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TheStu

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corkyg

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Both links work for me. They are both Toshiba Satellites. #1 is the L300-06N, and #2 is the Satellite L300-06T.

#1 link gives price of $469.00 from an unknown supplier (IMHO)

#2 link gives price of $599.99 from Best Buy. @2 also spells out 4 GB RAm and 400GB HDD.

#1 has no further specs.

#2 looks like it has a little more pop in the AMD 64 X2. Is it $130.99 better? Hard to say without specs from #1.

All things being equal, I would save the $130. (If I trusted the supplier.) :)
 
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yea i was leaning towards laptop #1 a little. btw futureshop is basically the canadian version of bestbuy ever since they were brought by best buy a few years ago and were allowed to keep their name "future shop". basically same store, except some things that can be found in one can't be found in the other, such as the 2 laptops i linked.



specs for laptop 1, i see them, u gotta scroll down the page.

Base Features
Approximate Battery Life Up to 2-3 Hours
Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 250GB (5400RPM)
LED Backlit Display No
Optical Drive DVD SuperMulti Dual Layer Drive 8X
Processor Speed 2.1GHz
Processor Type AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core QL-65
RAM 2GB
Screen Size 15.4"

Graphics
Discrete Video Memory No
Expandable Video Memory Yes - Up to 894MB Shared Video Memory
Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon 3100
Integrated Video Memory Yes
Native Screen Resolution 1280 x 800
Upgradable Video System No
Video Memory Up to 894MB Dynamically Shared Memory
Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC268-GR
Audio Output Stereo
Digital Input No
Digital Output No
Hardware Volume Control Yes
Integrated Amplifier No
Integrated Microphone Yes
Microphone Input Yes
Speaker Wattage Not Applicable
Speakers Yes
Inputs/Outputs
Card Reader Yes
Card Reader - Compatible Memory Types SD; SDHC; Mem Stick; Mem Stick Pro; MMC
Composite Output No
ExpressCard/34 Input Yes
ExpressCard/54 Input Yes
HDCP Compliant No
HDMI Port No
IEEE 1394 Input/Output None
IR Receiver No
Number of Touchpad Buttons 2
PC Card Input Express Card
S-Video Output None
Type of Keyboard Bilingual
Type of Modem V.92 56K Data/Fax
Type of Pointing Device Touchpad
USB 2.0 3
VGA Output 1
Webcam No
Networking
Ethernet Port 10/100
Integrated Bluetooth No
Integrated WiFi 802.11 b/g
Power
Battery - Capacity 10.8V x 44Wh
Battery - Number of Cells 6-Cell
Battery Type Li-On
Computing Features
Processor Cache 1MB L2 Cache
System Bus 4.0 GT/sec
Software
Loaded Software 1 Toshiba ConfigFree
Loaded Software 2 Adobe Acrobat Reader
Loaded Software 3 TOSHIBA Disc Creator
Loaded Software 4 Toshiba DVD Player
Operating System Language Bilingual
Pre-loaded Operating System Vista Home Premium
Accessories
Headphones No
Remote No
Product Features
Notebook Depth 26.7 cm
Notebook Thickness (closed) 3.77 cm
Notebook Weight (including Battery) 2.49 kg
Notebook Width 36.2 cm
Warranty Labour 1 Year
Warranty Parts 1 Year




laptop 2 specs
Base Features
Approximate Battery Life 2 To 3 Hours
Hard Drive Speed/Capacity 400GB 5400RPM
LED Backlit Display No
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi Drive
Processor Speed 1.9GHz
Processor Type AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core QL-60
RAM 4096MB
Screen Size 15.4"

Graphics
Discrete Video Memory No
Expandable Video Memory Yes - Up To 1406MB
Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon 3100
Integrated Video Memory Yes
Native Screen Resolution 1280x800
Upgradable Video System No
Video Memory Up To 1406MB

Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC268
Audio Output Stereo
Digital Input No
Digital Output No
Hardware Volume Control Yes
Integrated Amplifier No
Integrated Microphone Yes
Microphone Input Yes
Speaker Wattage Not Applicable
Speakers Yes

Inputs/Outputs
Card Reader Yes
Card Reader - Compatible Memory Types SD/SDHC/MS/MS Pro/MMC
Composite Output No
ExpressCard/34 Input No
ExpressCard/54 Input Yes
HDCP Compliant No
HDMI Port No
IEEE 1394 Input/Output No
IR Receiver No
Number of Touchpad Buttons 2
PC Card Input ExpressCard
S-Video Output No
Type of Keyboard Bilingual
Type of Modem V.92 56K
Type of Pointing Device Touchpad
USB 2.0 3
VGA Output 1
Webcam YES

Networking
Ethernet Port 10/100
Integrated Bluetooth No
Integrated WiFi 802.11b/g/n


Power
Battery - Capacity 4000 mAh
Battery - Number of Cells 6-Cell
Battery Type Lithium-Ion


Computing Features
Processor Cache L2 1MB
System Bus 1.5 MHz


Software
Loaded Software 1 Toshiba Face Recognition
Loaded Software 2 Toshiba ConfigFree
Loaded Software 3 TOSHIBA Disc Creator
Loaded Software 4
Operating System Language Windows Vista Home Premium
Pre-loaded Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium


Accessories
Headphones No
Remote No


Product Features
Notebook Depth 26.7 cm
Notebook Thickness (closed) 3.77 cm
Notebook Weight (including Battery) 2.49 kg
Notebook Width 36.2 cm
Warranty Labour 1 Year
Warranty Parts 1 Year



tell me wat u think now after the full specs. laptop 1 does have a better cpu but less ram :/.

 
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corkyg

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Well, you can always add RAM. And, on a laptop, a 250 GB HDD is big enough for your stated purpose. I would save $130.99 and go with #1. :)
 
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I'm going to say #1 just because, as corkyg said, you can upgrade what you need later and the laptop really has enough stuff for a laptop. On top of that, #1 has a faster processor, and that's something I'd rather have the manufacturer put in.
 
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