Toshiba Satellite Pro L300-292

Having been attached to my desktop for as long as I can remember, I got a bit of a shock when this was loaned to me by my uni for my work. I asked them for something that did better than the older, smaller laptop, and boy does this deliver! I'm usually moving about a lot, but when I sit down, I want to get to what I want quickly. Luckily, the Toshiba can run either Vista or have XP installed (the one I'm using is XP Pro) and has a quick load up time in comparison to some of the other laptops I've tried. Usually I can plug it in, turn it on, and it's done by the time I've gone and got my books out ready, or my reading list. The keyboard is a good ...  Read the complete review

After having a HP laptop for sometime converting to a Toshiba i would have thought might be a struggle ....but with Toshiba being the market leader in laptops since i can remember after buying this piece of gear i can see why.. all the features that i have on my HP are are on here.....it seems to me that Toshiba is a victim of gross copy cats! software seems to load and work quicker and the screen is second to none clear and crisp and this is not at the expensive of battery life which again is up there with the best. It has all the feature that you would like on a laptop and the graphics and sound card are more than enough to satisfy the gamer or music listener ...  Read the complete review

At the age of 73, my girlfriend's mum decided to become a 'silver surfer'. As the only (relatively) IT literate person in the family, I volunteered (was press ganged into) sorting out a computer for her. It was my job to select, procure, and install a laptop for her, then train her in the use of her new computer. Girlfriend's mum ('GM') was interested in surfing the net and sending e-mails, but was not interested in heavy duty applications such as photo manipulation software or games. A medium range computer would therefore be suitable for her needs. She would, however, need a good sized, clear LCD screen. A search on the Dabs.com website revealed ...  Read the complete review