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I own several Toshiba Laptops and its the worst of the bunch. I find it gets too hot compared to the other models I have. The Vista that come with it I would have rather not had as I find the... more

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for Toshiba Satellite A210

Rating Summary based on 6 reviews

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  • 17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 3 zx737

    Member since 07/02/2006

    Reviews written: 37

    5 Stars Just Brilliant... Best I have ever used! Review with images 30/03/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages speed, power, memory, value for money.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages battery life when in 'performance' mode and not plugged in. 1 hour tops.

    This is no ordinary laptop, this is a Toshiba Laptop that boasts excellent performance and all round brilliancy. Previous to this, I had used a very old Toshiba Satellite laptop which was big and bulky and from the mashed up 90's where fashion was like eating grass off a stick. We then had the technological scare of 2000 where it was said that something big would destroy all computers and bring back Elvis... But, we have since passed all that and look what results the consumeristic public are now getting. We have super thin laptops that are like a strand of hair on the desk and that can do 0 ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mekon88

    5 Stars Toshiba A210-11P portable computer, not laptop 24/05/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Powerful, fast, quiet, good gaming

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Short battery 1 hour and a bit normally

    I bought this mainly for the graphics card, I was impressed with the desktop version so when my laptop died I thought "ill get a laptop with the same graphics as my desktop" bought in bennetts for a very reasonable price (100 pounds UNDER toshiba website RRP at the time i love loss leaders :D ) The machine is smooth, and fast, and with service pack 1 installed the webcam is now reliable!!! The integrated webcam is perfectly usable in most conditions however in low light the picture can look noisy (grainy). The integrated speakers are high quality and do not buzz even at very high volumes. The ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    fbxiii

    5 Stars Toshiba A210-17I (Equium) 03/01/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Nice looking, AMD Turion 64 X2 1.9 ghz

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Shared graphics could be better or have dedicated graphics

    This laptop features a dual AMD Turion 64 1.9ghz processor and 2gb of Ram which was one of the biggest draws to this product for me. There is a 160gb hard drive. It also has an ample ATI Radeon graphics cards which seems to be able to handle photos and videos great! I have attempted to run a '3D intensive' game however and unfortunately it did not play as well as I would expect from a desktop. The case is a nice shiny black colour and looks really smart. The screen is of ample size (15.4") and has a great resolution. When plugged in, the screen becomes slightly brighter (for powersaving I ... more
  • 22 of 22 Ciao users found the following review helpful
    4 Stars Quick review of Toshiba Satellite A210-11K - Turion 64 X2 TL-56 1.8 GHz - 15.4\ by btb5045 09/12/2007
    Very nice laptop. Sleek styling and pleasing curves. The screen is crisp and attractive. Runs excellently, as expected, and proves to be very fast. All in all, it is a pleasant computer to deal with. My only gripe is the finger print scanner. It is definitely functional, but sometimes it is more practical to simply enter in a password. I'd say the scanner works 4/5 times when I use it.
  • 0 of 1 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mattwilkie

    3 Stars Toshiba A210-17I 16/06/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages good value,long battery life,plenty of USB slots,SD Card slot, easy to setup

    Disadvantages Disadvantages overheats, struggles with games,Vista 32bit (makes it unstable), better models available

    I own several Toshiba Laptops and its the worst of the bunch. I find it gets too hot compared to the other models I have. The Vista that come with it I would have rather not had as I find the machine struggles with it due to its limitations. the 2gb of memory isnt enough to deal with Vista aswell as the fact the processor isnt used properly because its the wrong version (32bit instead of 64bit). It is not a gaming machine but find it handles photography and multimedia easily so maybe it original design was based on use as an office machine. The screen is good quality aswell as the general ... more

Product information

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Product Details

Product Description Toshiba Satellite A210-11K - 15.4" - Turion 64 X2 TL-56 - Vista Home Premium - 2 GB RAM - 120 GB HDD
System Type Notebook
Operating System Vista Home Premium, Vista Home Premium - Danish / English / Finnish / Norwegian / Swedish
Processor AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile technology TL-56 / 1.8 GHz / 1 MB Cache, AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile technology TL-60 / 2 GHz / 1 MB Cache, AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 / 1.9 GHz / 1 MB Cache, AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile technology TL-60 / 2 GHz, AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile technology TL-58 / 1.9 GHz / 1 MB Cache, AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 / 1.8 GHz / 1 MB Cache, AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile technology TL-52 / 1.6 GHz / 1 MB Cache
Memory 2 GB DDR2, 1 GB DDR2

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  • FR34K 5/3/2010 13:19:41

    Battery or motherboard issue?

    i have the 11p version of this model which i have had for over 2 years now and basically i've abused my battery by leaving it plugged in etc. finally i get a message when i turn it on saying that the battery is plugged in and NOT charging, the computer also cannot run off battery power and requires the charge cable in constantly. before i buy a new battery i wondered if there is a way to check that this is not a motherboard issue instead?

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