Toshiba Satellite 1905-S303 Notebook (2.40-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive)

Product Description

Got a CPU or memory intensive application slowing you down? The Satellite 1905-S303 has an Intel Pentium 4 processor 2.40GHz, 512MB PC2100 DRR memory, and an ATI M6-P graphics controller with 32MB DDR memory to make short work of most any task. With system memory expandable to 1024MB, this system is a multi-tasker's delight! The Satellite 1905-S303 offers the best balance of features and value at an affordable price.

Amazon.com Product Description

If you're shopping for an industrial-strength mobile computer to serve as a desktop replacement, the Toshiba Satellite 1905-S303 notebook PC is the kind of heavy-duty, no-compromises performer that can fill just about any shoes, no matter how big.

The 1905-S303's 2.4 GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor-M provides gale-force computing power across a broad range of productivity and multimedia software. The notebook's 512 MB of memory--expandable to 1 GB--and 512 KB of L2 cache smoothly run multiple applications simultaneously. The notebook's 40 GB hard drive offers substantial data and multimedia download storage.

A multifunction DVD/CD-RW drive lets you watch movies, and listen to and record music and back up data on CD. Sound from the notebook's built-in stereo speakers is enhanced by 3-D sound support with HRTF 3-D positional audio, Direct 3-D sound, and hardware acceleration for DirectSound and DirectMusic.

The 1905-S303 includes a 15-inch XGA active-matrix display that, coupled with an ATI M6-P graphics controller and 32 MB of 250 MHz DDR external video memory, supports up to 16 million colors at 1,024 X 768 resolution.

The 8.3-pound, 13-by-10.9-by-2-inch 1905-S303 includes an integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet interface with RJ-45 LAN port and built-in 56K V.92 modem with RJ-11 connector. Other ports include two USB interfaces, a TV-out interface, a FireWire interface, a parallel port, and an RGB monitor port. A 32-bit CardBus-ready PC Card slot supports two Type II cards or one Type III card.

The notebook's keyboard includes 85 full-size keys with 12 function keys. The 1905-S303 also offers a touchpad pointing device and a full complement of hardware-based CD control functions.

Installed software includes Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Works, Intuit Quicken Basic 2001, InterVideo WinDVD, Norton AntiVirus 2002, and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Customer Reviews:

Owned my 1905-S303 for 3 years and still very happy!.......2006-06-11

I've had my Toshiba Satellite for over 3 years now and it still runs great. Only one annoying thing, the battery went dead, so I need to get a new one. Now, I have the a/c adapter plugged in all the time and I don't take it anywhere with me because it's too heavy to carry around. No battery lasts forever anyway.

I had the problem with the laptop shutting down without warning when it over heats, nothing a little pressurized air can't fix.

Overall, I'm still very happy with mine.

a worst one I used.......2006-06-01

This is a stupid laptop I bought 3 years ago and now it is completely dead. I bought online so I did not see the real item before purchase.
-heavy, 8.3lb. few laptop can get this level.
-stupid design. all-in-one. i guess only the CPU is dead but bestbuy told me I can not replace just CPU because all components are intergrated
-overheat. the fan runs always when you use even only IE is running. before it became dead, it shut down automatically due to overheat for at least 1 year. and I just recently bought a cooling fan for it.
-short battery life. the battery life can be ignored. you can not finish a simple work without A/C power. I think less than 30 min. But you have to carry the huge stupid battery with you even if you do not use it because the laptop can not stand evenlly without the battery due to the stupid design (the battery stands for a corner)
-bad quality. I bought it just 3 years ago and now I have to trash it. bestbuy told me it will cost me hudreds of dollar to replace a component because of all-in-one design. But now hundres of $ can buy a new eqaul laptop
-also, I think the memory is not 512M, it is 256M. I took out the memory from the dead computer, it is 32*8=256M DDR. I am not sure if DDR means double 256*2?

... .... too much to claim about this stupid laptop. anyway, I trashed $1470.

overall good but a bit slow for me.......2006-05-14

I have owned my Toshiba Satellite 1905 s303 since December 2002. I have not had to many problems with it. As mentioned in some other reviews it started to shut down at random. I found the problem was it was over heating. To fix it just use pressurized air to blow out the cooling fan and fins area, too much dust was on the cooling fins. Because I have more powerful computers it seems a little slow, but it has plenty of power for most people.

If there was a 0 Star system.........2005-04-16

My computer shuts down all the time and forgot one hour - think more like 10 minutes - it is ridiculous and I would NEVER buy a Toshiba again - they have a class action lawsuit against them for the series 1500 but not for this model - if anyone is a lawyer and bought this - maybe it would be good to also file for one!

Problems.......2005-04-05

Don't get me wrong, I love this computer. But, as a law student, I need a computer that will work OR if it needs maintenance will not require me to pay in blood. I got neither in this computer. Since getting it, I have had to fix quite a few major things (battery, AC adaptor)--these repairs could have been several hundred (thank goodness for the extended warranty). Now, two years after purchase, it will not work. My system board has apparently failed because the half inch metal tongue in the ac adaptor computer port has broken. This has killed my entire computer. And, it will cost over one thousand dollars to fix. To add insult to injury, I find that this is one of the most common problems with the toshiba laptop. ANd the part will break off with regular wear and tear. Why would they build a computer with this obvious defect you may ask?? The answer is obvious--now I have to buy another computer, or pay them 1k to fix mine. IF I do buy another one, it will NOT be a Toshiba. Think about it before you buy this computer. Maybe you can afford constant repairs of this type, but I can not.

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