Toshiba Satellite A25-207 Laptop (2.66-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive)

by Toshiba

Product Details

Product Manual [1.03mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 11.7 x 2 inches ; 7.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009RA31
• Item model number: PSA20U-02HKLV
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,873 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 23, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Marketed primarily as an ideal tool for business power users, Toshiba's A20 and A25 series of Satellite notebooks blend high-end processors with solid battery life, average 3-D performance and integrated wireless communication. At the budget end of the A25 lineup is the Toshiba Satellite A25-207, which shares many of the upscale traits of its pricier peers but lacks a few of the bells and whistles and offers a more affordable price point.

Driven by a powerful 2.66 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor (512 KB Level 2 cache) and 512 MB of DDR SDRAM memory, the Satellite A25-207 is no slouch when it comes to raw speed. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find any 2D application it couldn't easily handle. As for games and other demanding 3-D tasks, the forecast is not quite so rosy. With 32 MB of shared (not dedicated) video memory, the integrated Trident CyberBlade XP2 graphics chipset simply isn't fast enough to guarantee smooth frame rates during ultra-complex 3-D rendering.

Measuring 13.4 by 11.6 by 1.9 inches and 7.9 pounds, the unit is substantially smaller than most notebooks manufactured before the turn of the millennium but slightly above average when compared to today's ultra-compact models. It does, however, feature a large 15-inch XGA TFT display and a variety of welcome amenities, including a full size 85-key keyboard with 12 function keys and a TouchPad pointing device, three high-speed USB 2.0 ports for plug and play peripherals, and a trio of communication options--wireless 802.11b LAN, 10/100 wired LAN, and a low-speed 56K modem.

In its stock form, the Satellite A25-207 does not incorporate a FireWire port (often used for digital camcorder connectivity), nor does it permit the burning of DVDs. An integrated 40 GB hard disk handles data storage duties, and a combination DVD/CD-RW drive facilitates file archiving, audio CD listening and burning, and DVD movies. According to independent testing, estimated battery life is a commendable 3 hours, 18 minutes.

From the Manufacturer

Processing power, 512 MB memory (with capacity to 1 GB), 40 GB of storage, and total connectivity--these are the ingredients designed into the Toshiba Satellite A25-207.

Specifications include:

• 2.66 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor
• 40 GB hard drive
• 512 MB DDR SDRAM memory
• Agere Wi-Fi (802.11b)
• Windows XP Home Edition
• 15.0 inch active-matrix display (1024 x 768)
• 10/100 Ethernet
• V.92/56K modem
• TV-out (S-Video) port

Other features include:

• Secure Digital memory card slot for sharing data between other SD-enabled devices, including PDAs, digital cameras, and audio players.
• A DVD/CD-RW drive for playing DVD movies and burning your own CDs. The DVD-ROM plays back at 8x. The CD-RW drive writes and reads at 24x.
• Control audio CDs even when the computer is turned off with player control buttons built into the front of the laptop.
• Three USB 2.0 ports to connect to external devices such as a mouse, keyboard, printer, scanner, and more
• Over three hours of battery life.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great price, great computer, August 8, 2003

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Blast O'Malley "Redneck Extroidinare" (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba Satellite A25-207 Laptop (2.66-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive) (Personal Computers)

After having 6 computers in 5 years, (most are still alive and kicking) this was my first venture into a laptop. It is very light, easy to use and the screen is very crisp and bright. The 2.66 ghz lets this thing move quickly and keep several programs open at a time with the 512mb of ram. Internet, not a problem. DVD player is easy to use and the picture again, very good. Have not had a chance to burn a CD with it as of yet, but having tried out the things that I needed, it has ran well. The wireless is a snap and works good, too.

Compared HP, Compaq, Sony and Dell. This one has more features and better pricing.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!!!, September 12, 2003

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N. Gomez "mygoodgomez" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba Satellite A25-207 Laptop (2.66-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive) (Personal Computers)

I bought this laptop a while ago at a Circuit City and I saved about $250 on rebates. It's the best laptop for you if you plan to use it for everyday and technical use. I'm not quite sure if it would be too great for video editing, but you should use a desktop for that anyways. I use it for school, gaming (not hardcore), and it has worked fine for me. Guess what: it has not once given me the blue screen of death and destruction that I have had happen so many times with other computers. I am acutally using it right now to write this review.

Pros:
Great size screen.
Extremely quick
Good, well placed keys on keyboard (this was a big plus for me)
CD player when laptop is not being used as a computer
Good DVD playback
Great size hard drive
Pretty good battery life

Cons:
The only thing is that it is pretty heavy, but if you are getting a desktop replacement, but you should already know that about all desktop replacements.

I shopped for a laptop for about 7 months, this was the best equipped, and best priced laptop I could find. I looked at different laptop companies which include: Toshiba, HP, Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, Sony, Macintosh (out of my price range).
I hope that this review has helped you make up your mind on choosing a laptop.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Amazon!, September 19, 2003

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"gap" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba Satellite A25-207 Laptop (2.66-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive) (Personal Computers)

After a lot of research and waiting for price drops, especially on Dell and Sony, I decided to go with Toshiba. Then I found a great deal on Amazon. Final price without tax or shipping is lower than from Best Buy or Circuit City (and don't have to wait for the store rebate). Plus I got a set of accessories for free, and rebate (free) on a backpack. But perhaps the most impressive thing was that I ordered this notebook on Sep. 16, using free, standard shipping, and got it on Sep 18 !!! Almost too good to be true.

About the computer, so far so good. Quiet, fast. One thing I have to warn you is that this computer is set to "hibernate" when you close the display panel, meaning that it will shut down. I'm not very familair with notebook computers so I don't know this, and the computer doesn't come with the manual, causing a little frustation trying to solve the problem. So I found out that you to push the on/off button long enough to boot it back on. I almost thought I got a defective one.

It's a little heavy like other reviewers said. Screen is better than I thought (but maybe not for large 3D games). Speaker is ok, standard. Should include a manual instead of a user guide file(because if you can't get the computer to start, how can you read it!??). But if you plan to use it as a desktop replacement, it's looks and feels sturdy enough, and I trust Toshiba, in terms of reliablity.