Powerful graphics and thunderous sound in a flare carmine design, the new Satellite X200 is for gaming purists. Fully packed with unique Toshiba EasyMedia features, it lets you... more
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A review by thewhitewolf on Toshiba Satellite X200 October 5th, 2007
Author's product rating:
Speed
Very fast
Look & Feel
Excellent
Comfort & Portability
Excellent
Robustness & Durability
Good
Value For Money
Satisfactory
Advantages:
Sound quality just takes you there, a giant screen !
Disadvantages:
Contrast needs to be beefed up on screen . very expensive
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
I saw this at a friends house the other day and had a go to test out his assertions that this was the best mainstream gaming laptop on the market. Other than the amazing looks of the laptop, the first thing that struck me was the giant 17 inch screen that just asks to be looked at. It's a TruBrite display screen from toshiba that does give tremedous visual output in sheer colour tones and contrast. I was surprised that it worked so well when the graphics were at their maximum, but then this is a gaming machine people!
It has enough RAM to get you started at 2 GB and my mate upgraded this easily to 8 GB, meaning his laptop was extraordinarily fast. A quick Core 2 Duo T7300 processor ensures that the games are perfecto!. It has an okay 160 GB of hard drive space and that would be enough for about 20 large PC games, though i wouldn't recommend that as you'll only freeze or crash your system. I loved the graphics card which was fantastic. It's an Nvidia GeForce 8700M GT TurboCache - PCI Express x16 which is perfect for superb DirectX10 and 9 gaming requirements.
I was playing Doom 4 and found the images very clearcut, with no flickers as the images quickly moved around. The contrast could be beefed up a bit as the backgrounds at times seemed a little jaded like looking at something through poor lighting. I found that reducing the frame rate helped to increase clarity so thats what i'll recommend you to do.
Everything else was great, in particular the sound system, a 5 speaker Harman Cardon that with its Dolby Home theatre mode proved reassuringly realistic. It was a doddle to use and the internet playing was greatly enhanced by the integrated microphone and webcam for communicating with team mates.
It would deserve an excellent rating if only the contrast was perked up. And it proved wrong my theorem that laptops are unsuited to pure gaming. though its very expensive for a gaming machine.
Total Available Graphics Memory: 1279 MB, 2047 MB, 2303 MB
Multi-GPU Configuration: 2 single GPU cards (SLI)
Audio
Audio Output: Sound card
Compliant Standards: High Definition Audio, DirectSound, DirectSound3D, General MIDI, High Definition Audio, DirectSound, DirectSound3D, General MIDI, DirectMusic, High Definition Audio, DirectSound, DirectSound3D, High Definition Audio, Dolby Home Theater
Powerful graphics and thunderous sound in a flare carmine design, the new Satellite X200 is for gaming purists. Fully packed with unique Toshiba EasyMedia features, it lets you stay ahead of the pack. Don't miss a detail as vivid images come to life on the 17" widescreen Toshiba TruBrite display and the NVIDIA graphics processor for awe-inspiring graphics with amazing colors and clarity. With the 5-Speaker Harman Kardon sound system and Dolby Home Theater for a cinema-like audio experience, you'll be thrust into the middle of the action. An integrated microphone and webcam complete the Satellite X200, built to give you the thrill of pure gaming.
