Toshiba Satellite A505 – S6025Review

Toshiba Satellite A505-S6025 The A505-S6025 laptop has a Solid combination of Core i3 processor and dedicated graphics . With a 16inch monitor that goes up to a maximum resolution of 1366 x 768 , with the advantage of a NVIDIA GeForce 310M TurboCache that comes with a video RAM of 512 MB GDDR3 SDRAM , this is a great.

Looks And Design

Satellite A505-S6025 is a thick laptop and has a glossy body. When the laptop is opened then it looks like a premium multimedia laptop. Because of the glossy nature, the lid is prone to smudges and fingerprints. The machine is quite heavy too weighing approximately 7.2 pounds.

Screen

The notebook displays a 16 inch screen which is capable of displaying pictures of resolution measuring 1366×768 pixels. The colors normally are very good and sharp and so is the contrast. Viewing angles are a bit of problem and the colors do get washed out a bit.

Toshiba Satellite A505 – S6025Features

This machine comes with a 500GB hard disk and a 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM – 1066 MHz which can be upgraded to a maximum of 8GB. For network connectivity A505-S6025 supports Ethernet , IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , IEEE 802.11n , Fast Ethernet . With all these the The price might seem a bit higher when compared with other i3 laptops .This laptop comes with Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition and few bundled softwares.

Toshiba Satellite A505 – S6025 Specifications

• Width 15.1 inches
• Depth 10.2 inches
• Height 1.6 inches
• Color Fusion finish in quantum black

Processor type

• Chipset Type Mobile Intel HM55 Express
• Intel Core i3 330M / 2.13 GHz
• Operating Frequency1066 MHz
• RAM – Installed Size DDR3 4 GB and up to 8 GB (maximum)

Storage

• Floppy Drive None
• Hard Drive 500 GB – Serial ATA-150 – 5400 rpm
• Storage Removable None
• Hard drive type Portable

Optical Storage

• Type DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
• CD / DVD read speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
• CD / DVD write speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 6x (DVD±R DL)
• Disc Labeling Technology Labelflash Technology

Display

• Display Type 16 in TFT active matrix
• Max Resolution 1366 x 768 ( WXGA )
• Widescreen Display Yes
• Features TruBrite

Video

• Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 310M TurboCache
• Video Memory 512 MB GDDR3 SDRAM
• Max Allocated RAM Size 1755 MB
• Total Available Graphics Memory 2267 MB

Input Device(s)

• Input device type Keyboard , Touchpad
• Keyboard localization and layout US

Expansion / Connectivity

• Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard/54 , 2 Memory
• Interfaces 1 x Display / video – VGA – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 1 x Audio / video – HDMI output – 19 pin HDMI Type A , 1 x Audio – SPDIF output/headphones , 1 x Microphone – Input – Mini-phone 3.5 mm , 3 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 pin USB Type A , 1 x Storage / Hi-Speed USB – Hi-Speed USB / eSATA , 1 x Network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T – RJ-45
• Harman/kardon stereo speakers

Miscellaneous

• Features Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)
• Compliant Standards RoHS
• CD / DVD rewrite speed 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM)
• Battery Technology 12-cell Lithium ion , capacity 9000 mAh,Qty 1.Estimated battery life 5:40 hour(s)
• IEEE 802.11n
• Integrated webcam
• Card reader type Card reader
• Supported flash memory cards Memory Stick , MultiMediaCard , SD Memory Card , xD-Picture Card , Memory Stick Pro , SDHC Memory Card
• Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition

Graphics

Graphics are a bit of problem with the machine. The notebook is equipped with Nvidia GeForce 310M graphics card which gives a very good performance. The graphics card ensures that graphics performance of the machine is of top class.

Battery Life

The machine is packed with a 12 cell battery which gave a runtime of around 4 hours approximately.

Satellite A505-S6025 offers a decent combination of class and performance. Satellite A505-S6025 is a great machine which offers a nice combo of performance and class and if you are looking for a solid machine, then Satellite A505-S6025 makes a decent purchase.