Just to add a few details- This Laptop is an HP Pavilion zv5000. When I bought it it was an end of line model, so I didn't expect the latest spec even then. However, I've been impressed with HP so far, and apart from a hard drive crash* in the autumn it's been very reliable.
*Luckily everything backed up
But now I certainly notice the lack of performance in comparison with newer models. I updated the thingy memory from 256 to 512 before I came out here and that obviously made a difference.
I'll keep this as a back up as it still works ok. The hinges are getting dodgy, but if I'm not hauling it around the world it should last a bit longer.
Budget BTW max 1500€
It would appear that the Toshi wotsit has only just appeared on the German market as the only reviews I could find were in English. Eventually found a review this am, and Mediamarkt(huge electrical chain) have just introduced it for sale, but with a slightly different model number.
The problem is that there are so many different models of the same machines, and one machine will get rave reviews and the next will get a sh1te one
I can't get my head round all the different model numbers
