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Toshiba Satellite A30-203
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Average Ratings for Toshiba Satellite A30-203

  • Quality4.8 stars
  • Screen Quality3.8 stars
  • Battery Life3 stars
  • Ease of Use3.9 stars
  • Value for Money3 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings3.2 stars
  • Overall Rating3.3 stars

27 Reviews For Toshiba Satellite A30-203

  • angelinside55 Rank: 2nd Lieutenant 6th Sep 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    this Toshiba Satellite A30-203 laptop has a beautiful screen. it is very easy to use. make sure to buy an extra battery though because the battery life of this laptop does not last long at all. other than that it has great picture quality. as long as you have a good security system on this laptop you should have no problems. the laptop is very lightweight and ideal for carrying around....well, as long as you have an extra battery. other than that its good to keep at home. much better than a regular pc.

  • Guest 2nd Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The Toshiba Satellite A30-203 is excellent

  • Guest 23rd Mar 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    My Toshiba Satellite A30-203 lasted many years, still use it today just for music and internet. been through hell and back, dropped it a couple times and keeps on ticking. Just clean the thing, makes sure dust and such doesn't bog it down and make it heat up, and it'll work fine, was a pretty good laptop for it's time. Replaced the hard drive 2 times, the first time it was my fault [overheated because I put it on a blanket...i know] , second time I'm not sure what happened.touch pad died abou ...

  • Guest 18th Mar 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The Toshiba Satellite A30-203 is a good machine. It was expensive when purchased and has served me well for over 5 years. You do have to prop it up to leave space underneath for cooling and if it starts overheating too much you just blow an external fan on it. Need to try vacuuming out the fans as I am sure there is dust there.

  • koletsis 18th Sep 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I bought this laptop in Moscow, I have dragged it all over the former soviet union, it been to most of Western Europe and now lives in Australia as the spare laptop at home, apart from a little maintenance, like cleaning the fans it is the best laptop I have ever had, I also have a Dell now newer and more powerful but it will never change my views on my Tosh satellite SA 30 -203, it has also been used in temperatures below - 30C and never missed a beat! Strongly recommended requires respect and ...

  • only4thenight Rank: Lance Corporal 15th Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    I was bought this laptop by my father in 2003 I think it was £850 pretty average for a decent laptop then, it was to replace a packard bell I was bought a week earlier (I was young and stupid) the packard bell actually blew up sparks and everything, this was the replacement and I was pleased enough until three weeks later when it began overheating and shutting off when running the simplest of programs, I bought fan assisters I propped it up on books I got a pro to clean the heat sink and ...

  • Guest 25th Apr 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Well recommend the Toshiba Satellite A30-203 is a very robust machine. High quality of graphics. Ergonomic.
    Never troubleshooting. Very good fan.

  • teckniqs 20th Mar 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I added a 3.06GHZ Hyper Threading CPU and 1GB of RAM to it plus a wifi card and the thing is brilliant. It still outperforms many of todays machines as far as I am concerned. Recommended.
    A great looking machine with great performance and even better potential. Well recommend the Toshiba Satellite A30-203.

  • Guest 11th Mar 2008

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    Well constructed, overall I well recommend this Toshiba Satellite Laptop. Infact the only bad thing I can say about this laptop is when it freezes up, it takes a while to unfreeze. But apart from that, go for this model - A30-203.

  • Toss4shiba 6th Feb 2008

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    I was given this laptop by my boss to work from home. Still cannot add it to my Wireless Home Network (2 laptops & a PC!). Definitely not a business machine!

    The heating up problem has been partially resolved as I bought a cheap laptop fan from eBay!

    It might've been OK in 2003, but it is definitely a NO-NO for 2008.

  • Derby 5th Sep 2007

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I've had an A30-203 for the best of four years now it's never been a problem, I have a regular maintenance program every week, it just runs like a dream, I cannot understand anyone moaning about it.

    Like most things in today's world you've got to look after them, a computer is like your car; it needs attention on a regular basis. Don't keep bunging it up with rubbish downloads and then telling everybody it's no bloody good, when it's your own fault.

  • mark777 4th Mar 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I formatted and reinstalled windows xp and the software that I wanted runs like an absolute dream now. - After reinstalling software properly (not from the recovery disks supplied) It has improved performance dramatically especially after putting the memory up to 512mb. Never had a problem with it. As for overheating problems mentioned by other users as long as the laptop is left with clear space underneath it's fine. Would have been better if the air vents were on top though, because a lot ...

  • bunski 20th Dec 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Everyone's problems with these laptops over heating is easy to solve...
    Just use the nozzle on your vacuum cleaner and give the fans a good clean out. You can go one step further and take your laptop apart, but I've found a good blast with the hoover every 2 - 3 months has sorted my problem out with it overheating. Another good idea mentioned by a few people is to make sure that the cooling fans are not blocked when using the Toshiba Satellite Pro A30-204 laptop.

    I hope this helps if anyone ...

  • hazy m geez 8th Oct 2006

    Reviewer rating: 0 stars


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    I've had the Toshiba Satellite A30-203 laptop for about 2 and a half years, and it has broken down at least 6 times, and at the moment it is broken. I have paid almost half the price of the actual laptop on repairs. OVER HEATING, POOR GRAPHICS AND OVER PRICED FOR ITS POOR QUALITY OF EVERYTHING.

    1. May 2005, not booting into Windows, reinstalled
    2. June 2005, not booting into Windows, replaced drive to Toshiba
    3. September 2005, not booting into Windows, reinstalled
    4. March 2006, not boo ...

  • tacticalmarine 23rd Jul 2006

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    This is an excellent laptop with easy to locate upgrade panels underneath and wi-fi, there has been some talk of overheating problems on it, i think like any laptop it needs room to cool ,so placing it on a surface that will constrict the vents underneath will cause problems, they all need airflow underneath so i always place it on an hard surface and i have no problems!

  • johnstonc 2nd May 2006

    Reviewer rating: 2.5 stars


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    Many problems since the Toshiba Satellite A30-203 was bought, I have another laptop which only cost about half the amount this one did, not as good a spec but a far superior machine

  • vlinder 30th Apr 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I have bought a small ergonomic extra ven, for cooling.
    But when you use this Toshiba Satellite A30-203 properly, it will live very long! I am still glad I bought it!

  • keza 18th Mar 2006

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    I have had my A30 for over 2 years, and am glad i purchased the system guard warrenty.
    Mother board , wireless, 2 DVD drives, Hard drive replaced and it still is causeing me heart ache. Screen goes white when the moved, so you have to restart.

  • dougle888 Rank: Lance Corporal 15th Feb 2006

    Reviewer rating: 0 stars


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    Since I've had my Toshiba Satellite A30-203 laptop I have had no fewer that six problems; ranging from faulty recovery CD's to the keyboard falling apart (£60)! It overheats, and the Intel graphics card is pathetic, and has been known to increase the chance of overheating, but apparently this can be fixed by using a hoover, but I have yet to try it.
    I am also experiencing weird problems on shutdown, when the screen brings up loads of random images when its supposed to be turned off., I t ...

  • andrew29993 Rank: Corporal 7th Feb 2006

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    My laptop is not the A30-203, it is the Toshiba Satellite A30-504 or something. It has been sitting broken for a while now (but this is not down to the laptop's unreliability as I dropped it) but from what I remember it was a fairly fast, powerful machine but with bad battery life. The blue casing is still fairly attractive and all the controls feel solid and well-built. The keyboard looks cheap, though. To be honest, I don't know who this laptop is aimed at, because it is a P4 and the battery l ...