[15 March 2023] I acquired one of these:

It's a 17" Toshiba Satellite
M60-132 laptop running Windows
XP, and I would go so far as to
say that it's a (retro) gaming
laptop since it has ATI Radeon
128MB graphics, larger screen,
and up-rated audio.
My
specimen is in a nice condition
and while I'm not into gaming,
the built-in speakers are, as
far as laptops are concerned,
nice for watching movies.
RAM:
My version came to me with only
512MB DDR2 4200 RAM, but this
can be upgraded to 2GB according
to the specs. I have tried 4GB
with 2 x 2GB DDR2 6400 but it
failed to startup. I got it to
startup with a 2GB and the 512MB
module, but only 2GB was
recognised by the BIOS. Perhaps
2 x 2GB DDR2 5300 modules will
work. For now I have ordered 2 x
1GB modules.
Hard Drive:
My version was supplied with a
60GB IDE hard drive. I have an
IDE to CompactFlash card adapter
which I have tried it with, but
there is little performance
improvement over a hard drive,
and less capacity with my 8GB
card.
Faults:
The mouse pad doesn't work on
mine; the function key works for
it but still nothing. The
battery also holds insufficient
power to switch it on.
I'm
contemplating what to do with
the laptop. I have the original
recovery discs.
More
info [here]
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