Toshiba M55 Laptop
Toshiba Satellite M55-S325 Review
Toshiba M55 notebook
Toshiba M55 Laptop – In this Toshiba Satellite M55-S325 notebook review we look at what we suspect is the best notebook you can buy for your cash. Customarily if you wanted the power and features of a desktop you had to pay a high retail price. If you had a small tight budget you probably had to accept a bare-bones model of a notebook.
It’s rare that we get both features, performance and a price that won’t break your budget in one tiny package. The Toshiba Satellite M55-S325 notebook is one such package.
Design and Construction
The Toshiba M55 laptop is a sturdy little unit that can slot in the smallest of spaces. Its dimensions are 5.1 lbs and 13.5 by 9.5 by 1.5 inches, yet it is sturdy enough to be taken with you anywhere you must go.
Its frame is of really solid construction so it can handle all the shakes and jiggles that you could normally give it, particularly on an airplane.
It has a wide 14.1 in. TruBrite widescreen so you can watch your favourite DVD films. The Toshiba Satellite M55-S325 notebook also sports Harman Kardon sound speakers for above average audio quality for a notebook.
CPU and Memory
Toshiba M55 Laptop has an Intel Pentium M 740 processor operating at 1.73 GHz, with 512 MB RAM. Intel has a well-established reputation for making one of the finest processors out there.
That power does not get wasted on this little notebook. You could think that 1.73 Ghz is not really the fastest speed that you can get for a PC these days. However the M55 performed very well compared to other notebooks-even some with barely higher processor speeds. Additionally the generous 512 MB RAM is more than needed for even your most demanding applications.
Graphics
The standard of the graphics we saw on this spacious 14.1 inch TrueBrite wide-screen was very provoking. The image was extremely sharp and very bright. You can watch flicks in breathtaking wide screen format and with amazing clarity.
The graphics technology employed in the Toshiba M55 laptop is an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 GM. This is a graphics technology that’s essentially integrated onto the motherboard rather than providing a separate slot for an AGP card. With the nine hundred GM you will continue to be able to handle most of your professional graphics applications. It won’t be OK for 3D gaming, however.
Info Storage
Info storage is an area where we normally expect to skimp with notebooks. We were agreeably surprised with the Toshiba Satellite M55-S325 notebook. It’s got a large 100GB hard drive, more than sufficient storage for most professional applications. It also includes an incorporated DVD writer so you can burn your own DVDs.
Other elements
The Toshiba Satellite M55-S325 notebook has plenty of features for multimedia. There are four USB ports and a FireWire port for video editing. There’s also a 4-in-1 card reader that will let you upload images from a selection of media formats. And for audiophiles the Harman Kardon sound speakers deliver rich, robust sound.
Shortcomings
This Toshiba Satellite M55-S325 review would not be complete without a look at the product’s shortcomings. One of the most typical grumbles about notebooks is their cramped keyboards and tough to use mouse devices. The Toshiba Satellite M55-S325 shares this particular shortcoming. Many of us are fat-fingered and making our way around cramped keys might be a bit uncomfortable.
Also we found the touch-pad to be a little bit light to the touch. These are minor annoyances, but all things taken under consideration we think that you could become used to them and learn how to be productive on this notebook.
Conclusion
We conclude this Toshiba Satellite M55-S325 review by reaffirming what we claimed at the start-this is the best notebook out there. Pound for pound and dollar for dollar it delivers the best performance for your money, and all in a small unit.
Multimedia lovers-whether flick watchers or video editors-will find this a particularly robust unit that will handle all their requirements. There is lots of storage capacity and the baseline performance ratings on this unit were above average. It includes bonuses like the standard DVD-writer, as well as a remarkably bright viewing screen. It’s definitely the best bang for your buck.
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