The Bottom Line
The Toshiba Satellite M30-S09 offers a system with a very impressive LCD display and a good all around system.
Pros
- Large Wide Aspect LCD
- DirectX 9 Graphics
Cons
- Bulky Due to Wide LCD
Description
- Intel Pentium M 1.4GHz Processor
- 256MB PC2100 DDR Memory (2GB Maximum)
- 40GB Hard Drive
- 24x CD-RW Combo Optical Drive
- 15.4" WXGA (1280x800) LCD and NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Go Graphics with 32MB
- AC'97 Audio
- v.92 56Kbps Modem and 10/100 Fast Ethernet
- 802.11b Wireless
- Three USB 2.0 Ports, One FireWire and One Type II PC Card Slot
- 14.1" x 10.6" x 1.4" @ 6.2 lbs.
Guide Review - Toshiba Satellite M30-S309
11/13/03 - Toshiba was one of the first companies to offer wide screen LCD displays to PC compatible notebooks. The Satellite M30-S309 brings this wide screen display from the very large P25 to a slightly more compact thin and light system. It features the Intel Centrino package including a Pentium M processor and 802.11b wireless. Storage and memory are average for this system with 256MB memory, 40GB hard drive and 24x CD-RW combo drive. The large 15.4" LCD screen is matched with a DirectX 9 compatible NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Go mobile graphcis processor. This is definitely a step above normal graphics processors, but its DirectX 9 performance is not going to be stellar by any means. With the large display, the dimensions and weight of the system is above average for the thin and light category, but it is still acceptable. In the end, the Toshiba Satellite M30-S309 makes for a good all around thin and light notebook with a very impressive display.
