Toshiba Satellite Pro M15-S405 Laptop (1.40-GHz Pentium-M(Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 40GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 11.5 x 1.6 inches ; 6.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008RUL6
• Item model number: PS630U-G205HV
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,952 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 12, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Toshiba's Satellite Pro M15-S405 Notebook is one of numerous new notebooks to take advantage of Centrino, and it might be just the ticket for anyone who appreciates an efficient mid-level notebook solution.

Sporting a 1.4 GHz Pentium M Centrino-based processor, 512 MB of Random Access Memory (expandable to 1024 MB) and a 32 MB nVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go graphics card, the Satellite Pro M15-S405 will comfortably handle any tasks apart from complex animation and 3-D graphics design or high-end 3-D games. Toshiba has included a large 40 GB hard drive on which to store your programs and files and a convenient DVD/CD-RW combo drive through which you can burn and play audio CDs, archive data and watch the latest Hollywood blockbusters on the system's impressive 15-inch TFT display (1024 by 768 maximum resolution).

Measuring 13.1 by 11.5 by 1.6 inches and tipping the scales at just 6.8 pounds, the Satellite Pro M15-S405 is a comfortable fit in any situation. Yet it's packed with goodies, including an 85-key keyboard with 12 function keys, an integrated Dual Point pointing device with scroll function, stereo speakers, and two memory slots. Connectivity options include a high-speed IEEE 1394 FireWire port for fast data transfer from devices such as digital camcorders, two low-seed USB 1.1 ports, a 10/100 Ethernet LAN connection, a built-in 56k modem and of course, integrated 802.11b wireless networking. Battery life is estimated to reach an impressive 5.8 hours under ideal conditions.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent choice, highly recommended!!, May 14, 2003

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Gregg McGowan (Beijing, China) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba Satellite Pro M15-S405 Laptop (1.40-GHz Pentium-M(Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 40GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

I am very happy with the Toshiba M15-405. I have a Mitsubishi 18" LCD monitor at home and the Toshiba looks just as good. Sharp lines and crisp colors.

I am finding the Wi-Fi capabilities to be satisfactory as well. Battery life according to the onboard indicator is over five hour fully charged, I have yet to run out of battery power. The keyboard is comfortable and the unit does not get hot, the left side does warm up but not to an uncomfortable degree.

The speakers are nice, loud in a quiet room, acceptable in a moderately noisy environment but I would still suggest headphones for this or any laptop to avoid annoying others. You can definitely hear the speakers in a conference room full of people.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible problems, terrible service, December 18, 2003

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"jos_coh" (Honolulu, HI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toshiba Satellite Pro M15-S405 Laptop (1.40-GHz Pentium-M(Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 40GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

My first and last Toshiba product.

I was happy with this computer when I got it and I recommended it to everyone who asked my opinion about laptops. After a few months, it started to crash on me very often. I did clean installs of the operating system but that didn't help. It would crash repeatedly and then finally it wouldn't boot at all. It would crash when the computer was moved or the screen angle was adjusted, or for no reason at all. I brought it to the local Toshiba Service Center. 15 minutes after I got it back it started crashing again, and the problem continued. There was some additional damage caused by the service center, in that a piece was loose and the computer would crash if the piece was wiggled (the plate that goes over the power switch). It wasn't doing that before I brought it to the service center.

Toshiba had me ship it to a larger service center. I told them that I didn't want the same computer back because it was an obvious lemon, and especially after the additional damage caused by the service center. After about 10 days I got the same computer back. It had greasy finger smears on the plate that covers the power switch, and a big new scratch. I turned on the computer and the operating system wouldn't even boot. I just got a blank screen. The second time I turned it on, the computer booted, but before I was finished configuring Windows, the computer started crashing again. Now, several weeks later--an *immense* amount of wasted time, and with unfinished projects that I couldn't work on without my computer--I still have a non-functioning computer. How many more days or weeks is it going to be before they fix this problem? I heard that Toshiba had great laptops and great service but this was a terrible disappointment. I am very unhappy with Toshiba. I wish I had bought a Dell.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Notebook!, July 14, 2003

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P. Pattison (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba Satellite Pro M15-S405 Laptop (1.40-GHz Pentium-M(Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 40GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

This is a wonderful little notebook and i would recommend it highly. especially to any of you who might also be considering a Dell (like i was). the reason i went with this one was because i was able to get it at [a local store] with 0% for 12 months (same price after rebate as here at Amazon). but dealing with the goofballs at [the local store] is no picnic and if you could get the Amazon Visa with no interest financing then i would go that route as Amazon is a much better company to deal with in my opinion.

now to the M15-S405:

it has a great 15" XGA (1024x768) screen. and it is definetly the way to go if you don't want to spend all your time squinting at a higher resolution display like Dell offers on their systems (go to the Dell community forums to hear the support and hardware horror stories too!)

the wi-fi capability is awesome! i currently have it running on a wireless network with my desktop and i am able to access my DSL, share files, and share the desktop's printer with ease from anywhere in the house. also, you can use wi-fi in places like Starbucks for an additional fee. check out T-Mobile's website for more info.

this computer also has great battery life, very good Nvidia graphics card and plenty of memory (512mb) and a nice 40gb hard drive (5400rpm). and at just under 7 pounds it is not to heavy to carry around.

for accessories i recommend a wireless router , optical notebook mouse, and of course a case of your choice. i got a Samsonite L35 that is slim and fits the notebook nice and snug.

if you are in the market for a great all-around notebook, you can't go wrong here.