Toshiba Satellite L655-S5158 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) Review

This is one of the sexiest looking of Toshiba’s laptops available on the market today. With its sleek, curvy lines, the Toshiba Satellite L655-S5158 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) gives you all the mobile computing power you need in this high speed, 24/7 manic life we live in today. Whether you want a laptop for work, study, entertainment or a combination of the three, then the Toshiba Satellite L655-S5158 will do everything you ask of it and then some.

But looks aside, this baby has all the great features we have come to expect of Toshiba products. From eco-smart options to the Toshiba Face Recognition software, the Toshiba Satellite L655-S5158 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) is a marvel of 21st century technology. It combines practicality with function, ease of use and superb connectivity options. Surf the net with ease, turn down the power to be kind to the environment, watch HD movies and play the most up to date games; the Toshiba Satellite L655-S5158 gives you the ability to do all of these.

Pros

• Powerful, fast, and runs very cool
• Energy saving options meaning you can extend the battery life and/or minimize the amount of electricity used to run it
• Decent keyboard with good sized keys
• Excellent value for money
• Separate number keypad
• Better than average inbuilt speakers
• Excellent visuals and graphics

Cons

• It’s slightly on the heavy side if you need a laptop to carry around with you on a day to day basis.
• Toshiba! Whilst you make great products, please oh please, sort out your customer service
• The inbuilt speakers, whilst better than many laptop speakers, are good for minimal stuff such as Skype conversations and watching YouTube videos, but if you want to listen to a great deal of music or watch a movie, you’ll be better off plugging in a decent external pair.

Product Features

• Intel dual core processor 2.53 GHz i3-380M
• 4GB DDR3 RAM
• 640 GB SATA hard drive
• 15.6 inches HD TruBrite LED Backlit display screen
• Wi-Fi
• Windows 7 home premium operating system
• Built in stereo speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio
• Up to 5 hours of battery life
• Energy Star 5.0 certified
• 1 year limited hardware warranty

Who is this for?

Whether you only use your laptop for surfing the web, email and the odd word application, or you take advantage of all the more advanced technology available, this Toshiba laptop is worth every dollar and cent of its price tag. Not only does it look great, but its super-fast, and we mean like, really really fast, especially when you consider that this is a lower end (not lowest, but lower) laptop. So if you are the kind of person who wants their dollars to translate into a reliable, high performing, top piece of kit, then the Toshiba Satellite L655-S5158could well be the one you抮e looking for.

Why is this worth buying?

The great thing about Toshiba laptops is that they include many things as standard that just don’t apply with other brands. For instance, many laptops in this price range don’t come with a built in microphone, but the Toshiba Satellite L655-S5158 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) does. Many don’t have a separate number pad, but this baby’t got one and these are only a couple of the things other manufacturers decide to skip on in order to keep the price down. Toshiba really have shed their image of only producing sub-standard items. Now, when it comes down to it, Toshiba offer one of the best value ranges of consumer electronics on the market, and the Toshiba Satellite L655-S5158 is definitely no exception.

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