I bought mine about a year ago for a reasonable price. It has many features to it which are very helpfull.
1. Wether your on the move or sat at you desk theres an power option there to get the best performance and battery life out of the laptop
2. Multimedia buttons on front, so if ... Read review
(+) cool and quite robust trackpad, good display,64-bit windows 7 (-) few connectors,dell drivers only, not realy for gameing (most models), finger print prone!
Advantages: Small and Powerfull Disadvantages: Cooling fans could be located better, not intergrated wireless
I bought mine about a year ago for a reasonable price. It has many features to it which are very helpfull.
1. Wether your on the move or sat at you desk theres an power option there to get the best performance and battery life out of the laptop
2. Multimedia buttons on front, so if you listening to music, you dont have to have the lid up to change tracks, just press the button!
3. Small and compact, but ... ...programs. The cooling fans are temperature controlled so most of the time it is silent in use. They also have speed control on them so if the CPU is only getting a bit of usage, the fans aren't going at full pelt and creating lots of noise.
The ease of use with this i great. The keyboard layout is standard and the mouse pad is in the middle for a left/right handed user. Mouse pad also has scrolling features so you don't have to use ... more
I bought mine about a year ago for a reasonable price. It has many features to it which are very helpfull.
1. Wether your on the move or sat at you desk theres an power option there to get the best performance and battery life out of the laptop
2. Multimedia buttons on front, so if you listening to music, you dont have to have the lid up to change tracks, just press the button!
3. Small and compact, but still has enough power to run many high CPU usage programs. The cooling fans are temperature controlled so most of the time it is silent in use. They also have speed control on them so if the CPU is only getting a bit of usage, the fans aren't going at full pelt and creating lots of noise.
The ease of use with this i great. The keyboard layout is standard and the mouse pad is in the middle for a left/right handed user. Mouse pad also has scrolling features so you don't have to use the scroll bar eveytime, just move you finger to the edge of the pad and scroll.
Its also really reliable. I got this second had and was originally purchased in '04. Its now 2 years old and i've only had to send it off for repair once, and that was because I dropped it!
The only realy thing that I can flaw with the laptop is that the cooling fans are right where you would rest it on you lap if its not on a desk. But that can be overcome by repositioning slightly.
But all in all this is a very good laptop. Perfect for the occational E-mail/Students/Gamers/Office users.
Advantages: Good price and great features Disadvantages: a little noisy and short battery life
...careful consideration, I bought the Toshiba Satellite A30-714 and, I'm glad I did. Here's my thought process leading up to purchasing this make and model.
First and foremost, I needed a durable portable computer that could handle up- to- date software. This model is Intel Pentium 4 with a 3.06 GHz processor and has 512 MB of installed size with a maximum potential of 2 GB. I've got 40 GB of hard drive space. This is more then enough to be able to ... ...for.
Physically speaking, the Toshiba Satellite A30-714 is light weight at 3.5 kg and quite compact with a width of 33.2cm, depth of 28cm and height of 4.5cm. This is important for when I have to lug it around on business trips and it fits snuggly on my lap when I use it on the road. I also like the fact that the keyboard is located closer to the screen so that, when I type, I can rest my wrists and palms on the computer. Seems like a minor thing ...
Italoandy 19.08.2005 (03.09.2005)
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Advantages: wireless lan fast cpu Disadvantages: too noisy, graphics could be improved
...cds and helpfull utilities like toshiba console which features security and connectivity doctor which will reapir your connection or find your IP address on your computer.
Also featuring a fast pentium 4 cpu 3.06ghz its a must have you cant go wrong. it also features DDR memory which is one thing you should go for when buying a laptop. The laptop comes standard with 512 of ram which should be enough for anyone. It also features a cd-rw and dvd combo ...
andrew6150 10.09.2004
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Graphics Processor / Vendor
Intel Extreme Graphics 2 Shared Video Memory (UMA)
Audio
Audio Output
Sound card
Compliant Standards
Sound Blaster Pro
Input device(s)
Type
Keyboard, touchpad
Operating system / software
OS Provided
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Software
Drivers & Utilities, Intervideo WinDVD, Drag'n Drop CD, Microsoft Works Suite 2003
Manufacturer's product description
The Satellite series comes fully equipped with multimedia features and mobile communications. Offering advanced technology that combines outstanding performance with ease of use, innovative features and intelligent design, the Satellite series is ideal for use in the home.
