Pros

  • Good widescreen HD display, speakers
  • Well-balanced general-purpose laptop

Cons

  • Multitouch touchpad is finicky

At A Glance

Despite its quad-core CPU, Toshiba's 'everyday value' laptop fails to deliver exceptional performance. But it has a Blu-ray drive and good sound, and you can play your iPod through the speakers even when the laptop is turned off.

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. PSAZ1U-04Q01R Satellite P755D/AMD Quad/640G/15.6 inch is a laptop / notebook computers product made by Toshiba computers /servers/ laptops /pdas.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number PSAZ1U04Q01R
Processor
Processor type AMD Fusion
Processor speed 1600.0 MHz
Cache size 4.0 KB
Processor count 4
Memory
Memory size 6000.0 MB
Memory type DDR3
Memory speed 1333.0 MHz
Memory max 8.0 GB
Display
Display size 15.6 inches
Display type Glossy LCD with LED Backlight
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
Storage
Drives included 1.0
Drive size 640.0 GB
Hard Drive Speed 5400 RPM
Other storage
  • Memory Stick
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
  • xD-Picture Card
Drive type Hard Disk Drive
Battery
Vendor Rated Battery life 5.1 hours
Ports and Connections
SD/MMC Card 1
Ethernet Type 10/100 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
Video Interfaces
  • HDMI
  • VGA
Slots
  • Memory Stick
  • SD/MMC Card
  • SDHC Card
  • xD-Picture Card
Dimensions
Width 15.0 inches
Depth 10.0 inches
Weight with Accessories 6.3 pounds
Weight 5.5 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Storage Media
Memory stick Memory Stick
XD picture card 1
Included Software
Included Software Corel WinDVD BD
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Other Features
Devices
  • Built-In Microphone
  • Built-In Webcam
Input devices
  • Keyboard
  • Touchpad (multitouch)

Performance

Overall Performance
Worldbench Score 54
Worldbench Version 7
Battery
Battery Life 4:42  (hh:mm)
Start Up
Start Up 44.6  seconds (lower is better)
Office Productivity
PCMark 7 Productivity Suite 963  score (higher is better)
Web Browsing
Web Performance 7.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Storage Performance
File Compression 779.2  seconds (lower is better)
Hard Drive File Operations 1246.5  seconds (lower is better)
Power Usage
WorldBench Green Score 99
Working power usage 0  Watt hours
Idle power usage 0  Watts
Content Creation
Image Editing 376.9  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 409.3  seconds (lower is better)
Audio Encoding 233.6  seconds (lower is better)
Gaming
Gaming Score 76
Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768 19.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600 34  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768 23.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600 43.1  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768 28  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600 39.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768 55.8  Frames per second (higher is better)
Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600 67.5  Frames per second (higher is better)