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Ok so I got a Toshiba PORTEGE and that's NOT a misspelling, laptop in yesterday, donated because it's busted and he didn't want to spend the $$$ to have it fixed.. so after my final try of fixing it failed and it got more broken... .. I start disassembling the thing to salvage whatever parts I can. I'm at the very end when I'm taking the screen out (which I don't know if it works or not) and I look at the label: WACOM DIGITIZER UNIT. It's finally at this point that I realize "DUDE! this was an expensive laptop!" and quite possibly "I wonder if this was stolen..."

(When I have a broken laptop that is too expensive to fix, I do take them apart in order to salvage components that are useful to others. Sometimes in that process accidents happen... or I take a 'break' and vent some steam and magic computer smoke. )

I guess either way, I have his identification if the cops DO come looking for it, and in the meantime I will probably see if I can sell this on Ebay.

I will say some nice things about Toshiba though... while their older Satellite laptops are complete and utter CRAP, I like the design of their newer ones, with a panel that has direct access to the CPU/fan in case it needs to be reseated. This is a GODSEND!! rather than tearing apart the entire laptop!

I... I had a Satellite and I liked it...

Well, okay, it came with Windows ME. That sucked.

most common problems that *I've* run into or heard about:
power supplies failing / dc jacks failing
batteries dying quickly
cracked screens or screens getting vertical lines
and motherboards just outright dying without much warning.

Oh and them shipping them out up till just a couple years ago with barely any ram to run anything, let alone Windows.

NOW, they ship them out with a minimum of 2 gig... IF you're getting a halfway decent computer.

Actually, no matter what brand you buy these days, I always recommend buying the extended warranty contract. Saves hassles down the road.