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Toshiba Satellite A500 review

Verdict:

It's a decent, enough laptop, but the keyboard lets it down and you can get better specified laptops for the same price.

Review Date: 16 Feb 2010

Price when reviewed: £590

Supplier: http://www.play.com

Reviewed By: Barry de la Rosa

Our Rating 4 stars out of 5

User Rating 4 stars out of 5

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Basic Specifications

Part Code PSAR3E-023005EN
Review Date 16 Feb 2010
Rating **** stars out of 5
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo T6600
Processor clock speed 2.2GHz
Memory 4.00GB
Memory slots 2
Memory slots free 0
Maximum memory 8GB
Size 41x384x259mm
Weight 2.8kg
Sound Realtek High Definition Audio
Pointing device touchpad
Power consumption standby 1W
Power consumption idle 16W
Power consumption active 37W

Display

Viewable size 16 in
Native resolution 1,366x768
Graphics Processor Nvidia GeForce G 210M
Graphics/video ports VGA, HDMI
Graphics Memory 512MB

Storage

Total storage capacity 500GB
Optical drive model TSSTcorp TS-L633C
Optical drive type DVD+/-RW +/-DL

Ports and Expansion

USB ports 3
Bluetooth no
Wired network ports 1x 10/100/1000
Wireless networking support 802.11n
PC Card slots 1x ExpressCard/54
Modem No
Supported memory cards SD, MMC, Memory Stick Pro
Other ports eSATA (shared with USB socket), minijack audio output/S/PDIF (shared), minijack microphone input

Miscellaneous

Carrying case No
Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Operating system restore option restore partition
Software included Microsoft Works 9
Optional extras none

Buying Information

Warranty one year carry-in
Price £590
Details www.toshiba-europe.com
Supplier http://www.play.com
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