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Toshiba Satellite A205-S4639

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Pros
Lots of storage
Interesting case design
Cons
Poor battery life

$667.32
From 1 Merchant

Pricing: Average: $1550 (10/24/2007)
Performance: Good: 75
Features: Good: 79
Design: Very Good: 82

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Average: $1550

Performance

Good: 75

WorldBench 6 Tests - Very Good: 67

WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2	703
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX	532
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering	941
Firefox 2	398
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1	418
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0	322
Multitasking	495
Nero 7 Ultra Edition	929
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5	279
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0	418

Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries	1
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm)	02:28

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	26.8
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	41.46

Features

Good: 79

CPU & Memory
CPU	1.73-GHz Core 2 Duo T5300
System Memory	2048
Type of Memory	DDR2-667 SDRAM

Video & Display
Display Size (inches)	15.4" Display
Horizontal Resolution	1280
Vertical Resolution	800
Video Chip Set	nVidia GeForce Go 7300
Video Memory	128
External Monitor Interface	PCI Express
Wide Screen	Yes

Storage
Total HD Size (GB)	280GB Hard Drive
Optical Drive Speed	4
Optical Drive Type	DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM
Removable Optical Drive	No
Floppy Drive	No
Number of Media Slots	3
Other Removable Media Drive	Memory Stick, SD Card, xD-Picture Card

Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports	No
Parallel Ports	No
USB Ports	4
FireWire Ports	1
Microphone Ports	Yes
Headphone Jacks	Yes
S-Video Ports	Yes
Composite Video Ports	No
Docking Station Port	No
Infrared Port	No
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port	No
Mini PCI Port	No
PC Card Slots	0
Express Card Slots	1

Connectivity
Network Port	10/100Base-T ethernet
Wireless LAN Type	802.11n
Bluetooth	No
Modem Type	V.92

Other
Standard Number of Batteries	1
Type of Batteries	Lithium ion
Built-In Speakers	Stereo
Dimensions	14.3 by 10.5 by 1.6
Min. Weight (lbs.)	6.5Lbs.
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories)	7.6
Accessories	Notebook, AC adapter, power cord
Pointing Device	Touchpad
Operating System	Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit)

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	24
Sunday Support Hours	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	In notebooks, Toshiba found itself in the middle of the pack. An absence of superior or subpar scores prevented it from standing out for better or worse.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems	Average
Reports of products with failed components	Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Average
Reports of products arriving with problems	Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Average

Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support	Average
Overall quality of vendor's phone support	Average
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Average
Overall quality of service	Average

Design

Very Good: 82

Toshiba Satellite A205-S4639 Review

by Carla Thornton

- The Toshiba Satellite A205-S4639 lacks the wow factor, and It doesn't have a mobile-broadband card or even Bluetooth. But it can handle most applications, looks good, and has two hard drives--one with a capacity of 160GB and the other 120GB. If you generate big files, this $1500 Windows Vista Ultimate portable could make you quite happy.

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User Reviews for Toshiba Satellite A205-S4639

Reviewed by: anandakumar

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: You cannot get all these features in any other Intel Core2Duo notebook for this price.280 GB is a lot of storage. 2GB RAM comes in real handy when it comes to speed. nVidia GEForce Go 7300 is fast.

Weaknesses: The battery life is poor. Comes only for little above 2 hrs. Would have been happier with XP or Vista Home premium.Vista Ultimate is kind of slow I think. No Blue tooth or Infrared

Overall Evaluation: Overall this is a laptop with desktop like features for the price. So far I am happy with the system. Used the 1.3 MP webcam. Its good. Finger print reader is there for added security. Blue tooth feature and the Infra red not available is a downside.