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Toshiba Satellite A300 Series Laptop

Core 2 Duo T5870 / 2 GHz - Centrino - RAM 3 GB - HDD 320 GB - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - GMA... More product details

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Product Age old Average review date: 11-01-2009 new

Rank 249 

alaSCORE 87

227 reviews

August, 2010

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Review summary for the Toshiba Satellite A300 Series Laptop

By (alaTest Semantic)Read the full review

alaTest has collected and analyzed 227 reviews from magazines and websites. People really like the performance. The price also gets good feedback, but many are critical about the battery.

Experts rate this product 72/100 and users 85/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Toshiba Satellite A300 Series Laptop is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Very good quality.

August, 2010

alaSCORE 87870100227

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Toshiba Satellite A300D-15B notebook

By Stephen Patrick (pocket-lint.com)Read the full review

Tosh brings AMD to the party

Powerful multi-media performance, excellent keyboard

Woeful battery life, slower than Intel-based rivals

Reasonably priced, usable and you'll be able to play games - but battery life is ruined as a result

December, 2008

 

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Toshiba Satellite A300-177 Notebook

By Ardjuna Seghers (trustedreviews.com)Read the full review

Can the rest of Toshiba's budget Satellite laptop live up to its amazing speakers?

The Toshiba Satellite A300-177 is an average 15.4in laptop with a slightly below average screen and battery life, while the unique design is at best an acquired taste. Overall it's not a bad machine, but for just a little extra the competition offers ...

Of course, looks are a matter of taste, and if you like pin-striped suits...

June, 2008

 

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Toshiba itself offers two options with a choice of processor

By cucuk (ciao.co.uk)Read the full review

The attractive new design, powerful processor and innovation is a feature that is trying to blend carried a Toshiba Satellite notebook series in the latest own.

Toshiba itself offers two options with a choice of processor

size is too large, the average consumer like a small notebook

August, 2009

 

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Toshiba Satellite A300 Laptop Review

By guardian.89 (ciao.co.uk)Read the full review

The Toshiba Satellite A300 Laptop/Notebook is a great laptop to start off with. With its sleek glossy body and gorgeous 15.4" Trubrite display is an outstanding aspect. In my opinion this laptop is brilliant from the inside and the outside. With its USB S...

3GBs of ram, 320GB Hard Drive, 2 Megapixel Web Camera

Can be slow when starting up for the first time but will speed up when used regularly

June, 2009

 

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Pathetic Toshiba support at Pune, Vimannagar

By pauldevis82 (mouthshut.com)Read the full review

I'm trying to post this to as many sites as possible to help people know what a pathetic service Toshiba provides at Pune, Vimannagar Here goes.....

At least it worked for 10 months though it failed hopelessly after that

Pathetic service centre at Pune Vimannagar

May, 2009

 

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Manufacturer's Description

The Satellite A300 series is the perfect choice for those with style in mind. The gloss chassis combined with the textured palmrest and glossy keyboard add to enhance the sleek latch-less design. The Satellite A300 series features Harmon Kardon speakers, feather touch white LED media controls and metallic colored mouse buttons. The 15.4" widescreen display is ideal for every day computing tasks and for watching movies. The Satellite A300 series features Intel Core 2 Duo processor with plenty...

Toshiba Satellite A300 Series Laptop


Toshiba Satellite A300 Series Laptop

Audio Input

Type

Microphone/None

Audio Output

Type

Sound card

Battery

Run Time (Up To)

1.2hour(s)/2.25hour(s)/2.75hour(s)/2.8hour(s)/3hour(s)

Technology

Lithium Ion

Cache Memory

Installed Size

1MB/2MB/3MB

Dimensions & Weight

Depth

26.7cm

Height

3.9cm/38.5cm

Weight

2.7kg/2.8kg

Width

36.2cm/36.3cm

Display (Projector)

Diagonal Size

15.4in

Diagonal Size (metric)

39.1cm

Max Resolution

1280 x 800/1440 x 900

Technology

TFT active matrix

Widescreen Display

Yes

Environmental Standards

ENERGY STAR Qualified

Yes

EPA Energy Star Compliant

Yes

Header

Compatibility

PC

Country Kits

Netherlands/Nordics/United Kingdom

Localization

Danish / English / Finnish / Norwegian / Swedish/English

Manufacturer

Toshiba

Model

A300-13X/A300-177/A300-192/A300-193/A300-194/A300-195/A300-1A8/A300-1A9/A300-1BZ/A300-1C1/A300-1C2/A300-1DZ/A300-1E0/A300-1E7/A300-1EA/A300-1FZ/A300-1G0/A300-1G1/A300-1HV/A300-1J1/A300-1LW/A300-1M9/A300-1MC/A300-1NG/A300-1NH/A300-1O9/A300-1OM/A300-1OP/A300-1OQ/A300-1OS/A300-1PW/A300-1RR/A300-1RS/A300-1RY/A300-1S8/A300-1SX/A300-21H/A300-21I/A300-229/A300-22C/A300-22E/A300-249/A300-257/A300-25E/A300-27H/A300-28R/A300-2C2/A300-2C3/A300-2C4/A300-2C5/A300-2E3/A300D-131/A300D-132/A300D-13E/A300D-13S/A300D-14N/A300D-14O/A300D-14U/A300D-15B

Packaged Quantity

1

Product Line

Toshiba Satellite/Toshiba Satellite Pro

Input Device

Type

Keyboard / Touchpad

Mainboard

Data Bus Speed

1066MHz/533MHz/667MHz/800MHz

Modem

Max Transfer Rate

56Kbps

Protocols & Specifications

ITU V.90/ITU V.92

Type

Fax / modem

Networking

Data Link Protocol

Bluetooth / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11n (draft)/Bluetooth / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/Bluetooth 2.1 EDR / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/Bluetooth 2.1 EDR / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11n (draft)/Bluetooth 2.1 EDR / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/Bluetooth 2.1 EDR / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11n (draft)/Bluetooth 2.1 EDR / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11n (draft)/Bluetooth 2.1 EDR / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11n (draft)/Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE

Type

Network adapter

Wireless LAN Supported

Yes

Wireless Protocol

802.11 a/b/g/n (draft)/802.11 a/b/g/n (draft) / Bluetooth/802.11 a/b/g/n (draft) / Bluetooth 2.1 EDR/802.11a/b/g/802.11a/b/g / Bluetooth 2.1 EDR/802.11b/g/802.11b/g / Bluetooth/802.11b/g / Bluetooth 2.1 EDR/802.11b/g/n (draft)/802.11b/g/n (draft) / Bluetooth 2.1 EDR

Notebook Camera

Camera Type

Integrated

Optical Storage

CD / DVD Rewrite Speed

10x (CD) / 4x (DVD/16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM)

Read Speed

24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)

Type

DVD

Write Speed

24x (CD) / 8x (DVD

OS Provided

Edition

Windows Vista Business / Windows XP Professional/Windows Vista Home Premium/Windows XP Professional

Family

Windows Vista/Windows Vista / Windows XP/Windows XP

Type

Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade/Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium/Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Processor

64-bit Computing

Yes

Clock Speed

1.73GHz/1.83GHz/1.86GHz/1.8GHz/1.9GHz/2.16GHz/2.1GHz/2.26GHz/2.4GHz/2GHz

Manufacturer

AMD/Intel

Multi-Core Technology

Dual-Core

Processor Number

P8400/P8600/RM-70/T2370/T2390/T3200/T3400/T4200/T5550/T5670/T5750/T5800/T5870/T6400/T8100/T8300/TK-57/TL-60/ZM-80

Type

Athlon 64 X2/Core 2 Duo/Pentium/Turion 64 X2 mobile technology/Turion X2 mobile processor/Turion X2 Ultra mobile technology

RAM

Installed Size

1GB/2GB/3GB/4GB

Max Supported Size

2GB/4GB/8GB

Technology

DDR2 SDRAM

Service & Support

Type

1 year warranty /2 years warranty

Software

Microsoft Office Ready

Includes a preinstalled image of select 2007 Microsoft Office suites. Purchase a Medialess License Kit (MLK) to activate the software.

Storage Controller

Type

eSATA/Serial ATA/Serial ATA/IDE

Storage Floppy Drive

Type

None

Storage Hard Drive

Type

Portable

Storage Removable

Type

None

System

Hard Drive(-s) Total Capacity

120GB/160GB/200GB/250GB/320GB/500GB

Notebook Type

Notebook

Platform Technology

Intel Centrino/Intel Centrino 2

Video Memory

Installed Size

128MB/256MB/512MB

Video Output

Graphics Processor / Vendor

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470/ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 / ATI Radeon HD 3200/ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650/ATI Radeon 3100/ATI Radeon X1250/Intel GMA 4500M/Intel GMA 4500MHD/Intel GMA X3100


Manufacturer's Description


The Satellite A300 series is the perfect choice for those with style in mind. The gloss chassis combined with the textured palmrest and glossy keyboard add to enhance the sleek latch-less design. The Satellite A300 series features Harmon Kardon speakers, feather touch white LED media controls and metallic colored mouse buttons. The 15.4" widescreen display is ideal for every day computing tasks and for watching movies. The Satellite A300 series features Intel Core 2 Duo processor with plenty enough power for demanding applications. A 1.3-megapixel camera is also integrated into the design, ideal for video calls, and has face recognition technology to allow easy logon to windows.

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