Refurbished Unit Help

[PittsburghSound]

Hello, all. I just signed up, and I would like to request your help. I'm an 18 year old who is starting college at the end of this month. I would like to buy a laptop, but I don't have a lot lot of money. The good news is that I don't need it to do a whole lot, so pricey features won't weigh me down when I buy something.

My first question is whether or not refurbished laptops are OK to buy, specially since it's straight from the manufacturer?

Basically, would this laptop do what I need it to do?

Toshiba 15.6” Satellite L855D-S5220 AMD A8-4500M Windows 7 6GB 640GB HDMI Webcam Specifications





Product Info

Model Name
Toshiba 15.6” Satellite L855D-S5220 AMD A8-4500M Windows 7 6GB 640GB HDMI Webcam
Model Number
PSKAYU-008007B

Performance

Processor
AMD Quad-Core A8-4500M Accelerated Processor
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), SP1
Graphics Engine
AMD Radeon™ HD 7640G

Memory and Storage

Memory
6GB DDR3 1600MHz memory
Hard Drive
640GB HDD (5400rpm, Serial ATA)
Optical Drive
DVD-SuperMulti drive (+/-R double layer)

Audio and Video

Display Size
15.6" widescreen
Display Type
HD TruBrite® LED Backlit display
Display Resolution
1366x768 (HD), 16:9 aspect ratio, Supports 720p content
Audio
Headphone jack (stereo), Microphone jack (mono), SRS Premium Sound HD™, Standard stereo speakers

Communication

Webcam
Webcam and microphone
Wireless LAN
Wi-Fi® Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n)
Bluetooth
No Bluetooth (No Antenna)
Modem
No Modem port
LAN
10/100 Ethernet LAN



Power

AC Adapter
65W (19V 3.42A) Auto-sensing, 100-240V / 50-60Hz input
Battery
Li-Ion (48Wh, 6-Cell)
Battery Life
Up to 6.12 hours

Expansion

PC Express Slot
No PC Express Slot
SmartCard Reader
No SmartCard Reader slot
Media
Memory Card Reader
USB Ports
1-USB (2.0) port with Sleep and Charge, 2-USB (3.0) ports
HDMI
HDMI® output port
RGB
RGB port

Software, Support and Security

Security and Protection
HDD Recovery, Security Cable Lock Slot
Software
Google® Chrome, Hard disc (HDD) recovery, Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Reduced functionality Word® and Excel® with advertising), Microsoft® Silverlight™, Microsoft® Windows Live Essentials including Photo Gallery, Messenger, Mail, Writer and Movie Maker, Microsoft® Windows Media Player 12, Norton™ Internet Security 2012 (30-day trial), SRS Premium Sound HD™, TOSHIBA App Place, TOSHIBA BookPlace™, TOSHIBA Bulletin Board™, TOSHIBA Disc Creator, TOSHIBA Face Recognition, TOSHIBA HDD/SSD Alert, TOSHIBA Laptop Checkup, TOSHIBA Media Controller, TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor, TOSHIBA Recovery Disk Creator, TOSHIBA ReelTime™, TOSHIBA Resolution+® Upconvert Plug-in for Media Player, TOSHIBA Service Station, TOSHIBA Web Camera Application, TOSHIBA eco Utility™, WildTangent® Game Console
Standards
Energy Star Qualified, EPEAT™ Gold, RoHS Compatible
Standard Limited Warranty
90 days Parts and Labor, 90 Days Battery

Physical Description

Inputs and Controls
Premium US keyboard with 10-key pad (Black), Touch pad pointing device with multi touch control
Weight
Starting at 5.3 lbs.
Color
Mercury Silver

Price is $350 with free shipping. I think this would be a safe and quality college laptop purchase for me, but I wanted to check with people who would know more first. I don't see why it would be a bad idea coming straight from Toshiba, but I figured I would ask.

Thanks for your help.

 

[chulex67]

Well you have 90 days to return the laptop if something its wrong, but they wont give you back your money, they will try to fix it and send it back to you, as i see it, their warranty sucks big time. What its your budget i mean the laptop you are suggesting its 359, how much can u spend? were do you live and what will you do with the laptop just browsing, movies and office?

 

[PittsburghSound]

That pretty much is my budget, unfortunately. That's why I was so pumped to see them selling it for that price. I've only ever heard great thing about Toshiba Satellite laptops. The only thing I consistently hear is that maybe they don't get the best battery life, but that won't bother me much. And yea, I'll be using it for surfing the net, homework, word processing, watching movies, listening to music, and other college student activities of that nature.

Thank you for your response, chulex67.

 

[chulex67]

If you truly only surf the net, watch movies, listen music, and do homework that its word processing then this laptop its perfect for you and its new.

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/2000+15.6%22+Laptop+-+4GB+Memory+-+500GB+Hard+Drive/9226098.p?id=1219004830325&skuId=9226098&st=9226098&cp=1&lp=1&AID=10597222&PID=227502&SID=F012A00C361557C0A99361557C39A01A0A0&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2F2000%2B15.6%2522%2BLaptop%2B-%2B4GB%2BMemory%2B-%2B500GB%2BHard%2BDrive%2F9226098.p%3Fid%3D1219004830325%26skuId%3D9226098%26st%3D9226098%26cp%3D1%26lp%3D1&ref=39&loc=01&CJPID=227502#tab=specifications

 

[PittsburghSound]

If you truly only surf the net, watch movies, listen music, and do homework that its word processing then this laptop its perfect for you and its new.

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/2000+15.6%22+Laptop+-+4GB+Memory+-+500GB+Hard+Drive/9226098.p?id=1219004830325&skuId=9226098&st=9226098&cp=1&lp=1&AID=10597222&PID=227502&SID=F012A00C361557C0A99361557C39A01A0A0&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2F2000%2B15.6%2522%2BLaptop%2B-%2B4GB%2BMemory%2B-%2B500GB%2BHard%2BDrive%2F9226098.p%3Fid%3D1219004830325%26skuId%3D9226098%26st%3D9226098%26cp%3D1%26lp%3D1&ref=39&loc=01&CJPID=227502#tab=specifications

Looks like a great deal, but I should have mentioned that I want a laptop that has Windows 7. My bad.

 

[chulex67]

If you truly only surf the net, watch movies, listen music, and do homework that its word processing then this laptop its perfect for you and its new.

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/2000+15.6%22+Laptop+-+4GB+Memory+-+500GB+Hard+Drive/9226098.p?id=1219004830325&skuId=9226098&st=9226098&cp=1&lp=1&AID=10597222&PID=227502&SID=F012A00C361557C0A99361557C39A01A0A0&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2F2000%2B15.6%2522%2BLaptop%2B-%2B4GB%2BMemory%2B-%2B500GB%2BHard%2BDrive%2F9226098.p%3Fid%3D1219004830325%26skuId%3D9226098%26st%3D9226098%26cp%3D1%26lp%3D1&ref=39&loc=01&CJPID=227502#tab=specifications

Looks like a great deal, but I should have mentioned that I want a laptop that has Windows 7. My bad.

you are not gonna get any new laptop without windows 8, all big companys, HP, DELL, ASUS, LENOVO, MSI,etc, are selling their new laptops with Windows 8, What you can do, its Downgrade to windows 7, its really easy and you can do it yourself.