I recently bought a used laptop, a Toshiba Tecra 9100. On startup, it will sometimes freeze before Windows XP can even load. If Windows does manage to load and I get to the desktop, it will freeze soon after. And this is if the laptop even starts up, sometimes I’ll press the power on button and the indicator light will come on, without any other sign of life. I then have to hold the button until the light goes off, then try again. I also don’t have any peripherals attached (mouse, wireless USB adapter, etc.), and it does this with the AC cord connected as well as disconnected.
I was just wondering if these laptops are known to ever experience these problems, because then when I get it repaired, I can point the technician in the right direction (resulting in me hopefully paying less in time saved). He estimated the work would cost 0 CAD, unless it took over an hour. He tested the hardrive and checked viruses for free, and found no problems.
Any info/ thoughts are appreciated, Thanks

I am planning to buy a laptop.

These are the models I wanted to buy. Which one is better?

Toshiba A205-S7458 (Core 2 Duo T5250)
Sony Vaio CR 220 (Core 2 Duo T7250)
HP DX6650 (Core 2 Duo T5250)

all of these have 2GB RAM and 200GB hard drive.

Thanks!!

I use my laptop for college school work, internet, and some gaming.

I am going to be a senior this year in high school. I currently have a Toshiba laptop and it’s about three years old…still runs real nice for a well-worn computer, but it’s too behind the times for me. Basically, I want to get an updated, not TOO expensive computer (roughly around 0-650 is what I want to spend) that will play specifically The Sims 3. I’d also want it for normal stuff like holding word documents and photos and whatnot, but mainly I just like to use the internet at play the Sims. I am going to go to Best Buy…and I want to know, should I get a desktop, or a laptop? And what specific things should I look for?

I am going to be attending grad school (for 4 years) in Ohio in the fall. And I am visiting my family in Korea right now and my uncle wants to buy me a new laptop for graduation gift/being accepted to grad school. He and many others recommend SamSung laptop but I am not so sure because of these following reasons:

I have never owned a samsung laptop before (I’ve had toshiba, averatec which is piece of junk, and dell)

The samsung laptop is going to be in all in Korean. I am fluent in Korean but I am not so sure if I can have Microsoft Office in English for my school stuff.

If I am going to have valid warranty when I get to Ohio.

If I can convert my entire computer setting to English from Korean (I think I can but I am not so sure…)

If buying samsung laptop in Korea is cheaper or more expensive than buying a Dell or hp laptop in USA

I am looking for an everyday use laptop about 13-15 inch screen with 2.2-2.3 GHz processor (prefers Intel Core 2 Duo), 2-3GB memory with 250~350GB harddrive… if it’s not too much I would like a decent video card and decent battery(I’ve had bad experience with Dell 6 cell battery..)

If anyone ever have bought Samsung laptop and/or converted to English and brought back to USA and had problems (or not) please let me know. My uncle wants what’s best for me and offered to send money if it’s worth buying it in USA when I get back in the fall.

looking to spend about 1,000,000won more or less. (~1,200dollars for now I guess)

I’ve went on www.igo.com and found nothing for my Toshiba Satellite A215-S5850 and I was wondering where I could find one for it for a cheap price. I tried the S5 notebook test already because it was a tip for the model no. closest to my laptops’. My laptop has been dead almost a year now because I lost the charger at a hotel and I’m a High School student eager to use it versus the desktop I’m using now. Your answers are much appreciated.

I need a laptop for school (10th grade). Mainly only for typing up papers, facebook, and surfin the web. I don’t really have to store documents on it soo the memory shouldn’t be a big issue. I have some pictures but i could store them on a flash drive. I put an add on craigslist for a used laptop because i have to buy my own with my christmas money (5) and someone responded with this offer, which was the only one within my budget. Do you think its a good deal and what questions should I ask the seller?

I have a Toshiba laptop you may be interested in. It is a P III at 850 mhz , 512 ram running XP-Home. I think the Hard Drive is 20 gig ? Not sure of that. I have the owners manual on the desktop. It is in good condition except the battery is shot. I have the AC adapter and it runs fine as long you plug it in. I also have a Wi-Fi card which works good at Borders etc.

We are a non-smoking home and it is in shiny condition , looks and runs good. I am not a computer whiz and bought this before I bought my better laptop as a temp substitute.

I have a non-matching mouse to go with it but it does have the little touch point to control the mouse. I may have a case for it. It also has a DVD rom drive and works to watch movies ( the main reason I bought it ).
Price is 0 firm , let me know.

I need a laptop for school (10th grade). Mainly only for typing up papers, facebook, and surfin the web. I don’t really have to store documents on it soo the memory shouldn’t be a big issue. I have some pictures but i could store them on a flash drive. I put an add on craigslist for a used laptop because i have to buy my own with my christmas money (5) and someone responded with this offer, which was the only one within my budget. Do you think its a good deal and what questions should I ask the seller?

I have a Toshiba laptop you may be interested in. It is a P III at 850 mhz , 512 ram running XP-Home. I think the Hard Drive is 20 gig ? Not sure of that. I have the owners manual on the desktop. It is in good condition except the battery is shot. I have the AC adapter and it runs fine as long you plug it in. I also have a Wi-Fi card which works good at Borders etc.

We are a non-smoking home and it is in shiny condition , looks and runs good. I am not a computer whiz and bought this before I bought my better laptop as a temp substitute.

I have a non-matching mouse to go with it but it does have the little touch point to control the mouse. I may have a case for it. It also has a DVD rom drive and works to watch movies ( the main reason I bought it ).
Price is 0 firm , let me know.

I’m looking at a used 17" imac on ebay…here’s the link…

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250474250902&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1182

I’m a design student and on a budget. I really like macs and I use them all the time a school. This computer has all of the software I’ll need and it looks like it could be a really great buy. I’m just not sure I want to sacrifice the mobility of a laptop for a desktop. Plus, there is no warranty.

The HP PC I’m looking at is really nice. It’s ,000 and would be able to do what I want it to, but I would have to purchase the Adobe Creative Suite (which won’t be too bad since I can get it for 0 with the student discount). Also, I really don’t want to deal with viruses. My Toshiba got hit this past March and I had to completely wipe the hard drive and re-install xp to even get things up and running again.

Here’s the link to the HP:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9376766&st=HP+HDX+16-1370US+Entertainment+Laptop&type=product&id=1218094855881

What would you do? I’m not sure. Thanks for your input.

I have just finished high school , and I’m about to start university; therefore, I’ definitely need to buy a laptop to use during my college years. The problem is that I don’t know which one to buy. I am looking for something not too expensive, strong that can withstand overuse, and new. I’m kind of confused between the following three laptop brands: sony vaio, toshiba, and hp. Which brand do u people suggest?

at school i have a laptop and its an acer elitebook i thinkand the battery lasts 6 hours am i really confused because i ahve a laptop that i use at home (because school laptops are monitored 24/7) and its a toshiba satellite and the battery lasts only an hour (if that) is there any way i can play with the settings or anything to make it last longer?
i just bought my laptop 2 months ago and the battery life already went down from an hour and a half

What is a good brand of laptop to buy now a days? I am willing to spend between 0-800. I heard that HP is one of the best to get, Compaq on the other hand has some major flaws. But what about Toshiba? Sony? I am using the laptop for some gaming, but mostly school work.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/290903476.png

check that out, I took a speed test.

I am using a Toshiba Version 2002 Laptop. I am using a Modem. and how ca I improve my connection?

I’m looking to buy a laptop to use for school. I will use the internet, have music on it, and play an occasional game. Are Toshiba laptops good?

Never used a laptop before.. so really need help in buying one ..

I am mostly gonna use it for school work, download, burning …and sometimes games..

Now my first concern is to which brand should i buy ?? …few good ones i heard of are : (not in any order) dell, toshiba, hp, sony …also apple macbook …now i have never used a mac before … so not sure how would it be for the first time ….but heard lots of good reviews about it …… and also one of my main concern is how mostly laptops now a days coming wid vista… and i didnt read any good reviews of vista and neither i used that before…. and i been using xp for long time … now one of the question is that if i buy a laptop wid vista.. whts the minimum configuration i should look for and can i go from vista to xp ?? …and also can i run both on one laptop like xp and vista….??… and also wheres the best place to buy a laptop from like wht u guys think of ebay ?? … also my bro is really interested in this laptop of dell XPS M5130 :
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4135&review=Dell+XPS+M1530+%28Intel+Core+2+Duo+T5250+1%2E5GHz%2C+120GB+HDD%2C+2GB+RAM%29
wht u guys think of it ….

i really hope someone replies thanks cheers