Toshiba Satellite L500-20X
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite L500-20X (Satellite L500 Series)Processor: Intel Core i3 330M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 3kg
Price: 900 euro
Average of 3 scores (from 3 reviews)
Reviews for the Toshiba Satellite L500-20X
Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/03/2010
Rating: Total score: 75% performance: 73% features: 77% display: 69% mobility: 61%
Source: T-Online
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/03/2010
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 80% performance: 73% features: 77% display: 69% mobility: 61%
Source: PC Games Hardware - 6/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 87% price: 80%
Comment
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145: The 5145 is a renamed Mobility Radeon HD 4570 with slightly higher clock rates. Therefore it has no DirectX 11 support and a performance between the 4570 and 5470.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
330M:
The Core i3-330M is a slower clocked 350M and therefore also lacks the Turbo Boost feature and clocks with max. 2.13 GHz. Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD 3150) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
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.
3 kg: This weight is average for notebooks. Therefore the numerous mass of laptops with 15 inch display fits in this class of weight.
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.
79%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
