Manufacturer's Description
Toshiba Satellite A215-S7422 Notebook
The Satellite A215 empowers a rich multimedia experience in a sleek, compact form. The AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology, expanded memory and plenty of storage meets mobility demands while balancing battery life. A brilliant 15.4" diagonal WXGA TruBrite display and a DVD Super Multi optical drive add a whole dimension to movies and games. Advanced 802.11 b/g wireless technology provides easy connectivity. The Bridge Media Adapter transfers pictures and other digital data.
Product Specifications for
Toshiba Satellite A215-S7422 Notebook
| Features |
| Included Network Card |
Ethernet (10/100 Mbps)|Wireless Ethernet - 11 Mbps IEEE802.11b|Wireless Ethernet - 54 Mbps IEEE802.11g |
| Included Devices |
Modem |
| Input Devices |
Keyboard|Touchpad |
| Processor |
| Processor Speed |
1.90 GHz |
| AMD Model |
TL-58 |
| Processor Class |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Mobile |
| System |
| Drive Controllers |
Serial ATA |
| System Chipset |
AMD M690V |
| Slots |
Express Card 34|Express Card 54|MultiMedia Card (MMC)|SD Card|Sony Memory Stick|xD-Picture Card |
| Cache Size |
1 MB |
| Bus Speed |
1600 MHz |
| Interface Connection |
Audio - Line In (1/8" Mini)|Audio - Line Out (1/8" Mini)|Ethernet - RJ45 Twisted-Pair (XBaseT)|FireWire 400/IEEE 1394 - 4 pin|Serial - RJ11 Modular (Phone/Telco)|USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0|Video - S-Video|Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA) |
| More Info |
| URL |
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/rdet.jsp?poid=393782&seg=HHO |
| Warranty |
| Warranty Information |
1 Year Limited Warranty |
| Dimensions |
| Depth |
10.6 in |
| Weight |
5.78 lbs |
| Width |
14.3 in |
| Height |
1.55 in |
| Display |
| Aspect Ratio |
16:10 |
| Max Resolution |
1280 x 800 |
| Display Type |
LCD Display w/ TruBrite Technology |
| Display Size |
15.4 in |
| Multimedia |
| Video Bus |
PCI Express x16 |
| Video Chipset |
ATI Radeon X1200 |
| Video Integration |
Motherboard |
| General |
| normalized-DVD-ROM Read Speed |
8 |
| normalized-Installed Memory |
1000 |
| normalized-Cache Size |
1 |
| normalized-Display Size |
15.4 |
| normalized-CD Rewrite Speed |
10 |
| normalized-CD Write Speed |
24 |
| Memory |
| Memory Technology |
DDR2 |
| Maximum Memory |
4 GB |
| Installed Memory |
1 GB |
| Software |
| Operating System |
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium |
| Storage |
| DVD-ROM Read Speed |
8 X (DVD, DVD-R) |
| DVD-R DL Speed |
4 X (CD,CD-R) |
| Hard Drive Capacity |
160 GB |
| DVD-RAM Speed |
5 X (DVD, DVD-R) |
| Number of Hard Drives Included |
1 |
| DVD Rewrite Speed |
4 X (DVD, DVD-R) |
| DVD+R DL Speed |
4 X (DVD, DVD-R) |
| Included Drives |
DVD+-RW DL |
| DVD Write Speed |
8 X (DVD, DVD-R) |
| CD Write Speed |
24 X (CD,CD-R) |
| CD Rewrite Speed |
10 X (CD,CD-R) |
| CD-ROM Read Speed |
24 X (CD,CD-R) |
Most recent User Reviews for
Toshiba Satellite A215-S7422 Notebook
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Reviewed by: mylovelyyuchen
03-02-08
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: Fast CPU, very quiet
Weaknesses:a little bit hot
Overall Evaluation: This is a decent machine at the decent price. The AMD dual core is as fast as Intel. The only problem is a little hotter than the intel model. The hard disk runs very fast and quiet. The LCD screen is pretty good with short response time.
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Reviewed by: wolverinegator
02-15-08
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: Beautiful screen, entry level price
Weaknesses:Battery life, keyboard layout
Overall Evaluation: Out of the box, it's fairly well equipped. There's not much bloatware or extra junk pre-installed. Like most things running Vista, this laptop could use 1GB additional RAM to make it snappier. The screen is beautiful, but the non-standard home/page-up/down/end keys take a little getting used to. The dual layer DVD writer and roomy 160GB hard drive are nice bonuses. For a bargain priced machine (less than 5 Benjamins) after rebates the purchase was a no-brainer.
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Reviewed by: wlv30699
01-31-08
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: -big hard drive-fairly fast
Weaknesses:-1GB memory
Overall Evaluation: After upgrading the memory to 2GB, this laptop runs fairly fast. It's quite and does not run too hot as my old laptop. It's great for daily use so I highly recommend this laptop if you can get a good price as I did.
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Reviewed by: qq168
01-27-08
Duration of ownership:
20
Days
Strengths: I bought this laptop for only $400 after rebates. It comes with above-average processing power and everything most people need for basic computing, entertainment and online communication.
Weaknesses:Need to upgrade the memory to 2GB or more.
Overall Evaluation: For less than $500, this laptop comes with dual core/64-bit processing, 1GB DDR2 memory, 160GB HD, DVD SuperMulti drive and ATI Radeon? Xpress X1200 graphics and 319MB of shared video memory is a decent deal.
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Reviewed by: ruzzzell
01-19-08
Duration of ownership:
17
Days
Strengths: Cheap, Decent specs, Quiet, Runs cool, 160Gb Hard drive, DVD-RW
Weaknesses:1Gb ram is not enough for Vista
Overall Evaluation: This laptop is fairly fast. The 1 GB of ram installed is not enough to run this laptop with Vista installed. I upgraded the ram to 2 GB and this laptop has been much faster with startup and running applications. The first thing I noticed about this laptop is that is runs very quiet and cool. I usually leave my laptop running all day so this is huge plus to me. I highly recommend this laptop if you can get a good price and plan to upgrade the memory.