The Toshiba Satellite really is available in 3 feature-rich models. You can see that the M70 meets the demands of all multimedia needs. You can burn DVDs and watch them on the super-bright wide screen. If you want, you can wirelessly connect to the Internet or gaming and work network. You can enjoy life-like gaming with awesome graphics and cinematic sound reproduction. Run today's sophisticated applications with ease. The Toshiba M70 model is the one with some of the best specifications.
The Toshiba Satellite is really good for someone whose budget is about $2,500. You can find out more information and you can see that there is the HP dv4000 range, the LG-65 range and this Toshiba range.
The specifications for the M70 being reviewed are as follows:
PM-750 1.86 GHz -- Dothan Class
512mb DDR2 533 MHz RAM (In 1x512mb stick --I straight away bought another 512mb) to bring it up to 1 GB
80GB 5400rpm SATA Hitachi HDD
256mb dedicated MRx700 GPU...stock clocks of 358/331 -- my stable overclock of 370/380
Intel PRO/Wireless -- 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi and built-in Bluetooth 10/100 LAN, 56k modem
15.4" TruBrite widescreen WXGA
Toshiba DVD SuperMulti Double/Dual Layer drive
6 Cell Battery
Harmon/Kardon Speakers with "Trusurround" Technology
Windows XP Professional
2.71kg as configured with 6cell battery
Dimensions: 359(W) x 262(D) x 38.5(H)
Ports:
6-in-1 Digital Media Reader slot
IEEE 1394 port
S-video port
VGA port
Headphone
External Microphone
AC power connector
RJ-11, RJ-45
USB 2.0 ports (1x left side, 2x rear)
Type I/II PC Card Slot with support for 16-bit PCMCIA and 32-bit Card bus, Expansion Slot for express card.
There are many ports. Connectivity with this machine is not a problem. There are several important things to know. Having the USB ports on the left/right is better than on the rear. It is good to use the USB mouse. You can plug it in the rear. A proper 6-pin fire wire would have been better, but the 4 pins are fine.
Processor and Performance:
The Laptop boots into windows in about 40 seconds. It is quite speedy. It is very quick in general tasks. Windows open in no time. It can run multiple apps at once with no noticeable slow down.
Notebook Time
Toshiba Satellite M70 (1.86 GHz Pentium M) 1m 36s
Dell XPS M140 (1.86 GHz Pentium M) 1m 41s
Sony VAIO FS680 (1.86 GHz Pentium M) 1m 53s
IBM ThinkPad T43 (1.86 GHz Pentium M) 1m 45s
Asus Z70A (1.6GHz Pentium M) 1m 53s
Fujitsu LifeBook N3510 (1.73 GHz Pentium M) 1m 48s
Dell Inspiron 6000D (1.6 GHz Pentium M) 1m 52s
Dell Inspiron 600M (1.6 GHz Pentium M) 2m 10s
HP Pavilion dv4000 (1.86 GHz Pentium M) 1m 39s
HP DV4170us (Pentium M 1.73 GHz) 1m 53s
Sony VAIO S380 (1.86 GHz Pentium M) 1m 45s
Gaming Ability:
It has the rather rare 256mb version of the ATI MRx700 GPU. This offers great gaming capabilities. It can run many games such as Battlefield 2. It would benefit from more ram. All other games ran fine at high resolutions and high settings. That is a big bonus. With a score of 2820 (stock) and 3150 (O/C'ed) in 3dMark05 it is certainly very capable. Here is an example of settings in UT2004 (not the latest out I know, but its all I have on hand right this second) as you can see it's on max. Gets 150+ FPS, which is a very good frame rate.
