Posted to Notebooks 2010-01-03
The Toshiba Satellite L505D-S5983 is a 15.6" widescreen budget class laptop. It comes equipped with an AMD Athlon II M300 dual core processor, 3GB DDR2 memory and a 320GB hard drive. Other features include an ATI Radeon 4100 graphics processor, a DVD Multi-Drive and a display resolution of 1366 x 768. Also included are built-in 802.11b/g WiFi wireless, wired Ethernet and a battery life of up to 2.17 hours. The Satellite L505D-S5983 also includes Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit, a multimedia card reader, 2 USB 2.0 ports, and 1 combo eSATA/USB port. Other features include a 104-key keyboard with 10-key keypad, a built-in microphone, and Toshiba software bundle which includes Microsoft Works 9.0, Wild Tangent Orb Games Console and Corel DVD Movie Factory for Toshiba. The unit weighs approximately 6.0 pounds and includes a Toshiba TouchPad pointing device.
ValueThe Satellite L505D-S5983 represents an excellent value for its current street price. Toshiba didn't scrimp on features to achieve this price either. The unit compares favorably with the competition in this class, and offers more RAM and a wider display than the competition. The unit has all of the connectivity options you would expect in a budget laptop, and the included software bundle is above average. The keyboard with separate keypad an added bonus and quite spacious. PerformanceThe AMD processor, 3GB RAM and 320GB hard drive deliver decent performance with the included Windows 7 software. Boot time is short, and the 3GB RAM coupled with the ATI graphics processor deliver excellent multimedia performance. The widescreen display is great for multimedia or multi-application use, and all of the connectivity options you're likely to need are included. Battery performance is disappointing, however, at 2.17 hours. SummaryThe Toshiba Satellite L505D-S5983 is an excellent value, and makes the perfect student laptop. It can handle multimedia entertainment as well as student apps with ease. Toshiba did a good job of offering an excellent feature set at a budget price. The poor battery performance limits the usefulness of this notebook, however. Pros
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