Look on the bottom of your Toshiba and see if there is a MS Windows sticker with a code.  That is the license and it will tell you if it is Windows XP or what.  if it is, you just need to find media to do the wipe and install then either sell or gift it to someone.  Yes, I know you can do the same with Linux on it, but MOST people won't buy it if it doesn't have windows.  If the sticker isn't there, then you will need to either find the original media which will most likely have the license key with it, or you will need to buy new which isn't worth it.  Let the buyer do that if they want.  Just DBAN the laptop and put a basic install of something like Ubuntu on it and then sell it or gift it.<div>
<br></div><div>Andy<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 7:36 PM, BrianO'Keefe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:okeefe@cybermesa.com" target="_blank">okeefe@cybermesa.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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    Thanks Andy,<br>
    I checked out the CPUs on PassMark CPU and you are totally correct.
    The A5560 is almost clocking 4x faster. I ordered it!<br>
    I never thought about the Windows license. I suppose this Toshiba
    has one but I wouldn't know how to find it.<br>
    <br>
    New laptop should be here by Tuesday! Now when those SSDHDs get down
    to a reasonable price I can justify upgrading.<br>
    <br>
    Brian <br><div><div class="h5">
    <br>
    On 08/17/2012 03:16 PM, Andrew Farnsworth wrote:
    <blockquote type="cite">If the $60 is not too much, go for the 
      A5560-7414.  The .15 Ghz difference won't make a difference really
      and if you are in single threaded / single core mode this one will
      turbo up to 2.4 Ghz.  So you get more modern, more powerful and
      faster cpu, better graphics, better power savings, a bigger HD all
      for $60.  Sounds like a deal to me.  I know many people will state
      otherwise, but have a Windows  license for you laptop is a good
      thing... it improves resale value.
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        <div>Andy<br>
          <br>
          <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 4:36 PM,
            BrianO'Keefe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:okeefe@cybermesa.com" target="_blank">okeefe@cybermesa.com</a>></span>
            wrote:<br>
            <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
              <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Anyone help me out
                with these laptops from Newegg?<br>
                <br>
                So this for $319:<br>
                ASUS A53U-ES21 Notebook AMD Dual-Core Processor
                E-450(1.65GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 320GB HDD 5400rpm
                DVD±R/RW AMD Radeon HD 6320 <br>
                and I have a brand new 500GB HD for it.<br>
                Or this for $379:<br>
                Acer Aspire A5560-7414 Notebook AMD A-Series
                A6-3420M(1.5GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD
                Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 6520G . The CPU is a quad
                core.<br>
                <br>
                Advice please?<br>
                <br>
                No on the HP I wrote about earlier as it has no optical
                drive.<br>
                <br>
                Many Thanks,<br>
                <br>
                Brian
                <div><br>
                  <br>
                  On 08/16/2012 10:16 PM, Rob Haag wrote: </div>
                <div>
                  <div>
                    <blockquote type="cite">Not bad for first hardware,
                      I was just remembering recently how my first
                      computer had floppies (5.25"). My first hard drive
                      was 15mb (yep, that is Megabytes :) ). Now I'm
                      giving my age away, but I know older nerds :) I'm
                      quite surprised lately at how cheap hardware is
                      getting, I find (capable) laptops for under $200.
                      It makes it a bit easier to move onto new hardware
                      when they are so cheap, and recycling old ones is
                      responsible too... so we don't have to milk every
                      last drop of service from the old units.
                      <div> <br>
                      </div>
                      <div>Good luck and your welcome, of course</div>
                      <div>Rob<br>
                        <br>
                        <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at
                          12:10 AM, BrianO'Keefe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:okeefe@cybermesa.com" target="_blank">okeefe@cybermesa.com</a>></span>
                          wrote:<br>
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                              Thanks so much Rob. I've cloned my HD
                              several times as larger cpacity ones came
                              on market and installed them into this
                              laptop and yes, SATA.  I think though that
                              it's time to stop trying to make this
                              workhorse pull the loads that newer OS
                              versions and all the software that I've
                              installed amount to. amazing to think my
                              first computer was a Mac G3 Desktop with a
                              4GB HD!!<br>
                              I'll check out micro center for sure.<br>
                              <br>
                              Thanks again<br>
                              <br>
                              Brian
                              <div>
                                <div><br>
                                  <br>
                                  On 08/16/2012 09:59 PM, Rob Haag
                                  wrote:
                                  <blockquote type="cite">Does your
                                    Toshiba have a SATA hard drive? All
                                    the new ones do, surely this unit at
                                    Newegg does too. But you may also
                                    sacrifice speed/reliability to swap
                                    it out. I may suggest you take an
                                    image of your old HDD with GParted
                                    or even the 'dd' command, then put
                                    that image on the new hard drive,
                                    then grow the new hard drive's
                                    partition to utilize the extra space
                                    (if the new on is bigger (in
                                    capacity)... or partition whats left
                                    over and mount that partition too.
                                    It's not a fantasy to swap hard
                                    drives though, if you thinking 'will
                                    it start up in the new hardware?'
                                     Also, the new laptop you linked to
                                    certainly supports accelerated 3D
                                    graphics, which sounds like a step
                                    up for you in that department.
                                    <div> <br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>Just for the fun of it, check
                                      out Micro Center. Not every deal
                                      ships (some are 'in store only').
                                      I re-located to Columbus, OH and
                                      we have Micro Center here, my dad
                                      just picked up a really nice Asus
                                      laptop for $249 that supports
                                      accelerated graphics, the RAM is a
                                      bit lower than what you found at
                                      Newegg, but could be upgraded for
                                      $20-30 to 4gb. I have had very
                                      good service from Micro Center
                                      too, they are very customer
                                      oriented. It's worth a quick look,
                                      but unfortunately most of the
                                      'good' deals are 'in store only'</div>
                                    <div>MicroCenter <a href="http://www.microcenter.com/" target="_blank">http://www.microcenter.com/</a></div>
                                    <div><br>
                                    </div>
                                    <div>Good luck,</div>
                                    <div>Rob Haag</div>
                                    <div><br>
                                      <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu,
                                        Aug 16, 2012 at 11:36 PM,
                                        BrianO'Keefe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:okeefe@cybermesa.com" target="_blank">okeefe@cybermesa.com</a>></span>
                                        wrote:<br>
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                                          <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Hey all,<br>
                                            <br>
                                            I have the Toshiba satellite
                                            with an AMD 64 bit
                                            processor. One of my main
                                            issues is that the notebook
                                            doesn't have the newer video
                                            capability to run Ubuntu
                                            beyond what I have, which is
                                            10.10 except in crappy 2D
                                            mode (or vintage or whatever
                                            they call it).<br>
                                            This Acer laptop   <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215371&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL081612&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL081612-_-EMC-081612-Index-_-LaptopsNotebooks-_-34215371-L0A" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215371&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL081612&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL081612-_-EMC-081612-Index-_-LaptopsNotebooks-_-34215371-L0A</a><br>

                                            <br>
                                            is capable, I think, and I'm
                                            wondering if I could pop my
                                            HD from the Toshiba into it
                                            and just run with it. Or is
                                            that a fantasy? The price is
                                            great and it gets good
                                            reviews.<br>
                                            <br>
                                            Advice?<br>
                                            <br>
                                            Muchas gracias<br>
                                            <br>
                                            Brian<br>
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