Toshiba Satellite C655-S5090 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this for my 12yr old for X-mas last year and it has worked out pretty well for $350 I am a happy camper. I went in knowing what this was going to be used for and I looked for a system to meet her needs. Video chat,web browsing, Facebook and music were going to be primary functions and using MS Office for school was also a big need. This system performs all of these well right out of the box.
I uninstalled a few of the preinstalled programs, pretty suprised at the lack of "bloatware" Toshiba put on this thing to be honest. It was a welcome suprise and saved me some set-up time. System runs at a decent speed while chatting and listening to music, but it does slow down when playing DVD's and chatting but nothing to bad. After adding another gig of ram DVD playback has improved and multitasking is flawless.
I dont really understand the review about not having an HDMI port and such, this is an entry level laptop and the specs support the price. If your looking for a movie editing/gaming powerhouse this is not the system for you.
These are my pros and cons.
Pros
Price $350 for this laptop was a steal.
Built in webcam.
Win7 64bit pro.
Screen, this thing has a fantastic screen for the price.
Number pad on the keyboard.
Battery life, its at about 4hrs running IE and listening to music. DVDs kill the battery very fast though.
Quiet and cool.
Cons
The lid has no support along the bottom, it flexes a lot and could crack if your not careful.
Toshiba installed diagnostic tool, nice to monitor your system but becomes overwhelming if you dont adjust the settings.
No lock for the lid, it just flips down.
No dedicated media keys, this is just me though my last 2 laptops had the keys on the outside front of the laptop.
Speakers are on the light side.

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Toshiba Satellite C655: Affordable Mobile Computing
A nicely affordable, easy-to-use PC for basic productivity at home or in the office, the Toshiba Satellite C655 (model C655-S5090) gives families, students or small and home-based businesses the essential power and workspace to study, tackle budgets with a handy 10-key pad, keep up on Facebook and Twitter, or simply do more at their desk.
The affordable, easy-to-use, all-purpose Satellite C655 (see larger image).

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