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Toshiba Satellite A200 (Pentium 1.86Ghz, 1GB RAM)

By Alex Kidman, CNET.com.au on 27 February 2008 02:05 PM

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Manufacturer: Toshiba

Connectivity

  • Network interface
  • 10/100 LAN, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
  • Dialup modem
  • Yes
  • USB ports
  • 4
  • Firewire ports
  • 1
  • Firewire type
  • 400
  • VGA
  • Yes

Display

  • Natural resolution (max)
  • 1280 x 800 pixels
  • Diagonal screen size
  • 15.4 inch

Drives

  • Primary hard drive
  • 120 GB
  • Optical drive
  • DVD-RW

General

  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 33.5 x 362 x 267.8 mm
  • Weight
  • 2.72 kg
  • Laptop type
  • Midweight

Memory

  • Amt of RAM
  • 1GB
  • Memory card reader
  • Yes

Other

  • Integrated webcam
  • Yes
  • TV tuner
  • No

Processor

  • Processor type
  • Intel Pentium M
  • Processor speed
  • 1.86 GHz

Software

  • Operating system
  • Windows Vista Home Premium

Sound

  • Embedded stereo speakers
  • Yes

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The good:
  • Nice keyboard
  • Clear display screen
  • Decent battery life
The bad:
  • Poor performance
The bottomline:

The Satellite A200 is a decent machine for basic productivity needs, but otherwise does little to mark it out from the budget laptop pack.

Editors’ rating:

7.5/10

RRP: AU$1199.00

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