Toshiba Satellite L350-170 (Refurbished) reviews: 17" Laptop computer

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Toshiba Satellite L350-170 (Refurbished) reviews: 17" Laptop computer reviews

This laptop is a good all rounder.

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8.7 out of 10 based on 104 reviews.

Toshiba Satellite L350-170 (Refurbished) with Intel Pentium T3200 2 GHz Dual Core Processor, 2GB of Memory and 250GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Premium. DVD writer, 2.5 hours of battery See full product description

Battery life	7.2
Design	8.6
Size and weight	8.1
Performance	8.7
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.7

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Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Extremely good value for money,would definately recommend. Particularly good for watching DVD's
Bad points:: No major issues, slight niggle with the left button for selecting (i.e. the left 'mouse' button) this sometimes clicks of it's own accord.

Battery life	8.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 31 Dec 2008

Bhavin, Epsom Surrey

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Screen Size and the performance of the Laptop.
Bad points:: 1)No card reader.
2)Could do with maybe one more USB port.
3)Speakers are good but a little more power would have been great for this type of a laptop.
4)Design not appealing.....Very boring design.

Battery life	5.0
Design	5.0
Size and weight	6.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Apr 2009

Don, Benidorm Spain General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: nice large screen, with great graphics, good keyboard and layout
Bad points:: vista programme

Battery life	7.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 26 Aug 2009

Simon, Windermere

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: exellent zalue laptop, nice design good screen,great spec for price. came good as new.
Bad points:: none

Battery life	6.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 24 Apr 2009

james, glasgow General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: ease of use and setup
Bad points:: none

Battery life	7.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 23 Apr 2009

Sam, Cornwall

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Nice big screen and not heavy for the size of the laptop, battery life is very good particularly if you amend the screen brightness settings etc
Bad points:: Could have done with a SD Card slot

Battery life	8.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 23 Apr 2009

Julia, Staines General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very nice laptop, bought it to replace home computer - ideal - quiet, large screen and fairly good battery life.
Bad points:: Did have a problem with a sticky key on first use and returned after a couple of weeks for repair - all done with no hassle and no trouble since.

Battery life	8.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 Apr 2009

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	17
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Windows Vista Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM (Gigabytes)	2

Number of cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	250
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1440 x 900 (WXGA Plus)
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor series	Pentium
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor number	T3200
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	2
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
Number of USB ports	3

Connections	Wireless

Built-in disc drive	DVD writer
Built-in disc drives can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
Battery life (Hours)	2.5
Battery life is important if you travel a lot. Long train journeys can be a pain if you don’t get more than 3 hours of life out of your laptop. It’s worth remembering that a lot of trains offer power sockets now so don’t be put off by a low battery life unless your lifestyle demands ultra portability.
Weight (kg)	3.15

Graphics card brand	Intel
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Graphics card model number	GMA 4500
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer.
Type of hard drive	Hard Disk Drive

Chipset brand	Intel
Remote control	No
Aspect ratio	16:10
Width in cm	39.8

Depth in cm	29.2

Release date	2008-10-28
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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