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Butt Sniffer Joined: 06 May 2002 Posts: 1579

as many of you have read over in the General Hardware forum, i'm going about building a new computer. this laptop is going to be funding that construction. if anyone is interested, feel free and bid on the eBay auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2301357197

or email me with an offer before i start to get bids. i think this laptop is worth about $600, plus in november i purchased an extended warranty for $150. so about $700 would suit me fine.

i also have an intellimouse explorer optical mouse v3 if anyone wants to include it in this sale for $50 or so. there is also a laptop bag that i may throw in, i have to see if my step-dad wants it for his new laptop first. should know about that tomorrow.

Toshiba Satellite 3000-S353 Laptop

Included in auction:

Toshiba Satellite 3000-S353 Laptop:
3 Year Extended Warranty! Expires 11/15/04!!
- Pentium 3 900MHz with Intel Speed Step (laptop will automatically slow down the CPU to give a longer battery life)
- 20GB Hard Drive
- 256MB RAM (expandable to 512MB)
- Swappable 8x DVD-ROM Drive
- Swappable Floppy Disk Drive
- Lithium Ion Battery, removable and rechargable
- 14.1" LCD Active Matrix Display
- 16MB NVIDIA Geforce2Go graphics card
- Integrated V90 56K Modem
- Integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN
- 16-bit Onboard Stereo Sound
- Full sized keyboard
- Built in pointing device and scroll keys (I recommend an USB Optical Mouse)
  - Slots for 2 PC Cards (2 Type II or 1 Type III)
  - ECP Parallel Printer Port
  - Video-Out Port
  - Infrared Port
  - 3 USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports
  - S-Video jack
  - RJ-45 (ethernet) LAN Port
  - RJ-ll (phone) modem Port
  - IEEE 1394 (firewire) Port
  - SmartMedia (flash card) slot
  - Microphone Port
  - Headphone Port
  - Line-in
AC Adapater and Power cord
RJ-ll phone cord for 56K modem
User's Guide and ALL original documentation
Swappable Blank Drive (if DVD or Floppy aren't wanted in)
Did I mention the warranty? Expires 11/15/04! This is through Toshiba, not a reseller!

Pictures and Descriptions
If pictures don't appear, please press the refresh button on your browser or email me and I'll send them to you.

Here you can see everything included. The laptop comes with a clean WindowsXP SP1 install (please contact me if you would rather have a different operating system installed). I have had this laptop since November of '01. It is in great physical shape. There are no dead pixels on the LCD and no defects. There is two black marks on the palm rest by the keyboard, from my palms. This isn't dirt, but the silver colored palm rest being worn away from use. These could be painted over if the buyer wanted to (I saw them as a black badge of working hard).

Here is the laptop and the swappable drives. The top most is the blank drive, below it is the floppy disk drive, below that is the battery pack, next to that is the DVD ROM drive. Also pictured is a boot disk, WinDVD software, the phone cord, and the AC adapter.

Here you can see all the original documentation. The single page "quick start guide" has a rip in it, but all the other documentation is in pristine, unread condition (I'm one of those "no manual" people).

This is the right hand side of the laptop.

This is the left hand side of the laptop.

This is the back of the laptop.

A picture of the parts and serial number of the laptop. If you go to: the Toshiba Website and enter this information, you can confirm the length of the warranty. I apologize for the blurry picture, the text reads:
Parts No. PS300U-03YKN2E
Serial No. 9114074CU
Those 0s are zeros, not Os.

More Information
Visit the Toshiba Website and check out the warranty. Read up on the laptop at the Toshiba Technical Support page. There you can read the User Guides and the Detailed Specs (PDF File).

Read some reviews from ZDNet -] rated 7.8 or user reviews by CNet -] rated 81% or user reviews at Yahoo Shopping -] 4 Stars or look on Google to find tons of more reviews.

If you have any questions, feel free and email me: [url=mailto:brotherhobbes@hotmail.com]brotherhobbes@hotmail.com[/url]. If you'd like to see more pictures, just email me and let me know what you'd like to see.

Payment and Shipping
I accept Cashier's Check, Money Order, PayPal, and Credit Cards through PayPal. No personal checks, please. All together these items away about 10 pounds and shipping will cost $25 via USPS Priority Mail. If you'd like insurance, let me know.

Butt Sniffer Joined: 06 May 2002 Posts: 1579

oh, i'd take personal checks from you guys and gals

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 6:13 am Post subject:

Do you have the original recovery & software disks that came with the laptop?

Butt Sniffer Joined: 06 May 2002 Posts: 1579

it didn't come with any if you will believe it. didn't even come with any sort of windows install CDs, outside of the cab files on the drive. what you see there is everything that came with the laptop outside of the shipping box.

Edit: ok i emailed a bunch of people who also got these laptops at the same time. it's possible i didn't get any recovery cds or maybe i lost them. i honestly can not remember ever having them, but if anyone has such a thing i'll get copies.

Edited by - brotherhobbes on 01/15/2003 13:10:21

Butt Sniffer Joined: 06 May 2002 Posts: 1579

Update!

Auction now includes a laptop carrying case. The case is a Targus brand case very similar to the current model of the Targus Notepac that is retailing for $39.99 on the Targus Website: http://www.targus.com/product_details.asp?sku=CN01/OCN1

I was going to give this case to my Step-Dad to use with his new laptop, but his laptop is a larger size and doesn't fit this case. Great for you!

"The Targus Notepac Case is specifically designed for laptop computers and related accessories. A fully adjustable padded divider separates the laptop computer from your power supply, AC adapter, cables and other accessories. This laptop case also includes a workstation area that features disk pockets, business card holders and a file/ document pocket. The external pocket is perfect for files and miscellaneous items."

Here is the laptop case with the laptop in place and strapped down. There is an area on the right (or left, the divider is moveable) to place an optical mouse or the AC adapter, etc. There is 3 velcro pouches, one of the is perfect size for 3.5" diskettes, another is perfect for holding the swappable drive that isn't currently being used, and the final is about the size of a large business card. There is also 3 pen holders and a large pouch sized for legal pads.

Here you can see the bag closed. Note there is a white scuff mark on one corner. Also, there is a detachable shoulder strap with a cushion. The cushion piece has a slight rip in the fabric which I've fixed up with safety pin. There is a large pouch on the top here, great for headphones, CDs, etc. Underneath there is a small pouch great for miscellaneous papers and legal pads (not pictured).

Enjoy this added bonus! Shipping costs remain the same.

Stray Dog Joined: 31 Dec 2000 Posts: 60 Location: Portugal

Well, I placed a few bids on it for you... someone really wants it... good luck

(turtleiron)

EEps · Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 8:27 pm Post subject:

Is this only an eBay bidding thing or are you selling it here, too? I have a MIL that might be interested for the asking price... So what's the deal then? I have to bid on it? Question

Butt Sniffer Joined: 06 May 2002 Posts: 1579

Quote:

Is this only an eBay bidding thing or are you selling it here, too? I have a MIL that might be interested for the asking price... So what's the deal then? I have to bid on it? :

BamZipPow
...how things get done

i'm sorry bam, i didn't think anyone would want it here. last time i put up something for sale i didn't get any bites (game theaterXP sound card) and ended up having to put it on ebay. so this time i thought i'd do both at once. i was going to just end the auction and sell it if i got a serious offer, but i've already gotten so many bids on it. who would have guessed. so yes, sorry, you'll have to bid on it. my apologies.

if i ever sell anything else, i'll be sure to let you guys/gals get first dibs. even if no one wants it!

Butt Sniffer Joined: 06 May 2002 Posts: 1579

Quote:

Do you have the original recovery & software disks that came with the laptop?

http://www.hypoxic.org

ok, i do not. BUT! i asked some friends that also got the same laptop at the same time (we had purchased 26 of them), and he was willing to make a copy of them for himself and give me the originals.

i am going to pick them up on friday, thanks for making me look for them hypoxic!

here is a scan of them:

EEps · Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2003 4:53 am Post subject:

Thanks...just want to make sure. Guess I'll have to make my move at the last second.