Rating: 
Summary: Stay away from this laptop
Review: First the computer has no bios. Bios allows you to adjust what is connected to your computer or even boot devices such as booting to cd rom to install a new OS. The only way to access the severely LIMITED bios is to insatll an os and Toshiba utility. VERY BADSecond the display is horrible. The black spaces between each pixel is visibly irriating. Pictures do not appear clear and look fuzzy. Especially annoying on a white screen such as Word. This is horrible! Third I attempted to install a 5400 rpm hard drive. The drive works in every other laptop except you guessed it this one. Apparently only Toshiba drives work in this machine and must have a SLAVE setting to operate. Fourth the usb will not auto detect my devices. I must manually go to device manager and force a scan for hardware changes. Stay away from this laptop....
Rating:
Summary: Stay away from this laptop
Review: First the computer has no bios. Bios allows you to adjust what is connected to your computer or even boot devices such as booting to cd rom to install a new OS. The only way to access the severely LIMITED bios is to insatll an os and Toshiba utility. VERY BAD Second the display is horrible. The black spaces between each pixel is visibly irriating. Pictures do not appear clear and look fuzzy. Especially annoying on a white screen such as Word. This is horrible! Third I attempted to install a 5400 rpm hard drive. The drive works in every other laptop except you guessed it this one. Apparently only Toshiba drives work in this machine and must have a SLAVE setting to operate. Fourth the usb will not auto detect my devices. I must manually go to device manager and force a scan for hardware changes. Stay away from this laptop....
Rating: 
Summary: Awesome laptop.
Review: How can anyone go wrong with the 5205. Got the machine primarily for software development installed Visual Studio .Net, Sql Server, Oracle, Adobe PhotoShop 7.0 and loads of other development tools and this machine runs everything without a sweat.
If you are looking for a serious software development machine which will last you for years this is the best you could get.
And the expandability is phenomenal.
The screen is superb, speakers are great, RAM/HDD (5 stars for the money), the subwoofer is the best I have seen on a laptop.
The quick TV output is great for presentations, and the remote very handy.
Wireless networking worked in a snap.
Would recommend this system highly for anyone looking for serious a development environment machine.
TOSHIBA ROCKS!!!
Toshiba service is top notch.
Rating: 
Summary: Great Laptop
Review: I bought this laptop as a desk top replacement. It is much too heavy for a lug it around on airplanes laptop. It has great features and will meet 90% of any super users requirements. On little nit: the keyboard and touch pad are awkward (I am used to the IBM keyboard and the pencil eraser "mouse") and I always seem to be moving the pointer when I don't want to. The touch pad is very sensitive even after resetting it. Buy it. it's a great machine.
Rating:
Summary: Best for your money
Review: I bought this laptop to use for school, and a little home use while i'm at it. My god, its fast. My tower feels a little jealous from it. The 15" screen is gorgeous and plays well in games. The 2Ghz processor is perfectly fine for surfing the net and running any program your'll find. 512mb of ram is fine, but the only qualm i have is that Toshbia installs 2 256mb DIMMS, so if you want to upgrade, you have to replace the ram. The hard drive is plenty fast, regardless of what anyone says, and the 32mb of video ram is plenty. USB 2.0 is a great thing, if you ever find peripherals to use it...a DVD burner, perhaps? The StyleBay may hold one in the future, but an external would probably be your best bet. The speakers speak for themselves...the only laptop i know to come with one is Sony..and you gotta pay EXTRA to buy it! the dvd/cdrw is an 8x DVD, 24x10x24 cdrw....very fast...Dell charges you an arm and a leg for one. No floppy drive..but i'm not feeling the hurt for one anyway with the RW drive. All in all...its a wonderful machine for the money....good work Toshiba!
Rating:
Summary: my workhorse...
Review: I bought this unit in 10/02/02, a couple of days before they actual "official release date". I DID NOT DO not even 1 seconds of research:), just went to the first electronics retail store near me and browsed the laptops they had in display...found a Toshiba but asked for a 2.0GHz processor and the salesperson told me that they've just received some.
Until now it showed the same reliability as my old Inspiron, never had a hiccup...
To refute some claims from others regarding this product:
1) It is PREWIRED for wireless mini-PCMCIA cards...I bought Dell Truemobile 1350 card. It installs like a RAM stick and VOILA! you have "wireless"...
2) Agreed that Toshiba saved some money with the MK4018GAS HDD...but I waited for the Hitachi super duper 7200rpm, 60GB drive to get a little cheaper and bought one. Works like a charm (OUT OF THE BOX, did it myself, no conectors, no settings...get out of the caddy the old HDD, put in the new one,..simple) and guess what, the old Toshiba HDD sits now in a tray in the Style BAY and I am the proud owner of a "100GB" laptop:)
3) The USB ports...I have plugged all kind of peripherals into them: printers, external TV tuners, mice, keyboards, digital photo and video cameras...they are plug and play...
This laptop is the champion of "customizing" ease: new 7200rpm HDD put in in less tha 5 min, cheap 2nd HDD(do it yoursef), StyleBay DVD-R/RW/RAM...Toshiba had a sale for them...2nd battery...etc, everything for very few compared to others (Amazon will not allow prices shown so I will not write one) THE ONLY GRIPE: runs very hot...but this is when playing a 2004 flight sim for more than 4-5 hours:)
Rating:
Summary: my workhorse...
Review: I bought this unit in 10/02/02, a couple of days before they actual "official release date". I DID NOT DO not even 1 seconds of research:), just went to the first electronics retail store near me and browsed the laptops they had in display...found a Toshiba but asked for a 2.0GHz processor and the salesperson told me that they've just received some.
Until now it showed the same reliability as my old Inspiron, never had a hiccup...
To refute some claims from others regarding this product:
1) It is PREWIRED for wireless mini-PCMCIA cards...I bought Dell Truemobile 1350 card. It installs like a RAM stick and VOILA! you have "wireless"...
2) Agreed that Toshiba saved some money with the MK4018GAS HDD...but I waited for the Hitachi super duper 7200rpm, 60GB drive to get a little cheaper and bought one. Works like a charm (OUT OF THE BOX, did it myself, no conectors, no settings...get out of the caddy the old HDD, put in the new one,..simple) and guess what, the old Toshiba HDD sits now in a tray in the Style BAY and I am the proud owner of a "100GB" laptop:)
3) The USB ports...I have plugged all kind of peripherals into them: printers, external TV tuners, mice, keyboards, digital photo and video cameras...they are plug and play...
This laptop is the champion of "customizing" ease: new 7200rpm HDD put in in less tha 5 min, cheap 2nd HDD(do it yoursef), StyleBay DVD-R/RW/RAM...Toshiba had a sale for them...2nd battery...etc, everything for very few compared to others (Amazon will not allow prices shown so I will not write one) THE ONLY GRIPE: runs very hot...but this is when playing a 2004 flight sim for more than 4-5 hours:)
Rating:
Summary: Well worth it!!!
Review: I have been searching for a new notebook which I can carry around ONLY between my office and home. Please note my emphasis on the word "only" because I don't hurl around this thing so much. It is usually sitting either on my office desk or on my dining table. The power, memory, HD space, graphics, features, usability, screen and resolution size absolutely is incredible. The reason that I bought this is because I'm in need of a 'portable computer' which is mainly for coding and gaming, and it never disappoints me. I constantly launch about 3-4 VS.NET projects + MSDN + IE + debugging console window on Win XP Pro and didn't notice any significant lag. The fullsize keyboard really make it easy on my fingers when typing. Also, the 15" screen does show the full page without the need to scroll often. The downside is that this laptop is 2.5" thick and weighs 8.0lbs (or more). So, if you are looking for a slim and sexy laptop or you need something that you'll be carrying around most of its lifetime, then forget about it. But if you are looking for a desktop replacement or a second (or third) computer which happens to be portable, then this is it!
Rating:
Summary: 5 star
Review: I owned compaq, SONY, Dell, IBM in the past 8 years. Now I have a S503. In terms of performence, Dell, IBM are the top picks, however they are less stylish nowadays. s503 has almost the same performance (speed) of Dell, IBM, but its multimedia function beats both Dell and IBM. If you're looking for something combining speed, style and entainment, this is a go. You will love P-4_M, G-card_M, 5400rpm HD, remote control..., The customer service is also the best among all brand names. The only cons of s503 is that it's a little bit bulky. But for a 15' LCD, it is still acceptable.
Rating:
Summary: Great Laptop
Review: I've only had this laptop for about four hours, but already I am in love. Very, Very Fast. ...
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