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A review by Miskah on Toshiba Satellite P200-155 - Core 2 Duo T5300 / 1.73 GHz - Centrino Duo - RAM 1 GB - HDD 160 GB - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - GF Go 7600 - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR - Vista Home Premium - 17.1" Widescreen TFT 1440 x 900 ( WXGA+ ) - camera June 19th, 2007
Author's product rating:
Speed
Very fast
Look & Feel
Excellent
Comfort & Portability
Satisfactory
Robustness & Durability
Excellent
Value For Money
Good
Advantages:
superb clarity, great sound, fast and responsive, well made
Disadvantages:
very heavy
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Yesterday was a busy day, I received a visit from a nice guy from IT who set up a remote log in to the works IT network for me and delivered a laptop for my work use. I was expecting a battered second hand Dell but what I have is way past any expectations. I have this gorgeous Toshiba whose capabilities totally outclass any needs I have. At my stuttering screeching request of “has this come out of my budget” I was informed that, no, it had been ordered by some other manager who had left before even receiving it and had been surplus to requirements. Well every cloud has a silver lining and it will be a splendid addition to my unit when im able to get back to work ,and much as I would like to discuss the NHS and its superb ability to let staff waste its money I’ll restrain myself and get down to the details.
This laptop, like all Toshiba's is a very good looking machine. The casing they describe as onyx but it is dark gunmetal blue, the keyboard and interface area are all in silver giving a quite understated and professional appearance.
It has a TFT screen which is 17.1" widescreen with a resolution of 1440 x 900 (WXGA+) the screen uses a TruBrite display and the images are very bright, crisp and clear.
As you can imagine it isn’t small. Its dimensions are (w) 39.9 cm x (d) 28.8 cm x (h) 4.7 cm and it weighs 3.3 kg (7 lb 3 oz)
The pre-installed operating system is Windows Vista Premium and it has a DVD writer, Harman/Kardon stereo speakers, microphone, wireless LAN aerial and a Bluetooth aerial built in plus an integrated 1.3 Mega pixel webcam
I will go through the rest of its specifications, but please bear in mind not all of the terms mean that much to me but both the IT guy and my own geek were quite impressed.
This Toshiba Satellite has a 160GB Serial ATA-150 hard drive so it is quite spacious, It has an Intel Core 2 Duo T5300 / 1.73 GHz processor which is dual core with a data bus speed of 533 MHz. it has a Mobile Intel 945PM Express chipset. It comes with 1 GB RAM installed and will take up to 4GB. This machine now has 2 GB, the RAM being DDR II SDRAM - 667 MHz. there is a L2 Cache memory of 2 MB. This all equates to it being fast to process information and respond. - Its graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 - PCI Express x16 with a video memory of DDR SDRAM - 128 MB giving total available graphics memory of 527 MB. This will play games but it isn’t a gaming card so don’t expect it to play them all particularly the newer ones - The DVD writer: This is Toshiba's DVD SuperMulti drive, and it has Labelflash printing technology, which lets you burn high quality labels directly onto Labelflash media. It is an integrated DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM and its specifications are: Read Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD) Write Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD±R DL) CD / DVD Rewrite Speed: 10x (CD) / 4x (DVD±RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM) - Networking: Network adapter; high-speed wireless (802.11a/g/n), Wireless NIC: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG. Data Link Protocol; Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, - Telecom: Fax / modem with a max transfer rate of 56 Kbps - Card Reader: 6 in 1 card reader. Supported Flash Memory Cards: SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card Power: Lithium Ion battery or external power supply AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz ) Connectivity interfaces: • 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) • 1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11 • 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45 • 1 x display / video - S-video output • 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 4 PIN FireWire • 1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm • 1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm • 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A - Other Preloaded Software: Toshiba Disc Creator Toshiba Users Manual Norton Internet Security™ 2007 (includes free Internet updates for 90 days) Ulead® DVD MovieWriter® for TOSHIBA Toshiba Value Added Package Supervisor Password Utility Toshiba Assist Toshiba Speech System Chicony Camera Assistant Software Toshiba Bluetooth™ Stack ConfigFree™
Special features: Security lock slot (cable lock not supplied), administrator password, system password, power-on password HD Audio support | Microsoft Windows HotStart for instant-on entertainment integrated microphone for Voice over IP integrated 1.3 Megapixel Video Camera for Video over IP Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology SM BIOS compliant Multimedia Bar with 6 Easy Keys (Internet Browser, CD/DVD launcher, Play/Pause, Stop, Rewind, Forward)
Comes with a 1 year service and support warranty
My opinion, ≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈ If you haven’t been blinded by science and are still with me! This is an excellent laptop and very versatile. The speaker system gives remarkably good sound and the screen images really are bright and crisp. They are better in strong light than on the screen of my husband’s old satellite.
The processor does create a very responsive machine that is more than capable of handling everything I want from it and could no doubt do much extra. The webcam is good and is perfect for conference calls and cuts down on the trailing periphery that accompanies laptops and the microphone performs well. I’ve never got on really well with the mouse balls on laptops so have a wireless optical mouse attached to it. There are plenty of spare ports and these are easily reached on the side rather than the back
Windows vista will take getting used to and I might do a review on it when I am more at ease with it.
On the downside, this machine weighs a ton and is more than I would want to carry about as a frequent occurrence. Using it as I am its great as it will be at work where it will also stay in one position more or less but I would be reluctant to have it as a constant travelling companion and would definitely need a trolley case rather than a shoulder bag. This PC is also around £800 which seems an awfully large amount of money to be spent on machine that will be used in the manner I intend.
If I had been buying this I would have chosen a much more inexpensive one and one that weighed much less , but as it was of no cost to me or my unit I am happy to use it and spend the calories in lugging it about.
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Toshiba Satellite P200-155 - Core 2 Duo T5300 / 1.73 GHz - Centrino Duo - RAM 1 GB - HDD 160 GB - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - GF Go 7600 - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR - Vista Home Premium - 17.1" Widescreen TFT 1440 x 900 ( WXGA+ ) - camera
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 1 year warranty, 2 years warranty
Service & Support Details: International warranty - 1 year, Limited warranty - 1 year, Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year, Limited warranty - 2 years, International warranty - parts and labour - 1 year - carry-in
Graphics Processor / Vendor: ATI Radeon X1200, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 HyperMemory up to 895MB - PCI Express x16, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 HyperMemory up to 1023MB - PCI Express x16, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400, Intel GMA 950, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 HyperMemory up to 1279MB - PCI Express x16, Intel GMA 900
Total Available Graphics Memory: 895 MB, 1023 MB, 1279 MB
Audio
Audio Output: Sound card
Compliant Standards: DirectSound, DirectSound3D, General MIDI, High Definition Audio, High Definition Audio, DirectSound, DirectSound3D, General MIDI, DirectMusic, High Definition Audio
With the Satellite P200, you've more than set yourself apart from the crowd. This eye-catching Onyx Blue Metallic laptop, powered by Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology, has been redesigned with new half-pipe casing and Toshiba imprint on the lid. The 17" diagonal widescreen TruBrite display (WXGA+) and Harman/Kardon speakers will enhance your multimedia experience with a bright, crisp picture and premium sound. Use the built-in webcam to capture the sights during live chats, as you stay in touch with loved ones, using next generation high-speed wireless (802.11a/g/n), found on select models. Toshiba's DVD SuperMulti drive, now with Labelflash printing technology, let's you burn high quality labels directly onto Labelflash media. Connecting peripherals is also easier with 4 USB ports, placed on either side of the notebook, with an i.LINK IEEE-1394 port for large volumes of data on the back.
Notebook camera
Sensor Resolution: 1.3 Megapixel
Camera Type: Integrated
Input device(s)
Type: Keyboard, touchpad, Keyboard, touchpad, multimedia control panel
Features: Built-in numeric keyboard
Keyboard - Localization and Layout: Nordic
Telecom
Modem: Fax / Modem
Max Transfer Rate: 56 Kbps
Protocols & Specifications: ITU V.92
Features: Wake on Ring
Networking
Networking: Network adapter, Network adapter - PCI Express Mini Card, Network adapter - mini PCI
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Battery
Run Time (Up To): 2.3 hour(s)
Networking
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Wireless NIC: Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN, Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free):
1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard
2 ( 0 ) x memory, 2 ( 0 ) x memory
1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard, 1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard
2 memory, 2 memory
1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard
Interfaces:
1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
1 x display / video - S-video output
6 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x audio - SPDIF output
Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards: Plug and Play, ACPI 1.0b, VESA DPMS, DDC/CI, CE, CSA, UL, GOST, cUL, CB, FCC Part 68, CCC, R&TTE, CE, CSA, UL, GOST, SASO, CB, FCC Part 68, CCC, FCC, R&TTE, SII
Features: Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), administrator password, system password, power-on password, remote boot control, Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), system password, Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)
Power
Power Device: External
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Battery
Technology: Lithium Ion
Installed Qty: 1
Capacity: 4000 mAh
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Software: Drivers & Utilities, ConfigFree, Connectivity Doctor, Toshiba Speech System, Toshiba Assist, Microsoft Works 8.5, Toshiba Disc Creator, Norton Internet Security 2007 (90 days subscription), Toshiba Value Added Package, Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (Trial), Ulead DVD MovieWriter for Toshiba, Chicony Camera Assistant Software, Toshiba DVD Player
