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The keyboard and areas around the battery and optical drive are very susceptible to pressure. Even the cheapest multimedia notebooks should not have such serious flaws.įurthermore, the 15-inch test model is not very sturdy.

In addition, a screwed flap came loose in the display border (see the picture gallery to the right). Our test model has various projecting edges. Some of the surfaces have a nice line pattern, but sadly the case is a magnet for fingerprints and, due to the glossy black finish, scratches are not far off. We think the 'matt black' description is a bit off as, except for the bottom and the keyboard, the 2.4 kg laptop is glossy and one of the most sensitive models on the market. Buyers looking for a smaller or larger notebook, will be served well by the Toshiba Satellite L830 (13-inch) or L870/L875 (17-inch). The L855 series uses Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge processors with a HD 7670M, whereas the L855D series employs an A8-4500M with a HD 7640G. In addition, we have the Toshiba L855 and L855D series, which are slightly more expensive, and have an aluminum finish. The dual-graphics system suffers from a few early issues, and due to this we would not recommend the L850D series, despite the low price. For graphics, the models of the L850D employ either the Radeon HD 7520G integrated graphics processor (IGP) of the A6-4400M, or a combination of the HD 7520G and a dedicated Radeon HD 7610M GPU. The main difference between the two is the CPU: instead of an Intel CPU, the models of the L850D series use the slower, dual-core AMD A6-4400M. As shown by our benchmarks, the performance of the HD 7670M is close to that of the Nvidia GPUs.īack to our topic: the L850 series is joined by the L850D series. The Radeon HD 7670M GPU we mentioned at the start, is based on the old Terascale 2 architecture, unlike the HD 7700 series which uses AMD's new GCN architecture (see Dell Inspiron 15R SE). The popular Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) serves as the operating system (OS) of our test model. The colors of the models differ (depending on the model), which means that the laptop can either be black, dark silver, white, red or blue. The DDR3 RAM ranges between 4 to 8 GB and the hard disk capacity lies between 500 to 1000 GB. With the exception of the Satellite L850-139 ( Core i5-2450M), all other models of the series have a dual- or quad-core processor from the Ivy Bridge generation ( Core i5-3210M and Core i7-3610QM respectively).

The standard models without a 'D' in the product name are definitely equipped with a modern Intel CPU. We have tested the L850 series and put together a comprehensive review for our readers. The homepage of the Japanese manufacturer is covered by various models and series, which can quickly overwhelm inexperienced laptop users. Toshiba does not make a purchase easy for its potential buyers.

Download driver toshiba satellite l840 core i5