Toshiba Satellite Pro A300 review
Verdict
A workman-like business portable let down by a below-par display, leaving others to take the accolades.
Review Date: 31 Mar 2009
Reviewed By: Sasha Muller
Price when reviewed: £383 (£440 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | PSAG9E-00Y001EN |
| Review Date | 31 Mar 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £383 |
| Price inc VAT | £440 |
| Overall rating |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Performance |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 1 yr return to base |
| Physical specifications | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 362 x 267 x 39mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 2.730kg |
| Travelling weight | 3.2kg |
| Processor and memory | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Pentium Dual-Core T3200 |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel GL40 |
| RAM capacity | 2.00GB |
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| SODIMM sockets free | 0 |
| SODIMM sockets total | 2 |
| Screen and video | |
|---|---|
| Screen size | 15.4in |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,280 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 800 |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 |
| Graphics chipset | Intel GMA 4500 |
| Graphics card RAM | 128MB |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 0 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 |
| DVI-I outputs | 0 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 0 |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 160GB |
| Spindle speed | 5,400RPM |
| Internal disk interface | SATA/300 |
| Hard disk | Toshiba MK1652GSX |
| Optical disc technology | DVD writer |
| Optical drive | Matshita UJ880AS |
| Battery capacity | 4,400mAh |
| Replacement battery price inc VAT | £0 |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| 802.11a support |
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| 802.11b support |
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| 802.11g support |
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| 802.11 draft-n support |
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| Integrated 3G adapter |
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| Other Features | |
|---|---|
| Wireless hardware on/off switch |
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| Wireless key-combination switch |
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| Modem |
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| ExpressCard34 slots | 0 |
| ExpressCard54 slots | 1 |
| PC Card slots | 0 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 4 |
| FireWire ports | 1 |
| eSATA ports | 1 |
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| 9-pin serial ports | 0 |
| Parallel ports | 0 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 0 |
| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 0 |
| 3.5mm audio jacks | 2 |
| SD card reader |
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| Memory Stick reader |
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| MMC (multimedia card) reader |
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| Smart Media reader |
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| Compact Flash reader |
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| xD-card reader |
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| Pointing device type | Touchpad |
| Audio chipset | Realtek HD Audio |
| Speaker location | Above keyboard |
| Hardware volume control? |
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| Integrated microphone? |
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| Integrated webcam? |
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| Camera megapixel rating | N/A |
| TPM |
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| Fingerprint reader |
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| Smartcard reader |
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| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows Vista Business 32-bit |
| OS family | Windows Vista |
| Recovery method | Recovery disc |
| Software supplied | N/A |
| Battery and performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Battery life, light use | 3hr 21min |
| Battery life, heavy use | 1hr 7min |
| Overall application benchmark score | 0.90 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 4fps |
| 3D performance setting | Low |
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