Toshiba Satellite 2805-S201 PC Notebook

Pros: Lightweight, Affordable, DVD, Reliable, Battery Life
Cons: Pause in DVD play

"$850.00 Mom, I'm really close to having enough for that laptop, and it's only been one year!" so says my almost ten year old son. It was February 3, 2001, and he'd been saving up his money since his previous birthday, February 22, 2000. He had...

Pros: Good performance despite its Celeron processor, great ergonomics, excellent chassis, and no failure encountered.
Cons: Palm-rest discoloration - that's it!

I've had my Toshiba Satellite 2805-S201 for four years now. It came with a Celeron 650Mhz processor, 13.3" Sharp active LCD display, DVD-ROM drive, 1.44MB floppy, Li-ON battery, built-in 10/100 Ethernet + 56K modem. The base memory is 64MB, and there's ...

Pros: Great Value, This Laptop has a lot to offer for its price. Looks good.
Cons: Palm rest dis-colored soon after purchase. No IR Port. Limited Hard Disk space.

This was my first laptop at the time of purchase, It was supposed to be a secondary computer, but as soon as I got it I was hooked. I started using it a lot more then I expected, I took it along on travels and am really impressed by the battery life. I...

Pros: This portable has a lot of features, is reliable, easy to use, feels solid
Cons: Slow for the processor, no serial ports. Case lid button sticks, Hard disk small.

This notebook I got was refurbished and have not had much wrong with the unit since I started using it. DVD performance was good, but a little choppy. Eraserhead mouse use was easy to learn and superior (in my opinion) to the track pad that other...