Toshiba Satellite P300D
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite P300DProcessor: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
Display: 17.1 inch, 16:10, 1440x900 pixels
Weight: 3.4kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Satellite P300D (Model)
Average Score: 60% - poor
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
mobility: 60%, workmanship: 50%, ergonomy: 70%, emissions: 30%
Reviews for the Toshiba Satellite P300D
Foreign Reviews
60% Toshiba Satellite P300D-12F
Source: Notebookjournal 
online available, Long, Date: 06/24/2008
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 70% performance: 30% display: 30% mobility: 60% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 30%
Comment
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470: Faster clocked HD 3450 and successor of the HD 2400 XT but with DirectX 10.1 and due to the new 55nm process, higher clockspeeds. Avivo HD video functions allow the decoding of HD videos.
Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Turion 64 X2: AMD Turion 64 X2 is intended to be positioned against the Intel Core Duo was presented in 17. May 2006. The current consumption is not higher than with Centrino-Duo-notebooks (TL-45 with ATI Xpress and Mobility Radeon X300). This means, that approximative the same battery runtime and fan functions can be expected (with this chipset). However, the performance was 20% below the T2300 (1.66 GHz) due to the lower L2 Cache (Core Duo has 2048 Kbyte shared L2 Cache). Nevertheless, the performance is sufficient.
TL-64:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17.1": Nowadays, meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. 17 inch laptops are built only in 16:10 format.
The DTR-Laptops can't be carried easily, need much current, but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
3.4 kg: This laptop is heavy below average, compared with the average of notebooks. Therefore especially desktop replacements fit in this class of weight.
Toshiba: Toshiba is one of the biggest international notebook-manufacturer. There exist many reviews for Toshiba models. The ratings of German magazines are very positive, but the relation of price and value is evaluated rather average. The ratings according the features and display are also quite well for Toshiba notebooks.
60%: Such a bad rating is rare. There exist hardly any notebooks, which are rated worse.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
