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kentman
- Senior Member
posted: Feb. 6, 2008 @ 1:03p 
sonson said:No bluetooth; no webcam; no mic/ voice communication capability & bulky - NO BUY If you want bluetooth, webcam, mic/voice communication, and non-bulky, be prepared to open your wallet much wider, because you will not get something of that magnitude for $399. At this price point, this is one of the best things going. You must have a much higher price point that you are willing to pay. I am happy as a clam with this machine. |
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kentman
- Senior Member
posted: Feb. 6, 2008 @ 1:05p
muchagaita said:Ok, so why are the calling the model "onyx blue" if it looks black on the outside in the pics? "Very dark onyx blue" should be the listed color. It is blue, but you can hardly tell. Kent |
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yesidonoitall
- Senior Member - 10K
posted: Feb. 6, 2008 @ 1:59p
sonson said:No bluetooth; no webcam; no mic/ voice communication capability & bulky - NO BUY
Ah, I see, you want an Escalade at the Blazer price.
Can't do.
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yesidonoitall
- Senior Member - 10K
posted: Feb. 6, 2008 @ 2:01p
sonson said:No bluetooth; no webcam; no mic/ voice communication capability & bulky - NO BUY
Ah, I see, you want an Escalade at the Blazer price.
Can't do.
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shopliftinginva
- Tired Member
posted: Feb. 9, 2008 @ 12:46p
Anyone who picked this up, make sure the bios file is updated right away. After having to do a system restore a day after getting it, I got the dreaded "password" issue again this morning. I ended up returning it earlier this afternoon. I'm not dealing with this crap. Toshiba never mentioned updated bios files when I called them Tuesday. Actually, never mentioned anything about it today when I called either. Found the info from someone on the computer forum here that pointed me to several messages/articles about it. |
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yesidonoitall
- Senior Member - 10K
posted: Feb. 9, 2008 @ 12:55p
shopliftinginva said:Anyone who picked this up, make sure the bios file is updated right away. After having to do a system restore a day after getting it, I got the dreaded "password" issue again this morning. I ended up returning it earlier this afternoon. I'm not dealing with this crap. Toshiba never mentioned updated bios files when I called them Tuesday. Actually, never mentioned anything about it today when I called either. Found the info from someone on the computer forum here that pointed me to several messages/articles about it.
Isn't updating the bios rather straightforward and easy to do.
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shopliftinginva
- Tired Member
posted: Feb. 9, 2008 @ 1:02p
yesidonoitall said:shopliftinginva said:Anyone who picked this up, make sure the bios file is updated right away. After having to do a system restore a day after getting it, I got the dreaded "password" issue again this morning. I ended up returning it earlier this afternoon. I'm not dealing with this crap. Toshiba never mentioned updated bios files when I called them Tuesday. Actually, never mentioned anything about it today when I called either. Found the info from someone on the computer forum here that pointed me to several messages/articles about it.
Isn't updating the bios rather straightforward and easy to do. Yea, I think it's just a matter of doing it. Problem is, once your computer is locked, you have to do a complete system restore before being able to update the bios. I already spent time doing that once this week, I'm not taking the time to do it a 2nd time on a 5 day old computer. For $150 more, I got the HP on sale and I think it will serve my son longer than the Toshiba will. I just wanted to warn those of you who haven't yet had a problem to do this so you don't end up with the headache I had. |
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hommer
- Senior Member
posted: Feb. 11, 2008 @ 5:39p
got 1 for my cuz, pretty ugly compared to my macbook pro |
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kentman
- Senior Member
posted: Feb. 11, 2008 @ 9:14p
shopliftinginva said:Anyone who picked this up, make sure the bios file is updated right away. Done. Preloaded with Version 1.80. Flashed Version 1.90. Startled me on mandatory reboot with error screen after post. I hit <F1> to use system default values, and that worked just fine. Kent |
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rstiner
- Member
posted: Feb. 12, 2008 @ 5:36p
Anyone want one of these A205-S5804 for $399 at the York, Pa store? I have a raincheck for A205-S5804 for $449 it just came in stock for pickup and I bought a Dell and you can get the sale price for this and in stock with this raincheck. I can send you the e-mail for the raincheck let me know Hold on they tried to pull something my raincheck is for this
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8669951&st=8669951&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1196470792281
SKU:8669951 A205-S5804/PDC T2330/1024/120/ - 449.99 - In-Stock This new S5804 has a celeron processor whats up?
rstiner@yahoo.com
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Thunderbirdaholic
- Member
posted: Feb. 22, 2008 @ 5:42p
Anyone successfully put windows xp on this? If so mind detailing how? Thunderbirdaholic |
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fatwalletsam
- Senior Member
posted: Feb. 22, 2008 @ 11:33p
shopliftinginva said:Anyone who picked this up, make sure the bios file is updated right away. After having to do a system restore a day after getting it, I got the dreaded "password" issue again this morning. I ended up returning it earlier this afternoon. I'm not dealing with this crap. Toshiba never mentioned updated bios files when I called them Tuesday. Actually, never mentioned anything about it today when I called either. Found the info from someone on the computer forum here that pointed me to several messages/articles about it.If the computer was manufactured after (8/6/07) and there was no warning about the password lockup, you may have some remedy perhaps by lawsuit: Toshiba (8/6/07) Bulletin: [Edit]
The above link worked when I posted. Go here:
http://www.csd.Toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_dtlView.jsp
Tech Support Center, A135-S4666, Support Bulletins
(The new page changed the dates.) "If the problem has not happened yet, you can prevent it from happening in the future by upgrading the BIOS to the newest version." "If this happens ... The computer will be unusable until this problem is fixed." "If this problem does occur, it will be necessary to send the computer to a Toshiba Authorized Service Provider, who will fix the problem at no charge to you." (The above bulletin is for A135 model, but there should be similar one for other models.) |
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searobbins
- Member
posted: Mar. 24, 2008 @ 10:47p
Just picked one of these up for $289. Still a deal? |
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