Toshiba Satellite P105-S6217 Reviewed

NotebookReview has reviewed the Toshiba Satellite P105-S6217 notebook PC.
The Satellite P105-S6217 is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5500 1.66GHz processor, 2GB DDR2 RAM, a 200GB hard drive and nVidia GeForce Go 7300 with 128MB SDRAM graphic card.

The Toshiba Satellite P105-S6217 has also a 17-inch LCD widescreen, WiFi 802.11a/b/g, a 5-in-1 memory card reader supporting SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO and xD. THe laptop comes with a Toshiba USB HDTV Tuner and it runs the Windows Vista Home Premium.

Notebook Review says:

Toshiba calls the P105 “Feature Rich. Value Priced.” I think that’s a fair assessment. You can get the P105 for starting at around $999. This particular configuration is a bit more since you get the TV tuner included, Windows Vista Premium and 2GB of RAM. But for $1,499 or so that’s not bad. Looks wise the P105 is certainly better than the equivalent Dell e1705 17″ laptop and on par with the HP dv9000 17″ laptop offering.

It’s great that you can configure the P100 in so many ways, from a $1,999 machine with an Nvidia Go 7900GTX card to a $999 budget model with Windows Vista Basic installed. No matter how you configure it you get a laptop that’s built well and will be great for multimedia with its nice screen, array of ports and excellent sound from the harman kardon speakers. The keyboard could be better, less installed junkware would be nice and there’s only room for improvement from the poor battery life but outside of that there’s little to complain about the P105.

Pros

* Nice design with the Blue Onyx lid, looks thinner than it actually is with the sloping front
* Speakers provide quality sound
* Very sturdy body and no flexing to the case
* Flexible options and configurations to fit anyone’s budget and requirements
* Quality display, glossy finish and bold colors will appeal to those seeking multimedia laptop

Cons

* Fan has weird behavior, will kick in and out quickly and can get annoying
* Battery life of only 1 hour is poor
* A ton of junk software pre-installed slows the system down
* Keyboard has some flex issues and odd sized buttons on the right side