Toshiba - Satellite Laptop / Intel® Pentium® Processor / 15.6" Display / 3GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive - Helios Black

I bought this laptop about 2 months ago. I got it on sale, been using it non-stop and love it. I like the big screen and the slimness. You cannot beat the performance or quality for what I paid at Best Buy.

I usually don’t write reviews about products, but after buying this computer and reading some of the other bad reviews, I felt I had to post this telling you about my experience. For the money this is an awesome computer. So far it has done everything my dell Vostro 1400 can do with 4 gig of ram. You can watch You Tube videos with no glitching, Talk on Skype with video with no problems, Play online games, and watch DVDs. Also the HD movies I loaded on it are Fantastic, including the HD home movies my Cannon 1400is takes. It also has Quick keys for the Web Cam so you can easily take pictures and take videos and easily save them. I was a little reluctant when I saw it came with windows 7cause I’m used to XP, but to be honest with you windows 7 seems more user friendly and has a lot of nice futures in it, and we all have to make that jump sometime. All these problems I read about not getting on the internet, and web cam and so on, I don’t know what they are talking about, maybe sabotage, or maybe they are just not up to speed with technology, or maybe they are very knowledgeable and just got a lemon computer, that can happen with any brand, whatever the case, if you are on the fence about getting this computer you will not be disappointed. If I had to complain about anything it would be the speakers, they are a little weak but still fine, if sound is important to you hook in headphones or external speakers. Also If you ask anybody at best buy that knows there computers, they would recommend this computer hands down in this price range over Gateway or Dell. Also I here that Toshiba has great Customer support. I hope this will help in making your decision.

After reading some of the reviews for this laptop I had to laugh. It only proves there should be an IQ test given for computer purchases. This is the BEST laptop deal for the 2010 holiday season and is a super performer! I've been in the IT field for ~30 years and Toshiba is one of the best laptops a consumer can purchase. We bought this L655-S5096 for our daughter for this coming Christmas; we unboxed it & updated Windows 7, replaced Norton with AVG anti-virus, added it to our wireless network and it worked flawlessly. Those people who are complaining the "wireless didn't work" or "it ran slowly" probably turned off the wireless transmitter by mistake or tried to run it the first time on battery (low power mode). The best laptops to buy (from a technician’s point of view) in order of best to poor: Toshiba, Sony, Dell, forget HP, Apple and off name brands.

I purchased this laptop one week ago after giving up on my old Gateway. I use this laptop for internet, writing papers, and school related projects. This laptop performs all of the above with ease. The appearance is very nice and clean. The keyboard is nice and the 10 key is a great thing to have. I had 10 key on my last laptop that was considerably more expensive than this one, and was pleased to find this option on such a budget laptop. The display is just beautiful with crisp colors. I do miss not having a HDMI output on this unit, but it does have VGA so I can still hook up to the LCD TV This laptop starts up quickly and shows no signs of lagging when it starts up. I have had no problems with internet connectivity like the other reviewer The biggest problem I have with this laptop is that it has only 2 USB ports and I cannot use my Air Card and still plug in my iPod, HD, or any other accersory due to the lack of room between the two ports. Overall this is a great laptop for the money! It looks great, works well, and is light and portable.

Bought this over the weekend for my student daughter. I paid the extra hundred dollars for pc set up, which includes removing the junk programs nobody wants, tweaking for best performance and restore cd. Also includes six months anti virus which was already turned on when when she took it out of the box. She added Microsoft Office, did the updates, connected to the internet and was ready to go. It's and attractive unit in glossy black with gray swirly lines. Keyboard works well and has numeric key pad. Three gigs of memory are more than enough for Windows 7. She had no problem staying connected to the internet, and my wife and I just finished talking to her on the web cam. Clear picture and no delay. It was fun. She's in California, we're in Missouri. She absolutely loves her new computer. Time will tell about reliability, however, the the computer we we're using during our first web cam call was a four year old Toshiba laptop.

This laptop is very good for the money. Lightweight but doesn't feel cheap. Screen dislpay, perfomance, webcam, wireless internet mic &speakers. I had it a week now and the only thing i have negative to say is the battery life. So i did my home work and found out you can upgrade to a 12 cell battery. The specs say you can 5 hours of battery but it's ony about 3 hours. I guess Toshiba only give you a 2 cell battery or something. I did change my preferences on the laptop. It's a setting called ballanced or eco. I'm currently on eco which helps a little bit. It dims your screen display and shuts down after a certain amount of time but is very easy to power back up. Anyway super great laotop.

...and I am not disappointed, thus far. I'm driven by specs and aesthetics and this laptop does not disappoint. For my purposes, school, internet, and music, it completely serves it's purpose. In reference to a previous reviewer who mentioned having a problem with the internet connection, I had one initially as well. The laptop would not pickup any wireless connections in my home (my boyfriend's house) or the surrounding area. Apparently, there is a "hot key" for the wireless LAN and an indicator light on the front of the laptop that I could either one to come on. I took it back to Best Buy the next day and they were able to get it to work. It's worked well since then.

I just purchased this laptop for my wife for Christmas, as she will be starting nursing school in January. I had no problems with the setup. Quick and easy internet access and ease of use running multiple applications. I was not familiar with the Toshiba brand, only considered HP and Dell, but from my friends' experiences and testimonies it seems to be a very reliable computer. Webcam is a great addition and Windows 7 is very cool too. It does not come with Office 2010, so I will be purchasing the full edition soon. I have no complaints with my purchase and have already recommended it to several friends and coworkers.