Why is a Toshiba laptop better than a Macbook and Dell?
Please provide details and your degree of computer expertise. Need this soon because my Dad is taking me to Best Buy to get a Toshiba laptop. The man told us that the Toshiba was the best but he didn't say why. Please provide details and your computer science degree. Thanks in the future for your answers. Also is around $2,000.00 enough for the best? Please provide details please.
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yes. better specs
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do a review search for that price range ----- but for 2000.grand give me a mac
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i would say macbook pro is better if you plan to run leopard os. if you plan to run windows, than there is no point of buying mac. being an ex mac user, i could not understand why mac wants to get the share of the windows user.....silly.
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toshiba is not the best he is just being a salesman i suggest doing a little more research
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Macs are really "overpriced". Many people claim that the style and design of a Mac is worth it, but they are expensive no doubt. Dells are also "brand name" so you pay more. Toshiba's are not "the best" but you get more for your money. If you spend $2000 on a Mac it would have a slower specs than a $2000 Dell, and a $2000 Toshiba would beat them both. If cost is no option though, and your willing to spend a lot more (around $4000!) then Macs, Alienware, and Dell XPSs will be the best computers. But at the $2000 range, a Toshiba will have the best stuff under the hood.
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No brand is better than the other. I work in the IT Industry and use my laptop daily and have for the last 5 years. I love Toshiba's because they have been great for me. However, some other friends of mine have had bad experiences with them. My opinion, you cannot go wrong buying a Toshiba, just make sure you get the extended warranty no matter what brand you buy. I had a Mac, got rid of it because all of the tools I use as a developer cannot be installed on the Mac. Buy a Mac if you are not going to need windows programs and games.
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No, Toshiba is not the best. Why would you listen to those underpaid high school/college kids at Bestbuy? Even the Geek Squad is questionable at times. In terms of number of repairs, Dell and Sony have the fewest. Top specs are arguable, you can find different specs by different brands. HP and Gateway normally cater towards the cheaper end of the spectrum though, but that's not to say you won't find a high spec'd HP or Gateway. 2 of my friends had Toshibas, both of them broke. That's just personal anecdote, but definitely get an extended warranty for your laptop. You might have to argue with Geek Squad a lot (like my friend had to in order to get their computer fixed. They wouldn't junk it out even after 6 repairs even though it was the same issue). I'd say Sony for top specs in a big box retailer, but you'll also pay the premium for it. My friend got a laptop for $1300 with a 200gb harddrive, 2gb of RAM, Vista Home Premium, and a 2.2-ish Ghz Core 2 Duo. So that's probably going to be near what you find in the "top of the line" category. Just looking online, this is probably the best spec's you'll find on a laptop. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8617721&type=product&id=1192835691910 It's got 250gb, a dual core processor, 2gb of RAM, Vista Home Premium, integrated web cam, memory card reader, gigabit LAN, a/b/g/n wifi, and a 8600M graphics card. You might be able to find some other frills on different notebooks, but the 250gb/2gb/Core2Duo is where laptops cap out. The only difference would be webcam, fingerprint reader, Bluray drive, higher resolution screens, etc. That laptop is a 17" though, but Asus is a very good brand. Their manufacturer warranty lasts for 2 years with next day shipping to and from the repair center. Most manufacturers only have a 1 year warranty and you have to pay for shipping. If your dad uses a credit card that doubles the manufacturer's warranty (it's a perk on some cards), Asus is hands down the best deal you will find.
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It isn't. The MacBooK Pro with Leopard is way better than both the Dell and the Toshiba - unless you are a gamer. http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/ MacBook Pro runs Windows too http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.24/24.02/VirtualizationBenchmark/ And Leopard is way better than Vista as voted by PC Mag.com http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2273579,00.asp Guided tour of Leopard http://www.apple.com/findouthow/macosx/
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Just don't get a Dell--the quality sucks. I've had good experiences with Toshiba laptops, but this was many years ago. Macs are great because they can run Windows programs/games and Mac stuff. If you don't anticipate a need to run Mac stuff or if you don't really like Mac OS X, a Toshiba is probably good enough. ThinkPads are nice too. As a rule of thumb, the absolute best that you want is always going to be $4000, no matter what time period you're in. In the mid-90s, the top of the line laptop (a Toshiba that I had) had a 90 MHz Pentium and a CD drive; it cost $4,000. Nowadays, the absolute best computers are still $4,000.
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This is the most expensive Toshiba, currently in the best buy stores. I wouldn't buy it. Satellite it's not the best by Toshiba, but Quosmio.http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8674598&productCategoryId=abcat0502003&type=product&tab=2&id=1197075130745#productdetail With $2000 I'd built my computer from HP and would put the fastest processor, TV tuner,Blue tooth,12 cell battery, The best Nvidia video card, direct labeling disc, webcam, 2 year warranty, double hard drive at 120GB each Windows Vista Ultimate. Or buy me a Mac pro, for $2000.
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do your own homework, and if you are serious about getting bang for your buck, then buy DELL, go to www.dell.com.au web site and customise a inspiron 1720 to your own specs and see just what you can get for $2000 then compare this with the others......you will find it hard to find any better specs for the same value. I have owned 4 DELL laps overt the past 7 years and am about to upgrade to a 1720.
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
How can i reset or change a setup password on my toshiba laptop?
How can i reset or change a setup password on my toshiba laptop?
My laptop has a setup password when it turns on. for some reason now when i type it in it doesn't work. It keeps saying invalid password. Is there any way to reset the password to make it work again? its a toshiba a215-s6804
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yes but you have to open the case up - not recommended for a novice.
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Thats possible, i do it many times on my mate’s laptop to get some assignments. if u have another pc or can borrow from some friend then this is perfect way.well , first of all u need is a password reseting application. Anyways after installing it. press start go to all programs, locate the program here ,its called active password reseter . then if u want to make a bootable cd press that option otherwise u can also use a usb, but i recommend CD, burn the cd. after that put the cd in the computer u wanna break password for. make sure that u have checked cd drive as the first boot device. if not , goto BIOS and change it. the cd will boot, then select the first option , “boot from active pass… cd� , press “0″ to select the option. now it will ask the location of the drive u want to search, go for the second option. after that , it will take some time to load SAM file on the computer . when done. press enter . now u will have three options ,: administrator, guest and normal username. now comes the main part 1 if u are trying to break into UR OWN computer , select ur username and reset the password by following the prompts. if u have some skill , u can play around with the options, go for it. though i would suggest u to just let the software do what ever it wishes to. now exit the application. restart ur computer, sometimes u have to press the main switch to restart it, dont forget to take the cd out . tada , ur password is erased. 2 IF U ARE LIKE ME ,AND WANT TO BREAK INTO SOMEONE ELSE COMPUTER AND DONT WANT TO LEAVE ANY TRACE OF UR ACTIVITY DO this: instead of selecting username, select administrator. and follow the prompts. restart the machine. logon by pressing the administrator profile on welcome screen, now it will take like 5 minutes for the computer to customize ur profile, dont worry let it take its time, after its done, ur free to play with what ever u wanted to . delete his data , do whatever, copy assignments (my personal favorite).when ur done, shut down the system, restart with the bootable cd again. again follow the same steps and select the administrator , now check the box in front of�disable this account� and ur done , press “y� and exit the application. take the cd out.now just to make sure that u have deleted the admin account. restart and goto welcome screen. now u will only find ur friends password demanding account sitting in the centre. hoooraaay. keep this cd away from all morons. and dont start telling to all and sundry. now turn off the computer , give urself a pat on the back thinking how evil u are. http://windowspassword.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-reset-windows-xp-password.html cheers this is only for educational purposes, i do not endorse any kind of hacking.
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My laptop has a setup password when it turns on. for some reason now when i type it in it doesn't work. It keeps saying invalid password. Is there any way to reset the password to make it work again? its a toshiba a215-s6804
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yes but you have to open the case up - not recommended for a novice.
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Thats possible, i do it many times on my mate’s laptop to get some assignments. if u have another pc or can borrow from some friend then this is perfect way.well , first of all u need is a password reseting application. Anyways after installing it. press start go to all programs, locate the program here ,its called active password reseter . then if u want to make a bootable cd press that option otherwise u can also use a usb, but i recommend CD, burn the cd. after that put the cd in the computer u wanna break password for. make sure that u have checked cd drive as the first boot device. if not , goto BIOS and change it. the cd will boot, then select the first option , “boot from active pass… cd� , press “0″ to select the option. now it will ask the location of the drive u want to search, go for the second option. after that , it will take some time to load SAM file on the computer . when done. press enter . now u will have three options ,: administrator, guest and normal username. now comes the main part 1 if u are trying to break into UR OWN computer , select ur username and reset the password by following the prompts. if u have some skill , u can play around with the options, go for it. though i would suggest u to just let the software do what ever it wishes to. now exit the application. restart ur computer, sometimes u have to press the main switch to restart it, dont forget to take the cd out . tada , ur password is erased. 2 IF U ARE LIKE ME ,AND WANT TO BREAK INTO SOMEONE ELSE COMPUTER AND DONT WANT TO LEAVE ANY TRACE OF UR ACTIVITY DO this: instead of selecting username, select administrator. and follow the prompts. restart the machine. logon by pressing the administrator profile on welcome screen, now it will take like 5 minutes for the computer to customize ur profile, dont worry let it take its time, after its done, ur free to play with what ever u wanted to . delete his data , do whatever, copy assignments (my personal favorite).when ur done, shut down the system, restart with the bootable cd again. again follow the same steps and select the administrator , now check the box in front of�disable this account� and ur done , press “y� and exit the application. take the cd out.now just to make sure that u have deleted the admin account. restart and goto welcome screen. now u will only find ur friends password demanding account sitting in the centre. hoooraaay. keep this cd away from all morons. and dont start telling to all and sundry. now turn off the computer , give urself a pat on the back thinking how evil u are. http://windowspassword.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-reset-windows-xp-password.html cheers this is only for educational purposes, i do not endorse any kind of hacking.
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
How can you take a Screen shot on a Toshiba laptop?
How can you take a Screen shot on a Toshiba laptop?
I have a Toshiba laptop (Toshiba satellite c655, to be exact) and I want to know how to take a screen shot. I have a button that says PRTSC (which means print screen) but on top of that, it says END on it. Every time i try to take a screen shot, the page keeps flicking to the end of the page. What should i do? Please help quick!
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Use the alt key with the prtsc key. Or possibly the fn key and prtsc. Then open Paint or whatever graphics program you have, right click, paste.
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you should press the Fn key together with the PRTSC ( Fn + PRTSC). the Fn key can be found normally at the lower left of the keyboard.
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I have a Toshiba laptop (Toshiba satellite c655, to be exact) and I want to know how to take a screen shot. I have a button that says PRTSC (which means print screen) but on top of that, it says END on it. Every time i try to take a screen shot, the page keeps flicking to the end of the page. What should i do? Please help quick!
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Use the alt key with the prtsc key. Or possibly the fn key and prtsc. Then open Paint or whatever graphics program you have, right click, paste.
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you should press the Fn key together with the PRTSC ( Fn + PRTSC). the Fn key can be found normally at the lower left of the keyboard.
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Monday, June 1, 2009
How do you do a system restore on a toshiba laptop?
How do you do a system restore on a toshiba laptop?
I want to do a system restore on my toshiba laptop like you can do on hp or dell how do I do this? Toshiba Satellite U305-S5077 I think is the model
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Press F8 when the unit starts up, and then select "repair my computer" using the enter key. This will load the Toshiba recovery. you can the use the bottom option "Toshiba HDD recovery" now using the mouse, then follow the instructions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This looks like an older model, so you may need to create recovery discs in windows. the best way to do this, is click on the start menu and type "disc" the will find the Toshiba disc creator in the start menu, and you can create 1 or 2 discs to restore your computer. If your using discs, place disc one in the drive while its on and restart the unit. When the unit first turns back on after seeing the Toshiba logo hit the F12 key and using the up down and enter key, use the CD/DVD drive, and this will launch the recovery utility. Please note you will lose all of your data Hope this helps.
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I want to do a system restore on my toshiba laptop like you can do on hp or dell how do I do this? Toshiba Satellite U305-S5077 I think is the model
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Press F8 when the unit starts up, and then select "repair my computer" using the enter key. This will load the Toshiba recovery. you can the use the bottom option "Toshiba HDD recovery" now using the mouse, then follow the instructions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This looks like an older model, so you may need to create recovery discs in windows. the best way to do this, is click on the start menu and type "disc" the will find the Toshiba disc creator in the start menu, and you can create 1 or 2 discs to restore your computer. If your using discs, place disc one in the drive while its on and restart the unit. When the unit first turns back on after seeing the Toshiba logo hit the F12 key and using the up down and enter key, use the CD/DVD drive, and this will launch the recovery utility. Please note you will lose all of your data Hope this helps.
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