Toshiba Satellite P500 Series
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, Intel Core i5 430M, Intel Core i5 480MGraphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Display: 18.40 inch
Weight: 4.4kg
Price: 900, 1000, 1100, 1200 euro
Average of 10 scores (from 10 reviews)
Toshiba Satellite P500-12D
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite P500-12DProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo P7450
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
Display: 18.40 inch, 16:9, 1680 x 945 pixels
Weight: 4.4kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Average Score:
Reviews
Source: CNet
Archive.org versionThe Toshiba Satellite P500 is fabulous in most respects, but flawed in some crucial areas. It has an excellent, large, 18.4-inch screen, but its resolution is disappointing. It has a big, attractive chassis, but its keyboard and mouse are poor. Buy it if you're looking for a PC that doubles as a Blu-ray player, but be prepared to compromise.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/21/2009
Rating: Total score: 76%
Source: Trusted Reviews
Archive.org versionWith decent build quality, a good keyboard and touchpad, usable screen and the best speakers on any laptop we’ve tested (plus relatively good battery life to boot), the Satellite P500-12D’s ill-advised glossy insides and lack of a Blu-ray drive are forgivable, especially considering the reasonable price. If you want a desktop replacement for light gaming and entertainment, it’s definitely worth considering.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/19/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 80% features: 80% mobility: 70%
Toshiba Satellite P500-12E
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite P500-12EProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
Display: 18.40 inch, 16:9, 1680 x 945 pixels
Weight: 4.4kg
Price: 1200 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Average Score:
Foreign Reviews
Source: mobile Zeit - 1/10
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 58%
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/08/2010
Rating: Total score: 75% performance: 81% features: 80% display: 77% mobility: 39% workmanship: 83%
Source: Onlinekosten.de
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/18/2010
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 90% mobility: 70% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/24/2009
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80% performance: 70% features: 60% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Toshiba Satellite P500-16R
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite P500-16RProcessor: Intel Core i5 430M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Display: 18.40 inch, 16:9, 1680 x 945 pixels
Weight: 4.4kg
Price: 1100 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Average Score:
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/19/2010
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80% performance: 70% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Toshiba Satellite P500-15E
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite P500-15EProcessor: Intel Core i5 430M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Display: 18.40 inch, 16:9, 1680 x 945 pixels
Weight: 4.4kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: 01Net
FR→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/02/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%
Toshiba Satellite P500-1CK
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite P500-1CKProcessor: Intel Core i5 430M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Display: 18.40 inch, 16:10, 1680 x 945 pixels
Weight: 4.4kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
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Average Score:
Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Go
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/04/2010
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 80%
Toshiba Satellite P500-1JD
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite P500-1JDProcessor: Intel Core i5 480M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Display: 18.40 inch, 16:9, 1680 x 945 pixels
Weight: 4.4kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Price comparison
Average Score:
Foreign Reviews
Source: 01Net
FR→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/09/2011
Rating: Total score: 40%
Comment
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.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M: The GeForce GT 230M features 48 shader cores as the 9700M GTS but only a 64 bit memory bus. Because of the 40nm process the power consumption is in the region of the GT 130M.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M: The Nvidia GeForce GT 330M is the successor of the GT 230M and technically just a slightly higher clocked GT 240M (but it should still maintain the power envelope of the GT 230M as the naming suggests).
» 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.
P7450: Entry level Core 2 Duo processor with 3 MB Level 2 Cache and due to the 25 Watt TDP also suited for 13" laptops.
P8700:
Mid-range dual core processor with 3 MB level 3 cache and a TDP of 25 Watt.
Intel Core i5:
430M:
The Core i5-430M is a middle class dual core CPU that features only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-640M) and clocks between 2.26-2.53 GHz (Turbo Mode). Furthermore, VT-d, trusted Execution and AES features are missing in the 430M. Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (Intel HD Graphics with 500-733 MHz) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.
480M: The Core i5-480M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-620M) and clocks between 2.66-2.9 GHz (Turbo Mode). 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.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
4.4 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.
4.4 kg:
73.4%: 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.
