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Choli
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I'm thinking about buying one and I've found this offer:

Toshiba Satellite A50-Campus
:: Intel® Centrino Pentium® M @ 1.5 GHz
:: 512 MB DDR RAM (max: 2 Gb)
:: HD 40 Gb 4200 rpm
:: Screen TFT 15" 1.024 x 768
:: Intel® 855GME 64 MB DDR RAM
:: DVD±RW
:: Included software: Microsoft Win XP Home, Office OneNote 2003, etc...
:: Ethernet 10/100 Mbps
:: Modem V.92
:: Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g
:: Weight 2,7Kg
:: Warranty 2 years
:: 3 x USB 2.0,
:: 1 x I-Link® (IEEE 1394)
:: 1 x TV out (S-video)
:: 1 x RJ-45
:: 1 x RJ-11
:: 1 x external screen (connector)
:: Integrated sound and speakers
:: etc...

It costs 1099€ ($1435.02).

What do you think?
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11-20-2004 11:31 PM
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RE: buying a laptop
Seems cool to me! :D I prefer desktop pcs as you can get faster speeds but I suppose if you need to work on the move you need a laptop.
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11-21-2004 12:06 AM
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Sounds like an alright deal. How big is the video card and what are you mainly going to be using it for?
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11-21-2004 01:39 AM
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RE: buying a laptop
The Video Card is this: Intel® 855GME 64 MB DDR RAM

Try to find one that uses the ATI Radeon Mobility M6 onwards if you plan on any game playing.
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11-21-2004 01:23 PM
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Toshiba Satellite A50-Campus
:: Intel® Centrino Pentium® M @ 1.5 GHz :-/ a little bit slow, but meh
:: 512 MB DDR RAM (max: 2 Gb) - nice
:: HD 40 Gb 4200 rpm :p
:: Screen TFT 15" 1.024 x 768 bit small :p lol 1.024 :O good
:: Intel® 855GME 64 MB DDR RAM
:: DVD±RW hell yes.
:: Included software: Microsoft Win XP Home, Office OneNote 2003, etc... fair enuff
:: Ethernet 10/100 Mbps :p
:: Modem V.92 :p
:: Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g :p
:: Weight 2,7Kg  s'alright
:: Warranty 2 years screw it, better than nothing
:: 3 x USB 2.0, most have 2 :O
:: 1 x I-Link® (IEEE 1394)
:: 1 x TV out (S-video)
:: 1 x RJ-45
:: 1 x RJ-11
:: 1 x external screen (connector)
:: Integrated sound and speakers

its sounds good :p lol


11-21-2004 01:52 PM
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:: Screen TFT 15" 1.024 x 768 bit small  lol 1.024  good

Since he is using euros, im assuming he is from europe mainland, where they use "."s where English speaking countries use ","s and vice versa
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11-21-2004 02:36 PM
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Toshiba Satellite A50-Campus
:: Intel® Centrino Pentium® M @ 1.5 GHz :-/ a little bit slow, but meh
pentium M's have double clock speed :-/
11-21-2004 02:41 PM
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what are you mainly going to be using it for?
well, i'm not sure :P :blah!: I need a PC asap. My Pentium II @ 266 is quite old and my current 20Gb HD is small for all what I need. I think I'll buy it.
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:: Intel® Centrino Pentium® M @ 1.5 GHz :-/ a little bit slow, but meh
It's a centrino. Those processors cosume much less power (the batery of this one can power the laptop about 3.7 hours) than mobile or normal ones and they're smaller (the laptop is 27 mm thin) so they are a bit slower. 1.5 GHz for a centrino is quite good, imo.
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:: Screen TFT 15" 1.024 x 768 bit small  lol 1.024  good

Since he is using euros, im assuming he is from europe mainland, where they use "."s where English speaking countries use ","s and vice versa
lol, yes it was a copy paste from the web page, in spanish. It's 1024*768 (one thousand twenty four :P)
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11-21-2004 03:16 PM
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hmm maybe get a faster computer as i mean in 1.5 g hz is crap.. At least get 2.0 or so.. It depends what u use it for also :-/

it wont be good for games...
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considering he has a 266mhz and it does what he needs it to do, a 1.5ghz centrino would be pretty decent, I have a centrino 1.2ghz and it is excellent.
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