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Review summary: Consumer Market Notebook. The Toshiba Satellite A200 is one of th ...

Pros: Elegant Case , Good workmanship and robust case , User-friendly keyboard and touch pad , Good performance for office applications , Low temperature emissions, Elegant Case, Good workmanship and robust case, User-friendly keyboard and touch pad, Good ...

Cons: Not really bright display, can be used only indoors , Moderate noise emissions , Short battery runtime, Not really bright display, can be used only indoors, Moderate noise emissions, Short battery runtime

Verdict: Though the maximum volume could be higher, the sound of the two speakers, which are located left and right above the keyboard, is alright. The output of the 3.5mm stereo out is alright, i.e. without noise

Review summary: Toshiba has a wide range of laptops and its Satellite Pro series is aimed at those users who are likely to want to use their machine either to run a small business or for the home. The Toshiba Satellite Pro A200 (£420 inc. VAT) is the entry-level ...

Pros: Well built, Quick and responsive

Cons: Limited battery life, No Vista

Verdict: While lacking battery life, this is an impressive and highly usable machine

Review summary: Thanks to its Intel Core 2 Duo processor, performance is outstanding

Pros: Strong performance, Good display, Decent connectivity

Cons: Not overly portable

Verdict: While its size means it's not the best choice for frequent travellers, the Toshiba Satellite A200-1AB is nevertheless an impressive entry-level media centre. With strong performance and multimedia features at an affordable price, this could be your ...

Review summary: The Toshiba A200-180 is more of a desktop replacement PC than a slim portable laptop that can be whisked from location to location.

Verdict: The Toshiba Satellite A200-180 is a powerful and speedy notebook primarily intended for entertainment. It might perhaps have fared better on performance then we'd like though, and the gaming speed was particularly poor. It's not light, but as a ...

Review summary: The Satellite A200 is the cheese and tomato pizza of Toshiba's laptop range -- designed to please everyone. It's a desktop-replacement laptop, but it's quite portable. It has a faster-than-usual graphics card, and yet its mid-range CPU gives it the ...

Pros: Reasonably good value ; good keyboard

Cons: Rubbish speakers ; mediocre performance

Verdict: The Toshiba Satellite A200-A1i is a good all-round laptop, but it doesn't excel in any particular field. It's slightly too unwieldy to be an ultra-portable, and a bit too underpowered to be a true desktop replacement, but it offers decent value for ...