SIIG Ultra Ide Pro 32Bit PCI Ultra 33 Controller

SIIG Ultra Ide Pro 32Bit PCI Ultra 33 Controller
Manufacturer: SIIG
Product Type: CE

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Product Description
Now get 33MB/second data transfers from the latest generation of Ultra ATA hard drives with SIIG's UltraIDE Pro PCI drive controller. Ultra ATA/DMA support offers up to 100% improved performance for Ultra ATA hard drives and up to 30% better performance with today's EIDE/Fast ATA drives. Improved data transfers means PCs need less time to boot their operating systems and open applications since more data can be passed to the host com.puter in less time. The Ultra IDE Pro allows you to connect up to four Ultra ATA drives and free the slower IDE ports for other devices like ATAPI CD-ROMs and tape drives. It supports booting from Ultra ATA drives. The UltraIDE Pro is great for multimedia and other data-intensive applications.

Average customer rating: 3.0

An Amazingly build portable
Toshiba Satellite 1805-S204 Notebook
In Defense of Toshiba Products
Piece of crap! Bad Design
a very great computer

Toshiba Satellite 1805-S203 Notebook (800-MHz Celeron, 128 MB RAM, 15 GB hard drive)

Manufacturer: Toshiba
Product Group: Personal Computer
Binding: Personal Computers
ASIN: B00005NP16

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For outstanding functionality at a truly affordable price, look no further than Toshiba's Satellite series portable PCs. These portable PCs are built to deliver impressive specification together with exceptional value-for-money: an unbeatable price/performance combination that ensures the world's most advanced mobile technology is accessible to every portable computer user.The Satellite 1805 series notebook makes itself remarkable through its outstanding affordable performance and all-in-one design with high capacity storage capability. The notebook has a spacious hard disk drive, powerful expandable memory for smooth-running applications and plenty of growing room. An Intel processor optimizes your productivity and a TFT active matrix display offers a large working area with colorful detail.

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The Satellite 1805-S203 does not represent the leading edge of Toshiba's notebook technology, but it does offer a nice set of basic components at a very attractive price. An 800-MHz Celeron processor is paired with 128 MB of RAM; storage includes a 15 GB hard disk drive and a DVD-ROM drive. The system's midrange-sized screen measures 13.3 inches diagonally and supports 1,024 x 768 resolution. A 56K modem is included as well. One area where the Satellite is less than ideal is portability: at 7 pounds, almost 2 inches thick, and with a rated 2-hour battery life, it's not easy to carry around for long. The Satellite comes with Microsoft Windows Me, plus Lotus SmartSuite Millennium Edition and Quicken Basic 2001.

Customer Reviews:

An Amazingly build portable.......2007-05-06

When i purchased this computer it was top of the line. It was released when P4 processors were only for Desktop computers due to power consumption and heat issues (Pentium m or Centrino didn't exist). The computer offers decent performance for office/home use and it is solidly build (have been carrying it arround for 6 years and the screen is perfect, no cracks in case and it just shows some discoloration in the palm rest area.) As you migth expect, battery is already dead, but now i use it for the kids to play, only with ac power (wise to remove the battery to prevent leaks)My 3 yers old daugther and her cousins keep playing kid's games in it and it has taken several hits due to frequent "it's-my-turn"fights and nothing has broken so far. The only thing i found really anoying for 2 days is that the Cyberblade Video Adapter is not totally compatible with xvid codecs so when you play xvid videos, frames freeze and the sound is choppy. The solution is to change the codec settings of the file to divx using a small freeware app (since they are compatible) and voila. Other option (maybe the best is to install ffdshow codec. Can't complain... hopefully it will loyally serve for another 2-3 years...!!! One of the best investmets i have made... even though i paid around $1400 for it in 2001. It was also one of the first laptops to come with windows XP on it. If you are looking for a remarket portable for using with XP on office or light multimedia use, this is a very solid choice.

Toshiba Satellite 1805-S204 Notebook .......2007-03-04

I'm not a kid under 13, but my daughter is, and she loves this computer as much as I do. After more than 5 years it has never given a significant problem. It has survived drops, spills and constant use and is still runing like new. I replaced the battery after 4 years and added memory. It is on the heavy side, but hey, its more than 5 years old. Overall, it is a great computer. It is much more reliable than my ThinkPad!

In Defense of Toshiba Products.......2006-12-08

While it's unlikely that this outdated 5-year old notebook will be on many wish lists this Christmas, I felt compelled to offer a dissenting opinion to the recent bad reviews given this notebook, and Toshiba in general, by a number of disgruntled owners. First off, the model in question here (pictured above), and the one I purchased in November of 2001, is the S204 unit running a 1G Celeron chip, not the S254 Pentium III model referenced in many of the reviews here. I do not own the Pentium III version and cannot comment on that model.
As to the S204, I can only say that this notebook has been a perfectly-running workhorse for the 5 years that I've owned it, and is still going strong. Beside the loaded features, including a floppy drive, DVD-ROM, ports galore, and a nice overall design, my unit has NEVER experienced any of the overheating/shutdown problems that have been raised here. In fact, using the unit with a Podium notebook stand, this notebook actually runs surprisingly cool. This was a well-reviewed notebook (at a bargain price) upon its release in 2001 and, for me anyway, it has lived up to its initial accolades.
I am not calling hoax on the handful of bad reviews here but I do feel that the silent majority should be heard. These unfortunate folks obviously got stuck with bad units and I'm sure their frustrations are warranted, but there is not a computer manufacturer on the planet that hasn't sold some lemons. (Even the much-glorified Apple Macbook is now the subject of a class-action lawsuit). Toshiba has been in the notebook PC business for a long time, has produced some fine products, and is always worth a look when shopping for a notebook PC. I will certainly consider them for my next laptop purchase - that is, if and when my trusty S204 ever retires.

Piece of crap! Bad Design.......2006-05-26

I believe I bought it in 2001 at Staples. Since the, the problems with laptop include frequent shutdown due to overheat, bad hardrive, dead battery and LCD with dead pixels. This will be the last product I buy from Toshiba.

a very great computer.......2006-02-28

fist of all, i'm not under 13. anyway, i think this notebook is very great. it doesn't shut down all the time. i read other reviews about this computer. it seems that the people who wrote the review was either pissed off about this computer, or they are jealous because other people have it and they don't. this notebook has satisfied all my computer needs. it has a dvd and cd player, 256 mb ram, runs on 1.2 GHz, and dvd and cd buttons to play, pause, skip backwards and skip forward buttons, and a stop button for your cd and dvd. it doesn't have a wireless card, so i bought one. it is worth the price. i mostly use this computer to watch movies. it isn't really for games. i tries playing a game, but it didn't work. but it is a very good computer. buy it if you have the money and want a notebook.

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