Toshiba Satellite L355-S7831 17-Inch Laptop (2.0 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T3200 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.7 x 5.5 x 1.4 inches ; 6.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001GXUCNU
• Item model number: L355-S7831
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 7, 2008

Product Description

With a broad display, full-size keyboard and other features, the Satellite L355 Laptop Series is ideal for those who want to enjoy affordable Toshiba value and more spacious computing. Financial pros, students and business people can use its 17-inch diagonal widescreen LCD to see more spreadsheet columns, give great desktop presentations or multitask. A full 10-key pad eases typing and data entry. Powerful Intel dual-core processors, plus ample memory and storage provide the tools for doing more, at a desk or away. While a built-in Wi-Fi and a Webcam help you stay connected or capture, send and store still pictures. The Media Card Reader on this laptop makes it easy to transfer files from a digital camera, video camcorder, MP3 player or smart phone using SD cards, Memory Sticks and more. The Toshiba L355-S7831 ships with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1, 32-bit version), 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor, 1MB L2 Cache, Mobile Intel GL40 Express Chipset, Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M with 128MB-1342MB Dynamically Allocated Shared Graphics Memory, 250GB (5400 RPM) Hard Drive (SATA), DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive with LabelFlash supporting 11 formats, 17.0 in (Diagonal) Widescreen TruBrite TFT LCD Display at 1440 x 900 Resolution, webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel, 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN. Dimensions: 5.5 inches x 15.7 inches x 1.39 inches without feet, weight: Starting at 6.94 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Business Use, October 23, 2008

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L. Monroe "LM" (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba Satellite L355-S7831 17-Inch Laptop (2.0 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T3200 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) (Personal Computers)

I purchased two of these as business laptops. Overall performance is good and the screen has moderate to good clarity. I have primarily used Dell laptops until now and find the keys and think pad buttons on the Toshiba to be a little bit cheap but they perform well enough for the price of the laptop. One annoyance is a single pixel in the screen that goes to red when the screen is showing darker colors and not enough of an annoyance to return/exchange. The webcam is grainy but I don't intend on using it. Excessive bloatware took a while to remove but it can be done and this is a consistent industry standard. I will be purchasing a third and will be getting an HP for comparison. The three star rating is for good solid performance. A four rating would require more of an investment in a laptop and a five would be a complete custom job.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great system at a great price, November 16, 2008

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Jackalynn "There's a party in my tummy, so yu... (Huntington Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba Satellite L355-S7831 17-Inch Laptop (2.0 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T3200 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) (Personal Computers)

I bought this computer for my father in law. I chose it because of the huge hard drive for a laptop(250GB), the 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core Processors, and the 17" widescreen and full keyboard (has the numbers to the right). At my house we are a Mac family, but my father in law is 75 and has only known windows so we decided to purchase a pc for him. For the price, we got an awesome computer. It has the same processors as my 20"imac, and for half the price.

The only cons I have with this laptop is that:
(a) it's a pc (we just love macs)
(b) it runs on Vista (at least it's premium edition).

Other than that, if your looking for a lot of computer for a little money, then this is it!

My father in law only uses it to surf the web, check email, and look at pictures of the family we send. So for him, it works out perfect.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Toshiba/Amazon.com, January 7, 2009

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Rodney D. Clark (glen burnie md) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba Satellite L355-S7831 17-Inch Laptop (2.0 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T3200 Processor, 3 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium) (Personal Computers)

I am completely satisfied with both the product and the website. My wife has never been more excited about a gift ever. Thank you.
Rod clark