Toshiba A305-S6864 review
This the newest edition in the ever popular A305 series is the Toshiba Satellite A305-S6864, the last one reviewed here the S6837 was a fine piece of kit and this newer version has taken that laptop and added some superior upgrades to make this notebook even better.
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The addition of a 256MB ATI Radeon HD 3470 dedicated graphics card is a welcome improvement and one that will please gamers however games like Crysis are playable on fairly low detail and resolution. The graphics card inside is rated just slightly better than the nVidia GeForce Go 6800 in 3DMark 05.
It comes complete with a 320GB hard drive that is adequate capacity for a laptop and leaves plenty of room for music and video. The processor has been upgraded to a 2.26GHz from a 1.8 so applications run with ease and most other games run on medium settings.
Specifications:
- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8400 - 2.26GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz FSB
- ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3470 with up to 2046MB memory (256MB + up to 1790MB shared memory)
- 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz SDRAM
- 320GB HDD:* (5400rpm, Serial ATA)
- eSATA port
As you can see from the list of upgrades this model really is a bit of a powerhouse and comes in just over the $1000 mark after you account for the rebate.
[...] for a budget laptop, without compromising on style and performance, then the Toshiba Satellite A305-S6864 is one of the best mobile computing devices you could opt [...]