Good but Unreliable
Written: Aug 08 '05
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Pros: Good service center people, good warrantee coverage (free repair for four years with renewals).
Cons: Overheats BADLY, must repair or refurbish at least once a year.
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| somerset1111's Full Review: Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 (PS610U-JN5E87) PC Note... |
Since buying my Satellite 6100 in 2002 I have had to have it serviced 4 times. Having it serviced means being without it for two weeks. In 2 cases the hard drive died due to overheating. In other cases the battery died (two weeks to replace a battery) and I was told I'd better back up my data since they might replace my OS.
Additionally you don't get regular old system disks with the laptop, you get Toshiba's special proprietary version with their own installer and control panels.
When I first got it I received 16MB VRAM rather than the advertised 32. The vendor rectified the problem but Toshiba tech support initially told me I could upgrade my VRAM myself by just upgrading my regular RAM. This is wrong - VRAM is sautered to the motherboard. Some of Toshiba's tech support people are terrible.
Other than that it's been a good laptop and the service center people were very good at doing their jobs.
But if I had it to do again I probably wouldn't buy this one due to all the problems with overheating.
Recommended:
No
Amount Paid (US$): 2100.00
Operating System: Windows
Processor: Intel Pentium III
Processor speed: over 1000
Screen Size: 15 inches
RAM: More than 256
Internal Storage: CD-RW and DVD
Hard Drive (GB): Over 50
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