Toshiba Satellite C70D Series

Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 8330, AMD Radeon HD 8400, AMD Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema)
Display: 17.30 inch
Weight: 2.6kg, 2.7kg
Price: 449, 499, 649 euro
Average of 3 scores (from 4 reviews)
Toshiba Satellite C70D-A-10L
Specifications

Processor: AMD AMD A-Series A4-5000
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 8330
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 499 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Reviews
Quiet, frugal, cool. You have to pay around 450 Euros (~$617) for the 17.3-inch notebook with a Kabini quad-core processor. Our in-depth review shows if you get a good device in return.
Toshiba Satellite C70D-A-115
Specifications

Processor: AMD AMD A-Series A6-5200
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 8400
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Source: 01Net

Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/12/2013
Toshiba Satellite C70D-B-10X
Specifications

Processor: AMD AMD A-Series A4-6210
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema)
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 449 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Reviews
Quiet and cool. The Satellite C70D-B-10X provides its owner with a basic 17.3-inch office laptop. The device attracts attention with both its low temperatures and noise level. Installing an energy-efficient AMD APU is worthwhile in this case.
Toshiba Satellite C70D-C-10N
Specifications

Processor: AMD AMD A-Series A4-7210
Graphics Adapter: AMD Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema)
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 649 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Reviews
Advantage wanted. Toshiba launches a new office laptop powered by the latest AMD APU on the market. It presented an overall decent performance in the test. However, the question arises: Why should buyers not opt for an almost equally priced, stronger Intel alternative?
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Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
AMD Radeon HD 8330:
An integrated GCN-based GPU with 128 shader units and no dedicated VRAM. It is typically clocked at 500 MHz and paired with AMD Richland A4-5000 "Kabini" APUs.
AMD Radeon HD 8400:
An integrated GCN-based GPU with 128 shader units and no dedicated VRAM. It is typically clocked at 600 MHz and paired with AMD Richland A6 "Kabini" processors.
AMD Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema):
Integrated GPU on select AMD Beema or Mullins APUs. Based on the GCN architecture with 128 shader units and a core clock of 350 - 600 MHz.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD AMD A-Series:
A4-5000: Quad-core APU for low-end laptops, codenamed Kabini. Based on the Jaguar architecture. Integrates an Radeon HD 8330 graphics card.
A6-5200: Quad-core APU for low-end laptops, codenamed Kabini. Based on the Jaguar architecture. Integrates an Radeon HD 8400 graphics card.
A4-6210: Quad-core APU for entry-level devices and subnotebooks, codenamed Beema. Based on the Puma+ architecture and integrates a Radeon R3 GPU.
A4-7210: Quad-core x86 SoC for entry-level devices and sub-notebooks, codenamed Carrizo-L. Based on the Puma+ architecture and integrates a Radeon R3 GPU.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.6 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.
2.7 kg:
74.83%: 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.