Toshiba Satellite X205
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite X205Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT 256 MB
Display: 17.1 inch, 16:10, 1680x1050 pixels
Weight: 3.9kg
Price: 2500 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
mobility: 69%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: - %, emissions: 90%
Reviews for the Toshiba Satellite X205
Toshiba Satellite X205 Review
Source: Notebookreview.com 
The Toshiba Satellite X205 is a high-end multimedia notebook from Toshiba featuring the latest and greatest in mobile technology. It is based on the Intel Santa Rosa platform and has the Nvidia GeForce 8700M-GT DirectX 10 video card. There are two configurations of the X205 available at the time of writing this review – the X205-S9349 and the X205-S9359. We have the former and it retails for $1,999. The higher-end S9359 retails for $2,499 and ups the ante with a T7300 processor, Vista Ultimate 32-bit, a WSXGA+ resolution display, a 512MB dedicated video card, 320GB of hard drive space, and an external HDTV TV tuner. The Satellite X205 is suited for both home multimedia entertainment and gaming. At $1,999, I believe the S9349 is more than reasonably priced as it has the Nvidia 8700M-GT graphics card, 240GB of hard drive space, and more importantly an HD DVD-ROM drive. Other notebooks with similar specifications cannot compete with the X205 at this price point at the time of writing.
umfangreicher Erfahrungsbericht eines Benutzers; online abrufbar
Preis/Leistung gut, Leistung ausgezeichnet, Mobilität mäßig, Emissionen sehr gut
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/27/2007
Rating: price: 80% performance: 95% mobility: 69% emissions: 90%
Toshiba Satellite X205
Source: Ultra Sharp Ware
Recently Toshiba anounced its gaming laptop - Satellite X205 (or WXW in Japan). This laptop is the first to have NVidia top GPU - 8700M GT. This makes this laptop the best choise for a gamer.
kurzer subjektiver Erfahrungsbericht eines Benutzers; online abrufbar
Leistung herausragend
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/03/2007
performance: 100%
Comment
NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT: The NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT is a DirectX 10 capable video card with 32 Stream Precessors like the 8600M GT, but the core-, shader- and memory clock is higher. Therefore the performance is somewhat above the 8600M GT.
These cards should be able to display all current games with fluent framerates but not all with high detail settings. Especially demanding games like Crysis, Age of Conan, or Mass Effect are only playable with lower settings. Less demanding (and older) games, like Fifa 08, Command & Conquer 3, or Battlefield 2142 can be played with higher detail levels.
>> 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.
T7300:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17.1": Nowadays, meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. 17 inch laptops are built only in 16:10 format.
The DTR-Laptops can't be carried easily, need much current, but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
3.9 kg: This laptop is heavy below average, compared with the average of notebooks. Therefore especially desktop replacements fit in this class of weight.
Toshiba: Toshiba is one of the biggest international notebook-manufacturer. There exist many reviews for Toshiba models. The ratings of German magazines are very positive, but the relation of price and value is evaluated rather average. The ratings according the features and display are also quite well for Toshiba notebooks.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
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