Toshiba Satellite C855-S5350 Laptop: Pentium B980 2.4GHz, 6GB DDR3, 640GB HDD, 15.6" 1366x768 LED, 6-cell, Windows 8 $255 after $50 rebate + Free Shipping

The last one is funny. An inexperienced computer user trying to access the BIOS.

He mentioned using it as a server for builds.. That sure doesn't sound inexperienced. It seems more likely that Toshiba just has a crappy BIOS.

Toshiba C855-S5350 (15.6", Intel B980, 6GB RAM, 640GB) Windows 8 Laptop $254 AC/AR @ Staples IN-STORE ONLY when using $75 off Windows 8 laptop/tablet coupon
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Link to product:
Link to laptop (for reference only) [staples.com]

Deal Summary According to my calculations:
+ $499 Toshiba C855-S5350 15.6" Laptop
- $120 Staples In-Store Instant Discount (as shown in email link HERE [staples.com])
- $75 Staples In-Store Coupon (see link above)
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$304 in store price (plus applicable tax)
- $50 Staples Easy Rebate
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$254 plus applicable tax

Laptop specs summary
Intel® Pentium® B980 2.4GHz 2MB L3 Cache Processor
6GB DDR3 1333MHz Memory, Expandable to 8GB
640GB 5400RPM Serial ATA Hard Disk
15.6" diagonal HD widescreen TruBrite® TFT LED-backlit display (1366 x 768)
Windows 8
DVD SuperMulti drive

15.6” diagonal HD widescreen TruBrite® TFT LED-backlit display (1366 x 768)
1366x768 greatly decreases the value of the laptop... the loss of productivity is worth a lot more than the saving in price...

These types of comments always crack me up. Have you ever tried actually USING a 15" laptop with resolution greater than 1366x768? It SUCKS! I had one with 1920x1080 and hated it; text so small you couldn't make out anything. I finally had to scale it down to 1440x900 to be readable at all and of course running at non-native made everything sort of fuzzy. Must be people with much better eyesight than me but I wouldn't even consider anything finer than 1366x768 for a 15" laptop; go to a 17" if you want more resolution, or better yet just hook up to an external 22" or 24" LED monitor and then the default resolution doesn't matter.

These types of comments always crack me up. Have you ever tried actually USING a 15" laptop with resolution greater than 1366x768? It SUCKS! I had one with 1920x1080 and hated it; text so small you couldn't make out anything. I finally had to scale it down to 1440x900 to be readable at all and of course running at non-native made everything sort of fuzzy. Must be people with much better eyesight than me but I wouldn't even consider anything finer than 1366x768 for a 15" laptop; go to a 17" if you want more resolution, or better yet just hook up to an external 22" or 24" LED monitor and then the default resolution doesn't matter.

Rep!
I reserved one and walk-in bought one. all those coupons worked.

The reserved one I hasn't got confirmation email yet.
I guess soon it will be out of stock and invalid.
I went to the staples in 33156 zip code.

Frys lenovo instore only, not an option for me.

I am all about a cheap laptop, because all I essentially use it for is checking some websites, word processing, and storing some photos. I don't need a lot of computing power, just the basics.

Is there anybody that owns this model or any Toshiba that can comment on the build quality? I want to make sure it will last for at least a couple years.

Got mine last night....works better (faster) than I expected....after using $40 in rewards and another 20% off...came out to about $180