A good desktop alternative (Toshiba Satellite L20-153)

Member Name: owelm0408

Product:	Toshiba Satellite L20-153
Date:	15/09/09 (131 review reads)
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Advantages: entry level specs

Disadvantages: lack with some basic connectivities such as webcam,card reader,etc

I own this Toshiba L20 model laptop for more than two years now and I can really say, I already had proven it's durability and stability. My laptop is plugged and used almost 24/7 yet I haven't had any problem encountered so far except for some errors on the keyboard key, but maybe it was just on this particular unit.

Good Points:

It comes with a DVD writer, wireless ready, a dedicated media player button for ease control in playing your music or video without using your mouse or keyboard to control. DVD writing speed varies depending on the indicated writing speed of the used media. I like the nice black - silver combination built of this notebook and it comes with 3 USB 2.0 slot (two on the left side and one at the back). It also has a VGA slot which is use to plug-in on an LCD projector or into another monitor. Music and microphone output are of course, present.

What's missing?

The bad side of this model is the lack some basic connectivity/communication tools like webcam, blue tooth, card reader or even infrared capability is missing. This is model is good desktop alternative for home or office.

My Verdict:

The Intel Celeron processor, 512 memory was fair enough for my home computer needs. But when you have some bunch of program and files to install, I think you may need to upgrade the memory. It sometimes happen to me that my laptop gets real slow when there are a lot of application opened and it always says that windows memory is too low. It that happens, I usually have to reboot and limit opening to only few programs to minimize work interruptions.

Though it's WiFi ready, for me, I would still not recommended this one for mobile people because of the short battery life (1 hour at least) plus 2.7 kg weight is a bit heavy to carry.

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Summary: Proven reliable brand

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