Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5230 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) $399.99

Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5230 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) $399.99

Very good for basic computing, Plays full HD video flawlessly

By 

TioaFox 

Amazon Verified Purchase

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 

LJayesse      

Amazon Verified Purchase  

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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51 of 54 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Very good for basic computing, Plays full HD video flawlessly 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  Published 3 months ago by TioaFox › See more 5 star, 4 star reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars The back of monitor came loose... The back of monitor came loose .... then fell on the floor and cracked the monitor... the laptop was great until it fell apart... I'm not mad just would like it replaced ....unless this is a problem with this unit... I contacted Amazon and Toshiba they both took care of the problem quickly... I'm impressed with the quick response and resolved the problem Published 11 days ago by Daniel Cherry › See more 3 star, 2 star, 1 star reviews

Product Features

• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with a 6 cell/48Wh Lithium Ion battery pack; Battery Life (measured by MobileMark 2007): 6 hours, 3 minutes
• 15.6" diagonal widescreen TruBrite TFT LCD display at 1366 x 768 native resolution (HD)
• Configured with 3GB DDR3 (max 8GB)
• AMD Dual-Core C-50 Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6250 Graphics
• 320GB (5400 RPM); Serial ATA hard disk drive
• 15.6" diagonal widescreen TruBrite TFT LCD display at 1366 x 768, AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6250 Graphics
• 320GB (5400 RPM); Serial ATA hard disk drive, 8x SuperMulti DVD drive
• 3GB DDR3 (max 8GB)
• AMD Dual-Core C-50 Accelerated Processor
• Windows 7 Home Premium; 6 Hour Battery Life

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Wireless

Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) plus Bluetooth 3.0

 Connectivity and 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)