It may not hold up against other high-end desktop replacements, but for $799, the Toshiba Satellite L355D-S7809 17-inch notebook deserves a closer look. The L355D-S7809 is meant for users who would want a notebook for basic needs and would like to take advantage of extra screen real estate. Even the design reflects its budget notebook status, featuring a more tame design compared to the newer Toshiba models. The L355D comes with the usual ports and features. It has an HDMI port as well as a 6x DVD drive. The display is the opposite of its dull casing, as it sports a glossy 17.1 inch screen that can go up to 1440 x 900-pixel resolution. Benchmarks score, while it’s a bit far from being spectacular, was right on the average for its class and it even outscored some similarly configured albeit more expensive notebooks. One major downside with the L355D is the very slow boot time of 2 minutes. The reviewer stated that this might be caused by the slow performing 4200 RPM hard drive. However, if you are in the market for a budget notebook with a large display, the Toshiba Satellite L355D is a solid choice.