Microstar 262B vs Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 notebook review

Core Duo T2300 1.6GHz was built in Microstar 262B laptop comparing to Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66Ghz in Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384. Monitor in Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 is 15.4" size, better than 12.1" screen in Microstar 262B. Maximum declared screen resolution (1280x800) is on both laptops in this comparison. More RAM on Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 means less swapping on hard drive. Satellite A105-S4384 had 1GB. Microstar 262B had only 0.5GB of RAM which might not suit users who wants to run many programs at once. Satellite A105-S4384 allows maximum 4GB RAM - higher than 262B (2GB RAM). On both laptops in use is DDR2 memory.

Graphic card inside 262B is Intel 945GM and other laptop uses Intel 950. More storage for multimedia were available at Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 (greater space on hard disk).

These laptops have disadvantage in lack of built-in bluetooth device which is quite useful for communication with digital cameras, mobile phones and some other devices. Infrared, which isn't available on both of these models, unable these laptops to communicate with some devices . Both models have firewire built-in needed by some video devices. PCMCIA is available only on Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 and it is needed by some TV cards and external modems. Microstar 262B has cardreader which reads 4 different card types. Disadvantage of both is lack of DVI output for connection to some modern TFT monitors. Each laptop has 54Mbit/s wireless These laptops aren't really good for Internet telephony since they haven't web camera.

Operating system is XP Home on Microstar 262B and XP Media Center on Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384. Only Toshiba Satellite A105-S4384 has special software pack : Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Works 8.5.

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