Toshiba Satellite 1805-S203 Notebook (800-MHz Celeron, 128 MB RAM, 15 GB hard drive)

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Summary: THIS SYSTEM HAS PROBLEMS
Review: My boyfriend gave me the toshiba satellite 1805-s274 last december, 2001 for my birthday. After about 2 months my laptop started to shut off for no apparent reason. I took it to have it serviced, it took 1 whole month for them to fix it, I was told it had a problem with the systemboard, so it was replaced.
It seems to be working now, I hope nothing goes wrong, I like this laptop, but am very unhappy of what happened.

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Summary: Decent Computer
Review: My parents got me this computer for my birthday with the intentions of it becoming my college computer. Being my first personal laptop, i love it. The screen is the size of a standard computer which is great for playing DVDS. I also like Microsoft XP and the built in CD burner. the only downside to this product, is that is will shut off for no apparent reason. I am always plugged in when this happens and it takes four or five tries to make it stop. By reading some other reviews, i also see that i am not the only one experiencing this problem. Overall though, great computer once it stays on!

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Summary: Problems with random shutdown (1800 series)
Review: Read of the many complaints of random shutdown and wanted to share my experience with same. I contacted Toshiba Support and was given the fix within a couple of minutes. Seems that the BIOS needed to be updated from Version 1.5 to Version 1.8. I downloaded the file to a floppy disc, loaded it and haven't had a problem since. Other than that I have been pleased with the performance over the past year.

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Summary: Haha, now it's a PIII 1GHZ
Review: That means it is better deal than a couple of days ago. :-)

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Summary: Is the Cpu Fan too loud or is it just mine ?
Review: The cpu fan of my laptop (1805-s274) is too loud compared too other laptops.Is it norml to be like that , or did i got a defect laptop .

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Summary: It is worth of price
Review: The only cons I would say about this computer is that it is kind of too heavy. Other than that, nice graphic, nice computer. It is great

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Summary: Do not buy this computer
Review: This computer has been a disaster. The modem has never worked once. When I call tech support, they blame it on my settings, my ISP, or my OS, pending their mood. The monitor flickers and goes dark on a daily basis for hours at a time. I have sent the computer in twice to be "fixed" only to get back a machine that works for a short period of time before the flickering problem returns. They kept "fixing" my problems for just long enough, so that my warranty could expire and now they could say tough luck. I would never buy a lousy Toshiba product again.

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Summary: Good value but HEAVY
Review: This computer has performed up to my expectations and, in my opinion, it's the best value on the market now. One word of caution though, it's HEAVY. It's not really something you want to carry around for a long time.

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Summary: Buyer Beware
Review: This has probably been the worst purchase of my life. The Machine spontaneously shuts down and the LCD screen on mine has broken no fault of mine and the warranty doesnt cover it and they are not helpful. Be very weary.

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Summary: Good notebook for the money
Review: This is a solid notebook at a great price. It has everything I need, including a DVD player for watching movies on the road. There is no point in buying a desktop computer anymore when you can get this much stuff packed into a portable machine at such a low price.