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Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980 review

Multimedia Multitasking test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980
1,218 
Gateway NV7802u
1,272 
Asus K60IJ-RBLX05
1,273 
Asus UL50AG
1,633 
Gateway NV5207u
1,691 

Adobe Photoshop CS3 image-processing test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980
145 
Asus K60IJ-RBLX05
161 
Asus UL50AG
230 

Apple iTunes encoding test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980
178 
Asus K60IJ-RBLX05
201 
Asus UL50AG
297 

Video playback battery drain test (in minutes)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980
362 
Asus UL50AG
308 
Asus K60IJ-RBLX05
194 

System configurations:

Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6600; 4096MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 128MB (Shared Video) Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 500GB Toshiba 5,400rpm

Asus K60IJ-RBLX05
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.1GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4300; 4096MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 32MB (Dedicated Video) Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 320GB Seagate 5,400rpm

Toshiba Satellite T135-S1309
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 1.3GHz Intel Pentium SU4100; 3072MB DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz; 128MB (Shared Video) Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 320GB Toshiba 5,400rpm

HP Pavilion dv4-2045dx
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.2GHz AMD Turion II Dual-Core M500; 4096MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 320MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200; 320GB Western Digital 5,400rpm

Dell Inspiron 1545-4374
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.1GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4300; 4096MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 32MB (Dedicated Video) Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 320GB Hitachi 5,400rpm

Gateway NV7802u
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6600; 4096MB DDR3 SDRAM 800MHz; 64MB (Dedicated Video) Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 500GB Western Digital 5,400rpm

Sony Vaio VGN-NW240F/T
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6600; 4096MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 128MB (Shared Video) Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 320GB Fujitsu 5,400rpm

Gateway NV5207u
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.1GHz AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-65; 4096MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200; 320GB Hitachi 5,400rpm

Toshiba Satellite L455-S5975
Windows 7 Home Premium; 2.2GHz Intel Celeron 900; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 128MB (Shared Video) Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 250GB Toshiba 5,400rpm

Asus UL50AG
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 1.3Hz Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 ULV; 4096MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 32MB (Dedicated Video) Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 500GB Seagate 5,400rpm

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Quick Specifications

  • Release date05/27/12
  • Processor Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 / 2.2 GHz ( Dual-Core )
  • Memory 4 GB / 8 GB (max)
  • Hard Drive 500 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
  • Display Type 16 in TFT active matrix
  • Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition
  • Optical Drive DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM - Integrated
  • Graphics Processor Intel GMA 4500MHD Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0
  • Video Memory 128 MB

Scott Stein, a CNET senior editor and laptop reviewer, is a bit of a New York Jets fan. He has written about tech, entertainment, video games, and viral culture for publications including Maxim, Esquire, and Men's Journal. When he's not busy being a dad, he's obsessively mapping out NY's restaurant landscape and doing his best to write a novel. Full Bio

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