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"Geatest laptop i ever owned"
I purchased this laptop for myself, my 8yrs old, 6yrs old and 14yrs old to use. We all love this laptop. I purchased a sony vaio before, then a hp pavilion entertainment PC for my older sons. These laptops were great but this by far is the one i love out of all three. The screen size and pic are great. Its fast and has tons of memory. I love it, it does what i need it to do.

"oh well"
the machine itself is great - I trust toshiba, but Vista, I do not like it, XP is better

"Review for P205-S6337"
I've had this laptop for a month now and it is an EXCELLENT desktop replacement. One of the main reasons why I got it is because I deal with lots of numbers and I just have to have a numeric keyboard. Sure, I can use my USB one, but it is just such a hassle.

17" is great for video viewing and it gives you extra room to work in- very comfortable for the eyes. The speakers are just as great as well.

It is also one of the quietest computers I've ever had- I can't even hear it . I had a Sony laptop from Costco before this and the high pitch sound was driving me so nuts that I had to return it. I was afraid that I will have a similar problem with Toshiba, but luckily I was wrong.

It is surprisingly light. I was very worried that I will have to drag lots of weight around if I need to bring it with me on the road.

The negative side:
The battery life is not very long - 2h MAX! You are working with a 17" after all.

Another main selling point for me was the fingerprint reader, but it turned out to be pretty useless. If you're using Firefox, forget about using it- it only works with IE. Most of the time it takes more than a minute to get it work anyways, so I'm sorry, but you'll have to let go of your dreams of forgetting your passwords and go biometric (for now at least).

Vista can be a bit slow, but it's not that bad. I think every computer on the market right now will have a similar problem anyways (at least until there is better hardware to support all the quirks of Vista ).

Since you're dealing with a 17", you might need to switch to a bigger backpack/carry bag if you want to drag this thing around.

"17" screen and Netflix instant movies"
I enjoy screening select Netflix instantly viewable online movies with this computer and the flexibility of hooking up the S-video & headphones output to the front panel of our Panasonic Plasma TV when there is a movie the whole family wants to watch (e.g. The Fastest Indian - a great movie by the way). Computer is much faster than my old HEAVY Dell SmartStep 250N that had terrible sound. The builtin wireless card works well with our Verizon FiOS router. No problem with a very warm battery like with the Dell when I am relaxed in the recliner. The fingerprint reader is an added plus and faster than having to type in a password each login. No problems with Vista. My only doubt was whether to get the HD DVD version, but we have not gone HD, except with OTA and the Verizon FiOS TV.

"Incredibly easy transition"
After much research, I chose the Toshiba Satellite P205-S6337. Previously, I had an HP ZD 8080 and HATED it. The hard drive had to be replaced after 18 months and shortly afterwards the monitor developed horizontal lines making it unusable as a laptop. In addition, it took me a week and several trips to Circuit City to get the HP functioning when I purchased it 2 1/2 years ago.

I opened the Toshiba box, which I received through Amazon.com in TWO days (free shipping). I plugged it in, surfed around in Vista for the first time, transferred my pictures from a thumb drive, and chose my settings for the desktop. All within a couple hours one evening! Am I happy? Yes, I am. Is this a technical review? No, it isn't. Does Vista work for my application (picture editing, web surfing and word processing)? I sure does.
Was it a great value at only about $900? Absolutely.