Pros
- General performance is very good
- 3D performance is impressive
Cons
- Battery life is low for the category
- Laptop looks cheap; lots of annoyingly bright LEDs
At A Glance
If Toshiba had paid more attention to design than to 3D performance, this would be an excellent laptop.
Manufacturer’s Description
Designed for great everyday performance, Satellite range products are affordable but serve up the power, features and portability that even the most demanding home users require. You can buy Satellite products through an extensive network of high street and online retailers.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | PSAY3U03X01F |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core i5 |
| Processor speed | 2300.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 3.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 6000.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1333.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 8.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 15.5 inches |
| Display type | Glossy LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Drive size | 750.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Battery | |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 3.16 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Available Interfaces | Bluetooth |
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n/b/g |
| Video Interfaces |
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| Slots |
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| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 15.0 inches |
| Depth | 10.0 inches |
| Height | 1.6 inches |
| Weight with Accessories | 6.9 pounds |
| Weight | 5.9 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Storage Media | |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| XD picture card | 1 |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | Corel WinDVD BD; Toshiba Video Player |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
| Docking Station Port | No |
| Devices |
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| Input devices |
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Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 115 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 2:56 (hh:mm) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 257 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 353 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 188 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Idle power usage | 17 Watts |
| Sleep power usage | 1.2 Watt hours |
| Off power usage | 0 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 321 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 308 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 376 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 202 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 307 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 191 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 309 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 800 by 600 | 135.88 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Medium, 1024 by 768 | 118.09 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 800 by 600 | 95.81 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3, Highest, 1024 by 768 | 93.19 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 45.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 37.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 71.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 62.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 54 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 43.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 106 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 96.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
