Toshiba Satellite X205-S9800

Posted by nb-admin on Feb 18th, 2008
2008
Feb 18

Model
Brand TOSHIBA
Series Satellite
Model X205-S9800
Part# PSPB9U-04N026
General
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 1.83G
Screen 17″ WXGA+
Memory Size 2GB DDR2
Hard Disk 250GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
Video Memory 512MB
Communication Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot 1 x Express Card
Dimensions 15.7″ x 11.3″ x 1.42-2.05″
Weight Starting at 9.37 lbs.
Other Features Fingerprint reader
CPU
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed T5550(1.83GHz)
CPU FSB 667MHz
CPU L2 Cache 2MB
Chipset
Chipset Intel PM965
Display
Screen Size 17.0″
Wide Screen Support Yes
LCD Features TruBrite technology
Display Type Wide XGA+
Resolution 1440 x 900
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Graphics
GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
Video Memory Dedicated 512MB
Graphic Type Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HD Capacity 250GB
HD RPM 5400rpm
HD Interface SATA
Memory
Memory Slots 2 x DIMM
Memory Speed DDR2 667
Memory Size 2GB
Max Memory Supported 4GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface Integrated
Optical Drive Spec DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats
Maximum speed and compatibility: CD-ROM (24x), CD-R (24x), CD-RW (10x), DVD-ROM (8x), DVD-R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD-R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD-RW (4x), DVD+R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD+R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD+RW (4x), DVD-RAM (5x)
Communications
Modem 56K
LAN 10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n)
Bluetooth Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR
Ports
Card Slot 1 x ExpressCard slot (ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54)
USB 6
IEEE 1394 1
Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x S-Video TV-out, 1 x HDMI
Audio Ports S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port)
Microphone input port
Headphone output port
Audio
Audio Integrated Sound Card
Sound Volume Control Dial
Built-in microphone
Speaker 4 Built-in harman/kardon stereo speakers with 1 subwoofer
Input Device
Touchpad Toshiba TouchPad
Keyboard 104 key US with 10-key
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter
Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card [shared slots]
Webcam Yes
Power
AC Adapter 180W (19V x 9.5A) Auto sensing, 100-240V/50-60Hz AC Adapter
Battery 6000mAh Lithium Ion battery pack
Physical spec
Dimensions 15.7″ x 11.3″ x 1.42-2.05″
Weight Starting at 9.37 lbs.

User Review:

Really an amazing laptop for the price. This laptop has a lot of nice features and it has a great display not to mention the HDMI and Svideo out.
It seems to be a good system. processor a little on the slow side and should have more memory, i don’t like Windows Vista at all. The heat vents are also on the side which pose a problem for the right-handed persons because that is where my mouse is and the heat is directly blowing on my hand so i have had to adjust my hand to a different area of the desk for my mouse. The touch pad is nice while the webcam cannot swivel, it would be better if it were, the speakers sound great and the wheel for volume is nice.

TOSHIBA Satellite A215-S5802

Posted by nb-admin on Feb 8th, 2008
2008
Feb 8

Model
Brand TOSHIBA
Series Satellite
Model A215-S5802
Part# PSAFGU-045002
General
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 1.9G
Screen 15.4″ WXGA
Memory Size 1GB DDR2
Hard Disk 120GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card ATI Radeon X1200 IGP
Video Memory shared memory
Communication Modem, LAN and WLAN
Card slot 1 x Express Card
Dimensions 14.3″ x 10.6″ x 1.32-1.55″
Weight 5.78 lbs.
CPU
CPU Type AMD Mobile Athlon 64 X2
CPU Speed TK-57(1.90GHz)
CPU L2 Cache 2 x 256KB
Display
Screen Size 15.4″
Wide Screen Support Yes
LCD Features TruBrite technology
Display Type Wide XGA
Resolution 1280 x 800
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Graphics
GPU/VPU ATI Radeon X1200 IGP
Video Memory 128MB-319MB Dynamically Allocated Shared Graphics Memory
Graphic Type Integrated Card
Hard Drive
HD Capacity 120GB
HD RPM 5400rpm
HD Interface SATA
Memory
Memory Slots 2 x DIMM
Memory Speed DDR2 667
Memory Size 1GB
Max Memory Supported 4GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface Integrated
Optical Drive Spec DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats
Maximum speed and compatibility: CD-ROM (24x), CD-R (24x), CD-RW (10x), DVD-ROM (8x), DVD-R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD-R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD-RW (4x), DVD+R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD+R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD+RW (4x), DVDRAM (5x)
Communications
Modem 56K
LAN 10/100Mbps
WLAN 802.11b/g Wireless LAN
Ports
Card Slot 1 x ExpressCard slot (ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54)
USB 4
IEEE 1394 1
Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x S-Video TV-out
Audio Ports 1 x Microphone jack; 1 x Headphone jack
Audio
Audio Sound Volume Control Dial
Speaker Built-in stereo speakers
Input Device
Touchpad Toshiba TouchPad
Keyboard 86 key US keyboard
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter
Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMedia Card, xD Picture Card [shared slots]
Power
AC Adapter 75W (19V x 3.95A) 100-240V AC Adapter
Battery 4000mAh Lithium Ion battery pack
Physical spec
Dimensions 14.3″ x 10.6″ x 1.32-1.55″
Weight 5.78 lbs.
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts 1 year limited
Labor 1 year limited

User Review:

Good value, better battery than most (8 cell), great 15.4 screen, no frills simple keyboard work area layout. Wireless works well. Bottom of notebook stays relatively cool as compared to others. Sound/speakers pretty decent.

Converting this notebook to a legally licensed XP does not void the hardware warranty. Toshiba offers little help for XP drivers, but just search Google for A205 or A215 and you will find all of them (except the driver for the little used function/hotkeys). ATI video driver a little tricky, you must manually install it. XP Conversion went great and completed in 2 hours. Always make sure Service Pack 2 is installed before adding XP drivers. Now that XP Pro is installed, this Toshiba runs smooth and fast. The 1 Gb RAM makes XP fly. Boots up fast and shuts down fast. As with almost all notebooks, video memory is shared, and this one is no exception, but it does allocate up to 320MB of the 1 GB and the ATI chip manages it pretty well.

Toshiba Satellite U305-S2804

Posted by nb-admin on Feb 8th, 2008
2008
Feb 8

Model
Brand TOSHIBA
Series Satellite
Model U305-S2804
Part# PSU30U-07M012
General
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66G
Screen 13.3″ WXGA
Memory Size 2GB DDR2
Hard Disk 160GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card Intel GMA X3100
Video Memory shared memory
Communication Modem, LAN and WLAN
Card slot 1 x Express Card
Dimensions 12.20″ x 8.94″ x 1.34″
Weight 4.54 lbs.
CPU
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed T5450(1.66GHz)
CPU FSB 667MHz
CPU L2 Cache 2MB
Chipset
Chipset Intel GM965
Display
Screen Size 13.3″
Wide Screen Support Yes
LCD Features TruBrite technology
Display Type Wide XGA
Resolution 1280 x 800
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Graphics
GPU/VPU Intel GMA X3100
Video Memory 64MB-251MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
Graphic Type Integrated Card
Hard Drive
HD Capacity 160GB
HD RPM 5400rpm
HD Interface SATA
Memory
Memory Slots 2 x DIMM
Memory Speed DDR2 667
Memory Size 2GB
Max Memory Supported 4GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface Integrated
Optical Drive Spec DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats
Communications
Modem 56K
LAN 10/100Mbps
WLAN 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN
Ports
Card Slot 1 x ExpressCard slot (ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54)
USB 3
IEEE 1394 1
Video Port 1 x VGA
Audio Ports 1 x Microphone jack; 1 x Headphone jack
Audio
Audio Sound Volume Control Dial
Built-in microphone
Speaker Built-in stereo speakers
Input Device
Touchpad Toshiba TouchPad
Keyboard 85 key US keyboard
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter
Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMedia Card, xD Picture Card [shared slots]
Webcam Yes
Power
AC Adapter 75W (19V 3.95A) Auto sensing, 100-240V/50-60Hz AC Adapter
Battery 5200mAh Lithium Ion battery pack
Physical spec
Dimensions 12.20″ x 8.94″ x 1.34″
Weight 4.54 lbs.
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts 1 year limited
Labor 1 year limited