Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9722

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80% Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9772
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
Bottom line: The dull looks might not impress you, but the Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9772 is a hard-core gaming laptop that churns out excellent frame rates. Pros: Excellent gaming scores. Relatively light gaming laptop. Gorgeous 17-inch widescreen. DVI-D out. Cons: Dull design. Should offer a standard HD DVD drive with the price or at least as an option.
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4 von 5, Preis/Leistung mäßig, Leistung sehr gut, Mobilität zufriedenstellend
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/10/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60% performance: 90% mobility: 70%

78% Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9772
Source: CNet Archive.org version
The good: Upscale, sophisticated design; solid 3D frame rates by way of GeForce Go 7900GTX card; dual-mode touch pad adds convenience; Harman Kardon stereo speakers provide rich audio. The bad: No HDMI output; fixed configuration; extremely short battery life. The bottom line: Toshiba's Satellite P100-ST9772 offers excellent components, features, and performance, but you can find similar systems for less.
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(von 10): 7.8, Leistung 8, Ausstattung 8, Mobilität schlecht
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/26/2007
Rating: Total score: 78% performance: 80% features: 80% mobility: 40%

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

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.

T7200: Mid-range (at the time of annoucement) dual core processor based on the Merom core. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.10": This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

3.4 kg:

A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.

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.

79%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.