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toshiba satellite l505 gs5037 trubrite 156 inch laptop black
Toshiba Satellite L505-GS5037 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black)
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List Price: $713.99
Our Price: $629.99
Your Save: $ 84.00 ( 12% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Batteries Included: 1
Binding: Personal Computers
Brand: Toshiba
Color: Black
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.13
CPU Type: Intel Core i3
EAN: 0883974369607
Feature: 2.13GHz Intel Core i3-330M Processor
Label: Toshiba
Manufacturer: Toshiba
Model: PSLU6U-00G001
Publisher: Toshiba
Studio: Toshiba
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Features
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2.13GHz Intel Core i3-330M Processor
4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Memory
500GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive (5400RPM); DVD SuperMulti Drive with Labelflash supporting 11 formats
15.6" CCFL (16:9) 1366x768 Display; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Window 7 Home Premium 64-bit
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Editorial Reviews:
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Offering impressive everyday performance and affordability, the Satellite L505 laptop brings you the Toshiba quality you deserve for handling life’s essentials at home, school or work. This easy-to-use, all-purpose, eco-conscious laptop gives you ample processing power, memory and storage for surfing the Net, downloading video, checking email, managing household finances or studying for finals. It also offers wireless broadband connectivity to keep you plugged into what’s happening, along with ports for enjoying and sharing your media. A stunning diagonal 15.6” high-def display lends a whole new visual dimension to whatever you’re doing. New Toshiba productivity help you master your day. And beautiful styling design means you’ll not only be multitasking like mad, but traveling in style.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Everyday Computer
Comment: This is a great laptop for everyday computing. It's not a powerhouse, but still very nice. Media center is great, with netflix you can stream movies right to your laptop. I'm not sure what the other reviewers problem was with his wireless connection. I'm guessing his wireless card had some issues. I connected to my network within minutes of completing the set-up. I would recommend this laptop to anyone looking to watch movies, listen to music, browse the web, or any other everyday computer stuff. Also, there is a jack to hook this computer directly to your TV, so you can watch your high def movies on the big screen.
Why not 5 stars? No Bluetooth.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A fantastic mid-range laptop. Great for college students.
Comment: Not too long ago, I needed to buy a new laptop computer since my old Dell computer nearly died. (There was some sort of hard drive problem that would only allow me to start up in 'safe mode.') After scouring Amazon for several days, I decided upon this Toshiba Satellite computer. It seemed like the best value for the money I was willing to spend.
Pros:
Big screen -- This is great for watching movies in true 16:9 ratio. The screen is also really bright so you won't miss any details.
It has a number pad -- I really like being able to use 10-key typing to enter numbers in documents and web sites. Having a number pad is surprisingly necessary.
Fast start-up / Fast wake-up -- This computer has enough resources to start up quickly from an off state. The start-up feels like it could be a little bit faster, but, again, it is still significantly faster than my old Dell. I usually don't put my computers in hibernation mode when I walk away for any extended period of time, so I can't critique that feature of this computer.
Stylish -- This computer looks sleek and sophisticated. It is a real joy to look at.
Generous system resources -- This computer has 4GB of RAM and 500GB of hard disk capacity. It also has those new Intel processors that feature "hyper-threading" technology. Since Windows 7 is a system hog, a new laptop should at least have 6GB of RAM, but 4GB seems to be just fine for this machine. I can switch quickly between programs, start programs quickly, and end them quickly, too. A 500GB hard disk is just an astoundingly huge amount of storage space. There is more than enough space for photos and movies.
The mouse-pad -- I don't know how Toshiba did it, but the mouse-pad is the coolest feature of the laptop. The mouse-pad looks like it was spray-painted on top of the plastic shell. It also works really well AND it offers multi-touch functionality. If you need to increase the size of the font on a web page, all you do is spread two fingers on the mouse-pad. It is actually pretty damn cool.
Cons:
Atrocious speakers -- OK, the worst feature in this computer are the absolutely horrible speakers. The sound that comes from them is tinny and without depth. I find it interesting, to say the least, that Toshiba would have a mid-range computer with decent hardware specs but include insufficient speakers. Whoduthunk?
Not enough ports / Bad port locations -- Again, for the amount of hardware specs this computer has, Toshiba only included 2 USB ports. The laptop shell is spacious enough to include 4 USB ports without any problems. My old Dell laptop had 4 USB ports. Also, the USB ports and power DC-in locations are really inconvenient: They are located on the right side of the machine. Most people are right-handed BUT protruding cords interferes with desk space which, in turn, limits the space that most people might have because of the locations of the ports. The USB ports and DC-in power port should be re-located to the back of the machine.
Other details:
The computer is finished with a matte black plastic shell. Just so you know, matte (any color) shows off every single speck of dust and finger print! After I type this review I'm going to wipe down the whole machine with a clean cotton cloth. Also, the keys are matte black, too, so they really show off finger prints! Don't laptop manufacturers know that laptops are dirty machines?! This laptop also weighs 6lbs. For me, it isn't heavy, but for others it might be too heavy.
Final thoughts:
Overall, I really like this laptop. It has plenty of resources for a multitude of applications. I can play some graphically intense games without too many problems. It has plenty of processing speed, RAM, and hard disk space for just about anything you can throw at it. This is a great all-around mid-range laptop. The only reason I didn't give this laptop a 5-star rating is because there simply are not enough USB ports, and the locations of the ports should be on the back of the machine instead of the right side. The speakers are also sub-par for what could have been included.
Customer Rating:
Summary: fast machine
Comment: Nice looking, fast machine and 649 is very good price, although OfficeMax was selling it at 579 couple of weeks ago.
It has 11n which is good since I can get wirelessely connected even from my back yard.
Win7 is more secure and there are less chances of getting affected by virus and spam softwares.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very good laptop...
Comment: This laptop is really great. I mean, if you consider the price, you'll know what I'm talking about. Toshiba is a very reliable brand. No problems with the Wi-fi at all.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good laptop for the price
Comment: I got this laptop about 1 week ago, and I am generally pleased with the quality. Everything worked smoothly out of the box, and it's been working flawlessly with my wireless N D-link router. Toshiba's functions key controls for hibernating, changing video output, etc are well designed and intuitive to use.
On the minus side, the speakers are a bit tinny sounding. The video output is adequate for casual movie viewing, but will not satisfy someone looking for HD like video. This notebook has integrated graphics without a discrete video card and would not support high end games with 3D graphics. I also could not get an older game like diablo 2 to work. Additionally, Toshiba does note recommend trying to upgrade the video card (although it's possible), and doing so would void the warranty.
On a side note, I tried this computer with Toshiba Dynadock and did not find the speed sufficient for smooth operation. I would not try to dock this computer, or in general any computer that is not designed to be docked.
Overall, this is good computer for the price. It will be good for work and casual video viewing, but do not plan on playing games or using it for watching high quality video.
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