Toshiba Satellite P305D S8834 Review

Toshiba Satellite P305D S8834 Features and Technical Details
Toshiba Satellite P305D S8834 Features

    * 17.1 inch (Diagonal) Widescreen TruBrite TFT Active Matrix LCD Display at 1440 x 900 Native Resolution
    * 2.0 GHz AMD Turion X2 Dual Core Mobile Processor RM-70 with 1MB L2 Cache
    * 4096 MB PC6400 DDR2 SDRAM, 250 GB (5400 RPM) Hard Drive (SATA)
    * DVD SuperMulti +/-R Double Layer with Labelflash Drive, Atheros 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN

Processor, Memory, and Motherboard

    * Hardware Platform: PC
    * Processor: 2 GHz AMD Turion 64
    * Number of Processors: 2
    * RAM: 4000 MB
    * RAM Type: DDR2 SDRAM

Hard Drive

    * Size: 250 GB
    * Manufacturer: Portable
    * Type: Serial ATA

Ports and Connectivity

    * Modem: None

Cases and Expandability

    * Size (LWH): 15.7 inches, 11.3 inches, 1.36 inches
    * Weight: 6.94 pounds
Helpful Customer Reviews for Toshiba Satellite P305D S8834

By anih
Pros:
Adequate Storage, Durable Construction, Easy To Use, Fast, Great Software Bundle, Large Screen, Reliable Performance
Best Uses:
Business Use, Graphics, Large Applications, Music, Video, Word Processing
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Toshiba Toshiba® Satellite™ P305D-S8834 17.1-Inch Laptop:

best laptop i ever saw. very fast and nice screen.

By  D. F. Taylor
Good luck reading this. i've had this computer five days so far (from Office Depot, after my desktop had a BIOS update/OS freeze issue) and it has been everything i thought it would be and more (especially for the price). Actually my rating is probably a 4.75. Here are are the Windows Experience Index scores this computer has (mine and the one at the store).

Processor: 4.8
Memory (RAM): 5.8
Graphics: 4.1
Gaming Graphics: 3.8

So, this computer is not exactly a gaming rig, but seems solid. The graphics scores are hurt by the integrated ATI Radeon 3100. Window Vista 64 bit, dual core processor and a 10 key were key items my lists(the 4GB of 6400 RAM didn't hurt). This is not an aesthetically unappealing computer either. All my programs have worked so far. The FM antenna worked well (better reception than my radio). The DVD burner seems to work well. i liked the touchpad better than most notebooks i have seen (it is flush with the keyboard and less smooth/slippery than some other notebooks i have seen), though i am now using a wireless mouse. Also, the sound on this computer is good (playing MP3s, etc) and the computer actually has a volume dial.

Unfortunately this does come with more that a few bloatware/free trials programs. This computer is not that light either, but it is a desktop replacement (i have the dimensions at about 15.5" x 11.5" x 1.75"). TI is probably going to take a while when you set it up downloading the updates. Another possible negative to this computer is that the battery life i got the first time i tried it was about 1:27 minutes (though i was running a virus scan, surfing the internet using wireless and using the default highest brightness). i got the multicard adapter to read SD, but not xD yet (maybe that has to do with the fact that i deleted the driver, but luckily found it again under one of the Tosiba desktop icons). i couldn't get the face recognition to register correctly, so i uninstalled it (not really that useful anyway). The area by the touchpad does get a little warm. There are no HDMI/REGZA links on this computer or Bluetooth. Another negative is that i can't seem to get the plasticy strip off of the hinge. The screen, the keyboard (kind of glossy) and the case attract dust like a magnet.