For an affordable laptop that combines power with sleek design, the versatile Toshiba Satellite L745-S4355 14.0-Inch Laptop is a perfect choice–– whether for a board room conference, business trip or family vacation. Weighing little more than 5 pounds its attractive design combines a Matrix Silver high-gloss Fusion Finish with a brilliant LED backlit 14-inch display. This eco-smart laptop, with its powerful computing features, premium sound system and wireless-N technology is suitable for any occasion. Its brilliant display and 3D gaming capabilities contribute to the computer’s stunning visual experience–– all powered by a smooth dual-core processor. Energy Star Certified, with this laptop there’s lots of speed with room to grow, and the hard drive capacity allows for plenty of storage space.
Cons
- Battery life is short which can be extended in eco-mode
- There is no bluetooth
- Speakers lack high volume
- No Windows program disk is included with the package
Pros
- 640 GB hard drive offers plenty of space
- Fast dual-core processor
- Sharp crisp graphics
- Extremely good price for the features and hardware
Build and Design
Built with the traditional Toshiba clamshell casing style, this laptop has an eye-catching, two-tone exterior color design that incorporates tough, glossy and matte black plastics with the high-gloss Matrix Silver Fusion Finish. Built for any occasion, the durable casing is constructed with the same high quality materials and design used by Toshiba for computers of every price. Its 14-inch, LED backlit diagonal screen provides for color-sharp, crystal-clear images that are produced with a high quality AMD Radeon graphics card and processor.
The Intel i3 Dual Core processor makes the machine fast and energy smart, and provides for high level digital media management. The sizable 640 GB hard drive provides space for plenty of games or business and utility software additions–– all to suit your pleasure. Coupled with its high quality video capabilities and 4 GB RAM it’s a workhorse of a machine in a small package. This laptop is designed for easy upgrade to 8 megs of RAM max. Equipped with Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) operating system, the laptop is secure and provides for multiple-level password utilities, HDD recovery, and even provides a security cable lock.
Display and Speakers
The computer’s graphics engine is powered by Mobile Intel high definition graphics with dynamically shared graphics memory. With its 14.0 diagonal screen the HD TruBrite LED backlit display, the screen projects a high definition resolution of 1755 X 768. Toshiba has incorporated MaxxAudio into its sound system specs to enhance the stereo output. With support for its built-in webcam, the laptop’s audio system also provides for microphone and earphone outlets. Earphone jacks are stereo while the microphone is mono. Speakers are standard stereo.
Ports and Features
Equipped with a versatile memory card reader and 3-USB 2.0 ports, note that one of those USB’s has sleep and charge functions. With wireless-N technology built-in, an ethernet port allows for networking or a ground connection and the computer can be attached through its HDMI output port to provide both video and audio through a single connection to a monitor or TV.
Looking to the left side of the laptop you’ll find it equipped with a lock slot with a spot for an optional modem. On the same side is an HDMI port, two 2.0 USB’s, ethernet port and audio jacks. The laptop front houses the memory card reader slot. To the right side, there’s a DVD drive that reads and writes, USB 2.0, VGA outlet and power jack. With no ports on the back, turn the machine face down to find the bottom machine’s bottom side allowing for easy access to the hard drive, RAM and wireless-N card for easy upgrades.
Keyboard and Touchpad
Built with a quiet, black standard US Keyboard, the computer is equipped with a touch pad pointing device. With Toshiba’s Touch pad Multi-Touch Control it’s easy to control the mouse arrow with simple movements of the fingers. Rotating, pushing, scrolling or zooming are all done on the touch pad with a few simple strokes. It’s a new technology that has been long in the making and makes on-the-go computing simpler than ever before.
Performance
The high-power intel Core i3 dual-core processor makes the machine fast and flexible, and because of this feature content creation, digital media management and gaming is easily executed. The DVD writer can burn in several formats and the card reader is nearly as versatile. There’s little lacking in this little machine and the price is hard to beat.
The Toshiba comes with a 65 watt power adapter and a Li-Ion battery with a battery life advertised as up to 5.85 hours. The computer has an eco-friendly design and settings can be adjusted up or down to help conserve battery. Settings during use can cause battery operating periods to vary.
This laptop comes with a Health Monitor that alerts of issues before they become problems. The monitor is working constantly to measure the machine’s temperature and power usage, and it keeps check on the hard drive and protects against potential shocks. It runs quiet and cool.
Created especially for
Toshiba Satellite L745-S4355 is perfect for on-the-go professionals looking for a light-weight, flexible machine with power and versatility. Its superb graphics and ability to output high quality HDMI make it even more desirable. For families the computer offers plenty of space for photographs and graphics, camera and video networking capabilities while its powerful features support gaming and multi-tasking. Students looking for a light-weight laptop portable for home and school will find this is a machine a perfect match. For business it’s powerful, feature-rich, easy to carry and convenient to use.
Reasons for purchase
Toshiba is a trustworthy name brand with a long history in producing quality computers and electronics. Toshiba backs its products with a full year parts, labor and battery warranty. For all the features Toshiba Satellite L745-S4355 14.0-Inch Laptop offers, the price is an absolute dream. Its power and video quality packs a punch and the flexible DVD writer adds to its value. With plenty of space and room to grow, this is an excellent choice for those wishing for heaps of quality technology at a bargain price.