Reviews of the Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6848
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CNET Review
The Good: Inexpensive; stylish design; decent battery life; charges USB devices, even when off.
The Bad: Subpar performance on benchmarks; glossy finish attracts fingerprints; annoying case illumination must be manually disabled; mediocre speakers.
The Bottom Line: The midsize Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6848 offers a high-end design and decent feature set, but you can get better performance for the same (or less) money.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 60/100. Comparing these reviews to 89901 other Laptop Computers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 87/100 = Very Good.
Manufacturer: Toshiba
Part number: A305D-S6848
General
- Width 14.3 in
- Depth 10.5 in
- Height 1.5 in
- Weight 6.0 lbs
- Notebook type Thin-and-light (4-6 lbs.), Budget
- Screen type Wide-screen
Processor
- Processor AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 / 2.0 GHz
- Data bus speed 800 MHz
Cache Memory
- Type L2 cache
- Cache size 1 MB
RAM
- Installed Size 3 GB / 4 GB (max)
- Technology DDR II SDRAM
Storage Controller
- Storage controller type Serial ATA
Storage
- Floppy Drive None
- Hard Drive 200 GB
- Storage Removable None
- Hard drive type Standard
Optical Storage
- Type CD+/-RW
- CD / DVD read speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
- CD / DVD write speed 24x (CD) / 5x (DVD-RAM) / 4x (DVD Double layer)
Display
- Display Type 15.4 in TFT active matrix
- Max Resolution 1280 x 800
- Features TruBrite display
Video
- Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Mobility RADEON X1250
- Video Memory 128 MB
Audio
- Audio output type Sound card
Input Device(s)
- Input device type Keyboard, Touchpad
Telecom
- Modem Fax / modem
- Max transfer rate 56 Kbps
Networking
- Data link protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) Memory card reader, Memory, ExpressCard 54/34
- Interfaces 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 x Ethernet - RJ-45, 1 x S-Video, 4 x USB 2.0 - USB 2.0, 1 x Modem - RJ-11
Miscellaneous
- Features 802.11 b/g Wireless LAN, Camera
Battery
- Technology Lithium ion
- Installed Qty 1
Operating System / Software
- OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP 1
- Software Toshiba DVD Player, Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5, Disc Creator, Drivers & Utilities
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics'
- Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics' manufacturer rating (June 2008) 4.3
- Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics' manufacturer rating (Mar 2008) 7.7
- Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics' manufacturer rating (Sep 2008) 4.7
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