Toshiba Satellite X205-S9359: DX10 to go, please!
by Jarred Walton on August 31, 2007 8:00 AM EST- Posted in
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Test Setup
Like pretty much all new notebooks, Toshiba is shipping the X205 with Windows Vista. They eliminate any need to compromise on what software or features Microsoft includes by jumping straight to Windows Vista Ultimate. One of these days we might actually start wanting to use a 64-bit operating system, but with only 2GB of memory and a few remaining quirks with 64-bit drivers (particularly for laptops), sticking with a 32-bit operating system for the time being is reasonable.
We have not yet finished running all of our benchmarks on this laptop, and we are working on adding a few new tests including MobileMark 2007. For this first look at the Satellite X205, we will be running a few performance suites, gaming benchmarks, and battery life tests. Additional testing will follow in the near future. All tests were run three times and we took the highest result. The prefetch folder was cleared before each benchmarking run.
Like pretty much all new notebooks, Toshiba is shipping the X205 with Windows Vista. They eliminate any need to compromise on what software or features Microsoft includes by jumping straight to Windows Vista Ultimate. One of these days we might actually start wanting to use a 64-bit operating system, but with only 2GB of memory and a few remaining quirks with 64-bit drivers (particularly for laptops), sticking with a 32-bit operating system for the time being is reasonable.
| Toshiba X205-S9359 Tested Configuration | |
| Processor | Core 2 Duo T7300 (2.00GHz 4MB 800FSB) |
| Chipset | Intel GM965 + ICH8-ME |
| Memory | 2x1024MB DDR2 SO-DIMMs (Hyundai HYMP512S64CP8-T5) Tested at DDR2-667 5-5-5-15 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT 512MB w/255MB TurboCache |
| Display | 17" WSXGA+ TruBright (1680x1050) LG Philips LP171WE3 (Jan 2007) |
| Hard Drive | 2 x 160GB 5400RPM 8MB SATA (Toshiba MK1637GSX) |
| Optical Drive | Toshiba HD DVD TS-L802A |
| Audio | Realtek ALC268 HD Audio |
| Battery | 9-Cell 65WHr |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit |
We have not yet finished running all of our benchmarks on this laptop, and we are working on adding a few new tests including MobileMark 2007. For this first look at the Satellite X205, we will be running a few performance suites, gaming benchmarks, and battery life tests. Additional testing will follow in the near future. All tests were run three times and we took the highest result. The prefetch folder was cleared before each benchmarking run.
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mostlyprudent - Friday, August 31, 2007 - link
Will the follow up article give a little more info about the quality of the LCD display?Inkjammer - Friday, August 31, 2007 - link
I'm actually using the same Toshiba x205 laptop right now. The LCD is fairly decent, but to be honest I've seen better. I just can't seem to ever shake the feeling there's just not enough contrast - the colors seems slightly muted. They're by no means bad, but could be slightly better.The quality is good, and the blacks seem rather decent enough - HD-DVDs look fantastic. Hot Fuzz and 300 really do shine on the monitor.