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Summary: Okay Laptop
Review: I purchased this laptop not through amazon and it is good other then one problem, it frezes a lot because it is a celeron. I had to buy an intel processor. Other then that it is a great laptop. Good ammount of memory, great specs., good software just spend the extra hundred or so and buy the pentium.
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Summary: Most competitively priced laptop available in my place
Review: I'm a computer fan and I've saved money for a whole year to be able to get finally a laptop that I've always dreamt of. To me, my dream laptop should be of high performance and low price at the same time. So I started looking in every computer store and combed through every product, but with no luck. Just when I started to give up, this one drew my attention. PIII 1G, 20G HD, 256M RAM, 14.1 LCD, Cyber Blade XP that supports openGL and D3D, 8x DVD, floppy drive, modem, LAN connector, various ports, everything you need is all in one Satellite 1805-s254. Most importantly, the price is so reasonable that at first time I just couldn't believe it. With my knowledge in computers, I knew a laptop with this configuration and price was the best bargain I could have. So I bought it immediately. I'm very happy I've made the right choice.
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Summary: Great value for money
Review: I'm not much into games and use my PC's mainly for business applications. For this purpose, the notebook is great value for money. The graphics is good, network connectivity is a snap (literally), it's fast, reliable, quiet and easy to carry around. I just ordered a wireless LAN card for it so I can use it anywhere in our house to access the internet or the other PC's.
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Summary: Good for web, business, general stuff
Review: I've had it a few weeks. It's pretty solid and fast on most tasks. I had a little trouble using it with digital audio sequencers (which require lots of power) but was still able to record and playback 8 tracks with effects. Well, it's a celeron. The built in NIC is great, and the modem is fine too. Online support is good too.
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Summary: satellite 1805-S204
Review: I've had this laptop for a month now and just love it. (...) Came with windows XP which was cool. Overall, very happy.
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Summary: Manufactured with known defect
Review: It seems that toshiba manufactured these machines with a known defect in which the CPU needs to be throttled back in order to keep the laptop from shutting down due to over heating. The cause of this issue is that Toshiba used a desktop CPU (Intel Pentium III) instead of a mobile CPU in these laptops. Toshiba's solution to the problem is a BIOS update which effectively throttles back the clock speed of the CPU and causes some issues with DVD playback. This defect is also present in the satellite 5505 series laptops.
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Summary: Manufactured with known defect
Review: It seems that toshiba manufactured these machines with a known defect in which the CPU needs to be throttled back in order to keep the laptop from shutting down due to over heating. The cause of this issue is that Toshiba used a desktop CPU (Intel Pentium III) instead of a mobile CPU in these laptops. Toshiba's solution to the problem is a BIOS update which effectively throttles back the clock speed of the CPU and causes some issues with DVD playback. This defect is also present in the satellite 5505 series laptops.
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Summary: Good Choice!
Review: It's a good one for student, especially grad.
I like it and I rate it 4 stars!
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Summary: Best Laptop in the Market
Review: Ive owned 5 Laptops in the last 5 years, and I can guarantee that this is the best cost/benefit Laptop in the market.
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Summary: Overheats, search the web for "toshiba 1805-S274 overheats"
Review: Just use google or some other search engine to verify that untold numbers of Toshiba 1805-S274 users have been disappointed by their systems. The notebook computer simply overheats and shuts down without warning. I have returned my computer to Toshiba twice for repair. They claim to have replaced most of the major parts in the system, yet it still shuts down. Other Toshiba notebooks have the same problem, and Toshiba has issued a letter stating that they will no longer support their overheating notebook computers. I would avoid Toshiba all together.
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