Is this a good deal?

[Rodster]

I went to Toshiba's website and it wasn't listed. They had the A355-S6998E so i'm a little confused if this is even a current model or it's being clearanced out.

https://www.hhgregg.com/ProductDetai...Store=All#page
$699.99

Toshiba Satellite A355-S6998
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
2.0GHz Intel P7350 (1066MHz FSB, 3mb L2)
16" 1366x768 TruBrite display
4GB DDR2-800 RAM
320GB Hard Drive
256mb ATI Radeon Mobility HD 3470 discrete graphics
DVD-RW with Labelflash
Webcam
Intel 5100AGN wireless card
harmon/kardon speakers

[Ryan45]

My cousin has this laptop and she loves it. I saw and tried it out last night and it is an amazing laptop. I suggust it.

[Rodster]

Thanks Ryan, is it a new model? Btw I love your avi.

[Ryan45]

Sorry for the late response, rodknee. I am actually not sure myself if it's the new model or the old model. I know she got it at Futureshop back in December.

Any luck with the laptop yet?

[Rodster]

Sorry for the late response, rodknee. I am actually not sure myself if it's the new model or the old model. I know she got it at Futureshop back in December.

Any luck with the laptop yet?

I got it and love everything about it except the size of the screen....arrrgh !

I can't tell you how much I now despise 16x9 format. Other than that the laptop is gorgeous and has lots of bells and whistles. I love the fact it has a built in FM Tuner, 1066 MHZ FSB, a P-Series CPU and 4GB of ram. The bloatware is really tough on judging performance of this laptop. You would need to do a clean install to get a better gauge of what it can do. The A355-6998 is more of a multimedia laptop which is fine by me because it's primary use is for the internet, TV live stream, radio and light gaming.

The laptop is very stylish without being gaudy. I plan on taking it back and either getting a 17" Toshiba 16x10 format or picking up a Toshiba 14.1" WXGA (1280x800) with a T9300 CPU, 4GB of RAM, 320GB HDD, and a ATI 3470 graphics card for the same price.

If it weren't for the shortened screen from top to bottom I would have kept it.

[Ryan45]

Yeah you get that. I like mine since it's 15.4''..just what I needed for the right price too..the only downside is the graphics card but hey! That just means I can have fun playing Duke Nukem again. No problem with that !

[Rodster]

Well I decided to keep it even though i'm not a big fan of the new 16x9 format. In the end I gave it some thought and the pluses easily outweighed the one minus. The price was also a factor. Lot's of tech for $699.

[frostycake]

This is kind of a funny situation because I'm going through pretty much the exact same dilemma haha.

I was recently looking at a Toshiba A350 which is very similar to the 355 you have and an excellent price but I was a little turned off by the 1366 x 768 Resolution. It just seems so comparitively short from length wise as opposed to width wise. However on second thought movies would look pretty good from how I envision it and web browsing/word processing won't be affected.
So I think I'm going to go ahead and get it.

Are you starting to like it and is the resolution growing on you or what? :P

[Rodster]

This is kind of a funny situation because I'm going through pretty much the exact same dilemma haha.

I was recently looking at a Toshiba A350 which is very similar to the 355 you have and an excellent price but I was a little turned off by the 1366 x 768 Resolution. It just seems so comparitively short from length wise as opposed to width wise. However on second thought movies would look pretty good from how I envision it and web browsing/word processing won't be affected.
So I think I'm going to go ahead and get it.

Are you starting to like it and is the resolution growing on you or what? :P

Yeah i'm starting to dig it big time. It offers so much as in bang for the buck. I compared the 16" vs my 15.4" screen. You only lose roughly 1 inch in height so it's no big deal.

Check this out. The laptop includes Bluetooth, Wifi, Camera, 320GB HDD, 4GB of ram, a P7350 2.0ghz CPU with a 1066 FSB all for $699.99

The laptop runs Vista Premium 64 with no problems and is very fast. I also love the look of the Fusion Finish, it offers lot's of Bling with the shiny look and white lights including the Toshiba logo. I also love the feel of the laptop. It has a quality feel to it.

So the bottom line is i'm glad I kept it.

[RickGulino]

Hi Rodknee,

page is not opening, you can find good deals for satellite series through gooogle shopping...

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