Reviews of the Toshiba Satellite A305-S6858
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CNET Review
The Good: Inexpensive; very stylish design; strong performance; lengthy battery life; charges USB devices, even when off.
The Bad: Battery adds significant weight; glossy finish attracts fingerprints; annoying case illumination must be manually disabled; mediocre speakers.
The Bottom Line: The Toshiba Satellite A305-S6858 is a very good mainstream machine, but we prefer one of its competitors.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 75/100 and users 89/100. Comparing these reviews to 104185 other Laptops reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 92/100 = Excellent.
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pcmag.com
Review Summary: The Toshiba Satellite A305-S6845 has the potential to win the public over with its new "Fusion" design, good performance scores, and a sweet price.
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laptopmag.com
Review Summary: riced at $1,249, the Toshiba Satellite A305-S6845 offers plenty of style and discrete graphics for a reasonable price. Although it lacks a high-definition drive and contains frustrating facial recognition software, this mainstream machine's strong perform
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NotebookReview.com
Review Summary: The Toshiba Satellite A305 is an excellent upgrade and overhaul to the older lackluster A205 notebook. The design looks great, the finish is awesome, the performance is outstanding, and the price is much lower than expected. I would have no problem recomm
Manufacturer: Toshiba
Part number: PSAG0U-02D00M
General
- Platform Technology Intel Centrino
- Built-in Devices Wireless LAN antenna, Stereo speakers
- Width 14.3 in
- Depth 10.5 in
- Height 1.5 in
- Weight 6 lbs
- Color Fusion finish with horizon pattern
- Localization United States
- Notebook type Thin-and-light (4-6 lbs.), Budget
- Screen type Wide-screen
- Wireless capabilities 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11 pre-N
Processor
- Processor Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 / 2 GHz
- Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core
- 64-bit processor Yes
- Data bus speed 667 MHz
- Chipset type Mobile Intel GM965 Express
Cache Memory
- Type L2 cache
- Cache size 2 MB
RAM
- Installed Size 4 GB / 4 GB (max)
- Technology DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz
- Memory specification compliance PC2-5300
- RAM configuration features 2 x 2 GB
Environmental Parameters
- Environmental & energy standards compliance RoHS
- Min Operating Temperature 41 ?F
- Max Operating Temperature 95 ?F
- Humidity Range Operating 20 - 80%
Storage Controller
- Storage controller type Serial ATA/IDE
- Storage Controller / Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA-150
Storage
- Floppy Drive None
- Hard Drive 320 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
- Storage Removable None
- Hard drive type Portable
Optical Storage
- Type DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - Integrated
- CD / DVD read speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
- CD / DVD write speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD?R) / 4x (DVD?R DL)
- CD / DVD rewrite speed 16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM)
- Disc Labeling Technology Labelflash Technology
Optical Storage (2nd)
- 2nd optical storage type None
Card Reader
- Card reader type 5 in 1 card reader
- Supported flash memory cards MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick, SD Memory Card, XD-Picture Card
Display
- Display Type 15.4 in TFT active matrix
- Max Resolution 1280 x 800 ( WXGA )
- Widescreen Display Yes
- Features TruBrite
Video
- Graphics Processor / Vendor Intel GMA X3100 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0
- Video Memory 128 MB
- Max Allocated RAM Size 358 MB
Audio
- Audio output type Sound card
- Audio Output Features Harman/kardon stereo speakers
- Audio Input Microphone
Notebook Camera
- Camera Type Integrated
Multimedia Functionality
- TV Tuner Type None
- Radio Tuner Type FM radio
Input Device(s)
- Input device type Keyboard, Touchpad
- Keyboard localization and layout US
- Features Toshiba EasyKeys
Telecom
- Modem None
- Max transfer rate 56 Kbps
Networking
- Networking Network adapter
- Networking / Wireless LAN Supported Yes
- Wireless NIC Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
- Data link protocol IEEE 802.11a, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
- Networking standards IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) 2 ( 0 ) x Memory, 1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard/54
- Interfaces 1 x Audio - SPDIF output/headphones, 1 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 x Display / video - S-video output, 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 1 x FM antenna, 1 x Headphones - Output - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
Miscellaneous
- Features 802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless LAN, Camera
- Compliant Standards RoHS
Power
- Power device form factor External
- Voltage Required AC 120/230 V
Battery
- Technology Lithium ion
- Installed Qty 1
- Battery capacity 6000 mAh
Operating System / Software
- OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
- Software Toshiba Bluetooth Stack, Microsoft Office Professional 2007 (60 days trial), Toshiba Extended Tiles for Windows Mobility Center, Toshiba DVD Player, Norton 360 (Trial), Adobe Acrobat Reader, Face Recognition software, Microsoft Office Ready, Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 for Toshiba, Toshiba ConfigFree, Skype, CyberLink PowerCinema, Memeo AutoBackup, Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment, Toshiba Assist, Toshiba Value Added Package, LoJack for Laptops, Toshiba Disc Creator, Toshiba Speech System, Napster, Toshiba Game Console
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
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
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