Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5230 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black)
A nicely affordable, easy-to-use PC for basic productivity at home or in the office, the Toshiba Satellite C655D (model C655D-S5230) gives families, students or small and home-based businesses the essential power and workspace to study, tackle budgets with a handy 10-key pad, keep up on Facebook and Twitter, or simply do more at their desk.
The bright 15.6-inch LCD offers a 720p native high-definition resolution. And thanks to the built-in webcam and Toshiba Face Recognition software on this machine, you'll enjoy a more convenient way to communicate, log on, or share your laptop among the family. Plus, you get plenty of ports and storage to give you the freedom to expand, or hold more files and media.
This Satellite comes pre-installed with the 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium .
Key Specifications
Display15.6-inch widescreen HD TruBrite LED-backlit display with native HD 720p resolution (1366 x 768, 16:9 aspect ratio)
Processor
1.0 GHz AMD C-50 dual-core accelerated processor (1 MB cache)
Storage
320 GB Serial ATA hard disk drive (5400 RPM)
Memory
3 GB of installed DDR3 RAM (1066 MHz; expandable to 8 GB)
Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 6250 integrated graphics
Optical Drive
8x SuperMulti DVD drive
Wireless
Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) plus Bluetooth 3.0
Audio
Built-in stereo speakers
Battery
Up to 6 hours of battery life (6-cell battery)
Touch Pad and Keyboard
Touchpad with multi-touch control and standard keyboard and 10-key pad
Weight and Dimensions
5.5 pounds; 15 x 9.84 x 1.5 inches (WxDxH)
Connectivity & Expansion
- 2 total USB 2.0 ports
- VGA video output (analog, RGB)
- Microphone and headphone jacks
- Multi-format memory card reader compatible with Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Multi Media Card
- Fast Ethernet (10/100)
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This review is from: Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5230 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
I purchased this computer from a big box store at a price point lower than is being offered here, so I will base my review on the lower price point. If I had paid the full retail that is listed here, I may have a different take on this computer...
First off, this computer is not a powerhouse. It is however substantially faster than My old computer (an original hp mini 1030nr) First off, I am nothing but impressed with the video playback of this computer. HD youtube videos play with no loss of frames, as do local hd videos (please note that this is a new cpu and hardware video acceleration is some what limited at this time, to make full use of hardware decoding you have to use windows media player or media player classic VLC does not play nice yet) The screen is bright and crisp, and it is a decent resolution (1366x768) The back light is even across the screen and overall the picture quality is excellent. The build quality of the whole laptop is good. This does not feel like a cheep budget laptop. The processor may not be great, however, it is perfectly suited for most daily tasks. Being a duel core processor, it is up to the task of multitasking. I have yet to bog it down, though I have honestly not pushed it yet. None the less, It handles an instant messenger, music, video, and the internet all at once with out missing a beat. Another nice thing about this computer is that unlike most similarly priced computers (mostly netbooks) this computer has a built in 8x dvd burner.
Now for some things I do not like about this laptop. First on my list is the lack of USB ports. Seriously Toshiba, only 2 usb port? This is 2011 not 1998! Another point of contention is the horrible mess of crap that comes pre-installed on this computer. Shame on you again Toshiba :( It took about 2 hours to remove all the bloatware on this computer. Yet another thing that bothers me is the flaky on screen display for the fn keys. It works about 50% of the time. Lastly, the cpu is a major bottle neck for the video card in this laptop. If paired with a faster processor, this laptop would be much much faster, and capable of moderate gaming. I get the feeling that the c-50 processor/gpu combo is intentionally crippled so as not to compete with amd's other offerings. I can only hope that the overclockers figure out how to unlock this cpu.
Overall this is a well made computer, and I would recommend it for some one who is looking for a budget computer that is capable of a full web experience including streaming hd video content. It is also more than up to the challenge of most computing except for gaming (though it will play older games often on high settings. I would also not want to use this computer for video editing or other cpu intensive applications. At nearly four hundred dollars, I feel you could do better, but at three fifty (the price I payed at a box store) you cant go wrong.
By
Jess
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This review is from: Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5230 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
I have had this laptop for a few weeks now, it was easy to order and was shipped very quickly! I only needed something to get access to the internet, watch movies & listen to music and this laptop handles that well my only grumble is the speaker volume, when everything is turned right up it is still fairly quiet especially for watching movies with more than one or two people. All up a great buy & has done everything I need with ease!
By
LJayesse
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This review is from: Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5230 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) (Personal Computers)
I previously had a Toshiba. After several years, it finally died. With newer technology available I did a lot of comparison shopping before making a new purchase. Even with looking at more expensive laptops, I still came back to Toshiba. It is definitely a great value.
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