Toshiba Satellite A205-S5831 15.4-inch Laptop (1.73 GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T2370 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.3 x 1.3 x 10.6 inches ; 20 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0015LB3HM
• Item model number: A205-S5831
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,096 in Computers & PC Hardware (See Bestsellers in Computers & PC Hardware)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 29, 2008

Product Description

Product Description
Toshiba Satellite A205-S5831 15.4 in Laptop. Optimized for everyday use, the affordable Satellite A205, with 15.4 inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite display, is loaded with a PC wish list of features. Intel's latest mobile technology offers efficient use of power and speed for multitasking and multimedia. Redesigned for looks and convenience, the Satellite A205 offers an attractive Onyx Blue Metallic case, six CD/DVD control buttons for instant media access, and better spacing of its four USB ports to accommodate larger peripherals. This laptop offers a DVD SuperMulti plus/minus R double layer and an integrated 802.11b/g wireless card.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent machine for $ - some procs and cons, April 22, 2008

By	Sergei Sheinblum "Sergey" (Kirkland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Bought it from Costco $599+tx+shipment.
2 gm of ram, 4 usb ports, SD card reader, S video, builtin wireless card - all here. I was scared by reviews here that machine does not have all those components.
keyboard is VERY COMFORTABLE by placement and by 'press feeling' for fingers, very good keyboard - perfect size of the buttons too. No comparison to terrible DELL machines Inspiron 1525 or HPs.

The screen is SUPERB - bright, clear pixels, excellent sharpness of font. Again, I compare to machines that I have tried for last month - DELL, Sony, HP in range of 1000-1100$.
I like color - silver and black - that 'feels' better than just black on black. I see smbd is smiling - color is not important...
It also has the port for cameras' usb and PCI 2.0 card reader.
battery life - first use from full charge - almost 3.5 hours and it is 50%.

Cons
I have tried many machines and most with Vista have kind of 'red shadow' for each letter on some web sites, dell.com for example. this screen does not have such defect. I'm not sure whether it had been caused by Vista and video card, or VIDEO CARD and LCD for other machines.

It is a little bit 'bulky' in comparison with new machines that have the same characteristics and price range but it does not matter for me.
There is no 'mouse bullet' on keyboard, as IBM or Dell Latitude have. I got used to it but from ergonomics it is not healthy and it might be good that this machine does not have it.
It heated faster than other machines that I have tried.
the screen is 15.4 but by height is lower than my Latitude Dell C830 (5 years old machine). However, on a positive note, it is very convenient to work with this screen as by design it is 'lowered' a bit - the screen goes lower than keyboard which creates better view from top to bottom for eyes.
Vista - so far it did not 'bluescreened' on me which it did for DELL and HP, and I have to mention - many times.

I am not sure about Toshiba support. I have heard it does not exist...
But if something goes wrong with this machine in a year or so COstco supposed to take care of repairs for first year. For me it is sufficient.
I don't want to put 500$ or so for support that DELL or IBM are providing - better to buy another machine for such price...
Really like the machine.
SCREEN and KEYBOARD are the best that I have tried so far.
Great powerful machine for only $649(total cost).

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Toshiba A205-S5841, May 12, 2008

By	Stickman (here) - See all my reviews

I actually bought this laptop in April of this year (2008) but my original review never made it on Amazon.com.....sooo,I guess I'll try again.

Anyway,if you're looking for a gaming laptop,Keep looking.This computer wasn't designed for that purpose.If you're looking for a inexpensive general purpose laptop then this is it.In the five weeks I've had it,I have had NO problems with it whatsoever.

I have always considered Toshiba as one the better laptop brands,and this one shows why.Yeah,they have higher models (with 17" screens,dual hard drives and gaming video cards),but I didn't need any of that.

Long story short:I like this laptop computer alot.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Machine! Toshiba Quality. Intel Chip, July 19, 2008

By	Nick D. "zero2hide" (Fort Collins, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews

I am hypercritical about the quality of everything I buy so this basic laptop exceeded my expectations. I never play video games, so this is a perfect home use machine. I was encouraged by a computer tech friend to avoid the AMD chip, and was pleased to see that this model uses Intel.

~ On sale for $429
~ Super bright screen
~ Fast boot up time
~ Very good DVD playing quality
~ Intel dual chip