Toshiba Satellite M305-S4826 Review

Reviews of the Toshiba Satellite M305-S4826

6.9

CNET Review

May 12, 2008

The Good: Stylish new design; charges USB devices, even when off.

The Bad: Glossy finish attracts fingerprints; way too much bloatware; Sleep-and-Charge feature is turned off by default.

The Bottom Line: Toshiba's new Satellites, including the 14-inch M305, offer a reasonable mix of performance and price, but are weighed down by excessive out-of-the-box advertising links.

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8.8

alaTest.com

By alaTest | October 10, 2008

Review Summary: Experts rate this product 67/100 and users 20/100. Comparing these reviews to 90478 other Laptop Computers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 88/100 = Very Good.

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6.0

laptoplogic.com

By Travis Simon | May 29, 2008

Review Summary: Since about early April of this year, PCmark and 3dmark went their courses of being updated. That being said, we've encountered some funky conflicts with this program, mixed with our Worldbench program. It's also happening with the Asus M70 we're testing

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7.0

digitaltrends.com

By Ian Bell | May 13, 2008

Review Summary: Toshiba's shiny M305 notebook packs a lot of performance and features into an extremely elegant and sophisticated-looking chassis. Despite its relatively low price it offers 3GB...

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No Rating

NotebookReview.com

By David Rasnake | May 13, 2008

Review Summary: Approaching this review, I wasn't particularly excited about what the M305 had to offer: it seemed like a fairly run-of-the-mill notebook in a visual package that I found fairly unappealing. If my expectations were mixed, the Satellite has consistently im

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Manufacturer: Toshiba

Part number: PSMD0U-00W00K

General

Platform Technology Intel Centrino
Built-in Devices Wireless LAN antenna, Stereo speakers
Width 13.2 in
Depth 9.5 in
Height 1.5 in
Weight 5.3 lbs
Color Fusion finish with horizon pattern
Localization United States
Notebook type Thin-and-light (4-6 lbs.)
Screen type Wide-screen

Processor

Processor Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 / 2.1 GHz
Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core
64-bit processor Yes
Data bus speed 800 MHz
Chipset type Mobile Intel GM965 Express

Cache Memory

Type L2 cache
Cache size 3 MB

RAM

Installed Size 3 GB / 4 GB (max)
Technology DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz
Memory specification compliance PC2-5300

Environmental Parameters

Environmental & energy standards compliance RoHS, EPEAT Silver
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 250 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 14.1 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
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

Input Device(s)

Input device type Keyboard, Touchpad
Features Toshiba EasyKeys

Telecom

Modem Fax / modem
Max transfer rate 53 Kbps

Networking

Networking Network adapter
Networking / Wireless LAN Supported Yes
Wireless NIC Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Data link protocol IEEE 802.11a, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Networking standards IEEE 802.11a, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g

Expansion / Connectivity

Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard/54, 2 Memory
Interfaces 1 x Audio - SPDIF output/headphones, 3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 1 x Headphones - Output - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x Modem - Phone line - RJ-11

Miscellaneous

Compliant Standards RoHS

Power

Power device form factor External
Voltage Required AC 120/230 V

Battery

Technology Lithium ion
Installed Qty 1
Battery capacity 3700 mAh

Operating System / Software

OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Software Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (60 days trial), Toshiba Extended Tiles for Windows Mobility Center, Toshiba DVD Player, Memeo AutoSync, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Face Recognition software, Google Toolbar, Google Desktop, Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 for Toshiba, Toshiba ConfigFree, CyberLink PowerCinema, Google Picasa, Memeo AutoBackup, Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment, Toshiba Assist, Toshiba Value Added Package, Microsoft Works 9.0, Toshiba Disc Creator, Toshiba Speech System, Norton 360, Toshiba Game Console, Napster