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renaissance · 05-31-2008, 12:34 PM

Anyone have any experience with Toshiba Satellites? My Acer recently melted (yeah...) and I bought the extended warranty thankfully from Future Shop. The cost of the parts will most likely prompt them to give me a credit towards a new notebook.

I don't have a desktop, and use my laptop for pretty much everything from email to gaming. I have always had 15.4' notebooks of no more than 6lbs.

I am looking at this notebook, which they have on sale for $1199.99. Newegg.com - TOSHIBA Satellite X205-S9810 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T5750(2.00GHz) 17.0" Wide XGA+ 3GB Memory DDR2 667 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT - Laptops / Notebooks

Would this be too heavy for every day use (taking it to and from school)? Is the 8700m GT going to prove useful for the next while, or should I opt for something a bit more beefy? I want to be able to play my current games at high settings (Crysis etc) and be assured that I will be able to meet at least minimum requirements for titles released in the next 18 months.

Thanks very much.

05-31-2008, 12:34 PM	#164 (permalink)
renaissance I <3 boobies Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 771 +4 Internets	Anyone have any experience with Toshiba Satellites? My Acer recently melted (yeah...) and I bought the extended warranty thankfully from Future Shop. The cost of the parts will most likely prompt them to give me a credit towards a new notebook. I don't have a desktop, and use my laptop for pretty much everything from email to gaming. I have always had 15.4' notebooks of no more than 6lbs. I am looking at this notebook, which they have on sale for $1199.99. Newegg.com - TOSHIBA Satellite X205-S9810 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T5750(2.00GHz) 17.0" Wide XGA+ 3GB Memory DDR2 667 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT - Laptops / Notebooks Would this be too heavy for every day use (taking it to and from school)? Is the 8700m GT going to prove useful for the next while, or should I opt for something a bit more beefy? I want to be able to play my current games at high settings (Crysis etc) and be assured that I will be able to meet at least minimum requirements for titles released in the next 18 months. Thanks very much.