Toshiba Satellite Pro A300-2C5 review

Toshiba's business laptop proves useful for home duties too

Our Score 3

Last reviewed: 2009-08-24August 24th 2009

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Price at launch	£550.00
Product Type	Notebook
Green Compliant	Yes
Hard Drive Capacity	250 GB
Processor Manufacturer	Intel
Graphics Controller Manufacturer	ATI
Graphics Controller Model	Mobility Radeon HD 3470
Wi-Fi	Yes
Optical Drive Type	DVD-Writer
Graphics Memory Accessibility	Semi-shared
Solid State Drive Capacity	No
FireWire/i.LINK	Yes
Webcam	Yes
eSATA/USB Combo	Yes
Product Family	Satellite Pro A300
Processor Model	T5870
Operating System	Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
Brand Name	Toshiba
Processor Speed	2 GHz
Processor Type	Core 2 Duo
Screen Size	39 cm (15.4")
Screen Resolution	1280 x 800
Standard Memory	3 GB
Cache	2 MB
Processor Core	Dual-core (2 Core)
Green Compliance Certificate/Authority	Energy Star
Optical Media Supported	DVD-RAM/±R/±RW
Dual-Layer Media Supported	Yes
Display Screen Type	Active Matrix TFT Colour LCD
Display Screen Technology	TruBrite
Wi-Fi Standard	IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet Technology	Gigabit Ethernet
Memory Standard	DDR2-800/PC2-6400
Height	38.5 mm
Width	362.0 mm
Depth	267.0 mm
Screen Mode	WXGA
Memory Technology	DDR2 SDRAM
Product Series	A300
Manufacturer	Toshiba
Product Model	A300-2C5
Product Name	Satellite Pro A300-2C5 Notebook
Product Line	Satellite Pro
Aspect Ratio	16:10
Manufacturer Part Number	PSAGDE-02S01DEN
Manufacturer Website Address	www.toshiba.co.uk
Marketing Information	Looking for a desktop computing alternative with plenty of viewing room? Need more portability to work on the move? 15.4" diagonal widescreen Toshiba Satellite Pro A300-2C5 Notebook is your best bet.
Maximum Memory	8 GB
Package Contents	Satellite Pro A300-2C5 Notebook Lithium Ion Battery AC Adapter
Standard Warranty	1 Year