I just bought a Toshiba Satellite M45-S331 and set it up (with help!) a few days ago, transferring data from my old computer to the new one. So far, so good, although I haven't used all the features. Great screen, compared to my 5-year-old Compaq Armada M700, and the keyboard seems fine. I got a wireless mouse instead of using the touchpad, but the latter works just fine. I was able to burn a CD of my favorite music quite easily, and plan to use it to watch DVDs too, though haven't done it yet, nor can I give you feedback about actual battery life. It has wireless capability, but haven't tried it yet. It seems a bit large to carry around a lot, but lighter than my older, smaller laptop and it's serving as my desktop anyway. Don't know enough about the HP to give you any feedback, but I can definitely recommend this Toshiba so far. As I spend more time with it, I'll update this review.
By the way, I bought it at J&R Music World in New York City, for $1399.
Hi,
I am seriously considering buying the toshiba satellite m45-s331 laptop or the HP Pavilion dv1170us laptop. I have researched both, and they both look like nice systems. I will not be using it for any hard-core 3-d renderings, but would like to be able to stretch this laptop somewhat beyond the standard user (and definitely watch DVDs). Is there anyone out there who owns/has owned one of these?? How do you like it? I really appreciate any comments ...thanx!!

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