Toshiba Portege M800-106 review
in Laptops
Verdict
A nod to Apple's iconic design from Toshiba, but perhaps the original is best
Review Date: 20 Aug 2008
Reviewed By: Matthew Sparkes
Price when reviewed: £637 (£733 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | PPM81E-00K00JEN |
| Review Date | 20 Aug 2008 |
| Price ex VAT | £637 |
| Price inc VAT | £733 |
| Overall rating |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | |
| Physical specifications | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 312 x 231 x 38mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 2.1kg |
| Processor and memory | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 |
| RAM capacity | 4GB |
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Screen and video | |
|---|---|
| Screen size | 13.3in |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,280 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 800 |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 |
| Graphics chipset | Intel GMA 4500 |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 1 |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 320GB |
| Optical disc technology | DVD writer |
| Replacement battery price inc VAT | £0 |
| Other Features | |
|---|---|
| USB ports (downstream) | 3 |
| FireWire ports | 1 |
| eSATA ports | 1 |
| Pointing device type | Touchpad |
| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows Vista Home Premium |
| OS family | Windows Vista |
| Battery and performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Battery life, light use | 170 |
| Battery life, heavy use | 72 |
| Overall application benchmark score | 1.06 |
| Office application benchmark score | 1.00 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 1.22 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 1.01 |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 1.00 |
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