adding memory, un-installing programs For a definite non-tech person, is it easy to un-install programs not wanted in this computer? Are directions for this included with the computer, or is it fairly intuitive? Also, where would I purchase additional memory - does it have to be from Toshiba? They quoted me a price of $33 for a 2GB memory stick. adding memory, un-installing programs For a definite non-tech person, is it easy to un-install programs not wanted in this computer? Are directions for this included with the computer, or is it... » Read More adding memory, un-installing programs For a definite non-tech person, is it easy to un-install programs not wanted in this computer? Are directions for this included with the computer, or is it fairly intuitive? Also, where would I purchase additional memory - does it have to be from Toshiba? They quoted me a price of $33 for a 2GB memory stick. « Show Less
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For anyone else nervous about replacing the memory or hard drive, I found a Youtube video that shows you exactly what to do.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxXeR39AVPE
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Although both the specs on this Amazon product page & on the Toshiba website say that this netbook has DDR2 memory, the Toshiba website forum administrator says that it has been shipping for some time with DDR3 memory.http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/mini-notebooks-NB-series/NB505-N500BL-RAM-module-compatibility/m-p/186132/message-uid/186132#U186132Has anyone purchase this netbook from Amazon recently, & if so which type memory did the received unit have? The link above spells out how to determine this. I'd like to purchase a unit with the most recent memory capability. Although both the specs on this Amazon product page & on the Toshiba website say that this netbook has DDR2 memory, the Toshiba website forum administrator says that it has been shipping for some time with DDR3 memory.http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/mini-notebooks-NB-series/NB505-N500BL-RAM-module-compatibility/m-p/186132/message-uid/186132#U186132Has anyone purchase this netbook from Amazon recently, & if so which type memory did the received unit have? The link above spells out how to determine this. I'd like to purchase a unit with the most recent... » Read More Although both the specs on this Amazon product page & on the Toshiba website say that this netbook has DDR2 memory, the Toshiba website forum administrator says that it has been shipping for some time with DDR3 memory.http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/mini-notebooks-NB-series/NB505-N500BL-RAM-module-compatibility/m-p/186132/message-uid/186132#U186132Has anyone purchase this netbook from Amazon recently, & if so which type memory did the received unit have? The link above spells out how to determine this. I'd like to purchase a unit with the most recent memory capability. « Show Less
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I bought NB505-N508BL on June 16th from Amazon. I am typing this message from that computer. It has DDR3 memory. I bought 2 GB DDR3 memory for around $21 from Amazon and replaced the 1 GB memory which came with the computer. Also, I wiped out the computer clean and installed Windows 7 Professional. Windows 7 Basic was clunky and hard to use at least that is what I felt.
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I had no problems installing mine. Be sure to determine if your model uses DDR2 or DDR3 memory. If you log onto Crucial.com with the netbook they will check it for compatible memory and tell you exactly what is needed. Kingston may do the same but I only use Crucial memory sticks.
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The Toshiba website has an owner's manual you can download...too long to print out but everything you need to know is there. Just go to the NB505 forum and look at downloads. There are also very helpful forums in which you can post questions and receive answers from tech savvy people.
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Thanks so much for finding this post on Youtube. It was really helpful and easy to see how to upgrade the memory.
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I bought NB505-N508BL 7 days back. Nice Piece! If you just want to surf internet, check emails, watch movie and listen to music there is no need to upgrade the memory. For better performance one can upgrade the memory to 2gig (DDR3 for new models and DDR2 for older ones). I upgraded to windows 7 pro and 2 gigs memory. My netbook works as good as a laptop. Note: Please don't order memory before you start using the machine, 1 GB DDR3 should be sufficient for basic users.
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I bought the same 2G memory stick to upgrade but the slot doesn't match up...how did you get yours to work?
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Disappointed that it has only 4gb memory capability, hope that its a miss print can anybody confirm that? Don't know what to do now, the price of ram always goes down and the need for it always seems to increase.
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yes I had a couple small issues, and just last week the hard drive crashed. I'm told that Toshiba hard drives are not the best. I gave the computer to my tech to research a better hard drive. Otherwise I like the computer overall.
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Actually this is just a normal laptop. Almost same as the toshiba laptop, no different. the OS they provided is not that good, it bundled with a lot of useless software, you might want to install the WIN8 again. And it can't make any CD/DVD because there is no CD-ROM. It's energy save, that mean you can have a long battery life. But because of the energy save, the hard disk and the graphics card are not good enough for you play games. And that's weird they put a 24GB low quality SSD in the laptop, if they use these money to put a better hard disk in will be better.But it still a good laptop for doing paper work. For the iTunes, every laptop can work well with iTunes. Actually this is just a normal laptop. Almost same as the toshiba laptop, no different. the OS they provided is not that good, it bundled with a lot of useless software, you might want to install the WIN8 again. And it can't make any CD/DVD because there is no CD-ROM. It's energy save, that mean you can have a long battery life. But because of the energy save, the hard disk and the graphics card are not good enough for you play games. And that's weird they put a 24GB low quality SSD in the laptop, if they use these money to put a better hard disk in will be better.But it still a good laptop... » Read More Actually this is just a normal laptop. Almost same as the toshiba laptop, no different. the OS they provided is not that good, it bundled with a lot of useless software, you might want to install the WIN8 again. And it can't make any CD/DVD because there is no CD-ROM. It's energy save, that mean you can have a long battery life. But because of the energy save, the hard disk and the graphics card are not good enough for you play games. And that's weird they put a 24GB low quality SSD in the laptop, if they use these money to put a better hard disk in will be better.But it still a good laptop for doing paper work. For the iTunes, every laptop can work well with iTunes. « Show Less
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My guess is that it's the 4GB RAM that's slowing things down rather than the hard drive. And to upgrade to 8GB (the maximum it can take) means replacing the existing memory with a $50-$60 8GB stick, as there is only one memory slot inside (according to CNet review). It could probably also use (esp. when first purchased) a good cleaning out of extraneous memory-hogging apps that get auto-loaded at boot time.
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I don't know of any additional charges so I would say no. It's a hardware purchase not a service plan and I do not recommend the product. Toshiba has other external hard drives that have worked well for me but not this one.
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memory is hard to upgrade. detailed instruction on youtube, but 1 Gb is plenty sufficient if you are using windows XP or better yet, UBUNTU. excellent machine for the price and portability. just have to be patient to be shipped when i does become available. other models with solid state hard drive are availabe at almost $ 100 cheaper.
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I have been thinking about it but after reading everything I can find it doesn't appear to be anything I would tackle myself. The cost of hiring an expert and buying Windows 7 would come close to buying another computer. I am using this Windows 8 machine and hating it every minute. As soon as I can afford it I am trashing it and buying something else. The actual hardware seems good. It is just the operating system that is trash. I would not buy it. I would search for an older computer with Windows 7 on it. I have Windows 7 on my laptop and love it. I hope this helps. Charles
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Hi Patrick, only the bare bones software came on mine. I had to install MS Office and anything else I needed. One point to consider. These are not high end smoking fast laptops and mine had minimal amount of RAM when I bought it. I went to Best Buy and purchased replacement sticks and upped the RAM to 4GB (from the 1GB it came with).
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Best Buy has been running 2 GB's for 54.99, online and in store - reg. 189.00 - it ends today. I haven't ck'd this am but they still had some yesterday afternoon. No rebates, they handle all those , finally a company that understands how frustrating getting those rebates actually mailed to you is - so the 54.99 is the pay for price, my state taxes + S&H; came to $64.64. Can't get 2GB's at that price anywhere. But check to see what your laptops max expansion is - my laptop has a 4GB max - some have NONE.
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Your system might be different, but mine ordered a couple of weeks ago had 4Gb of memory. The hard drive is 500Gb. It's certainly the minimum you would want, but the system is dirt cheap and you can add memory.
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Dear soumik: you have to replace the generic ram and it would be able to upgrade up to 8Gb 1333 Mhz ( http://support.toshiba.com/support/staticContentDetail?contentId=4005071&isFromTOCLink=false). Second to tear apart is relative what is easy or hard for you, anyways here a link with a small tutorial (http://www.laptopscreen.com/English/model/Toshiba/SATELLITE~C55-A5105/) I hope this would help.
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Ivan the Terrible says: I wonder if upgrading RAM to 2GB will increase speed of the operation? How difficult to open up and replace 1GB part with 2GB? It does not have an optic drive. Does any CD/DVD external drive for laptops will work with 1002HA? I would like to install Microsoft Office and also have with me some data while I travel on CD/DVD. What it makes eeebuntu better than XP home? I apologize for some naive questions. Greatly appreciate if somebody replies with comments.
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I searched Crucial's RAM Adviser but did not find your Toshiba model number??I do not have a Toshiba but CHECK for the following with your old RAM. Make sure your old RAM IS:1. it is DDR2 (not DDR3),2. That it is 200-pin SODIMM (not 204 or other), and4. the same or similar speeds 800 MHzAlso you MUST have a 64-bit operating system for anything over 4 GB to be recognized. If it is 32-bit it would only see 4 GB, and not the total of this kit, which is 8 GB. GOOD LUCK...Finally Amazon is very good about returns, so if it does not work you can return it, and either exchange it for something else of get a refund. I searched Crucial's RAM Adviser but did not find your Toshiba model number??I do not have a Toshiba but CHECK for the following with your old RAM. Make sure your old RAM IS:1. it is DDR2 (not DDR3),2. That it is 200-pin SODIMM (not 204 or other), and4. the same or similar speeds 800 MHzAlso you MUST have a 64-bit operating system for anything over 4 GB to be recognized. If it is 32-bit it would only see 4 GB, and not the total of this kit, which is 8 GB. GOOD LUCK...Finally Amazon is very good about returns, so if it does not work you... » Read More I searched Crucial's RAM Adviser but did not find your Toshiba model number??I do not have a Toshiba but CHECK for the following with your old RAM. Make sure your old RAM IS:1. it is DDR2 (not DDR3),2. That it is 200-pin SODIMM (not 204 or other), and4. the same or similar speeds 800 MHzAlso you MUST have a 64-bit operating system for anything over 4 GB to be recognized. If it is 32-bit it would only see 4 GB, and not the total of this kit, which is 8 GB. GOOD LUCK...Finally Amazon is very good about returns, so if it does not work you can return it, and either exchange it for something else of get a refund. « Show Less
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I've updated my RAM and it was incredibly easy; most online places allow you to look up what memory you will need. I went from the standard 4GB to 10GB (I bought one 8GB stick). There are small screws on the bottom of the laptop (don't lose them!) and then you click out the old memory stick and pop in the new one.I found several videos online that were helpful also!
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I had the same question regarding the free Windows 7 upgrade. It was listed with the Toshiba Satellite A505-S6973 but I noticed the offer is no longer linked with this laptop. This free upgrade was one of the factors considered in my purchasing this laptop. Unfortunately for me, however, no instructions for the free Windows 7 upgrade were included with the laptop documentation. On reading one of the reviews for this laptop, the writer indicated that he received instructions for the free upgrade with his Toshiba Satellite A505-S6973 laptop. What gives?
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Are we allowed to say competitor websites? (I honestly don't know) E-bay was a good place to get memory sticks at a cheaper price. Scan for a while and you'll find some good deals. I recently bought two 8 GB Memory Stick Duo Pros via the Buy it Now option - one was $25 and the other was $28.95 (each had free shipping and were new in package). As for the battery, I know of only the one battery, but maybe someone else knows of another?Hope this helps!