Toshiba Satellites Compare Favorably to Dell Inspirons and HP Pavilions in the Laptop Market [bestcomputersprices.blogspot.com]

Toshiba Satellites Compare Favorably to Dell Inspirons and HP Pavilions in the Laptop Market [bestcomputersprices.blogspot.com]

Question by CogitoErgoCogitoSum: About the Best Buy 2yr protection plan on laptop computer: Should I get it? Here is my reasoning... The 2 year protection plan costs me a quarter of the price of the machine. Huge portion. Expensive. The first year is covered by manufacturer warranty anyway. So if its prone to break downs it ought to happen during the first year, right? Best buy seems to have a good return policy on bogus machines that they sell, and Toshiba has a good rep as far as I can tell. I keep good care of my machines so I dont plan on having problems. The protection plan seems like massive profit for best buy, since during the first year all returns are covered by the manufacturer warranty. It seems to me that a 2 year protection plan is really just a one-year protection plan that is only in effect during the second year of ownership. Furthermore, after that first year I debate as to whether or not the technology would be out of date, if its more feasible to just buy a new machine. I would be spending a quarter the cost of a new machine for the 2 year protection plan on a machine that is outdated after the first year anyway. Besides, Im not buying the most expensive machine they have... Im buying one of their low end ones that is fairly inexpensive. Does it make sense to get the protection plan? **Note. Best Buy representatives need not answer this question. @Alyssa... you dont seem very knowledgeable. I would prefer insightful answers, rational justifications for why I should or should not. I dont care for the opinion of a ten year old. Best answer for About the Best Buy 2yr protection plan on laptop computer: Should I get it?:

Answer by Alyssa
You should not buy the protection plan. It's their way of making money. Just take good care of your computer.

Answer by krazy4bmd
Save your money. BTW: maybe your question is better suited to a tech forum where more "knowledgeable" people tend to answer questions like this one.

Answer by mr_supercomputer_guy
Remember. You are paying for a peace of mind. Let say that the laptop did die not by your hand but because of a faulty design. Replacing a whole motherboard will cost you at least 300$ (doing it yourself from ebay will run you at least 150$ if the board even work) for only the part. This is the kind of peace of mind you are paying for. If you are keeping it for a couple of years, having a peace of mind is worth it. Don't you think so? In my experience some laptop can die within their first two year. Now if you are only buying it to use for a year (first year of school) then I say avoid it.

Answer by Popeye
Peeing your pants may make you feel good but does no good. Buying a "warranty" from Best buy may make you feel good...until you try to get them to do anything under its terms. It also does no good. Do search on here for Best Buy and read the horror stories of how they screwed up computers, weaseled out of fixing it , etc...

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Today Toshiba announced some more information on their Toshiba Thrive tablet. They announced that the tablet will ship in July with Android 3.1 Honeycomb installed. Overall this is a pretty standard Honeycomb tablet with a 10.1-inch screen, but it is cheaper since it starts at 0 for the 8GB option and it goes all the way up to 32GB. Plus it has a USB port which is nice, too bad it weighs 1.6 pounds. Some reports are saying that Sprint is just about to launch their own BlackBerry PlayBook model We've known the top US carriers Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon are going to get 4G models of the PlayBook but it looks like Sprint will be starting it off with a WiFi only 16GB model which will cost just 0. So the pricing is the same as what it would be at Best Buy, and it isn't 4G yet. But it should start selling on June 5th. AT&T also had a pretty big announcement, they announced it at D9. They announced that they plan to add a new plan to their list of plans but this will be a shared plan. So you can buy a singe plan that has a pool of data, minutes, and texts and use it on all of your devices. So instead of paying for the same thing on three phones you could just pay one shared plan and use it on all your devices. This is great but AT&T hasn't announced when they plan to launch this plan. Articles used: gtmurl.com Blog: zlstudios.net Twitter twitter.com

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There are several laptop model series from brand name manufacturers, such as Dell, HP and Toshiba, designed for the average consumer looking for a general purpose laptop. Of these, the Toshiba Satellites compare favorably with other bestselling laptop models from Dell and HP, such as the Dell Inspiron or HP Pavilion series.

One of the best all around Toshiba Satellites is the A500-ST56X7. This laptop is a good choice for home, business and school. It is equipped with a 2.26 GHz Intel i5 -430M Dual Core Processor and 4G of DDR3 memory. The hard drive is a 500GB internal SATA. The graphics card is an Intel Media Accelerator HD Graphics card with 32MB-1696MB of dynamically allocated shared graphics memory.

The A500 model comes in an upgraded version, the A500-ST56X6, for those who need more processing power and speed. This model of the Toshiba Satellites is similar to the A500-ST56X7, but comes with a NVIDIA GeForce 310M Graphics card with 512MB GDDR3 discrete memory and a quad core Intel i7-720QM Processor.

Both the A500-ST56X6 and the A500-ST56X7 are equipped with a wireless card that supports 802.11b/g standards. They also have a built in web-cam, speakers, and microphone, and an internal DVD drive. All Toshiba Satellites in the A500 model come with a 16 inch LCD, a numeric keypad, DVD optical drive, and a long-life battery.

A comparable laptop from Dell is the Inspiron 15, with a 15.6 inch display. The Inspiron 15 is part of the Inspiron series which are designed to be a good balance of features and price, similar to the Toshiba Satellites. The Inspiron 15 comes with the Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500 Processor and 4GB of DDR2 memory. The integrated video card is the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD. The hard drive is a SATA with 500GB of storage capacity. The Inspiron is a good laptop, but the A500-ST56X7 is slightly better when it comes to RAM memory. Other features are nearly identical.

Another goo d all around laptop in the same price range is the HP Pavilion dv5t. This laptop comes with an Intel Core i3 processor in its most basic model, but can be outfitted with with the Intel i5-430M Dual Core Processor for a price that will bring it in line with the Dell Inspiron 15 and Toshiba A500, both in cost and processing power. The display is slightly smaller, at 14.5 inches. All other features are similar.

Overall, the Inspiron and Pavilion series are good choices for the average consumer shopper, but in my opinion the Toshiba Satellites provide a little better value for the price. Toshiba Satellites get good reviews from the average consumer as well as IT professionals, and are a good choice for most computer shoppers.

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