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Toshiba Satellite P505

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alaScore 81

84 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 84 reviews of Toshiba Satellite P505. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the usability and portability. The price and screen also get good views. Opinions are divided on the size, while there are some negative opinions about the energy efficiency and touchpad.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Toshiba Satellite P505 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Toshiba Satellite P505

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 50 user reviews of Toshiba Satellite P505 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Views about the sound and portability are on the whole positive. The screen and performance also get good comments. Many are negative about the keyboard and reliability. There are some mixed reviews about the image quality.

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reliability, keyboard

84% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Scott Stein (cnet.com)

Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8007 review: Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8007

 

Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8007

Big screen; decent speakers.

Underpowered processor; underwhelming graphics; poor battery life; priced too high for what it offers.

The Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8007 may look like a sleek big-screen laptop, but underneath it has some seriously hobbled performance compared with its competitors.

Mar, 2010
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Expert review by : Matt Elliott (cnet.com)

Toshiba Satellite P505-S8980 review: Toshiba Satellite P505-S8980

 

Toshiba Satellite P505-S8980

Huge display; Blu-ray player; Harmon Kardon speakers provide outstanding audio; roomy hard drive.

Abysmal battery life; media control keys are poorly positioned; so-so keyboard and clacky mouse buttons.

The Toshiba Satellite P505-S8980 boasts a huge display and a good feature set for the price, including a Blu-ray player, but we wish the build quality was a bit better.

Dec, 2009
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Expert review by (pcmag.com)

Toshiba Satellite P505-S8010

 

The Toshiba Satellite P505-S8010 ($950 street) joins an exclusive group of laptops that have colossal 18.4-inch widescreens—the largest ones on the market. It's also referred to as a media center, which is basically a gigantic laptop that caters to...

Gigantic widescreen. Intel Core i3 processor is fast. Good gaming scores. Firewire and 500GB hard drive included

Touch sensitive media buttons are too sensitive. Gesture touchpad needs tweaking. No Blu-ray drive. Battery is the smallest among its peers

The Toshiba Satellite P505-S8010 is a powerful, big-screen media center, but the user experience needs a lot of work.

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Expert review by : Kevin O'Brien (NotebookReview.com)

Toshiba Satellite P505 Review

 

The Toshiba Satellite P505 is a multimedia powerhouse that packs an ATI Radeon HD 4650 and a massive 18.4" display. Offering dual drives for optimal performance and storage, this notebook handle all your multimedia needs, while still being able to...

Great speaker system ; Good performance ; Excellent battery life

Very heavy ; Twitchy touchpad ; Dust in layers of the display

Sep, 2009
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Expert review by (electronicsme.com)

Toshiba Satellite P505-S8980

 

The Satellite P505-S8980 is an excellent choice in a multimedia/gaming machine. And it's value priced. The unit could also do double duty as a business laptop with no problem -- the large widescreen display could add considerably to your productivity...

Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 processor6GB of ram500GB hard drive1680 x 945 widescreen HD+ displayIntel 4500MHD graphics processor

The Toshiba Satellite P505-S8980 is a new 18.4

Feb, 2010
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Toshiba Satellite P505-S8945

 

The Toshiba Satellite P505-S8945 is a difficult choice to consider because it has both positive and negative aspects that could have been improved. The laptop size is overwhelmingly big (thanks to the 18.4” display and full-scale keyboard), and the...

Lots of storage- 500GB hard drive, 6GB RAM, 1GB video memoryUpgrade-friendly- holds up to 8GB RAM and features ExpressCard slotNice features- 802.11a/g/n wireless, Ethernet, HDMI, FireWire, and more

Bulky- 18.4" display and full-keyboard brings the weight to nearly 10 lbsNeeds improvement- price, no Bluetooth, and processing power falls short

If you want a “big-screen” laptop, perhaps to use as a desktop...

Sep, 2009
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Expert review by : Heath McKnight (digitalproducer.digitalmedianet.com)

Toshiba Satellite P505 notebook computer

 

The Toshiba Satellite P505 is one of the best Windows-based laptops I've had the pleasure of reviewing. With its beautiful, large display, excellent Harmon/Kardon speakers, large hard drive,and blazing fast processor and graphics, this is a top-notch...

Toshiba Satellite P505 Starts at $799www.toshiba.com

Oct, 2009
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Expert review by : Consumer Electronics Net (consumerelectronicsnet.com)

Expert Review

 

The Toshiba Satellite P505 is one of the best Windows-based laptops I've had the pleasure of reviewing. With its beautiful, large display, excellent Harmon/Kardon speakers, large hard drive,and blazing fast processor and graphics, this is a top-notch...

Oct, 2009
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Expert review by : Scott Stein (cnet.com.au)

Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8007 review: Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8007

 

Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8007

Big screen; decent speakers.

Underpowered processor; underwhelming graphics; poor battery life; priced too high for what it offers.

The Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8007 may look like a sleek big-screen laptop, but underneath it has some seriously hobbled performance compared with its competitors.

Mar, 2010
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Consumer review (cnet.com)

"The worst prodct I ever bought!"

 

This computer failed me at every turn! The hard drive was never right out the box new and was replaced. The keyboard failed and I was using a wireless keyboard and mouse. It was replaced. The screen failed and was replaced. The WIFI card failed and was...

It has a big screen so you can sit back and veiw, also the speakers were nice for bass players to hear the lower end of the audio media.

Very unreliable on failed at every turn!

Feb, 2012
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