[satycorn]

Hi everyone,
I am in a desperate need of a laptop right now because I don't have a computer at the moment and I have a dozen of school-work to complete before holidays. So I was looking for something used and affordable (I can't pay more than $85), not one of those "beasts" that are made for gaming, etc. I want it for surfing the net, having decent stats and running relatively fast, also it would be great if it could support Windows 7 if I did a maximum upgrade to it.
However, I was aiming at the Toshiba Satellite, since they are cheap on eBay, but a friend of mine really put me off by saying that those are the most defective laptops, he knows a lot of people that have had problems with them, etc etc. Is it true? I want to get one of the A or M series. I've found great deals.
Could someone please clarify things up for me? Have you had any experience with these laptops, are they any durable and good or not?
Please let me know, I'd be very grateful.
Thanks!

[waldojim]

At that price, you are going to be hard pressed to find anything built well. Look for a used netbook, preferably Asus, or Lenovo. They are likely the best built machines you are going to find for that price. I won't call Toshiba's "junk" or "defective", but they were made for a market - the dirt cheap market. Expect the product quality to fall in line with the target market.

[LiveBrianD]

I'm not impressed with what I've seen of Toshiba - a friend has one that overheats and has a bad power jack (due to design flaws), and newer ones don't look all that well built.

[satycorn]

As I said, what I'm looking for is going to be a temporary solution to my lack of a computer right now, and I will upgrade in probably 1-1 yeah and a half... Or sooner.
I found a Satellite M-405 on eBay for only $60 with free shipping included, it was used but I didn't buy it because of what I heard from my friend.. I regret it now though, what I have found so far are far too expensive compared to that price...