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It depends what operating system you want it for, and what you want to use it for. I have a Toshiba Satellite P105-S6134 and here are some of the problems with the Satellite models: 1. Onboard Graphics - 3D is crarpy! Seriously I can't even run google earth! The graphics card is not something you'd want if you were interested in using it for gaming. 2. The keyboard is not very good. I'm a touch typist and I can't type very fast on this. The keys are loose-ish and keys randomly stick down (even though there's nothing stuck under them) 3. Onboard Audio - Okay unless you're using Linux 4. BIOS software - The BIOS software is crappy; and depending on the version of your BIOS software and the exact model of your laptop, you may not be able to have sound in Linux. the onboard sound card settings conflict with the ACPI settings in Toshiba's BIOS software. You *may* be able to extract, patch, re-insert your DSDT file on linux to fix this, but again, it depends on the specific model of your laptop (it doesn't work for mine - I have to use USB audio). No BIOS software problems with Windows. 5. Recovery Disks - I don't use these anymore as they kept crashing my computer. They actually damaged my hard drive when they crashed while creating the primary partition. 6. Software - You get the recovery disks, so it restores Windows to the factory settings (default) when you restore. But even when you haven't yet installed anything, the bootup is S-L-O-W on Windows. Also you get a lot of 'trial' (junk) software that you have to spend ages uninstalling LOL. 7. Monitor - spiffy!! 8. Performance - meh I think its okay but I'm not into doing much with it. I would definitely *not* recommend it if you want it for gaming; I don't think the onboards graphics could survive!! lol 9. Laptop lid - very sturdy. No complaints. 10 - Replacement Parts - easy to come by