Toshiba Satellite C655-S5090 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black)

Toshiba Satellite C655-S5090 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers) 

Not my best experience with buying a computer. The Toshiba Satellite C655-S5090 web cam wasn't working (out of the box). Couldn't do recovery from partition; ordered recovery disks (free but shp. is $24.95). Used recovery disks to restore Satellite to factory state, still no web cam. Circuit City didn't have any replacement Satellites; since I didn't want a refund, I had to send to Toshiba repair center. I had to pay shp. one way ($20.00). They've had it a week so far.

Toshiba Satellite L655-S5098 15.6-Inch LED Laptop

Toshiba Satellite L655-S5098 15.6-Inch LED Laptop (Fusion Finish in Helios Grey) (Personal Computers) 

This is the 4th laptop I have owned (HPs and a Sony before) and without a doubt, the greatest. This thing is not only beautiful but built like a tank. It is full featured, a super clean design with everything extremely well fitted. Not too heavy, and fast, with an outstanding display. I know that it isn't a top-end PC but to me, it is a super performer. I have boosted memory up to 8GB and also added a 500GB WD Black 7200RPM drive and it really gets up and moves. The eSATA/USB outlet allows super fast backups and data transfers with an external SATA disk. The SD card reader is very handy and is as fast as any card reader I have seen. The only thing that isn't quite so outstanding is the dual speakers but, hey, you can't expect booming, Hi-Fi stereo performance out of a laptop. They really are, however quite adequate. It gets about 5 honest hours per charge out of the stock battery. One thing that Toshiba seems to have done well recently is design a really efficient cooling system into their laptops. The L655 has no real hot spots. The internal fan seems super strong and the exhaust vents are super large and I don't even worry about overheating with this thing. The keyboard never even feels warm.

Toshiba has done well and I am extremely happy with my purchase. Amazon made this easy and painless with a super price and free shipping and life is good with my new dream machine!!!

Oh, just 2 negatives;
I did a baddie with Win7 the first day and needed to reload it. Luckily, I created the recovery discs immediately out of the box. The recovery went without a hitch, but I was astounded that the entire recovery procedure took over 2 1/2 hours. You MUST create those recovery discs immediately and be very, very careful.

This points to the only other negative I have found with this great piece of hardware; Toshiba's bloatware and Win7 installation is pathetic. I am relatively new to Win7 but I am studying up on it and getting there fast. I have a fresh Operating System disc and am preparing to do a cold installation of it using device drivers from the Toshiba web site. Will get back later and report on this activity.

Update 1/26/11
Loaded a fresh hard drive with a fresh and pure Win 7 and installed all the correct Intel and Toshiba drivers without the bloatware and it made all the difference in the world in performance. Before, performance wasn't exactly sluggish but wasn't spectacular either. Now, everything from start-up and program performance is like snap, snap, snap. The operating system partition is also about 1/3 smaller in bytes. I thought this was a great system before but now its like having a new, top performing system. WOW! What a computer!

Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5043 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black)

Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5043 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers) 

Was looking for a laptop with ATI Radeon graphics and this laptop was a steal for the price of 449! Got it within 2 days through Amazon and was amazed at the size of the screen. The screen is very bright since it has the Tru Bright technology and it is also a wide screen which makes it nice for videos and movies. Sound is really good for a laptop and even plays 780 HD youtube videos without trouble!

Only had this since about 4 hours ago so am getting used to everything now. Windows 7 is very different and will take time to adjust to if you have been on XP for years. One thing though this model 655D S5043 DOES NOT have a webcam, facial recognition software or the microphone in the LCD bezel like it says on this website. I checked through Toshiba website before I bought it and noticed that it did not come with it which was okay for me, but for people who see that in the description IT DOES NOT come with the cam or facial recognition software!
Here is the link to the study I talk about:
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Was looking for a laptop to replace my 7 year old Acer *which Acer is one of the WORST brands to buy according to a recent study*** And yes, the Acer died. It has been going out for the past 3 years with multiple hardware failures and system restores. So this worked out well since Toshiba had one of the highest ratings and least hardware malfunctions. Overall the laptop is fairly sturdy and feels solid, weighing in a little more than my other IBM Thinkpad laptop which is okay with me also. The feel and design of the outer shell is really cool and I love the keypad on the right side. The keys are kind of shifted to the left and so is the touchpad which might be hard to get used to at first. The keys are not as raised up as other computers and sit a little flatter so it might take a while to adjust. Looking at the screen is like looking at the sun it is just amazing how bright it really is! So far very happy and for this price you can NOT go wrong. The wireless connection wizard located the wireless the first time I turned it on and was setup within 1 minute. Downloading FireFox and Chrome are fast and simple. Another good thing is that there is NOTHING on the desktop except for Recycle Bin when you get the computer! Really great! This computer plays the video games I play very well without using too much CPU or slowing other programs down.

Toshiba Satellite A665-3DV5 15.6-Inch LED Laptop

Toshiba Satellite A665-3DV5 15.6-Inch LED Laptop (Fusion X2 Finish in Charcoal) (Personal Computers) 

I absolutely love this laptop! I have owned it for about a month now, and never looked back or questioned my decision.
Let me start off by saying that I am an IT professional, so I not only buy equipment for myself and my family, I also influence purchasing decisions of hundreds at work, and work with equipment of every brand.
I researched laptops for about 2 months before I bought this item, but I had made my mind up after the first month - I was just shopping around for different versions after that. This is an absolutely GREAT value for the money. This laptop retails for 1299.00, and every other store I checked locally (Dallas, TX area), as well as several different online stores, were all more expensive. Amazon was (when I purchased this) about 150 dollars cheaper than average, and 50 dollars cheaper than the next cheapest.
On to the features... I am an avid gamer, and primarly settled on this laptop because of the nVidia 3D Vision. I also use this laptop as a work computer, for when I am not going to be in the office, or simply don't want to be tied to my desk that day. This laptop not only has the discrete graphics, but also has a screen that supports 3D Vision. It also comes with a pair of nVidia shutter glasses. I couldn't really determine ahead of time, but this laptop has the IR transmitter built-in. This is both good and bad. It's good that you don't have to have a USB cable attached to a little pyramid just to use the 3D, but there is a down-side: Those external IR emitters have a little wheel on them to adjust the 3d effect. From what I've read, some laptops with intergrated 3d have a key combination to do the same 3d adjustments, but there is nothing in the Toshiba documentation about it. This adjustment is important, because (if you haven't played games in true 3D yet) you will notice that not all games render 3d correctly. There is an information popup whenever you start a 3d game, telling you the nVidia rating for the game, as well as any issues that particular game has. Some of them will render objects either too close or too far away. If you have an external emitter, this is no big deal - just move the wheel, and you are good to go. If you have a Toshiba laptop, you are out of luck. Now, this isn't a big deal, as it doesn't happen that often (doesn't happen much at all with brand-new games), and even if you are playing an older game that is a little off, it doesn't ruin the effect, it's just not a totally perfect effect.
I called Toshiba about this. The agents are in India. I'm not a big fan of outsourcing, but I know that it's not the agent's fault that companies want to oursource, and it's also not their fault that they get crappy training. Anyway, she didn't have any idea what I was talking about - I'm not even 100% sure she knew that this laptop supports 3d, and was quick to tell me that they only support the hardware - not games themselves. I assured her that I only wanted the shortcut keys - not help with games. She gave me a link to a URL, that was just a list of all the shortcuts, and there is nothing there for 3d adjustments. So, I'm still in limbo to see if this adjustment is even possible on this laptop, and if so, how it is done.
Now, to the other equipment... The hard drive is massive. This model has a BluRay ROM (not burner) and a DVD Burner. There are other versions that include a BD burner, but they are much more expensive. The laptop is really speedy. Game performance was really horrible when I first got it. I updated the video drivers to the latest version, and everything started working perfectly. I can play any game I have tried with all the settings totally maxed out, in 3d, except sometimes I have to turn Anti-Alising down to 2x or 4x to get good framerates.
The model of video card included in this laptop (when purchased) was one of the few mobile video cards that supported 3D BluRay. It also comes with (along with all the usual bloatware) Corel WinDVD BD. Don't let the name fool you - this app supports 3D BluRay. I haven't had a chance to try it out yet, though - mostly due to the fact that Netflix doesn't offer 3D BluRays yet. The wireless is Wireless-N, and is really fast. The keyboard has a keypad, and that's a good touch. The keys are little chicklet-style keys, but the placement and size of them are normal, so it doesn't really take any getting used to. The screen is glossy, and can produce a ton of glare, so that's the second negative thing. Battery life is horrible, but you should be expecting that if you are looking to get this much power in such a little package. On the same note, the laptop is really heavy - you could easily kill someone with it. One thing you might not expect, is that this laptop doesn't really get very hot on the bottom, so you can actually use it in your laptop - even gaming. It does a great job of routing the heat out with the fan.

Overall, the only 2 negative items I have are the lack of 3d effect adjustment, and the glare. Neither of these even come close to taking away from the 5 star rating I am giving this product.

If you are a gamer, like I, you will absolutely LOVE this laptop..

Toshiba Satellite M645-S4080 14.0-Inch LED Laptop

Toshiba Satellite M645-S4080 14.0-Inch LED Laptop ( Fusion X2 Finish in Charcoal) (Personal Computers) 

+ backlit keyboard
+ amazing speakers (like, best I've heard on a laptop, amazing (though my new xps 14 is at least equal to these)
+ circular scrolling is extremely effective
+ high resolution hdmi out
+ nice slot loading dvd drive
+ FN keys accessible from the screen with the mouse
+ boots very quickly if you enable it

cons
-extraordinarily loud fan
* fan turns on at a high power level even when laptop is idle
-keyboard keys occasionally (often) fail
-extremely limited viewing angles

Update: I've since purchased a dell xps 14, and It has the gt420m that this was originally advertised as having. Having tested both the 420 far outperforms the 330 in real-world testing.

Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5085 15.6-Inch Laptop

Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5085 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers) 

I bought this computer for my wife, so she could do her thing (e-mail, facebook, and such) and have her own computer. The reason i picked this model is it recieved a good report from Consumer Reports. What you get for the price is worth it and have had no problems so far. The best part of the deal was the shipping which came a few days before it was promised.

Toshiba Satellite C655-S5118 15.6-Inch Laptop

Toshiba Satellite C655-S5118 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers) 

Bought this as a lightening deal for $399 (plus tax... bummer). I'll admit, taking it out of the box I was a little disappointed. The casing is a textured dull black and feels like a cheap plastic to the touch. But, once I turned it on, I decided to keep it as the screen is incredibly clear and bright (which was a pleasant surprise as I was trying to hold out for a laptop with LED- this has LCD), setup was easy, pro-loaded software was great and overall everything runs very smooth. In researching the processor prior to buying it, this Intel is very highly rated to be in a computer at this price point and better than the processor in any other budget laptop I've been able to find. It comes preloaded with the Toshiba book reader program (essentially Kindle for your computer), Norton 30 day trial and basic Microsoft office. The 10 key on the keyboard is also very nice to have.

Runs very quietly as well, I can barely hear the fan even when it's on. It does turn on and off somewhat frequently, but it's so quiet I don't notice anymore. Haven't had any problems with heat either- the bottom of the laptop feels only mildly warm even after being on for a few hours. To summarize:

Cons:
Cheap feeling casing
Only 2 USB ports
No webcam
Speakers don't turn up very load
No LED screen (although as I mentioned above- the LCD looks great so it doesn't bother me)
No HDMI port

Pros:
Office pre-installed
Quiet fan
Fast processor for this price point
All programs run very smooth
10 key on keyboard
Built in wireless
PRICE

Toshiba Satellite T235D-S1360 13.3-Inch Laptop

Toshiba Satellite T235D-S1360 13.3-Inch Laptop ( Fusion Chrome Finish in Gemini Black) (Personal Computers) 

OMG. A laptop like this, with this much horsepower would have been $1200 or $1400 a year or so ago. Let's look at the important specs:

CPU: AMD Turion(tm) II Neo K625 Dual-Core Processor 1.5GHz in Ubuntu.
L1 cache: 256k
L2 cache: 2M
Memory dual 2Gig DDR3 1033
1366x768 LED backlit display
Integrated Mobile Radeon HD 4225 video
320G Hitachi hard drive

First thing I did when I got it was shrink the windows partition and install Ubuntu 10.04 64 bit. I don't use windows except for games. I have a game box, so I might or might not ever use this for games. Probably not much.

With Ubuntu, everything just works. Seriously, it's a way easy install.
Step 1: Live boot, use gparted to shrink windows partition
Step 2: Install linux from same live boot, "along side current operating systems"
Step 3: Enjoy Ubuntu.

Video, audio, screen bright/dim, audio level up / down, wireless networking, etc. It all just works, and works so well.

This machine screams for something running on a "netbook" CPU. This CPU is an easy match for many mid tier notebooks out there. This machine spanks any of my friend's Atom based netbooks, and it spanks them hard. It also beats my old AMD dual core 1.8GHz laptop it's replacing. The Turion here running at 1.5GHz is noticeably faster than the Atom, and you've got two of them, not one. A part of that is the faster DDR3 1066MHz memory, which is 60% faster than the DDR2 667MHz memory in the Atom based machines. But also the CPU is just faster. And the integrated video...

The video is quick and snappy, and it can play 720p video with ease. The CPU hovers at 65% to 75% while doing so. My old ATI Radeon 1400 based laptop could never do that without tearing the video or dropping frames. And keep in mind, this good performance is in Ubuntu Linux, and Linux isn't known for being snappy on a lot of chipsets. Here it works great.

It doesn't get hot to the touch. Heck it needs to be running at 100% just to feel a little warm.

The battery runs a good 4.5 to 5 hours, even when you're really using it the whole time. Just drop the screen brightness a couple notches to get > 4 hours battery life. If you leave it at max, expect 2.5 to 3 hours tops.

Basically, this is a small, lightweight mini-laptop with full sized laptop performance and display for about the same price. If I hadn't been looking at notebooks for a friend who wanted a 10" unit, I wouldn't have seen this, and that would have been sad, because this thing is the perfect size for me and has the performance I need. I can toss it into my backpack and go.

Toshiba Satellite A665-S6088 16.0-Inch LED Laptop

Toshiba Satellite A665-S6088 16.0-Inch LED Laptop (Fusion X2 Finish in Charcoal) (Personal Computers) I think there needs to be a little balance to the first two reviews on here, which were obviously done by people who either had very unusual issues or aren't well versed with computers.

At $599 (after Lightning deal discount plus $100 Amazon credit) I couldn't ask for better performance out of a laptop. Performance for routine tasks is not noticeably different from my quad-core laptop with an i7 processor and 1 GB video card. For intensive multitasking it might not keep up, and it won't play demanding games, but if this is a concern you're probably not looking at an i5 processor with integrated graphics anyway. For most people no difference will be seen, as Windows normally doesn't give anymore processing power to a single task on a typical quad-core than it will give on an i5. The vast majority of the time my i7 never passes 20% of processor resources being used.

The only cons I've seen are:
1. The LED happy keyboard area (Fortunately these can be turned off under the eco settings panel.)
2. The placement of the touchpad. (I tend to rest part of my left thumb there, and I use the touchpad with my right hand. This can lead to crazy zooming in and out
with multitouch on, and no movement of the pointer with multitouch off.)

Toshiba Satellite L635-S3040 13.3-Inch LED Laptop

Toshiba Satellite L635-S3040 13.3-Inch LED Laptop (Fusion Finish in Helios Grey) (Personal Computers) 

First off, I came from owning a Dell 9100 Inspiron--we're talking 9 pounds, just for the laptop, nevermind the power cord and case and any other accessories. I thought of going down to a netbook for what I usually use my laptop for, but then I thought: "What if I wanted/needed to load my Adobe design products? So I thought, although I may not, I should get something that is powerful enough to handle some of my design work, but still be very portable.

This is a nice little computer. The feel of the keyboard is good. The screen is excellent. The processor speed seems fine, even though my Dell had a 3.2 processor. Somehow or another, I keep making the screen reduce in size. (Probably just need to get used to what I'm doing.) The speakers are not very loud. All in all, I think it is a good value for the money

Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5134 15.6-Inch Laptop

Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5134 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers) 

I have had this computer for the past week, and just love it. I got it to replace my PC and needed it for school. I wanted something with a large screen, a full keyboard and powerful. I wasn't looking for a beautiful laptop, but I got one, with the black and red accents it is a gorgeouse device.

I didn't have any problems with getting it set up on my network, or having programs that I didn't need pop up all over the place like I have read on other reviews. It has been smooth to work with and just an excellent laptop.

As you may have read with other reviews, this laptop is very large, and yes even knowing this it did surprise me when I got it. Because of its size it is heavier then your average laptop or notebook, but not manegeable. So if you are looking for something to carry out with you, you need to be aware of that. I don't carry it around it will sit in my bedroom on my desk, but I do like the option that I can take it with me anywhere if I need to.

The picture for movies is prime...as good or better then my LCD TV. The sound is off the charts, just love that it has the Harman/Kardon speakers and they truly are crisp clear and loud.

I have not had any problems with the power connecter as some of the other reviews have suggested, possibly Toshiba could have fixed that problem, because the connector fits nice and snug and has never been loose or fallen out.

I did get a stand with a cooling system for it, because it does heat up and the fans keep it cool. I got the Cooler Master NotePal Ergostand Notebook Cooler R9-NBS-4UAK got it here on amazon as well. It is perfect for this size laptop and it includes 4 USB ports, I usually have it on while I'm working and I don't even hear any of the fans not the Laptops or the stand's.

Toshiba Satellite L675-S7108 17.3-Inch LED Laptop

Toshiba Satellite L675-S7108 17.3-Inch LED Laptop (Grey) (Personal Computers) 

I never owned a laptop before this one, but this computer is everything I expected and more. I bought a good, protective case for it, a Targus, which has the Dome Protection System, and costs about $80, but is well worth it. The machine is quick, the keypad is great (except some of the punctuational key markings are a bit too small) and the screen size is very impressive. Clarity and definition are as good as you can get, and the entire machine is responsive and quick. I am impressed with the capacity, although I don't do gaming or anything fancy. For email, general business work and researching, this computer has made me a believer, and I definitely do not miss my desktop unit any longer. I travel a lot, and find the Toshiba L675 easy to hook up and use in hotels or anywhere. The case is stylish, with a clever design worked into the construction. The only downside is the speaker, which is of general tinny, low quality, like all laptops. The simple solution is to purchase a bar speaker or a set of small, compact speakers that fit in the generous-sized Targus case, and set them up to enhance the sound. When you do, you can't tell the sound quality from that of a desktop.~~

Toshiba Satellite A665-S6055 LED TruBrite 16-Inch Laptop black

Toshiba Satellite A665-S6055 LED TruBrite 16-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers) 

I am about to course a Master in Germany in Engineering, and I was looking for a laptop that could stand the exigency that a career in Engineering demands. This means, a decent video card (Nvidia 310) for my 3D modeling software, specialy Solidworks, a fast processor (Intel i5) por multitasking and calculations. And so far I can not complain, this laptop does all of these tasks very smoothly. But in particular, it is the new i5 processor what worths the money here. Believe me, if you are one of those like me that had a dilema between the cheaper i5, or put an extra money to get a laptop with i7, save that money, because i5 is more than enough for high speed demanding tasks (and remember I use engineering programs). I guess that if you are into multimedia editing of large videos and photos at the same time, then i7 would be your best choice. But for the rest 85% percent of us that will never take full advantage of this processor, it is just not worth it.

But I was also looking for a entertainment center for my 2 year academic program. This means, that I wanted something that could gather TV, DVD, Music, Nice resolution (1366 x 768, it is not 1080p, but you wont even notice), nice grapchics card and nice speakers in one laptop. And this Toshiba Satellite A665 S6055 does it all. DVD movies play very smoothly and vivid, plus the awesome sound coming from this pair of stereo Harman/Kardon speakers, which are very loud and crisp. I even use them as portable speakers to play my Zune thanks to "Sleep and music" feature.

Not to mention the design, limited edition because of the 25th anniversary. It is just beautifull and very stylish, less prone to fingerprints, the keyboard is great because the keys are a little separated one from each other and it is very confortable to type in. The numeric 10 pad is an useful add-on for a person like me that use numers the whole day. Windows 7 is a nice tool, I am just getting used to it, but certainly is so much better than Vista.

This A665 series laptop is so low priced, not because of lower performance, but because of lower hard drive capacity (who needs more than 285 GB?) and for having an Nvidia 310 instead of a 330M (If you are not a hard gamer, the 310 is perfect). So, for the price, this is an awesome entertaining/working laptop, REALLY fast, Big screen yet portable that I highly reccomend.

Toshiba Satellite L505D-ES5025 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop

Toshiba Satellite L505D-ES5025 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop (Grey/Black) (Personal Computers) 

Where do I start, I have been researching laptops for the last 6 months, looking at specs etc. I needed to replace my laptop that has become outdated. I bought a Dell 5 years ago that was just too slow to watch videos, download anything or keep up with all of the new software upgrades. I wanted a laptop with speed, good memory, decent video graphics, large enough hard drive so that I wouldn't be changing it soon. Plus I wanted an expandable computer in terms of memory so that I wouldn't be limited at a really good price.

It is a 15.6 inch, 2.3G processing speed and 4G memory, with 320 Hard drive it is fast, you can view most of the HD videos clearly they finally load for me on You Tube..lol I need one also for work at home, since I use it for a lot of number entries. This is one of the best if not the best keyboards w/10 key numeric pad. I have large fingers and it is comfortable and easy to use it is set up just like an adding machine for accountants, or bookkeepers. There is just enough texture and grip of the keys for fast and easy typing. Another thing I loved about it was the gray interior it shows less visible fingerprints and dust for those who don't like the glossy black of most Toshiba's out there.

It was easy to set up I was so worried about how long it would take. I had already had a wireless network so all I did was boot up created a password and sign on, the connected to my wireless network and I was on the net. Yes to some it might have too much bloatware(unnecessary programs) but for those who are not as computer savvy it includes all the files to get you up and running but you need to update them from time to time. The camera is so easy to use and Skype is already set up.

When I bought it was a much better deal it is bright and easy to use for night viewing, especially if you watch movies or download movies online. I have just had it for a month but as long as you have a good registry cleaner program to clean up Windows 7 it should continue to run fast. One downer is I wish Toshiba would come with the Operating System disks included it is irritating to have to copy them on your own.

Overall you cannot get most of the specs like a large comfortable full size keyboard, with a 15.6 inch TruBrite screen, webcam 1.3 pixel, 320G Hard drive, ATI graphics, labelfish for your CD/DVD, 2.3G AMD processor with 4G memory for this price you cannot compare. Plus it is lightweight easy to move from room to room. So far very happy with my purchase.

Toshiba Satellite L655-S5112 15.6-Inch LED Laptop

Toshiba Satellite L655-S5112 15.6-Inch LED Laptop (Fusion Finish in Helios Black) (Personal Computers) 

Like the tittle say, it was a good choice. This laptop works very well, the keyword is "spacelly", on the 15.6 inch LED screen you can notice the diferent between a "regular or normal screen like LCD" and this one. Nowadays i haven't tested games yet or see some movies, only HD videos and works great! The laptop comes with a aplication named "Eco plan" that can give you the oportunity to reduce the energy consumption (green point). The i5 and 4gb ram seems to be "enough" for medium users like me, but sure for gamers the 4gb ram must be a problem.

Toshiba Satellite L655-S5065 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop

Toshiba Satellite L655-S5065 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop (Grey/Black) (Personal Computers) 

I use my laptop for professional programming and IT work. I absolutely love this laptop! It is wide because of the number key however this makes plenty of room on the desktop. It is wide screen display, resolution 768 x 1366 which other reviewers have said is a bad thing however I think that it is a great resolution. This laptop is fast and is loaded. The HD screen is crisp and clear, the sound is wonderful for a computer.

The only down side I can think of is it shows all fingerprints, but unless your OCD then it shouldn't be an issue.

I have done a lot of research on buying this laptop and believe me for the price the Toshiba line is top dog. Don't waste your money on a Dell, they are flimsy terribly built and are loaded with technical issues.

Toshiba Satellite L655D-S5076 LED TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop

Toshiba Satellite L655D-S5076 LED TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop (Grey/Black) (Personal Computers) 

Worth every penny when it comes to looks, performance and display.
I've owned a Dell Inspiron 6400 before this, so my entire review is influenced by my personal experience with that machine.
The Dell I owned was a highly customized laptop with some of the best specs available to me 3 years ago. But the battery sucked. (Only time will tell how good the battery is on this TOSHIBA)
The one thing I miss in my Toshiba is Bluetooth, since I'm used to transferring pictures and taking back up from my phone all the time, over bluetooth. A conenience definitely, but its absence in Toshiba is definitely not a Limitation.

Pros:
- The Display is brilliant. At its highest setting, the screen looks bright enough to be able to read even in bright sunlight in a park (not that I do it, but its just an example to give you an idea of how bright it is)

• The Multi-touch fingerpad is quite useful once you get used to it. You can tweak its settings from the properties, and I have my 'Right Mouse Button', 'Middle Mouse Button', two finger scrolling, pinch zoom, picture rotation, all set on my fingerpad. I barely have to use the buttons under the finger pad. A lot of other settings enable me to control my mouse pointer like a well seasoned chef playing with a chef's knife!
• The processor, albeit a tad noisy, does perform the way it is supposed to. I mean hey, its a Quad core, and so I tested it out by having Firefox and Chrome with 4-5 tabs each open while I played Left 4 Dead. I could never do this on my Inspiron (Core 2 Duo with a 2 GB RAM, but here on TOSHIBA it was a breeze!!! (Touchwood!)

• The battery lasts me a good 2.5 - 3 hours with lots of applications running, some videos, and gaming (all of this at 50% screen brightness) which I think is pretty decent.
• I like the little button above the fingerpad which lets me lock/unlock my fingerpad; so if I'm merely typing something, I can avoid mouse interference when my wrist or palm brushes over it mistakenly, by simply pressing that button and locking the mousepad.

Cons:

• The fingerpad is placed on the left half of the computer, so using it with my right hand is a little inconvenient. I am ambidextrous so it isn't too big a deal for me, but still I wish it was a little more to the center.
• There's no depression or demarcation of the fingerpad from the rest of the body (except that it gets a little rough textured) so my fingers tend to run out of the fingerpad when using it to scroll or do fancy stuff.
• A little noisy at times. The fan starts running and doesn't give up... It doesn't happen all the time, and its not a big problem to me, but its just something I noticed. (Considering the fact that there are 4 processors at work here, I think high fan work is expected)
• Definitely a finger print magnet.
• The keyboard and mousepad buttons seem a little delicate and too plastic-ey!
• Lack of Bluetooth!
• Loads of useless software comes pre-installed, but you can always remove it, so its not a major problem to me.

Summary:
Overall, I think this is a very good machine, perfect for someone who is not into extreme computing or super rich!
Good price, more than a decent performance, and good battery life.
I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to buy a nice processor at a nice price!

The reason I've given it 5 stars despite a not too short list of cons is because none of those cons are a deal breaker to me, nor do they even remotely outweigh the pros of this product.

Toshiba Satellite L655-S5112 15.6-Inch LED

Toshiba Satellite L655-S5112 15.6-Inch LED Laptop (Fusion Finish in Helios Black) (Personal Computers) 

I'm honestly really happy with this computer. Windows 7 is nice, it came with great features, ect, ect. It's been working really well for the past four months. The thing is that I would never choose to buy this model again because of the layout of the keypad. The first thing is that the keypad with numbers on the right is totally unnecessary. I got used to not having one three years ago when I got my first laptop and I have only used it maybe 2 times. I would prefer to be centralized. The real problem for me is the position of the mouse pad. Why they put it on the left is a mystery to me. The majority of people are right handed, and even if it was equal or the other way, the pad should have been put in the middle.
The position of the pad puts a lot of strain on my hand and fingers, and since I work on my laptop and use the mouse pad a lot it becomes extremely uncomfortable to use the pad. I ended up having to buy a mouse, which creates problems when I need to travel and use my laptop at other places besides a large desk. I normally don't write reviews but I was so bothered by this feature that I felt compelled to share.

Toshiba Satellite A665-S6088 16.0-Inch LED

Toshiba Satellite A665-S6088 16.0-Inch LED Laptop (Fusion X2 Finish in Charcoal) (Personal Computers) 

I think there needs to be a little balance to the first two reviews on here, which were obviously done by people who either had very unusual issues or aren't well versed with computers.

At $599 (after Lightning deal discount plus $100 Amazon credit) I couldn't ask for better performance out of a laptop. Performance for routine tasks is not noticeably different from my quad-core laptop with an i7 processor and 1 GB video card. For intensive multitasking it might not keep up, and it won't play demanding games, but if this is a concern you're probably not looking at an i5 processor with integrated graphics anyway. For most people no difference will be seen, as Windows normally doesn't give anymore processing power to a single task on a typical quad-core than it will give on an i5. The vast majority of the time my i7 never passes 20% of processor resources being used.

The only cons I've seen are:
1. The LED happy keyboard area (Fortunately these can be turned off under the eco settings panel.)
2. The placement of the touchpad. (I tend to rest part of my left thumb there, and I use the touchpad with my right hand. This can lead to crazy zooming in and out
with multitouch on, and no movement of the pointer with multitouch off.)

Toshiba Satellite L505-GS5037 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop

Toshiba Satellite L505-GS5037 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers) 

Not too long ago, I needed to buy a new laptop computer since my old Dell computer nearly died. (There was some sort of hard drive problem that would only allow me to start up in 'safe mode.') After scouring Amazon for several days, I decided upon this Toshiba Satellite computer. It seemed like the best value for the money I was willing to spend.

Pros:
Big screen -- This is great for watching movies in true 16:9 ratio. The screen is also really bright so you won't miss any details.
It has a number pad -- I really like being able to use 10-key typing to enter numbers in documents and web sites. Having a number pad is surprisingly necessary.
Fast start-up / Fast wake-up -- This computer has enough resources to start up quickly from an off state. The start-up feels like it could be a little bit faster, but, again, it is still significantly faster than my old Dell. I usually don't put my computers in hibernation mode when I walk away for any extended period of time, so I can't critique that feature of this computer.
Stylish -- This computer looks sleek and sophisticated. It is a real joy to look at.
Generous system resources -- This computer has 4GB of RAM and 500GB of hard disk capacity. It also has those new Intel processors that feature "hyper-threading" technology. Since Windows 7 is a system hog, a new laptop should at least have 6GB of RAM, but 4GB seems to be just fine for this machine. I can switch quickly between programs, start programs quickly, and end them quickly, too. A 500GB hard disk is just an astoundingly huge amount of storage space. There is more than enough space for photos and movies.
The mouse-pad -- I don't know how Toshiba did it, but the mouse-pad is the coolest feature of the laptop. The mouse-pad looks like it was spray-painted on top of the plastic shell. It also works really well AND it offers multi-touch functionality. If you need to increase the size of the font on a web page, all you do is spread two fingers on the mouse-pad. It is actually pretty damn cool.

Cons:
Atrocious speakers -- OK, the worst feature in this computer are the absolutely horrible speakers. The sound that comes from them is tinny and without depth. I find it interesting, to say the least, that Toshiba would have a mid-range computer with decent hardware specs but include insufficient speakers. Whoduthunk?
Not enough ports / Bad port locations -- Again, for the amount of hardware specs this computer has, Toshiba only included 2 USB ports. The laptop shell is spacious enough to include 4 USB ports without any problems. My old Dell laptop had 4 USB ports. Also, the USB ports and power DC-in locations are really inconvenient: They are located on the right side of the machine. Most people are right-handed BUT protruding cords interferes with desk space which, in turn, limits the space that most people might have because of the locations of the ports. The USB ports and DC-in power port should be re-located to the back of the machine.

Other details:
The computer is finished with a matte black plastic shell. Just so you know, matte (any color) shows off every single speck of dust and finger print! After I type this review I'm going to wipe down the whole machine with a clean cotton cloth. Also, the keys are matte black, too, so they really show off finger prints! Don't laptop manufacturers know that laptops are dirty machines?! This laptop also weighs 6lbs. For me, it isn't heavy, but for others it might be too heavy.

Final thoughts:
Overall, I really like this laptop. It has plenty of resources for a multitude of applications. I can play some graphically intense games without too many problems. It has plenty of processing speed, RAM, and hard disk space for just about anything you can throw at it. This is a great all-around mid-range laptop. The only reason I didn't give this laptop a 5-star rating is because there simply are not enough USB ports, and the locations of the ports should be on the back of the machine instead of the right side. The speakers are also sub-par for what could have been included.