Do not get a toshiba tecra. Mine is having the harddrive die again... yeah this is the 6th time. I've also had the mobo replaced under warrenty. Toshiba is one of the few companies that doesn't have a lemon policy. Keep that in mind... so I am stuck with a lemon of a laptop getting it repaired every 2-3 months for 4 years. Oh, the loss of data is so much fun, since there is basically no warning when it will die. I have to backup every two days or so due to this pos.