Toshiba Satellite P205-S6287 Review

Toshiba announce their new brand Toshiba Satellite P205-S6287 with a big 17 inch screen. The feature come to expect from the Satellite series. The P205-S6287 with weight 7.4 pound has an elegant Onyx Blue that highlighted by illuminating neon blue status indicator.

There’s a glossy lid in the keyboard with large touch pad but the position is not comfortable in the left center. Above the keyboard there’s a row of multimedia and quick button to launch web browser, control CD and DVDs, or boot a media player for swift access to music library.

The shiny 17 inch wide screen display from Toshiba Satellite P205-S6287 really deliver an onscreen multitasking display. It’s really comfortable when browsing and read document without tiny text. Above the LCD there’s a 1.3 mega pixel web cam for video conferencing or snap a quick photo to email your friends or others but the picture quality is medium however.

With Intel Core 2 Duo 1.73 GHz T5300 processor the performance of Satellite P205-S6287 get medium score 3,127 with PCMark 05 test. The integrated Intel GMA 950 graphic card (256 MB share memory) with 2GB of DDR2 SDRAM produce moderate 3DMark 2003 score 1, 2843. The strong wireless throughput averages 18.3 Mbps at 15 feet from access point and 16.8 Mbps from 50 feet.

Toshiba Satellite P205-S6287 specification:
CPU: 1.73-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5300
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
RAM/Expandable to: 2GB/4GB
Hard Drive/Speed: 200GB/4,200 rpm
Optical Drive: 4X SuperMulti DVD+/-R DL
Display/Resolution: 17 inches/1440 x 900
Graphics/Video Memory: Intel GMA 950/up to 256MB
Wireless Networking: 802.11a/g/n
Ports: Four USB 2.0, FireWire, S-Video, VGA, headphone, mic
Card Slots: ExpressCard/54, 5-in-1 memory card reader
Size: 15.7 x 11.3 x 1.4 inches
Weight: 7.4 pounds
Warranty/Support: One-year limited/24/7 toll-free

The P205-S6287 also include a 4X DVD +/-R DL super multi drive and labelflash technology for burning images into DVD labels. Also a 5-in-1 memory card reader for easily transfer data and an expresscard/54 slot for adding peripherals and accessories. The six-cell battery only get 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Software bundle includes Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Adobe Acrobat Reader 7. Google Desktop, Yahoo Music Jukebox, and a Toshiba utilities like Toshiba Flash Card, on screen reference guide wiht various use of F keys. Also you will get 1 year limited warranty and 24/7 tool-free technical support.