Toshiba Satellite 1805-S274 Laptop (1.1-GHz Pentium III, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB hard drive)

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 11 x 1.8 inches ; 7.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 15 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005QJ2L
• Item model number: PS183U-00JRSX
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,252 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 15, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Loaded with appealing features, the Toshiba Satellite 1805-S274 is worth considering for those seeking a business, entertainment, or desktop replacement notebook. Just look at what this competitively priced system offers: a Pentium III processor clocked at 1.1 GHz, 256 MB of RAM (expandable to 512 MB), a 15- inch, active-matrix flat panel screen with 1,024 x 768 resolution, and a built- in DVD-ROM drive. Also featured is a 20 GB hard disk, a 56K modem, and a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet NIC. To round out this versatile package, Toshiba has pre- installed Windows XP, Microsoft's new operating system that combines the stability of Windows 2000 with better support of peripherals and games.

Product Description

Toshiba SAT 1805-S274 P3-1.1GHZ 20GB 256MB XP 15-TFT DVD/CDRW 56K ENET

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Toshiba I've owned!, February 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Toshiba Satellite 1805-S274 Laptop (1.1-GHz Pentium III, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB hard drive) (Personal Computers)

I just looked at the reviews for this laptop and was surprised when I didn't see a solid 5 stars. I've owned about 20 different Toshiba laptops since 1996 and without a doubt the 1805-S274 is the best I've owned at ANY price! It came with everything I needed (except XP Pro) and hasn't frozen once in 6 months of extensive use! The reason I've had so many different machines is that I'd use them for a while...they would get a little "buggy" and I'd give them to a new employee. I'm hanging on to this one because it's perfect. No Complaints at all!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Affordable with all features, March 3, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Toshiba Satellite 1805-S274 Laptop (1.1-GHz Pentium III, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB hard drive) (Personal Computers)

... Great notebook for this price.
CD-RW/DVD works great. Battery life decent. Screen colors and size superb.

2 minor complaints:
1. The keys are not in standard place. Start key at top. Home,Bckspc,Del all at non-standard places.
2. Jack for Dial-up connection is again in a bad place. Just in front of DVD rom. So if you open the drive, it gets stuck by the phone wire.

I have recommended it to all my friends.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Overheats, search the web for "toshiba 1805-S274 overheats", August 11, 2002

By 

Michael Johnson (Lowell, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba Satellite 1805-S274 Laptop (1.1-GHz Pentium III, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB hard drive) (Personal Computers)

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.