Toshiba Satellite L355-S7817 17.0" Laptop (1.86 GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core T2390 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) Blue

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.7 x 11.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B001BIXMP0
• Item model number: L355-S7817
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #626 in Computers & PC Hardware (See Bestsellers in Computers & PC Hardware)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 8, 2008

Product Description

Product Description
Toshiba Satellite L355-S7817 17.0" Laptop. Optimized for everyday use, the Satellite L355-S7817, is loaded with a wish list of robust features. Designed for looks and convenience, the Satellite L355-S7817 offers an attractive Onyx Blue case, built-in stereo speakers, CD/DVD control buttons, and sound volume control dial. With a 17.0-inch diagonal TruBrite widescreen high def display, you will not believe what you're seeing it's an incomparable visual experience. The built in webcam and microphone will help you stay in touch with friends, family and co-workers. You can even collaborate with colleagues, and add voice and video to online chatting. A handy 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter makes it easy to transfer files from your digital camera, video camcorder, MP3 player or smart phone. Enjoy the incredible sights and sounds of DVD entertainment with the integrated DVD SuperMulti optical drive, giving you the ability to handle most of today's popular CD and DVD formats, as well as the ability to load programs, and share work and multimedia files. Organize your CDs and DVDs with ease: the Labelflash feature on your Satellite L355-S7817 helps you enjoy and organize your DVDs by creating attractive designs right on the surface of the disc. The Toshiba L355-S7817 ships with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1, 32-bit version), a 1.86 GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core processor T2390 with 1MB L2, 533MHz FSB and Mobile Intel GM965 Express Chipset, Configured with 3072MB PC5300 DDR2 SDRAM (both memory slots may be occupied). Maximum capacity 4096MB, 160 GB (5400 RPM) Serial ATA hard disk drive, DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats and LabelFlash, 17.0" diagonal widescreen TruBrite TFT LCD display at 1440x900 native resolution (WXGA plus), Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel, Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, Atheros 802.11 b/g wireless-LAN. Dimensions: 15.7" x 11.5" x 1.39"/ 1.70" weight: Starting at 7.3 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Laptop but......., September 3, 2008

By	Thomas Frost - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a good laptop but don't expect it to brake any speed records. It'g good for general every day use, and light game play. It uses the Pentium 4 Dual Core which is a older technology. The laptop comes with lots of trialware/bloatware. I took mine to OfficeDepot and had them remove the junk and put a year copy of McAfee on my system. If you are buying it for your kid for school this is a good one but they will not really be able to play high end games.

Likes:
17" screen its big and bright
almost a full size keyboard with keypad
it's quiet - I have other laptops and the fan can get quite noisy
battery life is good I have gotten around 3 hours that is with my screen dim and not using the CD/DVD drive. watching a movie I got a little over a hour.
light - some of my 15.4" laptop is much heavier then this one
160 Gb Hard Drive - more then enough for the average user

Dislikes:
sound the built in speakers are under powered and the volume is low
no HDMI or other HD outputs on it
built in graphics card is good for everything but not really for games
Vista Home Premium 32-bit I would like to had seen Vista Home Premium 64-bit pre-installed
keyboard - although its big the feel of the keys are cheap

Don't get me wrong this is a good laptop for its price but if you want to play games or run graphic intensive programs, I would suggest getting one with a discreet graphics card.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great computer if you need a key pad, August 31, 2008

By	M. ODell (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is my first laptop after using desktops for years. I did my research and was hesitant to purchase one without any reviews about it. My husband is a Toshiba fan and has had many laptops and gave this one a thumbs up. I believe he is on the money.

Pros:
- 17" screen - great if you're going back and forth from laptop to desktop or other larger montitor; very crisp, colorful, high quality screen.
- full size number keypad on right. As a business owner who does all her own office work, the keypad is something I couldn't live without when using as a laptop; however if connecting to a full size keyboard when not mobile, may not be an issue for you
- efficient, quick machine; looks good too; feels high quality, not cheap like some.
- One year free Toshiba tech support with purchase

Cons:
-size may be an issue for the constantly mobile person. Also, it weighs a little more than smaller laptops - about 10 lbs. total.
-not for the gamer - not enough RAM and storage for serious gamers; although I bet the big monitor would be a plus if it would function well.
-Vista gripe - had to reinstall some firmware with the help of Toshiba tech support to get the hot keys to function properly - had something to do with the way Vista works.
- there is some 'crap' you'll need to uninstall from this before you get going.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Toshiba Satellite L355-S7817 Laptop, October 29, 2008

By	Deb Zee - See all my reviews

I don't consider myself a computer guru, but I was able to load all the software and transfer all of my files and docs. from my old Satellite to my new one without any difficulty. It was easy! I love my new laptop!!