Toshiba Satellite Pro A300 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: With a 15.4-inch screen, Toshiba's Satellite Pro A300D may not seem like the ideal choice for those looking for everyday portability, but a weight of 2.9kg is reasonable for short journeys.

Verdict: The display is a Super-TFT panel, and the colours it produced were sharp. Graphics are handled by an integrated ATi Radeon Xpress 1250, which provides basic power for office applications, web-browsing or photo-editing. It's not suitable for more ...

Pros: Value for money, great variety of expansion ports, good typing action

Cons: Boring design, heavier than average

Verdict: The Toshiba Satellite Pro A300 is a unit that sits comfortably between the entry-level and mid-range notebook categories, featuring an excellent range of expansion ports and decent performance when balanced against its price tag. What lets it down is ...

Review summary: This laptop from Toshiba sports a 15.4-inch widescreen display. On the inside it can boast a 120GB hard drive and a DVD-RW SuperMulti drive. Processor-wise it's got the the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5670 and Intel GMA X3100 graphics card. It also ...

Review summary: It's that time of year again, and by that I mean it's time for Toshiba's bi-annual update of its notebooks in both the consumer and business ranges. We have tested two models, the 13.3-inch U400 and the more traditional 15.4-inch A300. Despite almost ...

Verdict: The U400 is the newcomer to Toshiba's stable, sporting a sleek metallic look. It's relatively lightweight, our model weighed in at just over 2kgs, but it won't compete with the super-slim Portege R500. That said, it's small enough to comfortably ...

Review summary: The Satellite A300 is a strong contender in the multimedia entertainment arena. Unfortunately, it's stuck in the DVD era without a Blu-ray drive option.

Pros: Webcam with face-recognition technology ; HDMI-CEC output ; powerful graphics performance ; Sleep-and-Charge USB ports ; strong multimedia suite with FM tuner

Cons: No subwoofer ; expensive ; high-maintenance glossy keyboard ; large and heavy for a midsized portable ; no TV tuner ; no Blu-ray option ; stiff touchpad buttons

Verdict:  The Satellite A300 backs up its high price tag with a strong multimedia suite. Unfortunately, this machine is found lacking when it comes to HD movies as it does not have a Blu-ray drive.