Toshiba Satellite M840 Series
Processor: Intel Core i5 2450M, Intel Core i5 3210MGraphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 7670M
Display: 14.00 inch
Weight: 2kg
Price: 700, 800 euro
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Toshiba Satellite M840-A780
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite M840-A780Processor: Intel Core i5 2450M
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 7670M
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Satellite M840 (Series) Satellite M840-A780 (Model)
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Source: Tech2.in.com Archive.org version
Toshiba sells the Satellite M840 for a price of Rs. 41,000, a bit expensive considering the kind of options available in the market. It’s one of the cheaper notebooks running a Core i5 processor. You’ll find other notebooks with a slightly slower processor but with better design and better graphics performance for the same price. The HP Pavillion G6 that we recently reviewed is a good example of that. If CPU performance at a low price is all you’re looking for, then this Satellite M840 will suit you well.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/09/2012
Rating: Total score: 60%
Toshiba Satellite M840-A759
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite M840-A759Processor: Intel Core i5 3210M
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 7670M
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Satellite M840 (Series) Satellite M840-A759 (Model)
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Source: Sohoa VN Express VN→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/04/2012
Rating: Total score: 80% display: 80% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80%
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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.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
AMD Radeon HD 7670M: Renamed Radeon HD 6650M and therefore still produced in 40nm.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i5:
2450M: 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 2.5 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.8-3.1 GHz) and the GPU at 650 (1300 MHz Turbo).
3210M: Fast Ivy-Bridge-based dual-core, includes HD 4000 GPU, core clock 2.5 - 3.1 GHz
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.00:
14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact.
In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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70%: 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.