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Is this laptop good for its price?

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I just bought this laptop online. Its not here yet but I wanna know if I got a good deal (I could always cancel the order). From my experience, toshibas are pretty good. This one here is almost 2 years old and still running, but its just too slow.

Here it is:

Price: $809.00 (w/o shipping and handling)

Processor Speed: 1.8GHz AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core

Cache:
Cache standard, primary 0KB
Cache standard, secondary 1MB

Magnetic/Optical Drives
Hard Drive 250GB (4200RPM); Serial ATA hard disk drive

RAM:
RAM standard 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM
RAM maximum 4GB

Display
Display 15.4 WSXGA+
Display, maximum resolution 1280 x 800

PC Card standard: PC Card (16-bit)
Battery Type: 4000mAh Lithium Ion battery pack

OS: Microsoft Vista Home Premium

Network interface card: Yes
Modem: Yes
NIC type: 10/100
Wireless NIC: Yes

Bluetooth capable: No

Software Details: TOSHIBA ConfigFree, TOSHIBA Disc Creator, TOSHIBA Game Console, TOSHIBA Security Assist, Ulead DVD MovieFactory for Toshiba, Microsoft Office Trial Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial), Microsoft Works Version 8.5

Additional details: Interface: RGB (monitor), S-Video, Microphone/Headphone, i.LINK, 4-USB v2.0
Audio: Built-in stereo speakers; Sound Volume Control Dial

Display: 15.4” diagonal widescreen TruBrite®TFT LCD display at 1280x800native resolution (WXGA)

Graphics: ATI Radeon X1200 128MB-319MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory

Optical Details DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats
CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R (Single Layer), DVD-R (Double Layer), DVD-RW, DVD+R (Single Layer), DVD+R (Double Layer), DVD+RW, DVDRAM

PC Card Details: ExpressCard slot (ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54)
5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter: Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card [shared slots]

I wanted to get some info about Windows Vista Premium. I have heard that it is too slow if you don't have enough ram or your processor is not fast enough. Do you think I can run Vista Premium on this one comfortable. I already have a slow laptop, I really don't want another one.

Thanks for all your help.

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If u dont want to do gaming , its a fine laptop,but if u can get Core2Duo in that price range , then go for that
for VISTA, well dont worry , with 2GB ram and DualCore CPU , u shouldnt have problems with it

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It lookes good but It would be better to go with an Intel Core2Duo with a bigger cache. Check out curcuit city reall quick and look for deals. for a while they had and hp core2duo for $619

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