Toshiba Sat U300

DonFred

Can I get your opinion on this laptop lads
Its a Toshiba Sat u300 - 13U Core 2 Duo T5250
- 2gb Ram
- 160gb hard drive
- 13.3 in screen with 1.3meg pix cam
- weight 2kg
- cache memory is 2mb

Cost = 775e.

Appreciate your help

Black Swan

From a maintenance standpoint, I've had a lot of luck with Toshibas. Does your Sat u300 come with internal wifi card (b/g/a)? FSB speed? Graphics chip? I guess it depends what you plan to use it for?

AlmightyCushion

Looks like a good laptop for the money especially for a 13".

DonFred

Bascially this is all the specs of the laptop
pecifications

Office Ready PC
Yes

Vista Capabilities
Vista Premium Ready

Audio Input

Type
Microphone

Audio Output

Audio Codec
Realtek ALC268

Compliant Standards
High Definition Audio

Features (AB)
Toshiba Bass Enhanced Sound System

Type
Sound card

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh

Installed Qty
1

Technology
Lithium Ion

Cabinet (Chassis)

Built-in Devices (AB)
Stereo speakers
Wireless LAN aerial

Cache Memory

Installed Size
2 MB

Type
L2 Cache

Card Reader

Supported Flash Memory Cards (AB)
Memory Stick
Memory Stick PRO
MultiMediaCard
SD Memory Card
SDIO
XD-Picture Card

Type
6 in 1 card reader

Dimensions & Weight

Depth
22.7 cm

Height
3.4 cm

Weight
2 kg

Width
31 cm

Display (Projector)

Colour support
24-bit (16.7 million colours)

Diagonal Size
13.3 in

Display Resolution Abbreviation
WXGA

Max Resolution
1280 x 800

Monitor Features
TruBrite

Technology
TFT active matrix

Widescreen Display
Yes

Environmental Parameters

Humidity Range Operating
20 - 80%

Max Operating Temperature
35 °C

Min Operating Temperature
5 °C

Header

Compatibility
PC

Country Kits
United Kingdom

Manufacturer
Toshiba

Model
U300-13U

Packaged Quantity
1

Product Line
Toshiba Satellite

Input Device

Type
Keyboard
Touchpad

Interface Provided

Connector Type
15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
4 PIN USB Type A
Mini-phone 3.5mm
Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
RJ-11
RJ-45

Interface
Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX
Input
Output
Phone line
VGA

Qty
1
3

Type
Display / video
Headphones
Hi-Speed USB
IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Microphone
Modem
Network

Mainboard

Chipset Type
Mobile Intel GM965 Express

Data Bus Speed
667 MHz

Miscellaneous

Compliant Standards
AS/NZS 3548
CB
CCC
CE
CSA
CUL
FCC
FCC Part 15 B
FCC Part 68
GOST
R&TTE
SASO
UL

Features
Administrator password
Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)
System password

Modem

Features
Wake on Ring

Max Transfer Rate
56 Kbps

Protocols & Specifications
ITU V.92

Type
Fax / modem

Multimedia Functionality

TV Tuner Type
None

Networking

Compliant Standards
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g

Data Link Protocol
Ethernet
Fast Ethernet
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g

Interface (Bus) Type
Mini PCI

Type
Network adapter

Wireless LAN Supported
Yes

Wireless NIC
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945BG

Wireless Protocol
802.11a/b/g

Notebook Camera

Camera Type
Integrated

Sensor Resolution
1.3 Megapixel

Optical Storage

CD / DVD Rewrite Speed
16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM)

Read Speed
24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)

Type
DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM

Write Speed
24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD±R DL)

Optical Storage (2nd)

Type
None

OS Provided

Type
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

Power Device

Form Factor
External

Frequency Required
50/60 Hz

Nominal Voltage
AC 120/230 V

Processor

64-bit Computing
Yes

Clock Speed
1.5 GHz

Manufacturer
Intel

Multi-Core Technology
Dual-Core

Processor Number
T5250

Type
Core 2 Duo

RAM

Configuration Features
2 x 1 GB

Installed Size
2 GB

Max Supported Size
4 GB

Memory Speed
667 MHz

Technology
DDR II SDRAM

Service & Support

Type
1 year warranty

Service & Support Details

Full Contract Period
1 year

Service Included
Parts and labour

Type
Limited warranty

Slot Provided

Free Qty
0
1

Total Qty
1
2

Type
ExpressCard
Memory

Software

Type
Chicony Camera Assistant Software
ConfigFree
Connectivity Doctor
Drivers & Utilities
Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (Trial)
Microsoft Works 8.5
Norton Internet Security 2007 (90 days subscription)
Toshiba Assist
Toshiba Disc Creator
Toshiba DVD Player
Toshiba Speech System
Toshiba Value Added Package
Ulead DVD MovieWriter for Toshiba

Storage Controller

Serial ATA Interface
Serial ATA-150

Type
Serial ATA/IDE

Storage Floppy Drive

Type
None

Storage Hard Drive

Capacity
160 GB

Serial ATA Interface
Serial ATA-150

Spindle Speed
5400 rpm

Type
Portable

System

Hard Drive(-s) Total Capacity
160 GB

Notebook Type
Notebook

Platform Technology
Intel Centrino Duo

Video Memory

Max Allocated RAM Size
358 MB

Technology
Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0

Video Output

Graphics Processor / Vendor
Intel GMA X3100