- 2.26GHz Intel Core i5-430M Processor
- 4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Memory
- 500GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive (5400RPM); Slot-loading DVD SuperMulti Drive with Labelflash
- 13.3″ CCFL (16:9) 1280×800 Display; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD
- Window 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Sage Collin Hall
April 19, 2010 at 6:50 pm
I bought this laptop and took it back the very next day,because it was very slow,it froze,and I had to use task manager to close every program that i opened…besides the processor being very poor it had a few nice things on it,pretty good webcam for one has 4gb of ram 500gb hard drive…i dont know much about computers,but i know this one just dont cut it for me,im not a gamer or anything like that,i do the usual stuff,email,web browsing ect. but i went to office depot and got a MIS a6200 and its the best computer ive had so far…check that one out dont waste your money on this one …im pretty sure they’re the same price to so go for the a6200 if you have this much do spend…check it out.. MSI A6200-021US Notebook PC – Intel Core i5-430M 2.26 GHz / 15.6″ LCD / 4GB DDR3 Memory / 320GB HD / 802.11b/g/draft n WLAN / DVD Super Multi Drive / HDMI Port / Built-in Webcam / Windows 7 Home Premium
Score: 1 / 5
J. M Wallace
April 19, 2010 at 8:54 pm
I bought the U505-2008 model. Seems to be similar to the one described. I love it. Have it had it for about a month. The only negative is the short battery life, but when you look at the lightweight portables with longer battery life (e.g., HP, Dell), their batteries are twice as heavy. I wanted a lightweight laptop above the netbook size for everyday use that was fast. This is it. The screen is bright, it is fast, easy to set up, 500 GB HD, 4MB, i3 intel core. Is it perfect? No, but for the price and the features, as well as the weight, I couldn’t find much better. Also, Toshiba has reputation for being durable. I took it on a recent trip to Spain, used local outlets, had no problems with it, works like a dream, especially compared to the clunky Dell Latitude I was using before.
Score: 5 / 5
A. Whalen
April 19, 2010 at 11:09 pm
I also have an HP DV4t, half a dozen older Toshiba, Sony and HP notebooks, and a whole gaggle of netbooks. So I’m kind of addicted to cool portable hardware.
Among the myriad laptops & netbooks I’ve owned and used, this one is not the best, but certainly above-average.
Stylish, Core i3 is quick, memory & HDD are roomy. The screen is bright, color saturation is good but mildly washed out relative to the better panels out there. The 8″ 1600×900 panel on Sony Vaio P-series is the worst color I’ve ever seen; this one is above average, just not the best. Beware that this unit (Amazon’s, specifically) does not come with a backlit keyboard, which is part of the standard U505-S2005 build spec on Toshiba’s website. I bought & installed the backlit keyboard separately, but it cost another $60. So actually this isn’t a great deal, it’s a cut-rate edition for a cut-rate price. If the backlit keyboard, bluetooth and slot-loading DVD don’t really matter to you, then save yourself maybe $150 and snag one of these. Overall it’s a very stylish case wrapped around some respectable hardware. However, if you don’t care about the relatively compact 13″ LCD or the fashionable presentation of the dark brown case, you might be just as well served with a standard 15.4″ unit from HP or Acer, with similar hardware, for a couple hundred bucks less. That’s true of any laptop that charges a premium for its design.
If you do care about the style and compactness, U505 is a great option.
Score: 4 / 5