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All-Purpose Notebooks

Toshiba Satellite A100

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Toshiba Satellite A100 4.00

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RRP

$2499.00

Review Date

Friday, 5th of May, 2006

Features

Processor : Intel Core Duo processor T2250

Supported Media : DVD±RW (+R double layer)

What's Hot

Great battery life, Good all rounder

What's Not

Comparatively poor performance

The Final Word

The Tecra A7 may be the wiser option as it offers better performance for a similar price, but it depends on whether you value battery life or graphics performance.

Notes

# This product is no longer available directly from the manufacturer. It may be available in retail and distribution channels, or second hand. The price displayed is the price at review time and the last available recommended retail price.

Audio & Speakers

Number of speakers

Audio Type

Stereo

Display

Display Technology

Widescreen Active Matrix XGA

Colour Support

16.7M Colours

Screen size

15.4 in

Screen Resolution

1280x800

General

Weight without PSU (kg)

2.8

Graphics Card

Graphics Processor

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300

Hard Drive

Storage capacity

80 GB

RPM

5400

Input Devices

Touchpad, Buttons, Keyboard

Media

Playable Discs

CD-RW, DVD±RW

Memory

Installed memory (RAM)

1 GB

RAM Type

DDR2

Motherboard

Chipset

Mobile Intel 945 GM Express Chipset

Multimedia Features

Modem

Yes

Notebook Benchmark Tests

WorldBench 5

3DMark 2001SE

10,363

Optical Drives

Supported Media

DVD±RW (+R double layer)

Power Options

Power Supply

AC Power, Battery

Battery Size

Proprietary

Processor

Intel Core Duo processor T2250

Processor Speed

1.7 Ghz

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

VGA, Firewire, Headphone Jack, RJ11 Phone Jack, RJ45, USB 2.0

Number of Firewire Ports

Number of Headphone Jack Ports

Number of RJ45 Ports

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

Number of VGA Ports

Wireless Connections

Wireless technology supported

Bluetooth, Wireless 802.11a , Wireless 802.11b, Wireless 802.11g

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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