While I do not know much about your model - do yourself a favor and don't purchase the comparable Toshiba Satellite A215 model. It is not worth the money.
The following is text from a review I wrote for Wal*Mart.com that I am now stuck with:
I bought this product in January of 2008. I regretted my purchase within 2 weeks, but missed the deadline to return it by one day. Unfortunately, I was not as lucky as the Connecticut buyer who was able to return her product. The local Wal*Mart would not work with me at all.
I had the "black screen of death" issue within two days, before I ever installed/uploaded/downloaded any data to the laptop. At random intervals with every use, the screen would simply go black. It was not a problem with the power-save option on the laptop. The only way to resolve the issue was to lose whatever data I had been working on and restart the machine. Once back to the normal screen, the laptop did not pick up on the problem. It only ever acknowledged that there was an improper shutdown.
After about one month of using the laptop, I finally got an error message about a problem with the ATI Radeon X1200 Series integrated graphics card. While it is working properly, it is apparently substandard and incompatible with Vista.
I downloaded all applicable drivers, registered the product, etc, but could find no suitable solution to the black screen problem.
Because I am stuck with a (insert expletive here) laptop, I have put it in the shop with one of Toshiba's local service providers (they are all independent contractors). They are rude, have very slow turn-around time, and seem as if they could really care less about the problem.
If you purchase this laptop, you should definitely purchase the additional warranty, as you will need it in the near future, perhaps one day after your warranty expires.
So far, the only good thing about my laptop has been the fact that it has a standard 1-yr limited warranty, so I can at least have it diagnosed.
Not worth the money. This was my first Toshiba purchase. It is highly unlikely that I will ever purchase any electronics from either Toshiba or Wal*Mart in the near future or ever.
P.S. If you are looking to purchase this laptop to play The Sims 2, don't bother. The game does not support the graphics card, is not planning to support it or provide a suitable fix for the graphics problems you will have. I am a member of the EA Sims 2 site and am frequently on the forums. Everyone who has either a pc or laptop with the graphic card that is installed on our Toshiba machine has had the same problem. Many are also experiencing the black screen issue.
Again, please do not waste your time or money on this machine.