I looked up the ram... the Toshiba has 512MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM, and the Gateway has 512MB PC2700 DDR... the Gateway doesn't say "SDRAM".
Any help is appreciated!
I am purchasing a Laptop this week... I'd like to stay under about $1300. Office Depot has the Toshiba M35X-S329 for $999... and Best Buy has the Gateway 4540GZ for $1250. They both have the Pentium M processor (Toshiba is 1.6 ghz, & Gateway is 1.5 ghz) both have Centrino... both 512 mb ram (Toshiba has 512 mb DDR SDRAM) (not sure about the Gateway). Monitor on Toshiba 15.4 WXGA widescreen, and Monitor on Gateway 15" Ultrabrite TFT.
I've read that Toshibas overheat, and I've read that Gateways are not sturdy, and freeze up with intensive graphics.
Which is the better machine? Is there another one that I should be considering??
Thanks!
Cherie
... and on another note... I have a Sony Cybershot camera... are there adapters to be able to plug in the memory stick and upload the pictures to the laptop? If so, do you know about how much it costs?

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