Toshiba Satellite L650 Series
Processor: AMD Phenom II X3 P820, AMD Turion II P520, Intel Core i3 350M, Intel Core i5 430M, Intel Core i5 460M, Intel Core i5 480MGraphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 15.60 inch
Weight: 2.5kg, 2.8kg
Price: 600, 700, 750, 800, 900, 1500 euro
Average of 11 scores (from 13 reviews)
Toshiba Satellite L655-S5069
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite L655-S5069Processor: Intel Core i3 350M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Reviews
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
Priced just under $500, the Toshiba Satellite L655-S5096 is more physically attractive than it is an outstanding performer, but if you don't need to do anything too taxing there's nothing wrong with this sleek-looking laptop.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/14/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: CNet Archive.org version
The 15.6-inch Satellite L650 is part of Toshiba's 'everyday computing' range. In other words, it's a jack of all trades that should appeal to just about everybody. Our review model, the Satellite L650-12Q, uses an Intel Core i5-430M CPU, 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145 GPU. It costs a quite reasonable £550 or thereabouts. The version of the Toshiba Satellite L650 that we reviewed, the L650-12Q, is a fabulous budget laptop. Its battery life is disappointing, but it will cope well with just about anything asked of it.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/28/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%
Toshiba Satellite L650-10G
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite L650-10GProcessor: Intel Core i5 430M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 750 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
This is another solid, well-made mainstream laptop from Toshiba, but a few niggles eat away at its value and attractiveness, and the standard carry-in warranty is disappointing. A few tweaks and this would be a very good laptop, but at present it's just 'good enough'.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/07/2010
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% performance: 80% features: 60% mobility: 70%
Toshiba Satellite L650-10H
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite L650-10HProcessor: Intel Core i5 430M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Store BU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/22/2010
Rating: workmanship: 80% emissions: 80%
Toshiba Satellite L650D-11D
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite L650D-11DProcessor: AMD Turion II P520
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Erenumerique FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/20/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: 01Net FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/09/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%
Toshiba Satellite L650-170
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite L650-170Processor: Intel Core i5 430M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.8kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Source: Kieskeurig NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/23/2010
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 90% display: 90% emissions: 90%
Toshiba Satellite L650D-10H
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite L650D-10HProcessor: AMD Turion II P520
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1024 MB
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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A Bargain Buy. If you're looking for an inexpensive multimedia notebook, you'll usually have to be content with a weak graphics card. Not so with Toshiba's Satellite L650D-10H, which can show off with a Radeon HD 5650 at a price of around 600 euro.
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/12/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 85% display: 78% mobility: 75% workmanship: 84% ergonomy: 79% emissions: 83%
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/12/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 85% display: 78% mobility: 75% workmanship: 84% ergonomy: 79% emissions: 83%
Toshiba Satellite L650D-12Q
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite L650D-12QProcessor: AMD Phenom II X3 P820
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Source: Notebook.cz CZ→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/18/2011
Toshiba Satellite L650-1GD
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite L650-1GDProcessor: Intel Core i5 460M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Satellite L650-1GD (Model)
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Source: Techradar Archive.org version
Although the Satellite L650-1GD has few flaws and its performance cannot be faulted, it isn't quite as desirable as the likes of the Dell and the Packard Bell. Nevertheless, this is a highly usable mid-range laptop that won't disappoint.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/16/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%
Toshiba Satellite L650-1KR
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite L650-1KRProcessor: Intel Core i5 460M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Satellite L650-1KR (Model)
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Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/30/2011
Rating: performance: 50% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 30% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 50%
Toshiba Satellite L650-1NC
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite L650-1NCProcessor: Intel Core i5 480M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookinfo DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/28/2011
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 89% features: 88% display: 86% mobility: 89% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 82%
Comment
Toshiba: Toshiba Corporation is a Japanese conglomerate or technology group. The company was established in 1939 and in 1978 Toshiba became the official company name. The company's products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure systems, elevators and escalators, electronic components, semiconductors, hard drives, printers, batteries, lighting, logistics and information technology. Toshiba was one of the largest manufacturers of personal computers, consumer electronics, home appliances and medical equipment.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
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.
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.
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470: Entry level DirectX 11 chip with GDDR5 support but only 80 shader cores. Supports Eyefinity (up to 4 monitors) and 8-ch HD audio over HDMI. Performance on par with the old GeForce 8600M GT.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650: Middle class DirectX 11 capable graphics card with a power consumption of about 15-20 Watt. Supports Eyevision (up to 6 monitors)
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i3:
350M:
The Core i3-350M is technically a Core i5-430M without the Turbo Boost overlocking feature. Therefore, it always clocks with max. 2.26 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.
Intel Core i5:
430M:
The Core i5-430M is a middle class dual core CPU that features only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-640M) and clocks between 2.26-2.53 GHz (Turbo Mode). Furthermore, VT-d, trusted Execution and AES features are missing in the 430M. Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (Intel HD Graphics with 500-733 MHz) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.
460M: The Core i5-460M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-620M) and clocks between 2.53-2.8 GHz (Turbo Mode). 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.
480M: The Core i5-480M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-620M) and clocks between 2.66-2.9 GHz (Turbo Mode). 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.
AMD Turion II:
P520: Entry level Dual-Core CPU with a TDP of 25 Watt. Offers a similar performance as a 2.1 - 2.3 GHz Core 2 Duo with 2 MB Level 2 Cache.
AMD Phenom II X3:
P820: Mobile 3-core CPU based on the desktop Athlon II X3. Due to the missing level 3 cache and the slow clock speed not really well suited for gamers.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.5 kg:
2.8 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
74.73%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.