Toshiba Satellite L755-S5214 Review Price and Bottom Line

Toshiba commonly released laptop with medium to premium category. But now, they also want to fight in budget laptop category after releasing Toshiba Satellite L755-S5214. Toshiba laptop lovers with tight budget might better to check out this laptop. Toshiba Satellite L755-S5214 price on the market is offered at $548.99 (direct). It powered by Intel Core i3 Sandy Bridge technology and provides memory card reader, HDMI Port, and offers 15.6 inches with 720p display. But, it comes with no WiMAX, WiDi, USB 3.0 and has short battery life. This budget laptop aims to do basic everyday tasks like word processing and surfing the Internet. If you can expand your budget, HP Pavilion dv6-6013cl (price $649.99 at Costco) and Asus U56E-BBL5 (price $629.99 at Best Buy) offers more features and better performance.

Toshiba Satellite L755-S5214 Review Performance, Design, and Features 

Toshiba Satellite L755-S5214 system is powered by an entry-level Intel Core i3-2310M processor and bolstered by 4GB of DDR3 memory. On PCMark 7 testing it scored at 1,952, while Asus U56E-BBL5 scored at 1,920. Its equipped with Intel HD Graphics 3000 integrated graphics. This graphical chip didn't produce high graphic performace. Hard 3D games like Crysis and Lost Planet 2 is not playable. It also equipped with six-cell, 48Wh battery which can run up to for only 3 hours 43 minutes based on MobileMark 2007 battery test. This battery life performace is not impressive comparing with other budget laptops. HP Pavilion dv6-6013cl (with a six-cell 55Wh battery) can run for more than 5 hours, while Asus U56E-BBL5 (with eight-cell 74Wh battery) can exceed 7 hours.

Toshiba Satellite L755-S5214 screen size is measured at 15.6-inch (widescreen display) with a 1,366-by-768 maximum resolution. By this size (which same with HP Pavilion dv6-6013cl and Asus U56E-BBL5) can translate to 720p HD viewing and enable you to work with two large windows side-by-side. Toshiba Satellite L755-S5214 dimensions is measured at 1.9 by 14.2 by 1.2 inches (HWD) and weighs for 5.23 pounds. Its lighter than Asus U56E-BBL5 (5.5-pounds) and HP Pavilion dv6-6013cl (5.6-pounds). Its chases is made entirely from plastic material with a silver crosshatch design on the lid and keyboard deck. Meanwhile Asus U56E-BBL5, HP Pavilion dv6-6013cl, and the Lenovo IdeaPad V570-1066A9U construction from aluminum materials.

Toshiba Satellite L755-S5214 storage media is 500GB 5,400rpm hard disk drive. It also has a Dual Layer DVD±RW drive placed on the right side. Ports available are fairly standard for a budget laptop: three USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI port, VGA port, and headphone and microphone jacks, a multiformat memory card reader (SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS/MMC). While for network & communication are supported by: an Ethernet port and built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi. Toshiba Satellite L755-S5214 also has a built-in webcam and microphone for video chatting activities.

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