Toshiba Satellite E205

Toshiba Satellite E205 is a new 14-inch laptop with interesting design and Intel Core i5 processor. The laptop can play HD videos, which is not that surprising, but it can also stream them to your HDTV.

Toshiba Satellite E205 pros:

+ Intel Core i5 processor
+ Wireless video streaming to TV
+ Comfy, backlit keybaord
+ Stylish design
+ Two-year warranty
+ Windows 7
+ 500 GB HDD
+ RAM up to 8 GB

Toshiba Satellite E205 cons:

- Longish boot time
- Poor graphics performance
- Keyboard is a fingerprint magnet

The design:
Toshiba Satellite E205 measures 13.7 x 9.6 x 1.2 inches and weighs 5.2 pounds. The laptop has rounded corners and glossy finish which makes it visually attractive, yet also prone to get covered with fingerprints. It also has a diamond-like patterns on the outside and partially on the inside. Unlike other Toshiba laptops the Toshiba Satellite E205 does not have the large manufacturer logo on the back of the display, but a slightly smaller one on the hinge. The laptop has a full sized backlit keyboard making it easy to write at night.
The Toshiba Satellite E205 has three USB ports and one of them may charge some gadgets or work as an eSATA port. Moreover the laptop features the VGA and HDMI ports, memory card reader, Ethernet jack, microphone and headphone ports. Above  the display is the 1.3 megapixel webcam supporting face recognition which may be very useful for logging in. The image captured with the camera is quite decent, but the microphone is of a slightly worse quality.

Performance:
The Toshiba Satellite E205 may get a bit too warm after a prolonged use and although the keyboard is not warm enough to be uncomfortable the bottom of the laptop may be annoying if you hold it on your lap. The keyboard is a bit too loud and since it it glossy it attracts fingerprints but it is quite comfortable. The trackpad is quite large and responsive and so it does its job quite well.
The display shows up to 1366×768 resolution. The image is sharp and with accurate colors. Also the sound quality and volume are good. The laptop comes with the Intel’s Wireless Display Technology allowing you to mirror the laptop image on a TV. It is a useful feature although it has some limitations. As on now it does not support gaming or videos in higher resolution than 720p. Apart from that it all works well and is easy to use.
The most basic version of the Toshiba Satellite E205 with 2.27 Core i5 processor and 4 GB of RAM scores almost 5,400 on a PCMark Vantage test. So the laptop scores above the category average and it is perfect for day do day use. When it comes to graphics performance it scores below the average and so it is not suitable for playing the latest games. If you are looking for a gaming noteboog have a look at Alienware m15x.
The laptop should work on a single battery charge for almost 5 hours.

Selected Toshiba Satellite E205 features and specifications:
CPU
2.27-GHz Intel Core i5 430M
RAM Included
4GB
RAM Upgradable
8GB
Hard Drive Size
500GB
Hard Drive Speed
5,400rpm
Hard Drive Type
SATA Hard Drive
Optical Drive Type
DVD /- RW
Optical Speed

Display Size
14
Native Resolution
1366×768
Graphics Card
Intel GMA 4500 MHD
Video Memory
Shared
Wi-Fi
802.11a/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Mobile Broadband

Operating System
MS Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Ports (excluding USB)
Ethernet; HDMI; Headphone; Microphone; USB/eSATA; VGA
USB Ports
3
Card Slots / Readers
5-1 card reader
Warranty/Support
2-year standard warrant/24/7 tech support
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