Toshiba Satellite X205-SLi4 Reviews

Summary of review published by Laptop Magazine — March, 2008



It had everything a gaming rig would need to run the latest 3D titles. However, the Toshiba Satellite X205-SLi4’s price may just be the only thing that will keep it at bay. The Flare Carmine design might be a put off, once you pop the lid, the full-size, silver-frosted keyboard makes up for it. It also houses a 17-inch TruBrite display with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050. It comes powered by the latest Core 2 Duo T8100 Penryn processor and Nvidia SLI Dual GeForce graphics. Add in a plethora of ports and you have a system that’s ready to take the field. Benchmark scores for the Toshiba Satellite X205-SLi4 is above average for desktop replacements. When tested with the most power hungry games, the X205-SLi4 returned mix results. The reviewer also noted that in order to achieve the best performance of the system, they needed to install several hotfixes and updates which is time consuming. The battery life was paltry, lasting just 1 hour and 16 minutes. Throughput at 50 feet was also below average for desktop replacements. Though the X205-SLi4 offers decent performance, the reviewer noted that you can get similarly performing notebooks that is $800 cheaper.
Pros:
-Impressive display
-Many ports available
-Harman Kardon speakers
Cons:
-There are similar and cheaper laptops
-No Blu-Ray
-Hotfixes and updates needed to get maximum performance
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