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They all bought them and they all have had pretty major problems. 2 of them had to send them to Toshiba for Motherboard replacements.

I will never recommend Toshiba laptops to anyone again.

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This reply is being typed on my version of that laptop (ok it's sitting next to me and i am typing on my desktop). As far as specifications go and on comparison of the image that is the laptop i ought over 3 months ago over here in Aus. Over here it is still a satelite but it is an A100.

And yes i belive you had a similar model released not long ao in the US with the same name but trust me it is different.

I have found it to be a superb laptop, quick and efficient for a power user. If you want something just to do word processing than you could probably get something a little cheaper but if you want a machine to do any graphics or video work on the run then this machine is more than capable.

Battery life is fair, i reserve judgement on this as it is only 3 months old.

As for the toasty fator - it does get warm, they have changed the heatsinks from alluminium to copper and when the fan kicks in i cant hold my hand near the vent for too long.

Bundled software is good (xp-pro) although toshiba have loaded a lot of their own apps that could have been reduced a lot better (many of these are related to networking) Range is not to bad and the bluetooth works well although i must admit it is not high on my agenda.

For those who like gadgets it has a builtin fingerprint scanner that can secure everything from you Gmail account password to your bios and HDD, it is also used for different user lognons.

Graphics are powerful, it runs BF2 and NFS Most Wanted easily (low setttings - i prefer FPS). I uprgaded my ram to 1GB as oppsed to the stock 512 as the video memory is hyper memory (128MB dedicated with a further 128MB borrowed from system memory when nesercerry).

Keyboard is easy to use although secondary functions are printed in grey which makes it VERY painful when working in low light. The microsoft shortcut keys are in the top right corner which makes them virtually useless. Touchpad is responsive although a little small, it also has a secondary function (tap the top left corner) that allows you to adjust the volume or open one of six backlit functions.

I am very pleased with the machine and it is more than capable of handeling my student requirements, If anyone has any questions feel free to e-mail me at monaroman2000@gmail.com]]>May 30th 2006 11:41AM