Toshiba Satellite Pro C650 Series
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T6570, Intel Core i3 330M, Intel Core i3 350MGraphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 15.6 inch
Weight: 2.4kg, 2.5kg
Price: 500, 600 euro
Average of 3 scores (from 6 reviews)
mobility: 80%, workmanship: 55%, ergonomy: 80%, emissions: 90%
Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-EZ1521
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-EZ1521Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Source: Tom's Hardware
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/26/2010
Rating: performance: 70% features: 40% display: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 60%
Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-1D0
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-1D0Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: Reg Hardware
Basic hardware that is topped off with a bunch of Toshiba utilities and then saved from oblivion by a lowish price.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/20/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/10/2010
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 70% display: 70% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 90%
Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-197
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-197Processor: Intel Core i3 350M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Techradar
Features may be lacking and usability mixed, but the Satellite Pro C650-197 is still a decent machine. Performance is assured, thanks to the Intel Core i3 processor, while the widescreen display is bright, vibrant and perfect for working or playing well into the night.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/16/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%
Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-121
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-121Processor: Intel Core i3 330M
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Source: IT Reviews
The Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-121 has a reasonable specification that centres on its Intel Core i3 CPU but it is held back by the performance of the Intel graphics. We were unimpressed by the look and feel of the black plastic chassis and feel that Toshiba would be well advised to work on its Bulletin Board software.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/28/2010
Rating: performance: 60% workmanship: 50%
Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-12T
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite Pro C650-12TProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
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
Source: Mobile News - 5/10
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2010
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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) 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 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.
» 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.
T6570: Entry level Penryn based dual-core CPU with a small 2MB level 2 cache and FSB800. Similar to the T6500 but featuring VT-x functions.
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.
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.
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.
2.4 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.
2.5 kg:
66.67%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
