In today’s fast paced world, laptops have become more of a necessity than luxury. Gone are the days of 9 to 5 working hours. Today’s clients want quotations, invoices, ideas and replies promptly. Apart from working class, laptops have also become essential for students as it gives them access to a world of knowledge and creativity.

If you are looking to buy a mid-range laptop, then let us suggest the Toshiba Satellite M505-S4940. This latest model is from mid price range selection of the company. If we look at the features and design, then this model is quite similar to Toshiba Satellite M505-S4945.

Toshiba Satellite System Configuration

This laptop has a 2.0GHz Pentium Dual Core T4200 processer with 4 GB DDR2 RAM. The processor is great to perform basic tasks and even play some basic games.  The hard drive memory is a whopping 320 GB at 5,400 RPM. Toshiba Satellite M505-S4940 has a Mobile Intel GM45 chipset and Intel GMA 4500MHD graphic card. The system includes a DVD burner and comes equipped with Windows Vista Home Premium SP1. The system runs on six-cell rechargeable batteries and comes with one-year warranty.

Toshiba Satellite Physical Attributes

With a 14 inch LCD screen, Toshiba Satellite M505-S4940 is 13.5 inch wide, 9.1 inch long and its height is 1.5 inches. With a total weight of 5.38 pounds without the AC adapter, it looks a little chunky in design. There is a special Gold Stripe design on its glossy exterior and interior body.

The media control buttons on the keyboard have a LED back-light which illuminates the keys. The keyboard includes separate keys to play, pause, change volume and skip tracks of the media players. There is also a launcher key to Power photo/video viewing software that’s specially made for Toshiba.

Rest of the features are common in almost every laptop, like VGA out, Microphone and headphone jacks.  The system comes equipped with three USB 2.0 outlets, a SD card reader and one USB/eSATA combo. It’s ready for Ethernet and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi networks and ExpressCard/54 expansion card.

What You Will Love

• The configuration of Toshiba Satellite M505-S4940 is quite satisfactory. The 320 GB hard disk and 4 GB memory makes sure that you can store as many pictures, songs, videos and files in the laptop as you want. Thus, the laptop is great for both home and office use.
• Its 14 inch screen has the 1,366×768-resolution is standard resolution for this size of the screen. The colors of the screen are clear and bright. The Harman-Kardon stereo speakers, which are built-in the system has great sound quite in comparison with most laptops in the same price range.
• There are ample options of data transfer through 3 USB ports, USB/eSATA combo port that charges devices even when the laptop is on Sleep-mode or turned off. The ExpressCard and memory-card slot also make the task of data transfer extremely easy.

What You Will Hate

• The T4200 dual-core processor is quite old and outdated in today’s times. There are other faster and more efficient processors available in the market, like the Core 2 Duo processor.
• Even though the back-lit media player keys and glossy keyboard look great, but the main keyboard is not backlit and is very high-flex keys. This makes typig very uncomfortable. The touch-pad is too slick to touch and gets lost in the similar surroundings which make it very difficult to use. The large silver buttons below the touch-pad are also very uncomfortable to use.
• The batteries last only around 3 hours in normal usage. The battery life decreases considerably as you listen to music or watch videos.

In conclusion, we can say that the Toshiba Satellite M505-S4940 is a good buy for all those people who want a reliable, efficient and affordable laptop in affordable price. Priced at $649.99, it is a good laptop only if you are ready to ignore the outdated processor.

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