Toshiba's Penryn-based Satellite A300 / P300 uncovered

Look out, here comes yet another duo hopping on the Penryn train, and each of these buggers are sporting a Toshiba logo. Up first is the €999 ($1,480) Satellite A300 -- the apparent successor of the A200 -- which features a 15.4-inch display, a refreshed design, Harman Kardon speakers, built-in fingerprint reader, 1.3-megapixel camera, integrated microphone, up to 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive and your choice of a Core 2 Duo T5500 (A300-124) or T8100 (A300-11I). As for the 17-inch P300 (seen after the jump), you can reportedly expect somewhat similar configurations, but sadly, we've no hard details on price or availability for it.

[Totalfixation @ Feb 24th 2008 3:09PM]

To me all the Toshiba laptops look out dated.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Feb 24th 2008 3:11PM]

agreed. They really look like windows 2000 running laptops from 2000. just the glossiness on this one let's a bit of an exception.

[dzhiurgis @ Feb 24th 2008 3:24PM]

The older Toshiba's were very hard to type, after you jump from regular laptop/keyboard, because there was a huge space in the left, so you can't feel the end of the keyboard.

[vdogg89 @ Feb 24th 2008 10:06PM]

why is totalfix low ranked? Toshiba laptops are very cheap looking. especially the speakers that stick out like a sore thumb. this lappy is a little better looking than their other ones, but still

[ben @ Feb 24th 2008 9:52PM]

I like how my r400 looks. Could just be personal taste.

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cmod.to?coid=-32739

[J. Evans Turner @ Feb 24th 2008 3:10PM]

Needs an HD-DVD drive... ;)

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Feb 24th 2008 3:12PM]

or as best buy calls them now and days, " DVD upscaling drives" ;)

[StrangeBum @ Feb 24th 2008 8:36PM]

@CUBSWILLWIN

I noticed that myself the other day. It's pretty damn funny if you ask me, but with the prices so low and getting anywhere from 5-7or8 free HD-DVDs I would almost get one.

Now, the laptop, Toshiba may not always have what it takes in the looks department, but I do love their computers. Quality stuff.

[bob e @ Feb 24th 2008 3:16PM]

those speakers look very powerful.

[Patriks7 @ Feb 24th 2008 3:26PM]

i got a couple questions
where the f***is the track pad? -_^
is that a hinge a la apple style? :x

[patriks7 @ Feb 24th 2008 3:27PM]

ignore the trackpad stuff i didnt look at the first picture :p

[Rhino @ Feb 24th 2008 5:06PM]

Love All Toshiba laptops just for the volume controller

[Jherez @ Feb 24th 2008 5:32PM]

Should i ask the most worn out question of all time? Does it play.....

[Raheem @ Feb 24th 2008 6:29PM]

You wouldn't dare.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Feb 24th 2008 6:45PM]

DOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:P

[jeff_is_sexy @ Feb 24th 2008 6:31PM]

Toshiba laptops suck. I'm on one right now and it sucks. First the LCD went out, then the HDD, and now I am on an ethernet leash because the freakin wireless card went out. It's ridiculous.

[phanbouy @ Feb 24th 2008 7:13PM]

you must have awesome superpowers to use a laptop without a screen or hard disk drive.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Feb 24th 2008 8:25PM]

He's a witch!!! Burn em' Burn em'!

[zargon @ Feb 24th 2008 9:08PM]

I am typing this post on one right now and worked for a company that used nothing but Toshiba laptops. No major problems here. I think either you are a unlucky few or possibly a bad model/batch.

However... taking them apart is another story, I won't dare do that ever again... what a nightmare!

I think I will be looking at a Lenovo for my next laptop. Use them exclusively at work and they have been rock solid.

[Tim @ Feb 24th 2008 6:38PM]

Thats a nice looking laptop...

[nonamo @ Feb 24th 2008 7:43PM]

mmmm... fingerprints galore!

[NAKT_1 @ Feb 24th 2008 10:00PM]

Oh yay. Yet another laptop....

[TheNomad @ Feb 25th 2008 7:16AM]

Looks like I have found the successr to my A100 I am using at the moment. Those of you that don't like Toshiba notebooks, need to stopping licking Steve Jobs' nutsack. I ahve had plenty of Toshiba notebooks in the past & not had one failure. Not to say they don't ever go wrong as I have repaired a number of clients ones (mainly down to their own heavyhandedness or accidental damage) & never had a problem disassembling or reassembling any of them. I must admit it is about time I took the A100 apart & give it an annual spring clean inside.

[uShak @ Feb 25th 2008 10:24PM]

My Toshiba p25 17 incher from like 4 years ago was in a serious car accident. it flew and smashed at the side. but the whole unit still works perfectly.
I got a Toshiba Qosmio G25 (sexiest computer ever) and the speakers not only sound like a million bucks, they look awesome. also the brightest LCD screen ever. I've dropped this huge laptop from the hieght of a standard coat hanger, and this tank is still livin it.

I have now moved on to an ASUS G1S-X3 (the T7500 version at Best Buy) which got clearenced out for $1049. if it werent for this price, I woulda gotten another toshiba.

[happy_penguin @ Feb 26th 2008 12:53AM]

I have three Toshiba laptops which I've bought over the years. In my experience they've been fine machines with good support at a good price. I recommend them to everyone.