Is The Toshiba Satellite P100 The Perfect Desktop Replacement?

The Toshiba Satellite Pro P100 is an excellentenjoyable are thebuilt-in Harman/Kardon stereo
multi-media desktopreplacement laptop. It sports manyspeakers. On most laptops you gethorrible sound, this
innovative features which willimmediately convertis not the case here. This P100 has Intel High
many users into admiring fans. However, likeany objectDefinition Audio sound chip and Toshiba has boosted
of our affections, the Satellite P100 does havethis system withintegrated speakers, using top-of-line
someflaws. A close examination of all the featuresHarmon/Kardon speakers.
and flaws ofthe Toshiba Pro100 will give you someYou also have headphone jack for private viewing. If
indication if this is thelaptop for you, especially if you'reyou enjoy usingyour laptop or computer for watching
in the market for a PC desktopreplacement.videos/movies than the greatsound on the Satellite
The Satellite Pro100 laptop was recently introduced byP100 should play a major factor in your buyingdecision.
Toshibato compete in the lucrative PC marketplace. IfThis laptop has a nice touch and feel to it.
you can fit allthe performance and features of a fullThat might sound frivolous, but after using the Toshiba
size PC into a laptop,why not go for a smaller sexierSatellitefor two or three weeks you really do
package? Has Toshiba succeededin producing aappreciate how comfortable andhow effective the
better desktop PC? Enquiring minds want to know!overall design of this laptop truly is. Typing isa breeze
Lets give the Toshiba P100 a closer look and point outand the touchpad is responsive. The three
all thepluses and minuses, the pros and cons of thisprogrammableshortcuts on the touchpad is a unique
new multi-mediadesktop replacement powerhouse.feature that will save you alot of time.
Lets consider the Pluses first.The full size number keypad is convenient for many
This laptop looks great.business applicationsand almost justifies the rather
There's no denying it, the Toshiba Satellite P100 lookscramped keyboard, some of the otherkeys have been
good. Thislaptop has style. It lives up to its name -downsized. Especially the small right shift key anda
Professional. The Toshibaslightly smaller enter key. However, it must be added,
Satellite P100 is black with a matte silver interior off-setafter oneuses this laptop for a week or so - these
with ablack keyboard. The design is sleek, simple andsmaller keys are not afactor. You quickly adjust your
clean. Everything fits.typing and the differences becomeinsignificant.
Quite frankly, in the looks department, it has to beThis laptop comes pre-loaded.
rated a 10 orvery close to it.Toshiba pre-loads their laptop with a config-free
Now everyone knows a laptop's looks should not besystem. Thismodel had Windows Microsoft Windows
your firstconsideration when buying a laptop, but fromXP Home edition. And includes
a marketing anglethis factor may play a bigger roleToshiba Configfree, Toshiba Express Media Player,
than all the impressive specsand technicalWinDVD, Sonic Record
performance this laptop posesses. In today'sNow, Intervideo WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum, Microsoft
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office - its impressive looks willturn a lot more headsIntegrated
than your run-of-the-mill PC.Ethernet LAN and Intel Wireless LAN 802.11abg for
This laptop is fast.networking. Card slotsinclude 1 PC Card Slot Supports
Sporting the new Intel Core Duo T2400 1.83GHzOne Type II PC Cards, 1 Express Card
processor on a 100GBSlot Supports CardBus. Ports include 4 x USB 2.0, RJ11,
SATA (5400 RPM) hard drive with a 667MHz FSB orRJ45, Headphone
System Bus. The SatellitePort, External Microphone Port, S-Video Out, RGB, DVI,
P100 is pre-loaded with 1 Gig of RAM (expandable toand S/P DIF.
4 Gigs). You probablyalready know RAM is the mainNow, lets consider some of the minuses.
factor in determining the speed of yourcomputer.This laptop is not portable. At little under 8 pounds you
Plus, with a 128MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 graphicswon't belugging this laptop around on many trips. It
card this laptopwill easily handle all business applicationsreally is not designed as alightweight portable notebook
and will even handle many of theolder games... butbut as far as desktop replacements go - the
please note you may need to upgrade to aToshiba P100 is easy to carry around the house. It
'gamer-centric'model, such as the Toshiba Satellitedoes not feel orlook bulky.
P105-S921 with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GSforThis Laptop has poor battery life.
playing all the latest games.It has to be realized, in most big powerful multi-media
The NVIDIA's GeForce Go 7300 video processor hasdesktopreplacement you will get poor battery life. The
128 MB of dedicatedmemory and can 'borrow' extrabattery lifeon the Satellite P100 is around 2 hrs with the
memory from the system's RAM with Turbo Cache.6 cell battery.
Up to 512 MB of total video memory.Since most owners use this laptop for a desktop
This laptop offers top performance.replacement,long battery life is not that important. They
The new Intel dual core processor makeswill mainly beusing this laptop plugged in to AC power.
simultaneous multi-taskingquick and painless. DoubleAfter you have used this media-media laptop for three
your power. It can process multiple applications,andor fourweeks many of its high performance and
carry out some of the most demanding multi-threadedpowerful features willsurprise you. I have not had a
programs. It isalso Windows Vista compatible forcrash or freeze-up yet. And I doa lot of multi-tasking -
those who are thinking ahead.it is not common for me to have 10 or
The Toshiba P100 does offer more than enough15 browser windows open, downloading files, graphics,
performance to easilyhandle all the chores and tasksansweringemails... all the while burning off a DVD or
of a regular PC. In many cases, it will outperform manydeleting fileswith 35 over-writes, with countless
current PCs.programs running in thebackground. The Intel Duo
This laptop runs cool and quiet.Processor does the trick. It lets youhandle much more
The Satellite P100 runs very cool - for the first weekwork than an ordinary PC.
or so Iplaced this laptop on a thin plastic tablecloth, justKeep in mind, the Toshiba Satellite does have some
to check ifthere would be any overheating. None.flaws, thereis poor battery life and at around 8 pounds
Good underbody ventilation.this is not a portablelaptop. A truncated keyboard. It
This laptop is also very quiet - there is only thealso has no built-in web camwhich would have been a
occasional whirfrom the fans. Like a high price autonice addition in a laptop of this caliber.
gearing up - well not really,but you won't mind theHowever, the major selling point must be the great
sound.crisp 17 inchscreen with superb visuals and excellent
This laptop offers great viewing pleasure.sound from the Harman/Kardonspeakers. Forget all
Featuring a 17 inch LCD Widescreen TruBrite displaythe specs and techno features, this laptopis a pleasure
that's crisp and clear,the visuals on this Toshiba laptopto use and enjoy. Whether you buy the Satelitte
holds up against many higher pricedlaptops. Toshiba isP100for your home or office - this laptop won't
known for its high quality screens and thislaptop'sdisappoint. It hasa comfortable keyboard, more than
display is no different. The images are sharp and theenough performance for complexmulti-tasking chores
colors arebrilliant. Native resolution for the display isand a display that won't put a strain on youreyes no
1440 x 900 pixels. And thescreen is clear andmatter what you're watching.
viewable from all angles.The Satellite Pro is a powerful PC replacement that
Watching DVDs and Videos on this laptop mayoffers greatvisuals and sound. The Intel Duo Processor
become addictive. I wasfrankly surprised at thewill easily handle almostany applications that you can
excellent viewing graphics and sound.throw at it. The Toshiba P100 does makea great
The widescreen makes watching 16:9 ratio aspectdesktop replacement for your old PC. It is worth
movies moreenjoyable and because you're sittingyourconsideration.
close to the laptop, you getsurprising good visuals.Did we mention it also looks great!
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