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Product name	Toshiba Satellite A205-S4617	Toshiba Satellite A305-S6858	Toshiba Satellite A205-S4577	Sony Vaio NR430E/L	Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875
Price	$1,858.84	$839.99	$874.99 to $1,079.00	$660.81 to $899.89	Check Prices
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
Average user rating	3.0 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	4.0 stars	0 stars
Release date	April 16, 2007			June 29, 2008
The Bottom Line	Toshiba adds faster Draft N Wi-Fi to this attractive if otherwise fairly conventional laptop. Just be sure you've got an 802.11n router to go along with it.	The Toshiba Satellite A305-S6858 is a very good mainstream machine, but we prefer one of its competitors.	The stylish Satellite A205 from Toshiba adds desirable extras such as draft 802.11n wireless connectivity and a DVD drive that burns artwork on your discs.	The entry-level Sony Vaio NR430 strikes all the right notes--decent performance, pleasing design, great keyboard and display--to form an excellent 15-inch laptop for students (and home users in general) on tight budgets.	There is nothing inherently wrong with the entry-level Toshiba Satellite L305, but both Dell and Sony have 15-inch budget laptops that offer more for less.
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Networking	Network adapter - Ethernet - IEEE 802.11g - IEEE 802.11b - IEEE 802.11a - IEEE 802.11n (draft) - Fast Ethernet	- IEEE 802.11g - Fast Ethernet - IEEE 802.11n (draft) - IEEE 802.11b Network adapter - Ethernet - IEEE 802.11a	Network adapter - Ethernet - IEEE 802.11g - IEEE 802.11b - IEEE 802.11a - Fast Ethernet	- IEEE 802.11g - Fast Ethernet - IEEE 802.11n (draft) - IEEE 802.11b Network adapter - Ethernet - IEEE 802.11a	- IEEE 802.11g - Fast Ethernet - IEEE 802.11b Network adapter - Ethernet
Battery	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Telecom	Fax / modem - 56 Kbps	None - 56 Kbps	Fax / modem - 56 Kbps	Fax / modem - 56 Kbps	Fax / modem - 53 Kbps
Graphics Controller	Intel GMA 950 - 8 MB	Intel GMA X3100 - 128 MB	Intel GMA 950 - 8 MB	Intel GMA X3100 - 358 MB	Intel GMA X3100 - 128 MB
Storage Removable	None	None	None	None	None
Optical Storage	DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - Integrated	DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - Integrated with Labelflash Technology	DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - Integrated