Toshiba Satellite C75D-A7286 Pro Reviews

We might have spoken too soon when we called this notebook a "desktop replacement" at the beginning of our review . At this point, we aren't quite sure if the Toshiba Satellite C75D fits the bill, as its qualities are often contradicting: the size of the notebook with its large screen suggest a primarily desk-bound placement, but the fairly light weight, the very long battery life, and the brighter-than-average screen might convince some that the notebook is suitable for toting around. Although the AMD A4-5000M APU is no slouch compared to its older siblings, nothing changes the fact that the C75D offers rather pedestrian performance. Even older generation Intel processors outperform the AMD APU, but are generally more power-hungry. The graphics performance of the integrated Radeon GPU reminds of yesteryear, so gaming aficionados will be sorely disappointed. Users who are interested in mainstream tasks, such as social networking and light productivity, shouldn't have an issue - we just need to emphasize "light", as the system runs out of steam quickly. The Dell Inspiron 17R-5721 is a more upscale and slimmer 17-inch system with aluminum construction and Intel CPUs, which costs about $100 more. The lower-end Inspiron 17 with i3 processor features plastic construction and starts at $450 - slightly less than our review model. We were able to find a different version of the Asus K75D with the same Intel Pentium B980 for $350 online. Toshiba's Intel-based C70-series starts at $400 for a Celeron 1005M-equipped system, a version with low-end Core i3 starts at $550.