starship_troopers Posted October 22, 2009 CID Share Posted October 22, 2009 just put in an order on newegg for the toshiba A505-S6985 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114719 pretty nice deal and it has windows 7 installed. hopefully it gets here by friday as i overnight shipped it. i'll post up a review when i get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted October 22, 2009 CID Share Posted October 22, 2009 Nice machine, I bet with that proc and vid memory that thing will play anything out there right now real nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted October 22, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 22, 2009 thanks man, and since its usually 849.99 and i got it for 799 its quite a steal IMO. im psyched because it jsut got released right before i logged in to order it. and to think...i was gonna order a cheapo laptop and use the rest of my spending cash for other things, but now with that plan gone for good, i could spend more money on a better machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted October 22, 2009 CID Share Posted October 22, 2009 like banking it !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted October 22, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 22, 2009 i have to admit, i couldnt find a better deal so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zalternate Posted October 22, 2009 CID Share Posted October 22, 2009 I wonder if there are any computer sellers out there that would ship a Vista machine, as a Windows 7 , cause it comes with the upgrade disc? The Intel Core 2 Duo does get very good reviews over quad cores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted October 22, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 22, 2009 very true about the quad cores, but thats a little too rich for me...and more power than i need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted October 22, 2009 CID Share Posted October 22, 2009 Glad you found something you liked and had the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted October 22, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 22, 2009 thanks tommie, and i know it wont be a super machine that has bragging rights over everyone else, but when i get it i'll post up some benchmarks and stuff about it. espeically since its the release of windows 7. i know people are wondering what its going to be like and i'll gladly post up my review of it to help others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlucardHS Posted October 22, 2009 CID Share Posted October 22, 2009 Nice laptop that should do well on some games. The only thing that annoys me is it has a 6 cell battery. But Intel pwns for battery life. I would say Max out the RAM and let it FLY !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted October 22, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 22, 2009 definately, i estimate a 3.5 hour battery life probably...with all settings on power save or whatever...but honestly it will be plugged in 99% of the time. i just go lots of places so i wanted somethin portable and something to replace a desktop i had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted October 22, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 22, 2009 well right now all i know is that is has shipped, from what it says on my newegg account page...but i havent gotten an email confirming that yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted October 23, 2009 CID Share Posted October 23, 2009 well right now all i know is that is has shipped, from what it says on my newegg account page...but i havent gotten an email confirming that yet. Your probably right, the ship was actually a Halloween hoax for real ................ Just kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted October 23, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 23, 2009 Your probably right, the ship was actually a Halloween hoax for real ................ Just kidding. knowing my luck recently they will be like oh we lost it but we shipped another one out..but we are charging you for both of them :haha: nah but sometimes carriers dont update their site frequently enough to show it really shipped. but if all goes liek it should and like i paid over 70 bucks extra for...it should be here tomorrow right before i leave for work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted October 23, 2009 CID Share Posted October 23, 2009 Oh man, thats gonna be a super hard work session, i know it would be for me, I might even concoct something to stay home ,, nah, not a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fikester Posted October 23, 2009 CID Share Posted October 23, 2009 knowing my luck recently they will be like oh we lost it but we shipped another one out..but we are charging you for both of them :haha: nah but sometimes carriers dont update their site frequently enough to show it really shipped. but if all goes liek it should and like i paid over 70 bucks extra for...it should be here tomorrow right before i leave for work. If it dont arrive ontime, likely you can request a refund on the extra shipping cost...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted October 23, 2009 CID Share Posted October 23, 2009 That I definately would do. Its why you pay extra, so you can play with it a day early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted October 24, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 24, 2009 well i got it. windows 7 was a breeze to configure, just like the RC, and it hasnt had one single problem. even though its a 64bit OS and im using alot of 32bit programs. no problems whats so ever! also...its a finger print magnet, but thats why people shouldnt complain and they should just use a microfiber cloth and wipe it down once in a while... the webcam is amazing quality, and i have a screensaver where if i say things such as How are you? or What time is it? a rabbit on the screen will respond to me lmao. everything on this laptop for the experience index in windows 7 is 5.7 except the graphics which are 6.4 and i used another 2.5 inch hard disk and backed up a image of my drive just incase. dont laugh at the dirty desk...im in the process of throwing things around to make room for this, so i spilt some pop and stuff but hey its gonna get cleaner, so dont judge me by that i have it set to landscape theme, so the wallpaper changes every few minutes. but heres what its on right now. let me know what you guys think. overall im very satisfied with this, and from a full charge i got over 3 hours and it was still on 38 or 40 percent left on balanced mode...wonder what ecosaver will be like any questions about win 7 or this laptop lemme know. i havent gamed on it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted October 24, 2009 CID Share Posted October 24, 2009 I'm glad your happy with it! I like my laptop better than my desktop. I don't game so laptop form from now on!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted October 24, 2009 CID Share Posted October 24, 2009 Bet your happy to get it ! If you don't like the fingerprints, get a remote KB, Although mine wont do that, I still rarely touch it, and it has one of those silicon covers over the KB, I know, shut up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted October 24, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 24, 2009 i bought special cloths to clean teh screen and someto clean the case and kb....so i know how you feel mudman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted October 24, 2009 CID Share Posted October 24, 2009 Got that microfiber thing, and the special juice myself, I try not and clean it often, but now that it's getting colder, and Iv'e been burning the fireplace, I'll have to . Damn dust, and I have the house filter sensing temperature and circulating through the filter, still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted October 25, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 25, 2009 ok well after playing with it for a bit loner, i have noticed that it doesnt get hot at all, the air blowing out the side itsself is only warm. and when i go to the crysis demo and go to options and hit optimal settings it puts them all on HIGH, and it runs beautifully. the battery life for being a 6 cell battery is pretty awesome lasting over 3 hours easily. the function key (FN) on my keyboard when pushed instead of only letting me find the shortcut on my keyboard to adjust things such as brightness or whatever, is awesome...it pops up on the screen at the top so i just click and drag. hell of a lot easier. one bad thing, TONS of bloatware in msconfig at startup, havent removed it all yet but wow its loaded. after turning that off it only takes a few seconds to boot up. another con to this machine is that i can not find a setting anywhere that lets me turn off the loud BEEP it makes when pushing a touch sensor button at the top. especially the volume ones, because if i turn up or down the volume, even if i keep my finger on the button it beeps for every one point the volume goes up or down. but thats nitpicking.... overall great machine and even crysis gets put up to the test on this thing. the dvd player program that came installed on here is sweet also, it has an option for me to upscale dvd's to HD to look better on my screen. now thats sweet. if anyone wants to know something specific on this system let me know, and i'll try to hlep with other questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted October 26, 2009 CID Share Posted October 26, 2009 Sounds great to me. Have fun. You earned it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvidia290 Posted December 30, 2009 CID Share Posted December 30, 2009 ok well after playing with it for a bit loner, i have noticed that it doesnt get hot at all, the air blowing out the side itsself is only warm. and when i go to the crysis demo and go to options and hit optimal settings it puts them all on HIGH, and it runs beautifully. the battery life for being a 6 cell battery is pretty awesome lasting over 3 hours easily. the function key (FN) on my keyboard when pushed instead of only letting me find the shortcut on my keyboard to adjust things such as brightness or whatever, is awesome...it pops up on the screen at the top so i just click and drag. hell of a lot easier. one bad thing, TONS of bloatware in msconfig at startup, havent removed it all yet but wow its loaded. after turning that off it only takes a few seconds to boot up. another con to this machine is that i can not find a setting anywhere that lets me turn off the loud BEEP it makes when pushing a touch sensor button at the top. especially the volume ones, because if i turn up or down the volume, even if i keep my finger on the button it beeps for every one point the volume goes up or down. but thats nitpicking.... overall great machine and even crysis gets put up to the test on this thing. the dvd player program that came installed on here is sweet also, it has an option for me to upscale dvd's to HD to look better on my screen. now thats sweet. if anyone wants to know something specific on this system let me know, and i'll try to hlep with other questions Hey there Ryan, saw this post on a google search. I was seriously thinking about buying this laptop, and I was wondering if it played WoW on the highest settings? And how does it rate overall in performance. Other than the bloatware, and the beep, is there anything else that is negative about this machine.? I also sent you a PM in case you dont check this, and since your helping me out in information I'll try and help you out. Doing some research I found to turn the beep off go to Control Panel>Sounds>Right Click Speakers>Properties>Levels>PC Beep should fix the problem. Thanks a ton Ryan, hope to hear back from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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