;

Dimensions: Height = 15.2″; Width = 6.9″; Depth = 16.3″; Weight = 22 lb;

Processor: AMD Athlon 64×2 (Dual Core), 2.80 GHz;

Memory: 3072 MB, expandable to 8 GB;

Hard drive: 500 GB, 7200 RPM;

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7100 with 128MB dedicated graphics memory with 1343 MB shared video card;

Ports: 6 USB ports, 2 Firewire, Lightscribe (Double layer support), 1 available PCI slot, 2 PCI express slots, 15-in-1 memory card reader;

Sound Card: high definition Audio

Networking: dial up modem, Ethernet card, No built in wireless card

Included: Optical mouse, multimedia keyboard, user manual;

Pros:

* Dual-core processors contain two processing cores, that perform calculations on two streams of data to increase efficiency and speed while running multiple programs. This processor is known to be an energy efficient processor and as AMD puts it in words, this is a “cool ‘n’ quite technology”. The Multi Point Thermal control prevents the processor from heating up and enables a cooler and quieter PC experience. Comparing this processor with Intel core 2 Duo processor, this is definitely by far better and more efficient processor.

* The NVIDIA GeForce 7100 with 128MB dedicated graphics memory is pretty decent graphics card and since the computer comes with 1343 MB of shared video card it makes the graphic experience more unique, the shared graphics means that the computer uses parts of the memory of the computer toward the graphics of the computer when they are not used.

* The 500 GB of hard drive is a lot of space and should be enough for a long time;

* The lightscribe feature is pretty neat and since you can write Double layer DVDs it makes the DVD/CD drive to be pretty good

* The 3 GB of memory is very good and should be enough for windows Vista Home Premium; The most you can upgrade is 4 GB under 32-bit processor and 8 GB under 64-bit processor.

Cons:

* The dedicated graphic card (NVIDIA GeForce 7100) by itself is just a regular/basic graphics card but the shared graphics makes the computer to be a little bit better.

* Does not have a built in wireless card, but a lot of desktops do not come with a built in wireless card

Specification:

Operating system: Windows Vista Home premium;

Dimensions: Height = 10.1″; Width = 14.1″; Depth = 1.7″; Weight = 6.1 lb;

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 1.5 GHz;

Memory: 1024MB (2 x 512MB), expandable to 4 GB;

Hard drive: 160 GB, 5400 RPM;

Graphics: 1280 x 800 screen resolution, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 (shared) 251MB;

Ports: 3 USB ports, 1 Firewire, Express Card, VGA card, Media card, S-Video out, Lightscribe (Double layer support);

Networking: Wireless 802.1 a/b/g, dial up modem, Ethernet card, Built in webcam, (BLUETOOTH NOT INCLUDED);

Included: Mobile Stereo Earbud Headphones; HP Mobile Remote Control; 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery; 65 W AC Power Adapter;

Pros:

* This Intel processor gives you a better battery life comparing with equivalent AMD processors.

* The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 is a decent graphics card, it’s good to watch movies and a lot of games, but some games like half life 2, Halo 2, or CS might have problems with it.

* The 160 GB of hard drive is enough space for a basic use and great for a laptop of this kind; if 160 is not enough there is always the option of adding an external hard drive.

* The lightscribe feature is pretty neat and since you can write Double layer DVDs it makes the DVD/CD drive to be pretty good

* Nice features like a remote control, built in webcam, Media card, and express card readers

Cons:

* The speed of processor (1.5GHz) is a little bit low but again you have a Core 2 Duo processor so the difference won’t be noticeable;

* The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 is a decent graphics card and some games wont be played on it. cards such as GeForce Go 8400M are a lot more powerful than X3100 and have better performance.

*The amount of memory (1024 MB) is not recommended for the windows vista and definitely needs to be upgraded to 2+ gb

* Does not have a Built in Bluetooth

Specification:

Operating system: Windows Vista Home premium;

Dimensions: Height = 10.1″; Width = 14.1″; Depth = 1.7″; Weight = 6.1 lb;

Processor: AMD, Turion 64 x 2 TL-60, 2.0 GHz;

Memory: 2048 MB (2 x 1024 MB), expandable to 4 GB;

Hard drive: 250 GB, 5400 RPM;

Graphics: 1280 x 800 screen resolution, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M, 799 MB shared graphics;

Ports: 3 USB ports, 1 Firewire, Express Card, VGA card, Media card, S-Video out;

Networking: Wireless 802.1 a/b/g/n, dial up modem, Ethernet card, Built in webcam, (BLUETOOTH NOT INCLUDED);

Included: Mobile Stereo Earbud Headphones; HP Mobile Remote Control; 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery; 65 W AC Power Adapter;

Pros:

* The 2GHz Turion 64 x2 TL-60 is made of two processing engines that make the performance twice as faster as other standard 2GHz processors. This processor delivers better multi-tasking performance in thinner and lighter notebook designs, simultaneous 32- and 64-bit performance.
* The 2048 Mb of RAM makes this laptop to be up to date since Windows Vista recommends 1024+ Mb of RAM is needed for a smooth operation. The fact that one can upgrade the RAM to 4 GB of RAM makes this laptop to be unique and ahead of others.
* The 250 GB of hard drive is a lot of space and great for a laptop of this kind.
* A very good and strong wireless card since it supports an ‘N’ signal
* Nice features like a remote control, built in webcam, Media card, and express card readers

Cons:

* The Intel Core 2 Duo process beats AMD Turion 64 x 2 in some programs, mostly games, and you get a battery life out of Intel Core 2 Duo; the difference between two is very small and you probably will never notice. AMD still does a great performance!
* NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M is not a very good graphic card for gaming but the 799 shared graphics makes the graphics card to be a decent laptop graphics
* Does not have a Built in Bluetooth