Toshiba Mk5055Gsx Specs Free Of Fingerprints

With currently around 20 different configuration possibilities, just about anyone looking for a 17 incher will find a model that suites them.

This review covers the Toshiba Satellite P300-212 which at a nonbinding recommended retail price of 1560 Euros VAT included represents the most expensive notebook in the Satellite P300 series.

For that money one gets a technically well-equipped multimedia and work tool with sound hardware utilizing an Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 Processor with 2.66 Ghz, four Gigabyte internal memory (upgradeable to a total of eight GB), a Radeon HD 4650 graphic board from ATI and a single hard drive memory capacity on two seperate 500 GB hard drives.

Toshiba Mk5055Gsx Specs Free Of Fingerprints

Case Like most manufacturers, Toshiba uses a plastic case with a gloss finish on the P300-212 giving the notebook a certain elegance, at least when the gloss finish is clean and free of fingerprints and dust.

Especially the continual opening and closing of the display leave their mark and demand some care in order to maintain that glossy appearance.

In terms of colour, the P300-212 is comes for the most part in plain black with the exception of the white Toshiba inscription on the backside of the display cover and the white lines running horizontally in the area of the carpel support.

The case buckles somewhat in the area around the internal DVD drive when this spot on the notebooks case is pressed with thumb and forefinger, something which tends to happen when lifting the machine.

The slot around the DVD drive seems a bit too large in our opinion.

The rest of the case is better armed against such direct pressure and does its job quite well.

The generous mouse buttons in chrome work well with the whole optical concept and lend an overall subtle yet elegant appearance.

Opening and closing the lid is done easily by hand and without any troubling noises.

The P300-212 also gets by well without a complicated and annoying lock mechanism.

When transporting the notebook you have to pay special attention to avoid allowing anything to press against the lid as this buckles even under light pressure.

In addition to carrying bag or case, an additional cover is definitely advisable.

Connectivity The Toshiba P300-212 is equipped with the most common connections expected on a notebooks in its class, which are confined to the well- thought out and neatly arranged front and backsides of the notebook housing.

Due to the relatively long battery, the backside offers no space for any sort of terminal connection.

The interfaces are therefore concentrated on the front and sides.

Ports on the back side The front sides connections are very neatly laid out.

Next to the switch for the WLAN one finds a card reader (5-in-1 Bridge Media drive - supporting SD Cards up to16 GB, Memory Stick up to 256 MB, Memory Stick Pro up to 4 GB, MultiMedia Card up to 1 GB and xD-Picture Card up to 2 GB), two audio interfaces (Microphone and headset) and the volume adjustment on the front.

WLAN switch, 5-in-1 card reader, audio ports, volume control On the right side one finds two USB 2.0 and a modem connection.

Just next to these is the DVD drive, the power adaptor port and a Kensington security slot.

USB 2.0, modem, DVD drive, power socket, Kensington security slot The left side houses an analog VGA outlet which supports an external resolution of max.

X1536 pixels, a ventilation duct for heat dissipation, a HDMI connector and a LAN port.

One also finds an Express Card slot, a combination E-SATAUSB 2.0 port and a further USB slot followed by a Firewire connection.