Toshiba Satellite A25-S307 Notebook PC (2.80-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive)

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Summary: It's okay
Review: I just got this last night. It was at no cost to me and I am glad of that fact, because the video/graphics card alone would deter me from buying this computer. For everyday applications ( surfing, e-mailing...) I can safely bet it's about the same as any other computer on the market. The speed is an improvement over my desktop (800mhz PIII), but that's not saying much.

I am pretty impressed with how comfortable the full size keys are. I have used an Acer in school and it makes me feel like I am typing with Italian sausages. I have no problem with double-keying on this. The layout took a little getting used to since I have grown accustomed to having the Windows shortcut keys at the bottom as opposed to up in the right corner.

The display is decent as well.

I have yet to try any DVD burning, but since it only comes with one drive any hopes of copying DVD's are squashed unless I buy an additional external drive. Same goes for the lack of a floppy drive, which, while getting phased out, still has a use and therefore should be left in until they have gone the way of the 5" floppy drive.

The sound is weak... but I haven't seen a laptop with sound comparable to regular speakers... yet.

I do like the scroll touch pad software that comes with the system, as it's very customizable and fairly easy to figure out.
Same goes for the Toshiba Console software, which helped a lot when establishing my Wi-Fi connection.

Overall it's a decent laptop computer, but if you are looking for a mobile gaming platform stay far away from this and look to Sager. Would I have paid money for this... No. I'd put toss away the additional $1,000+ for a mobile gaming system, because it'll take that much longer to be outdated. (which I intend to do)

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Summary: i want to buy it
Review: please email me at [e-mail] as soon as posible the terms of payment and shipping because i want to buy your item.let me know asap
thanks

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Summary: terrible tech support
Review: Toshiba may make good products, but their support is the worst i have ever come across. They have lost my laptop for over a month now and do not care a lick about it. They're tech support team is in Turkey and they dont care a thing about anybody. They kept hanging up on me and refused to help me saying it will take some time. When i called back- no one knew anything and had zero updates. DO NOT BUY TOSHIBA PRODUCTS! Get a Gateway or Dell instead...two companies that actually care about their customers.

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Summary: I love this computer
Review: Well, I just bought the A25-307 and absolutely love this computer. I have installed Windows Office 2000 and many other business programs, and the machine runs beautifully and quickly. In addition, I've also installed video editing and DVD burning programs, and everything functions smoothly. I'm not a gamer, so I can't comment on that facet of the computer's performance. And when I view a DVD, it is displayed with clarity on the screen (no shadows, either). And the DVD burner is a great plus! The wireless function is really wonderful, too, and 60 GB on the hard disk is plenty of memory!

The Karmon speakers emphasise the treble more than the bass, but when I hook up external portable speakers (Phillips, in my case) the sound is, of course, wonderful. My only wish is that the screen, while of good resolution, would have yet a higher resolution for extra crispness. However, this is just a small suggestion. The current resolution is perfectly fine. The A25-307 is a marvelous computer that I would instantly recommend to anyone!