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Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757

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Pros
Very affordable
Full-size keyboard
Cons
Frustrating volume control
Slightly stiff mouse buttons

$700.81
From 1 Merchant

Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $900 (12/21/2007)
Performance: Fair: 64
Features: Good: 79
Design: Very Good: 81

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

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $900

Performance

Fair: 64

WorldBench 6 Tests - Good: 60
WorldBench 6 Score	60

WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2	830
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX	612
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering	1036
Firefox 2	450
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1	458
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0	367
Multitasking	558
Nero 7 Ultra Edition	910
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5	313
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0	546

Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries	1
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm)	02:23

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	12
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	24.37

Features

Good: 79

CPU & Memory
CPU	1.8-GHz Turion 64 X2 TL-56
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	ATI Radeon X1200
External Monitor Interface	integrated
Wide Screen	Yes

Storage
Total HD Size (GB)	250GB 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	Yes
PC Card Slots	0
Express Card Slots	1

Connectivity
Network Port	10/100Base-T ethernet
Wireless LAN Type	802.11a/g
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 10.6 by 1.6
Min. Weight (lbs.)	6.2Lbs.
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories)	7.1
Accessories	Notebook, AC adapter
Pointing Device	Touchpad
Operating System	Windows Vista Home Premium (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: 81

Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757 Review

by Carla Thornton

- The Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757 is the first Toshiba laptop with an AMD processor instead of an Intel one. It has heaps of features, including a 250GB hard drive, but its performance could be better.

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User Reviews for Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757

Reviewed by: keithrosenfeld

Duration of ownership: 6 Months

Strengths: Very usable with good screen

Weaknesses: battery life sucks. Toshiba only provides a crippled battery ... but as soon as you register or get online, they punish you further by pushing a 'real battery' for an extra $135. You know it wouldn't cost that much for them to just add a real battery in the first place.

Overall Evaluation: Great inexpensive computer if you are going to stay on AC power most of the time. If you are traveling, look elsewhere.
Reviewed by: emahevul

Duration of ownership: 2 Months

Strengths: HUGE hard drive, good screen size, comes with a CD and DVD burner and a built in 1.3 megapixel webcam. 2 gigs of RAM

Weaknesses: More difficult than it needs to be to use the volume button and the keyboard is a bit clunky.

Overall Evaluation: I agree with some of the points in the professional review of this computer. The keyboard is a bit clunky, and the volume wheel can be hard to figure out, but beyond that, I love this laptop. I bought mine in July, 2007. It was a great deal then when I bought it and it is an even better deal now. I love Windows Vista. I love the fact that it has a huge hard drive. I love the fact that it has a built in webcam. I love the fact that it has both a CD and DVD burner. I highly recommend this laptop to anyone looking for a decent laptop. Is the performance the best? No, but I wasn't expecting the performance from a $5000 computer either. I am VERY happy with this laptop!