Review : TOSHIBA Satellite A205-S4577

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The TOSHIBA Satellite A205-S4577



Introduction :

The toshiba laptop has been a great buy with a toal damage of 41 k it was the best thing i could find loaded along with VISTA HOME PREMIUM . Its ready to meet the everyday computing and entertaining needs very well.

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Technical Specifications

TOSHIBA Series Satellite Model : A205-S4577

General Operating System : Windows Vista Home Premium

CPU Type : Intel Core 2 Duo T5300 1.73G

Screen : 15.4" WXGA

Memory Size : 1GB DDR2

Hard Disk :160GB

Optical Drive : DVD Super Multi

Graphics Card : Intel GMA950

Video Memory : shared memory

Communication : Modem, LAN and WLAN Card slot 1 x Express Card

Dimensions : 14.3" x 10.5" x 1.32-1.55"

Weight : 6.9 lbs.

CPU FSB : 533MHz

CPU L2 Cache : 2MB

Chipset : Intel 945GM

Display : Screen Size 15.4"

Video Memory : 8MB-256MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory

Graphic Type : Integrated Card

Hard Drive : 160GB HD RPM 5400rpm

Memory Slots : 2 x DIMM

Memory Speed: DDR2 667

Memory Size : 1GB Max

Memory Supported: 4GB

Communications Modem V.92 56K

LAN 10/100Mbps

WLAN 802.11a/b/g Wireless

LAN Ports Card Slot 1 x ExpressCard slot (ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54)

USB 4 IEEE 1394

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Design & Finish



The laptop finish is in a very elegant glass type , feels very smooth and sturdy. The finish of the laptop is very well and you will surely be happy with what you get. Even the design of the keys is very well laid and people with thick fingers wont have to face trouble. The wireless enabling key is something i did not find very well placed but its alright.

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Stuff along with the Laptop

This package contains the A205-S4577 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions, a set recovery cd's and a windows vista 32bit home premium upgrade cd.

Preloaded Softwares

Toshiba software includes Disc Creator, Recovery Disc Creator, and Speech System. Third-party software titles include Microsoft Works 8.5, InterVideo WinDVD 8 SD, Google Desktop and Toolbar, McAfee Internet Security Suite (with 30-day trial), and Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (60-day trial).

[BREAK=Working On it & Conclusion]



The Experience of Working on it.





The glass type finish of the lcd is really good even when the screen is off, the color reproduction is very decent and better than my previous Hp laptops and Dells that i have used.

The processor for onces seemed to be very sluggish in the start, the culprit being the mcafee suit that came pre loaded with it. I say get it of the as soon as you get this model. I then installed the Avg anti-virus then and it was working very well. The daily day to day work , movies and music work out really very well on this without any problems.

I think any one looking at a good reasonable in the 40k budget range should check this out surely. Its very well built , loaded with all the things one would need today , a set of decent speakers for its size :), a very viewing angles, good looking finish bundled with all the most commonly needed hardware at a very decent price.

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The battery life of the laptop is close to 3 hours with wireless on , the laptop is taken to the office most of the time so i dont have the time to run the bench marks on it else i would have. Aero is supported on it. I got it from the US thats why its a steal in INDIA @ NP i was told c2d lappy for toshiba begin from 50 k and above thats what the dealer told me.

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Holy smokes, all that for 41k....thats a grrrrrreaat deal m8

Oh, btw, were any 14.1" with such a config available?

Anyway some recommendations :

1)Upload some more pics, just for funsee :P

2)Reduce the resolution of the images before uploading to something around 1024*768

3)Put all these images in a new page, page no. 6 for all to drool over

4)Run some benchmarks on it, upload the results, put in information like how long it takes to charge it, battery life etc.

5)For all the reasons mentioned above this seems more of a preview :bleh:

Anyway a good first time job none the less...

Waiting for the reply about that 14.1" availability
 
awesome deal for 41k :D

reduce the resolution of your images , 200mph

yeah tell us about battery life of your new lappy :) .
 
Oh and forgot to mention, for seeing what kind on benchies to run, refer to SuperCzars LG Tablets review.
 
i have answered all your questions on the new page i created . am to lazy to reduce the resolution of the pics as of now n upload it. next time i will make sure i click them in VGA mode .
 
arre dont click in the VGA mode, click HiRes only and then decrease the resolution using any batch converter to say 800*600 or 1024*768

Ahhh...so you got it from the US, no wonder the rates are like that, for a few moments there you had my hopes up :S
 
lolz , i can try arrange one for u , if u can wait till aug as my sis will be coming, though am not sure about it as to can she get it or not will have to ask. let me know anyways.
 
^^ Na...for a lappy, local warranty is too precious for me :P besides its either a lappy or a PC for me....

Ofcourse something like wat u got their at a nice price in India will be a sweeet deal indeed for me.....guess I better stop day dreaming now...

Oh and when you do get some time to benchmark, do so...it should be fun...
 
i am unaware of the warranty status of this model , its 1 years but is it international warranty or not is not know me . i will check that out let you guys know.
 
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