Toshiba's Satellite A305 is a bit chunky for a thin and light notebook computer system, but this extra girth allows it to pack in an extra hard drive for some class leading hard drive storage. Performance is quite good from thanks to its balance of components but it is the attractive price that will entice most people.
Pros
* Lots of Hard Drive Space
* Glossy Fusion Finish Holds Up Well
* Excellent Pricing
Cons
* A Bit Larger Than Average 15.4" Thin and Light Laptop
* Glossy Screen Can Have Significant Glare
Description
* Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 Dual Core Mobile Processor
* 3GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Memory
* 200GB 5400rpm SATA System Drive and 200GB 4200rpm SATA Data Drive
* 8x DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Burner
* 15.4" WXGA (1280x800) Wide LCD with 1.3MP Webcam
* ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 512MB Graphics
* v.92 56Kbps Modem, 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11a/g/n Wireless
* Four USB 2.0, One FireWire, ExpressCard/54, HDMI, 5-in-1 Card Reader
* 14.3" x 10.5" x 1.6" @ 6 lbs.
* Vista Home Premium, MS Works, Ulead DVD Factory, Norton 360
Guide Review - Toshiba Satellite A305-S6845 Thin and Light Notebook
5/20/08 - The first thing that most people will notice is all the glossy surfaces on the Toshiba Satellite A305. From the exterior case cover to the keyboard, just about every surface has gloss. This Fusion surface will show fingerprints quite easily, but Toshiba has managed to create a surface that is surprisingly resistant to scratches. Of course, some might find using the glossy keyboard a bit annoying and the glossy LCD screen will have significant glare in certain lighting conditions.
In terms of performance, the Satellite A305-S6845 does a very good job thanks to its newer Core 2 Duo T8100 mobile processor and 3GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 memory. Even with the Vista operating system it is able to handle most tasks without any issues at all.
The Satellite A305-S6845 has some of the largest storage space available on a thin and light notebook system. This ability comes from the fact that Toshiba has actually put in two 200GB hard drives into the system rather than a single drive. This is one of the reasons why the Satellite A305 has a bit larger dimensions than a traditional thin and light notebook making it a little less portable than some of the competition.
Graphics wise, Toshiba has elected to use the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 over the more popular GeForce graphics from NVIDIA. This doesn't hurt the 3D performance of the system much as the 3650 is able to handle most 3D graphics without much issue and the driver offers more multimedia support than the 8000 series GeForce processors.
Overall, the Toshiba has the advantage over the competition thanks to its price tag being several hundred dollars less than competing notebooks. This makes the Satellite A305 a great value.
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