A great value laptop with plenty of oomph! (Toshiba Satellite Pro A300)

Member Name: Wamphyri

Product:	Toshiba Satellite Pro A300
Date:	21/05/09 (239 review reads)
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Advantages: Excellent power for a reasonable price.

Disadvantages: No scroll wheel built in.

After much searching and review reading, I chose this laptop. I wasn't disappointed! It comes with Windows Vista (which I was a little uncertain of at first, as I'd heard bad reports) and has enough memory and processing power to run the majority of programs. The initial start-up procedure was a little long winded, but that's down to Microsoft I presume as you need to set up Vista with your preferences, etc.

Once up and running I installed Office and was soon happily writing in Word. I was a little curious to see how well it would cope with a game or two, so copied over World of Warcraft from my PC. Once I was logged in, I was surprised to find that it actually handled the game better and faster! I'm now looking for a decent wireless mouse as controlling my character is a little difficult using the touch pad!

Storage is plentiful and the sound from the built in speakers is good. The screen is excellent and graphics are crisp and well defined.

Connecting to my wireless network was a breeze and I was soon happily surfing the net.

It also comes with a built in webcam, useful for online conferencing and video chat.

An excellent, good quality laptop.

Summary: An excellent, good quality laptop with plenty of great features.

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