Toshiba Equium L300-146 Reviews: Windows Vista Home Premium 15.4" Screen Laptop computer

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This laptop is a good all rounder. “It has a large hard drive, good processor and includes microsoft works. it is…” shaun, sheffield View all 107 real customer reviews

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Dual Core Processor with 1GB of Memory and 120GB Storage on Windows Vista Home Premium. More »

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107 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
87% of people recommend it.

Reevoo's summary of reviews:

Pros: versatile, screen size, fast, quiet
Cons: maximum memory upgradeable to only 2 gb, battery life, heavy

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Battery life	6.8
Design	8.3
Performance	8.2
Size and weight	8.1
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.0
Overall rating	8.4

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Score 10.0/10

Mary, Manchester , “creative agarophobic user”

+ it's just great

- none

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9 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

shaun, sheffield

+ It has a large hard drive, good processor and includes microsoft works. It is ideal for a student or anybody who wants it for entertainment purposes: watching dvd's, music, wireless internet etc.

- The battery life, if you have the battery on 'balanced' is around two hours, which is ok but not ideal if you use it on the move.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Patrick, Durham , “Physics PhD student”

+ Good clear screen, keyboard excellent to type on and robust. Surprisingly lightweight, very easy to set up.

- Maximum memory upgradable to only 2 Gigabytes (although this is very and cheap to do). Did not come with a manual.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good value for money for home useage

- a bit weighty and short battery life.

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ light, good sized screen

- nothing at present

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Kirsteen, Dunfermline

+ this is a very good well set out lap top. I bought this a re conditioned lap top and it has been fantastic. I think santa will be bringing one for my Daughter too.

- The battery life could be a bit longer and i wish it came with microsoft office on it but that is something that santa could bring me ;-)

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Rita, Ludlow , “Satisfied Parents thanks Toshiba!”

+ We bought this laptop for our daughter to use for school work and for playing games. She has been able to do more than she thought she could and it is very easy to understand all instructions. The speed offered by the dual core processor is more than suitable for her needs. It is not one of those flimsy machines that you see around and is solidly built and that in itself instills confidence when buying it for a younger person, who, by the way, loves it and has persuaded two of her friends to buy the same one. The fan is quiet and causes no problems - all in all a good buy.

- None found yet

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

lorna, fife , “not computer literate”

+ i love it its versatile and simple to use and i can sit in my comfy chair and browse away

- wish it had a scroller thingy apart from that nothing

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Helen, Roehampton , “New Student”

+ This laptop is a reat design, its quick and easy to use.Its also a good size screen and weight.

- The only negative i have is that the battery life is poor.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Malcolm, Cullompton, Devon

+ general ease of use

- non that I can think of

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great price, helpful IT advice if needed, looks pretty sleek too!

- Vista is incredibly RAM hungry, 2GBs are definitely needed! Strange faults with DVD drive and speakers which required acess to the registry to fix although since then no problems.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Sep 2008

Score 6.0/10

bubel, yorkshire , “first year at university”

+ delivered on time, no problems faced and excellent handy as my first laptop in first year at university.

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Andy, hereford

+ price/performance value. easy upgrade to 2G Ram. reliable.

- not original packaging or paperwork

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Fast start up. Excellent value for money, Quiet

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “casual laptop user”

+ quiet, fast, clean, light

- no mouse supplied, battery life not documented before you buy

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Gordon, Glasgow , “I`m single”

+ Very easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Mike, Bridgend , “A Young 72 Yearold”

+ It is the second Toshiba i have purchased Both are giving excellent service

- None found yet

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 May 2008

Score 7.0/10

Steve, London

+ Ease of use. Very cheap.

- Feel it needs a memomry upgrade.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Reginald, kennoway/fife-scotland , “surfing along at64 great.”

+ so quick to log/on, great to use once you get used to the finger light scroll pad, first laptop(snr citizen 64), still it's all about learning.
everything is there to open up.

- 1 To heavy to lug about, thats the only fault i can find. but im still at the novice stage of comp/surfing. let you know more as i get more used to it.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Price

- None, yet

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purchased 27 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Gerald, Milton Keynes

+ slim and light

- no tv out

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purchased 18 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Jeff, Watford , “Previous laptop virgin”

+ Value for money good processor easy connectivity with vista premium. Keyboard is fine, better than you would find on a ultra compact pc, screen is good size and seems responsive.

- could do with additional gig of ram, although that's not difficult to do, could be better if you could upgrade the ram to a max of 4 gig. Could do with a built in web cam and card reader but then those are extras and you get what you pay for.

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Gurmej, Coventry

+ For the price , great deal

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 23 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

david, penkhull , “quite a discerning customer”

+ does everything it should do
consistentley and quickley

- cannot say i have found any

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purchased 01 Oct 2008

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- keeps crashing a lot when trying to use the FN key, and getting blue screen, maybe just a vista problem?

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purchased 04 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- only downside is the battery doesn't last that long before needing re-charging

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purchased 27 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

june, salisbury

+ every thing about it is good

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 07 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Busy working Mum”

+ Remembers my settings when shut down, good help files, good screen

- Not easy to use without mouse

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purchased 05 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Fine artist”

+ TOSHIBA L300-146 +MS is a very good laptob. It is ideal for moderate usage. It comes with an already system (WinVista) and with a bundle of Toshiba helpful software include multimedia support applications (Cd/DVD burning, etc) and a small application to make a recovery DVD to help as a back up for the system. This is good as in this case you will not need more than one disk in case you want to recover your system.

- There was no chance to choose from more than one color for this model.

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purchased 05 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “teacher ”

+ it looks good and has lots of nice features.

- It goes quite slowly sometimes

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purchased 27 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

tony, chesterfield

+ good quality reliable product

- none to mention really could do with more usb sockets and battery life could be better

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purchased 03 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

Mel, Norfolk , “hard to please”

+ Clarity of screen, ease of use, solid robust design. very good value for money.

- No Firewire port

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purchased 09 Sep 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use. No problems setting up. Screen nice size and very clear.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 06 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

Paul, Salford Quays

+ Reliable, and a good spec for the price. Vista already installed, so you can be easily use it straight from the box.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 12 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

Patricia, Nottingham , “Undergraduate ”

+ Very efficient lap-top; easy to use, accepts new hardware easily. Very pleased with this product.

- I find it a bit heavy and bulky; other than that no other issues.

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purchased 13 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

Mark , Norwich, Norfolk , “social and internet user”

+ Clear screen - fast - user friendly -

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 27 Nov 2008

Score 10.0/10

lawrence, brighton

+ nice and neat and clear to look at

- instructions being on the lap top and not on paper to read as you start to use it having to keep going
back to read them.

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purchased 21 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

Rick, Birmingham

+ Ideal home computer with built in WIFI for remote access to the internet.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 08 Feb 2009

Score 7.0/10

Gerry, Milton Keynes

+ It does what it says on the box, had to remove some of the instaled programs that were not what I wanted like google earth.

- 3rd one I have bought for family and friends, this last one came looking a little used the others looked new, this one had the stickers peeling of it.

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purchased 24 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ umm....its quite good actuall, being my daughters 1st every laptop, she uses it to do all her work, with no complaints.
speakers are amazing,bright screen

- it could be a lighter though

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purchased 07 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

joanne , manchester

+ looks really stylish excellent performance good battery life all in all a good alrounder

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 16 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Colin, Farnborough, Hants , “best granddad in world”

+ does what it says on the tin!

- can't think of any - but it was bought for my granddaughter who, I'm sure would tell me if there was something not right with it!

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purchased 16 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very clear screen lightweight great wee machine

- none

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purchased 12 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

kenneth, birmingham , “General home user”

+ everything

- battery life

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purchased 23 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

Liz, Alfreton

+ I needed a fairly basic laptop, but one which had Vista Home Premium.It had to be relatively cheap and I have had Toshiba laptops before, so a refurbished one seemed an obvious choice. The laptop looked and acted like new. Apart from very slight markings on the casing and that it was not in its original box, I could not tell that it was refurbished.

- The power cable socket is in a very inconvenient place, right next to the dvd drawer.

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purchased 26 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Chris , Dover

+ Stylish, quiet, light weight, fast.

- Internet connection on wrong side for easy linking with home cabling....

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purchased 06 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ can take it anywhere, and have the access of e-mail and other things with us, when we want to use view and use them.

- only scored the battery so because there was a fault on it and it would not charge up properly. so when we headed off on hoiday, and wanted to watch a film on the plane, we couldnt because of this problem.

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purchased 18 Sep 2009

Score 2.0/10

Deni, Steveanage

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The product has a great deal of trouble booting up when first switched on. It has to be turned on & off several times before it works. Therefore it has become necessary to leave it on all the time.

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Aug 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches	15.4
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating System	Windows Vista Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM in GB	1

Number of Cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to process more information at once making it faster.
Hard Disk Capacity in GB	120
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)	1280x800 (WXGA)
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	Core 2 Duo
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	T2370
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor Speed in MHz	1730
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Megahertz or Mhz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
USB Port	4
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Integrated Webcam	Yes
A webcam is a small, in-built camera that allows you to record video to upload to popular sites like Youtube or have video chats with friends on Instant Messaging services.
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
Fingerprint Access	No
Fingerprint access offers you an extra layer of security on your computer and is essential for any budding secret agent.
Remote Control	No
DVD Writer	Yes
DVD Writers 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.
DVD Drive	Yes
CD Rom	Yes
Blu-ray Drive	No
HDMI Interface	No
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
VGA Port	Yes
VGA stands for Video Graphics Array. The VGA socket is used for connecting a monitor or TV to your computer. If you want to use an external monitor, TV or projector on your laptop make sure it has a VGA or DVI socket. VGA is also sometimes referred to as D-sub.
DVI Port	No
DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface. Like VGA, DVI is used to connect laptops, desktops and other devices to HD TVs or monitors. You can buy a small adaptor to convert your digital DVI socket to an analogue VGA socket for use with older monitors if needed.
Card Reader	No
A memory card reader allows you to connect various types of card such as SD Cards, MMC Cards or Compact Flash Cards to your laptop or desktop computer. Memory Card Readers are extremely useful for photographers as it allows you to quickly transfer your snaps from camera to machine meaning you can have them uploaded to your favourite website or printed out in a matter of minutes.
Dimensions (mm)	362x37.7x267
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Weight (kg)	2.49

Brand of Graphic Chip	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.
Graphic Card or Chip	GMA X3100
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
TV Output	No
Firewire	Yes

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Manufacturer's Description

Designed for great everyday performance, Equium range products are affordable but serve up the power, features and portability that even the most demanding home users require.

The Equium L300 is an affordable laptop that comes with the reassurance of Toshiba’s well known quality. Everyday computing tasks are no problem at all with Intel processors, a SuperMulti DVD drive and 15.4" TruBrite widescreen.

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Toshiba Equium L300-146 Reviews: Windows Vista Home Premium 15.4" Screen Laptop computer

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Mary, Manchester , “creative agarophobic user”

shaun, sheffield

Patrick, Durham , “Physics PhD student”

Anonymous verified purchaser

Anonymous verified purchaser

Kirsteen, Dunfermline

Rita, Ludlow , “Satisfied Parents thanks Toshiba!”

lorna, fife , “not computer literate”

Helen, Roehampton , “New Student”

Malcolm, Cullompton, Devon

Anonymous verified purchaser

bubel, yorkshire , “first year at university”

Andy, hereford

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Anonymous verified purchaser , “casual laptop user”

Gordon, Glasgow , “I`m single”

Mike, Bridgend , “A Young 72 Yearold”

Steve, London

Reginald, kennoway/fife-scotland , “surfing along at64 great.”

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Gerald, Milton Keynes

Jeff, Watford , “Previous laptop virgin”

Gurmej, Coventry

david, penkhull , “quite a discerning customer”

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june, salisbury

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Busy working Mum”

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Fine artist”

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tony, chesterfield

Mel, Norfolk , “hard to please”

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Paul, Salford Quays

Patricia, Nottingham , “Undergraduate ”

Mark , Norwich, Norfolk , “social and internet user”

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Rick, Birmingham

Gerry, Milton Keynes

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joanne , manchester

Colin, Farnborough, Hants , “best granddad in world”

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Chris , Dover

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