Toshiba Satellite P105-S921 Review + TONS OF PICS!

zeanimal2001 · 06-30-2006, 12:19 AM

TOSHIBA SATELLITE P105-S921 REVIEW + PICTURES!

Specs:
Intel Core Duo Processor T2400 1.86Ghz
1024MB 667Mhz Ram
160GB 4200RPM HD
17" TruBrite
DVD SuperMulti Drive
Intel Wireless A/B/G
256mb Nvidia Geforce 7900GS

Hey, Well ive had the lappy for a day or two and its a very nice machine. I bought this laptop for my everyday computer and some gaming if i want to do some.
Review:

Overview:This laptop has a a very nice outter case. The shell is VERY thin and the curves of this machine are very sleek. This is DEFINATELY as small as a 17" gets. The inside is beautiful with a Keyboard and numberpad. The keyboard is nice except they made my most used keys VERY small (Period,Comma,Shift). This makes making a question mark a real challenge. I dont use the arrow keys much at all but they are also VERY small (Pics Below). The touchpad lights up blue when the secondary shortcut function is selected by tapping the upper right corner of the pad. I dont find myself using this feature much at all because of my external mouse and the time consumption but i like to keep it lit up becauseit looks cool

. The vents light up a nice blue but i do wish there was a toggle for them. There are some A/V controls above the keyboard as well. There is a Fingerprint reader on the right palm rest which is very cool but pretty dam confusing to set up ( might try a some point), but it is very cool for locking people out of your computer and the "My Safe" folder for all your important Files.

Performance: Performance on this machine is for the most part quick but i do tend to get lock ups on my IE windows (might be a problem with mine only). I can feel that the computer would probably be a little more speedier and agile with a higher RPM HD, but 160GB...thats awesome for a person that needs storage like myself. 3dMark05 score was around 5700 with crappy drivers. I will try other drivers eventually. But overall this lappys a speed demon

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Heat + Noise: When i first started using the computer it remained burning hot. I mean REALLY hot! But now it is actually REALLY cool besides the upper right area where the processor is located. GPU doesnt even get warm playing GTA:SA. This laptop is whisper quite and the fan turns on rarely and if it does its barely noticeable. Optical drive is also very quiet for a laptop.

Conclusion: I have had the Dell 9300(6800ultra), M170(7800gtx), and now this(7900GS) and i have to say that so far this laptop is the most powerful, quietest, lightest, thinnest, and coolest notebook i have used to date!

PICTURES:

Thanks Alot for all your guys help on this forums!

-Matt-
-Zeanimal2001-

Sailor Moon · 06-30-2006, 12:44 AM

Those are some nice close ups. Enjoy.

Andrew · 06-30-2006, 01:49 AM

I see they took the Qosmio touchpad and put in on the P105 as well, a nice touch. It's odd to see a fingerprint reader in a consumer gaming notebook, but hey, no complaining.

nice pics, thanks for the quick first take on this dtr gaming laptop from toshiba!

Sailor Moon · 06-30-2006, 02:22 AM

Yeah, I can see the use for a finger print reader in a family setting though. Kudos to Toshiba in this instance. =P

Personally I like the new Toshiba notebooks that have come out. There a major leap ahead of my old one.

zeanimal2001 · 06-30-2006, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metamorphical

Yeah, I can see the use for a finger print reader in a family setting though. Kudos to Toshiba in this instance. =P

Personally I like the new Toshiba notebooks that have come out. There a major leap ahead of my old one.

yea they are...I remember my a15-s127...played CS 1.6 pretty good...Yea i just gotta learn the fingerprint reader thing. But lotsa cool stuff on this lappy

Sailor Moon · 06-30-2006, 02:52 AM

A35-S159 was my old box. I like the lid on yours. Toshiba's colorful lids really aren't my thing.

zeanimal2001 · 07-04-2006, 06:56 PM

new drivers not oced= 3dmark05 6400

zadillo · 07-05-2006, 03:06 PM

Great review. When you get a chance, I 'd love to hear more about your experience with real-world gaming and how different games perform. I'm really interested in the P105-S9312 when it becomes available, and I assume performance should be pretty much the same (as far as I can tell it's just a slight upgrade in some specs, but the graphics card is the same.... I guess the 2GB of RAM could make a significant difference for some games though compared to the 1GB in this model, and I guess the CPU is slightly slower too). The only thing that dissuades me from the other crazy high-end gaming notebooks (aside from price) is just the incredibly large and bulky form factor; but the P105's seem to at least be closer to a more realistically "portable" size.

zeanimal2001 · 07-05-2006, 05:17 PM

Yea, i played HL2 highest everything and it plays flawlessly...soon to get FEAR going but i dont think it will be a problem for this lappy. Yea i got this p105 for $1500 new instead of $2000 so im still happy. The toshiba feels soo much thinner than other notebooks. Lovin it so far

mozert1 · 07-10-2006, 08:46 AM

I am happy to hear it can handle the Source engine very well.

I ordered the P100-SD8 just 15 minutes ago, from the compusmart website (at toshiba.ca they are currently out of stock)

comments: ALL of the P100 models are very good, but I cannot live with a Geforce Go 7300, so I opted for the SD8, the only model with Geforce Go 7900 (GS)