TOSHIBA SATELLITE P205 REVIEWS

TOSHIBA SATELLITE P205

Review :

The Toshiba Satellite P205-S6287 is a 17” multimedia notebook for home users willing to spend a little to get a notebook computer that can readily handle music, video tasks and the hardware demands of Vista Home Premium. The P205 has plenty of hard drive space for storing media files and comes with a nice bright screen for pleasurable DVD viewing.The configuration is as follows..

Toshiba Satellite P205 Specs

* Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5300 (1.73 GHz/2MB L2 Cache)
* OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
* Hard Drive: 200 GB SATA @ 4200 RPM
* Screen: 17.0" WXGA+ TruBrite Widescreen (1440 x 900)
* Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, 8 - 256 MB Shared
* RAM: 2GB DDR2 SDRAM @667 MHz (2 x 1024MB)
* Optical Drive: DVD SuperMulti Drive (CD/DVD burner) with Labelflash
* Battery: 6-cell lithium ion
* Wireless: Intel 4965AGN (802.11 a/g/n)
* Webcam: included
* Weight: 7.2 – 8.1 lbs.
* Dimensions: 1.42 – 1.83” (H) x 15.7 “ (W) x 11.3" (D)
* Ports/Slots: 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire); 4 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0); VGA monitor out: S-Video TV-out; RJ-45 Ethernet LAN; RJ-11 modem; ExpressCard; headphone/speaker jack; microphone; 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter

First Impressions


1. Nice view screen
2. Loud, clear speakers
3. Nice overall look
4. light grey keyboard.

This particular version of the P205 had 2GB RAM, a big 4200 RPM hard drive and Intel GMA graphics.

The P205 is a nice-looking notebook.Like almost all the note books it is big and glossy. The shiny back lid has a big, bold, sans serif “TOSHIBA” smack in the middle. When closing the notebook, the lid snapped into place nicely, without any play. In summary, everything appears solid and well made.One should take care while carrying the notebook, when it's open and in use, because the non-flush display and attractive cleaner looks.

Screen

The glossy screen, at a resolution of 1440x900, was excellent.there is no light leakage, very bright and sharp, a real pleasure during DVD viewing. A 1680x1050 option would have been nice.Satisfying all of the people all of the time is simply not possible. LCD quality is primary, and the quality of the P205’s LCD was really superb.

Graphics

The GMA 950 graphics which was in the note book worked well enough with all of Vista’s graphical features.Even Google Earth ran smoothely with a stronger GPU. It is possible to go to the Toshiba website and custom-configure a P205 with the NVIDIA. Go 7600 GPU, at either 128MB or 256MB RAM .256 RAM may be better to perform good grapics tasks.


Sound

The built-in speakers provide much better sound with digital clarity when compared to the ordinary notebooks, offering improved bass, enhanced clarity and exceptional volume for the laptop.As windows vista comes with a good sound..it is very nice to see in toshiba laptop.


Processor and Performance

Performance was generally good,because it is with 2GB RAM and a solid Core 2 Duo CPU. If there is any slowness to be found in the P205, it will come because of using applications that want a lot of graphics power or hard drive speed.

Battery Life

With built-in power management,which increases the battery life has a very goood performance, the 6-cell battery lasted over two hours. It is really a surprise to get a full two hours,because in general laptops will not be that much bright when comes to the last moment.

Heat and Noise

The P205 has a very cool and quiet state, and generally notice laptop heat and noise. Seeing as this laptop is large with big heat vents,the heat is easily exhausted.So that the laptop performance also increases.

Wireless

The Intel 4965 wireless is performed in this laptop,it supports 802.11 a/b/g/n to cover all the bases.

Software

Startup and shutdown were clean, and there was no evidence of software problems.This laptop comes with windows vista,so the performance of the software in this laptop is excellent.There is no slowdown of the laptop because of the graphics.One thing particularly nice about Vista Home Premium was the ease with which I was able to connect and use a USB TV tuner.

Conclusion :

The Toshiba Satellite P205 handles multimedia content very nicely,with its excellent screen, Vista Home Premium and 2GB RAM. Many popular current games would be played with out any problem by the GMA 950 graphics . The P205 will be coming soon equipped with the new Intel Santa Rosa platform, if you're looking for improved performance then you can look out for that.

Pros

* Excellent screen
* Superior sound
* Good performance
* Appealing appearance
* Cool and quiet

Cons

* Integrated graphics
* Keyboard seems vulnerable to dirt and dust