Toshiba Satellite U405-S2830 Review

Reviews of the Toshiba Satellite U405-S2830

7.4

CNET Review

April 25, 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 thin-and-light Satellite U405 is a sleek alternative to the 13-inch MacBook, but is weighed down by excessive out-of-the-box bloatware.

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8.9

alaTest.com

By alaTest | October 12, 2008

Review Summary: Experts rate this product 68/100 and users 66/100. Comparing these reviews to 91027 other Laptop Computers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 89/100 = Very Good.

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No Rating

mobiletechreview.com

By Tong Zhang | August 27, 2008

Review Summary: The Toshiba U405 has the right balance between size and power, and has plenty of ports for working with various accessories. For the price, the Toshiba offers very good specs and the hardware benchmarks very well. If you're a student who is looking for a

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8.0

pcmag.com

By Cisco Cheng | May 7, 2008

Review Summary: The Toshiba Satellite U405-S2830 is not particularly svelte, but its Fusion finish and affordable price tag make it a must-see.

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No Rating

NotebookReview.com

By JerryJ | April 21, 2008

Review Summary: A notebook is more than the sum of its parts. For several years now Toshiba has managed to make solid notebooks but they didn't excite our editorial staff ... until now. In years past Toshiba usually did a fine job "on paper" by delivering laptops with go

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Manufacturer: Toshiba

Part number: PSU40U-013013

General

Built-in Devices Wireless LAN antenna, Stereo speakers, Bluetooth antenna
Embedded Security Fingerprint reader
Width 12.4 in
Depth 9 in
Height 1.4 in
Weight 4.9 lbs
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
Min Operating Temperature 41 ?F
Max Operating Temperature 95 ?F
Humidity Range Operating 20 - 80%

Storage Controller

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
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 10x (CD) / 4x (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 13.3 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 Input Microphone

Notebook Camera

Camera Type Integrated

Multimedia Functionality

TV Tuner Type None

Input Device(s)

Input device type Keyboard, Touchpad

Telecom

Modem Fax / modem
Max transfer rate 53 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, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
Networking standards IEEE 802.11a, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.1, IEEE 802.11n (draft)

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 4800 mAh

Operating System / Software

OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Software Toshiba Bluetooth Stack, 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