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@5 - OK, thanks . . thought twas a new
fone mate !
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Posted: 2007-07-24 04:57:04
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Hi>500
Congratulations on your new Laptop i think you made a wise choice going with Toshiba. My first Laptop and many after that were all Tosh's until Sony came on the scene and then i switched. After quite a few Sony's including my one and only desktop Christmas a year ago i bought a Sony Laptop that within a year had seriously slowed down and the letters on the keys had started to disappear all within 14 months on a Laptop that had never left my flat.
Needless to say i have now returned to Toshiba and what a wise choice i think i have made the build quality IMO is better than Sony, who i personally think charge a premium for there branding whilst there quality is now questionable at best.
The link you gave doesn't show any spec's mine is a Satellite P100-160 and the spec is
Core2 Duo T5200
1024 Ram @533mhz
100GB hard drive @5,400rpm
17" WXGA+ Trubrite TFT Screen
DVD-Super-Multi Drive(2 Layer)
W-Lan 802.11A/G
Vista Home Premium 32bit
I have found Vista to be really memory intensive and notice you also have a performance Widget setup, mine was showing 75-80% memory in use even when doing very little. I have mentioned this in another thread but you can get a USB memory key and use it to boost your memory. Whilst this is obviously not as good as adding real RAM it does work and makes quite a difference.
If you decide to do this you need to make sure the Memory Key is actually Boost ready as not all keys are, but i added 2GB for under £30 and the results are a much quicker system especially opening Web pages and the widget now shows only 50% in use most of the time a worth while upgrade IMO and relatively cheap to do. I also must add the Toshiba Trubrite screen really is stunning especially as i am using it as my TV whilst stuck in bed and much better than even the Sony X-Black screen that before seeing this i thought was very good. Also i find the sound from the built in Harmon Kardon speakers very good as well. Although i have set of JBL Invader 4.1 sitting in the garage which i must hook up to improve the sound further.
Marc
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Posted: 2007-07-24 07:23:12
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hmmm, must have put wrong link, here it is:
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin[....]a87f9c06e3/Product/View/XC3999
battery seems poor so far on mine.
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Posted: 2007-07-24 08:12:30
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@>500
Looks like a nice Laptop, one other thing i forgot to say if you are using it mainly at home it is better to run it off the mains and remove the battery as Laptop batteries have a limited life span of charges.
I can't really comment on battery life as i only use it on mains power but you do seem to have a problem in general with battery life are you sure you not in some weird kind of electromagnetic field or something?
Marc
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Posted: 2007-07-24 11:35:16
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no i dont think there is any electro magnetic field.
my bros acer seems to last a good 2.5hrs. Mine is only lasting bout 1 to 1.5hrs. 6 cell should be running more. I was told i would get 2hrs minimum. Should i call toshiba or take it back to the store?
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Posted: 2007-07-24 12:50:05
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Very nice that Toshiba, good choice, that batt life seems about right for that model IMO, I get 8 hours on my Dell no problem, with it's small screen and monster 9 cell extended battery
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Posted: 2007-07-24 12:55:15
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any one know if its possible to updgrade toshiba batteries. im looking to upgrade my battery to a 9 cell? its currently a 6 as standard.
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Posted: 2007-07-24 16:49:43
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Blimmey my mate was right then they don't last long
how long does the manual say it's ment to last for?
you should bought a dell-boy
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Posted: 2007-07-25 02:03:32
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yeah i saw an advertisement when i got home with the new Dell coloured laptops. ah well.
manual doesnt even tell me how long it should last for, the manual is useless
it barely tells you anything about the features on the comp or how to use them
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Posted: 2007-07-25 04:45:31
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I don't know what to say would you want to take it back ?
I mean my mates got a Dell Inspiron 1500 I think it is and it lasts for 3 hours on the battery
Seems the Toshiba manual is useless maybe they want you to look on there website haha!
Toshiba make good televisions though
not slagging them off but there batterys on there laptops are useless
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Posted: 2007-07-25 16:32:19
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