Toshiba Satellite C660 Series
Processor: Intel Celeron M 925, Intel Core 2 Duo T6670, Intel Core i3 2310M, Intel Core i3 370M, Intel Core i3 380M, Intel Core i5 2430M, Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500, Intel Pentium P6100Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 15.6 inch
Weight: 2.3kg, 2.4kg, 2.5kg
Price: 400, 500, 550.00, 600 euro
Average of 11 scores (from 13 reviews)
mobility: 73%, workmanship: 71%, ergonomy: 76%, emissions: 90%
Toshiba Satellite C660-10E
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite C660-10EProcessor: Intel Pentium P6100
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 550.00 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Entry Level. Toshiba offers a range of entry level notebooks with the C660 series. New customers are to be wooed with a wide functionality, and above all with a low price. We've taken a closer look at the Satellite C660-10E and put it through its paces.
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/29/2010
Rating: Total score: 74% performance: 63% display: 71% mobility: 80% workmanship: 72% ergonomy: 79% emissions: 93%
Toshiba Satellite C660-10V
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite C660-10VProcessor: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 3 reviews)
Source: CNet
Toshiba has an enviable reputation when it comes to laptops, so it's something of a surprise to find the 15.6-inch Satellite Pro C660 going for a bargain-basement price. While the 15.6-inch Toshiba Satellite Pro C660-17J is cheap, its limited range of ports, pedestrian performance and uninspiring build quality mean this laptop doesn't really offer good value for money.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/10/2011
Rating: Total score: 50%
Source: CDR-Hard
CZ→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/21/2011
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/20/2011
Toshiba Satellite C660-171
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite C660-171Processor: Intel Core i3 370M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Satellite C660-171 (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 3 scores (from 3 reviews)
Source: V3.co.uk
With a price around the £500 mark, the Toshiba C660-171 might not be the most expensive device on the market, but a poor keyboard and dissapointing battery life make it very difficult to recommend.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/02/2011
Rating: Total score: 40%
Source: V3.co.uk
With a price around the £500 mark, the Toshiba C660-171 might not be the most expensive device on the market, but a poor keyboard and dissapointing battery life make it very difficult to recommend
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/02/2011
Rating: Total score: 40%
Source: Techradar
It's hard to like the Satellite Pro C660-171 when it offers so little for its asking price. Splashing out a little more on the Acer Aspire 5741G or Dell Inspiron 15R will pay greater dividends.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/26/2011
Rating: Total score: 50%
Toshiba Satellite C660-1JL
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite C660-1JLProcessor: Intel Core i3 380M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: ITespresso
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/07/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/24/2011
Rating: performance: 70% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 60%
Toshiba Satellite C660-16N
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite C660-16NProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo T6670
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Satellite C660-16N (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Techradar
For this reason, it's hard to recommend the Toshiba. Yes, the Toshiba represents a huge saving and if you want a laptop for basic email and web surfing it's a great buy. However, if you're looking for a laptop for entertainment purposes, then the C660-16N is totally unsuitable.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/23/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
Toshiba Satellite C660-1NZ
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite C660-1NZProcessor: Intel Core i3 2310M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.3kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Good Gear Guide
Overall though, the Satellite C660 just doesn't give you enough bang for your buck. It doesn't come close to offering the same value for money as other similarly-priced options from Dell and Medion, but even when compared to other more basic notebooks from Samsung, for example, the Satellite fares worse.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/09/2011
Rating: Total score: 45%
Toshiba Satellite C660-15z
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite C660-15zProcessor: Intel Celeron M 925
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 400 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Satellite C660-15z (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Techradar
Overall, the Satellite C660-15z provides great value for money. Although both performance and design are lacking compared to the Acer, this is a well-built, highly usable and effortlessly portable laptop.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/28/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%
Toshiba Satellite C660-258
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite C660-258Processor: Intel Core i5 2430M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Satellite C660-258 (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/16/2012
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 95% display: 80% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 85% emissions: 85%
Comment
Toshiba: Toshiba Corporation is a multinational conglomerate manufacturing company, headquartered in Japan. The company's main business is in Infrastructure, Consumer Products, and Electronic devices and components. Toshiba-made Semiconductors are among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. Toshiba is one of the biggest international notebook-manufacturer. There exist many reviews for Toshiba models.
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics: Onboard graphics card that is built in the new Arrandale CPUs (Core i3 / i5 / i7 Dual Cores). Depending on the model and Turbo Boost, the GMA HD is clocked between 166 and 766 MHz.
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45, GE45 and GS45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.
Intel HD Graphics 3000: 3 upcoming (Q1 2011) integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The 3000 / 200 is the faster internally GT2 called version with 12 Execution Units (EUs).
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M: The graphics core of the Intel GL40 and GS40 chipset features a slower clocked GMA 4500MHD (400 versus 533 MHz). Because of the slower core speed, full Blu-Ray Logo support is not given and the gaming performance is a bit worse.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Pentium:
P6100: The Pentium P6100 is an entry level CPU based on the Arrandale core. Compared to the Celeron P4600, the P6100 offers a bit better performance due to the faster System Bus and an increased Level 3 cache. However, VT-x is not available for the P6100.
Intel Pentium Dual Core: The return of the name Pentium, though it is a Yonah core. In fact, it is a double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption.
T4500:
Entry to middle class dual core CPU with 1 MB level 2 cache and no virtualization technology. Compared to the Core 2 Duo line, some power saving mechanism are deactivated.
Intel Core i3:
370M: The Core i3-370M is a fast clocked Core i3. The TurboBoost, AES, VTd, and Trusted Execution functions are deactivated in the i3-series. Therefore, it always clocks with max. 2.4 GHz (of course Speedstep is included). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.
380M: The Core i3-380M is a fast clocked Core i3. The TurboBoost, AES, VTd, and Trusted Execution functions are deactivated in the i3-series. Therefore, it always clocks with max. 2.53 GHz (of course Speedstep is included). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.
2310M:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.1 GHz and features the Turbo Boost 2.0 only for the graphics card (650/1100MHz).
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
T6670: Entry level Core 2 Duo based on the Penryn core. Similar to the C2D T6600 but with VT-x Virtualization and higher temperature specification.
Intel Celeron M: It is a Pentium M with halved level 2 Cache and limited on FSB 400. The characteristic of this processor is the speed, which is hardly slower than an equivalent Pentium M. However it can change the speed not dynamically like the Pentium M and therefore needs without load more current.
It is also available as Low Voltage Version with very small current consumption.
925: Single core processor based on the Penryn core but many advanced features are deactivated. Due to the missing Speedstep, the CPU may lead to a lower battery runtime.
Intel Core i5:
2430M: Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.4 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.7-3 GHz) and the GPU at 650 (1200 MHz Turbo).
15.6: 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. However nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.3 kg:
These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 13 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
2.5 kg:
This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
60.55%: Such a bad rating is rare. There exist hardly any notebooks, which are rated worse.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
