Toshiba Satellite L850-161 15.6"

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  1. IanLim93's Avatar
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    Toshiba Satellite L850-161 15.6"
    Hey, thinking of buying this laptop what are your thought on it?
    Would it be worth the price 399 pounds?

    Processor Intel® Pentium® processor B960 (2.20GHz, 2MB cache)
    Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    RAM 8GB (Maximum expandable memory to 16GB)
    Graphics card Intel® HD Graphics
    Screen type TruBrite high brightness LED backlit
    Screen resolution 1366 x 768
    Screen size 15.6"
    Screen features LED back-lit
    Hard drive 640GB
    Optical disk drive DVD SuperMulti Dual layer
    Memory card reader 4-in-1 (SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro)
    USB 2.0 x 1
    3.0 x 2
    FireWire No
    Modem/Ethernet Ethernet RJ45
    WiFi WiFi - 802.11 bgn
    Bluetooth No
    Audio interface Box Stereo Speakers
    TV output VGA, HDMI
    Sound Toshiba Premier Sound with SRS Technology
    Webcam HD 1.0MP
    Keyboard & Mouse Full-size black keyboard with 10-digit keypad
    Touchpad with Gesture
    Battery Li-Ion
    6-cell
    Up to 5 hours 30 battery life
  2. Iqbal007's Avatar
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    Re: Toshiba Satellite L850-161 15.6"
    (Original post by IanLim93)
    Hey, thinking of buying this laptop what are your thought on it?
    Would it be worth the price 399 pounds?

    Processor Intel® Pentium® processor B960 (2.20GHz, 2MB cache)
    Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    RAM 8GB (Maximum expandable memory to 16GB)
    Graphics card Intel® HD Graphics
    Screen type TruBrite high brightness LED backlit
    Screen resolution 1366 x 768
    Screen size 15.6"
    Screen features LED back-lit
    Hard drive 640GB
    Optical disk drive DVD SuperMulti Dual layer
    Memory card reader 4-in-1 (SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro)
    USB 2.0 x 1
    3.0 x 2
    FireWire No
    Modem/Ethernet Ethernet RJ45
    WiFi WiFi - 802.11 bgn
    Bluetooth No
    Audio interface Box Stereo Speakers
    TV output VGA, HDMI
    Sound Toshiba Premier Sound with SRS Technology
    Webcam HD 1.0MP
    Keyboard & Mouse Full-size black keyboard with 10-digit keypad
    Touchpad with Gesture
    Battery Li-Ion
    6-cell
    Up to 5 hours 30 battery life
    http://www.ebuyer.com/351922-lenovo-b570-laptop-n2f25uk

    Lenovo B570 Laptop
    - Intel Core i3 2350M 2.3GHz
    - 4GB RAM + 500GB HDD
    - 15.6" HD LED
    - Windows 7 Home Premium
    £339

    or

    http://www.ebuyer.com/342418-toshiba...sc1me-01n00ken

    Toshiba Satellite Pro C660-2JR Laptop
    - Intel Core i3 2350M 2.3GHz
    - 640GB HDD + 6GB RAM
    - 15.6" HD + DVDRW
    - Webcam
    - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    £360


    far better than your current choice and cheaper.
  3. IanLim93's Avatar
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    • Location: Loughborough
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    Re: Toshiba Satellite L850-161 15.6"
    (Original post by Iqbal007)
    http://www.ebuyer.com/351922-lenovo-b570-laptop-n2f25uk

    Lenovo B570 Laptop
    - Intel Core i3 2350M 2.3GHz
    - 4GB RAM + 500GB HDD
    - 15.6" HD LED
    - Windows 7 Home Premium
    £339

    or

    http://www.ebuyer.com/342418-toshiba...sc1me-01n00ken

    Toshiba Satellite Pro C660-2JR Laptop
    - Intel Core i3 2350M 2.3GHz
    - 640GB HDD + 6GB RAM
    - 15.6" HD + DVDRW
    - Webcam
    - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    £360


    far better than your current choice and cheaper.
    thanks i really have no idea when it comes to buying laptops.
  4. Iqbal007's Avatar
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    • Posts: 13,367
    Re: Toshiba Satellite L850-161 15.6"
    (Original post by IanLim93)
    thanks i really have no idea when it comes to buying laptops.
    Good thing you asked here
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