Advantages: Ease of use, memory capacity Disadvantages: Quality, feel, value for money
The Toshiba Satellite L500 is the same as most other toshiba laptops. It looks stylish and can do all the basic functions that you would want for a laptop. However, when you use it, you dont feel very comfortable because it feels very cheap. The keyboard is very flimsy and feels like it is about to break every time you type something and the mouse pad and buttons do not respond well. However, the number pad on the right hand side of the keyboard is great as it makes it so easy to type numbers. You can buy this laptop with a range of processors and sizes of harddrive so you can choose the one which suits you best. The display is actually very good but the battery life could have been improved. On my model it will last for a maximum of 2.5 hours on its lowest power setting.
Overall, this laptop is reasonable at most things but not ...
Advantages: Value For money Disadvantages: No Bluetooth
i first bought a Toshiba around about 4 or 5 years ago, it was a toshiba tecra m3, it was a lovely laptop until i dropped it and broke it, i decided that i would replace it with another toshiba because of the previous good reliability i had got from the machine, i thing that attracted me to this laptop was firstly the fact it was an operating system upgrade for me and secondly the superior specifications, the only down side being that there is no integrated bluetooth and trusted security platform, i found that the offers that were available at the time of purchase were very reasonable and i feel i got great value for money, i also think that the designer of this laptop has taken very great care with the general look and feel of the laptop and have put a lot of thought into the hardware they have supplied and it holds pride of place ...
XGA (1024 x 768), XGA (1024 x 768) (native) / 1280 x 1024 (resized)
Native Aspect Ratio
4:3
Colour Support
24-bit (16.7 million colours)
Max Sync Rate (V x H)
85 Hz x 69 kHz
Bulb type
200 Watt
Bulb life cycle
3000 hour(s) / 4000 hour(s) (economic mode)
Controls / Adjustments
Keystone correction
OSD Languages
Danish, Hungarian, Czech , Indonesian, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), English, German, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Russian, Spanish, Dutch, Greek, Turkish, Romanian
Features
Eco-Mode technology, BrilliantColor
Projector lens system
Focus Type
Manual
Lens Aperture
F/2.4-2.6
Zoom Type
Manual
Zoom Factor
1.1x
Keystone Correction Type
Digital
Keystone Correction Direction
Vertical
Audio output
Type
Speaker(s) - integrated
Sound Output Mode
Mono
Output Power / Channel
2 Watt
Speaker(s)
1 x mixed channel
Manufacturer's product description
The TDP XP1 from Toshiba is the perfect addition to a business or education establishment. Its light weight and sleek design make it perfect for on the road sales people as well as presenting vibrant and colorful content in the office or classrooms.
