Toshiba Satellite A300D AMD laptop: feature-packed but problematic?

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Published: Tuesday 7th October, 2008 | Author: Tarinder Sandhu
Products: Satellite A300D
Companies: Toshiba (All Toshiba content), AMD (All AMD content)

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Introduction

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HEXUS recently looked at the range of laptop options for under £500 and found that surprising power could be had for a reasonable budget. The question then was why would anyone spend more than £500?

Spending more gets you more, obviously, and that's manifested in better overall performance. You should expect a discrete graphics card for proper gaming performance, lots of RAM, and a nicer screen to boot.

Toshiba's Satellite laptop - the workhorse of the overall range - covers a wide pricing spectrum, and spending around £600 will provide a decent spec.

How does an AMD Turion X2 Ultra 2.1GHz, 4GB RAM, 15.4in WXGA+ screen, discrete Mobility Radeon HD 3650 512MB graphics card sound? These are the features that make up the guts of the Toshiba Satellite A300D-15B, priced at £622, and we take a look to determine whether it's worth it.

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