Pretty simple. I have an XBox 360 that I want to connect to my Toshiba Satellite A355D-S6887 with Windows Vista, so that I can use the screen on the laptop as a monitor for the XBox. Can I do that? How do I do it? Will I require extra hardware/software/accessories?

how much money should i be making an hour as a computer technician

responsibilities include helping customers with software / accessories they have purchased from us, answering e-mail, some writing, and general customer service, and networking skills

this will be my first job so what price range should i looking at?

Dell – 50
My Components
SYSTEM COLOR Tuxedo Black edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5450 (2MB cache/1.66GHz/667Mhz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition edit
LCD AND CAMERA High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1440×900) & 2MP Camera edit
MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms) edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write) edit
VIDEO CARD 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS edit
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 edit
FINGERPRINT SCANNER Finger Print Reader XPS M1530 edit
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE Trend Micro Internet Security 15-months edit
ADOBE Adobe Photoshop + Premiere Elements edit
TV TUNERS AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress ATSC TV Tuner w/ Media Center Remote Control

I'm totally hardware illiterate, so I'm desperate for help. This is my first time buying a laptop, or even a computer for that matter.

My company gets a discount through Dell so I am going through them.

Will be using it for school, e-mail, internet, some games, u-tube and watching the occasional tv show.

Is this system good? Would you make any changes? Is it a good deal?

It's a Studio 15.

Subtotal,019

(I thought about upgrading to the better video card which is the 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650. The total with the better video card would be 94.00

My Components

PROCESSORIntel® Core™ 2 Duo T6400 (2.00GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)edit
OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosisedit
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWAREMicrosoft® Works Plus 2008edit
HD DISPLAYBright, glossy widescreen 15.4 WLED display (1280×800)edit
MEMORY4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHzedit
HARD DRIVESize: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)edit
VIDEO CARDIntel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHDedit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)edit
WIRELESS NETWORK CARDSIntel WiFi Link 5100 802.11agn Half Mini-Cardedit
INTEGRATED WEBCAMIntegrated 2.0M Pixel Webcamedit
BATTERY OPTIONS85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)edit
SOUND OPTIONSIntegrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ Advanced HD Software Editionedit
KEYBOARDBack-lit Keyboardedit
FINGERPRINT SCANNERIntegrated Finger Print Readeredit
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWAREMcAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-monthsedit
My Service
REMOTE ACCESSDell Remote Access, free basic serviceedit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUPDell Online Backup 2GB for 1 yearedit
My Software
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
LCD and CameraHi Resolution/Bright, glossy widescreen 15.4 WLED display (1280×800) w/ camera
LabelsWindows Vista™ Premium
Adobe SoftwareAdobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
Processor BrandingIntel® Centrino® Processor
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESSNo ISP requested

Also, I'm alittle confused about the hd display. I'm going with Bright, glossy widescreen 15.4 WLED display. Will that be okay? They offer all these different types, bright, glossy, glossy with resolution. It's so confusing. Am I okay with just the basic?

Thanks so much!

Dell Inspiron 1525
My Components
Jet Black
Intel® Celeron® 540 (1MB cache/1.86GHz/533Mhz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista ® Home Basic Edition
Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280×800)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
Size: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
CD Writer / DVD player (Combo Drive)
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini-Card
No Webcam Option
28 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (4 cell)
High Definition Audio 2.0
My Software & Accessories
No Subscription (30-day trial)
Microsoft Works
My Service
1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr
6 Months Risk-Free Trial AOL Advantage Internet Access
Also Includes
Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Integrated Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Windows Vista™ Basic
Intel#174; CELERON#174; Processor

I have NO IDEA what to buy in laptop computer, so I could use any help. Thanks.

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 5600+
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
20 inch E207WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz – 4 DIMMs
320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
16x DVD+/-RW Drive
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 Keyboard and Mouse
No Floppy Drive Included
56K PCI Data Fax Modem
My Software & Accessories
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007
My Service
DellCare Value
DataSafe included with DellCare Service bundle
6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Also Includes
Mouse included with Keyboard purchase
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
Windows Vista™ Premium
No Entertainment software pre-installed
Well I would like to play games like Civilization 4 and Rome: Total War.