Toshiba is known for its innovation and improved technology and thus it has secured itself a top place among the latest laptops in the UK market . Toshiba Satellite U300-15Q Laptop manufactured by Toshiba is not any different. Irrespective of its compact size it works very effective. The dimension of the unit is calculated as (W x D x H) 310 x 227 x 30.2 (front) / 34.0 (rear) mm and it has a weight of 1.99 kg

Technical aspects
This unit is equipped with Intel Centrino Processor Technology featuring IntelCore2 Duo Processor T5450, Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection and Intel GM965 Express chipset. The clock speed of the device is 1.66 GHz and front side bus speed is 667 MHz. The second level cache memory of 2 MB is also supported by the device. All this determines the well being of this entire unit.

Graphics adaptor supported is Intel GMA X3100 which allows total freedom in accessing the graphics. The 13.3” screen allows minimum stress to be felt on your eyes. Real like pictures can be viewed with a resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels and colour of 16.7 Million. Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g) and Bluetooth are the wireless technology featured in this unit. In case of wired communication topology, international V.92 modem, and Ethernet LAN is included with a speed of 56 Kbps data and 14.4 Kbps fax and 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX respectively.

Memory and compatibility
It supports a standard memory of 2,048 MB and maximum expandability of 4,096 MB is supported. RAM technology equipped in this unit is DDR2 RAM of 667 MHz. The featured hard disk of the unit has a capacity of 200 GB. The unit comes with a DVD Super Multi (Double Layer) drive as well.

Other details
The audio of the unit is well taken care of and has 24-bit stereo with MIDI as the supported sound standards. All the speakers are built in there by adding to the sound effect. Microphone can capture the sound too. Touch pad is the pointing device that allows faster completion of the work. The input AC adaptor has an input voltage of 100/240 V. Integrated camera takes photos of high quality as it supports a sensor resolution of 1.3 Mega pixels and it can be used as a web cam too.

Protocols and specifications includes ITU V.92, where as the Data link protocols are Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR.

Interfaces

• 1 x display / video – VGA – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
• 1 x modem – phone line – RJ-11
• 1 x network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX – RJ-45
• 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
• 1 x microphone – input – mini-phone 3.5mm
• 1 x headphones – output – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
• 3 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 PIN USB Type A

Expansion slots

• 2 ( 0 ) x memory
• 1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard

Software and OS
Software facilitated in this product are Drivers & Utilities, ConfigFree, Connectivity Doctor, Toshiba Speech System, Toshiba Bluetooth Stack, Toshiba Assist, Microsoft Works 8.5, Toshiba Bluetooth Monitor, Toshiba Disc Creator, Norton Internet Security 2007 (90 days subscription), Toshiba Value Added Package, Ulead DVD Movie Writer for Toshiba and Toshiba DVD Player. The operating system requirements include Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium.

Power and miscellaneous
The power device requires a voltage of AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz). Lithium Ion is the battery technology included which has a capacity of 4000 mAh. Within a temperature range of 5 °C to 35 °C proper functioning is made possible. The humidity operational range is 20 – 80%. The manufacturer offers 1 year warranty on purchase of this product.

Toshiba Satellite U300-15Q Notebook is very reliable and can be functioned without any trouble.

General Info
Brand	Toshiba
Model	Satellite U300-15Q
Weight in kg	1.99 kg
Dimensions (Width, length, height)	(W x D x H) 310 x 227 x 30.2 (front) / 34.0 (rear) mm
Processor Type	Intel Centrino
Hard disk capacity	200 GB
RAM capacity	2048 MB
RAM type	DDR2 RAM
Speed	1.66 GHz
Screen size	13.3 ”
Screen resolution	1,280 x 800
Graphics card	Intel GMA X3100
USB ports	Yes
Optical drives	DVD Super Multi (Double Layer) drive
Wireless technology	Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g) , Bluetooth
Modem	56 Kbps
Operating System	Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Features
Wi-Fi capability	Yes
CD/ DVD Read/write	Yes
Firewire port	Yes
Accessories
AC adapter	Yes
Recovery CD	Yes