New Toshiba Laptop Satellite P55T-A5202 Review
The Toshiba Satellite P55t-A5202 is one of the first laptops to receive Toshiba’s new Skyline design language. The Toshiba Satellite P55t-A5202 is a sleek 15.6-inch notebook that offers outstanding performance, a comfortable keyboard and a good touch-screen experience. The system carries a fusion of aluminum on the display back and a full-size backlit keyboard with traditional plastics for the lower portion of the laptop that gives it an extraordinary look. It comes along with free Norton AntiVirus Subscription of 1 year.
Display, Graphics and Audio
The big amazement for the Satellite P55t-A5202 is the display. For a laptop in this price range it is unusual to find one with an excellent resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Each display is individually standardized by Chroma Tune and comes with Technicolor certification for accurate color gamut,with touchscreen as well. The graphics for this notebook are handled by the modernized Intel HD Graphics 4400 that are built into the Core i5 processor. The notebook produces vibrant and fairly loud audio. The DTS Studio Sound utility lets you boost the bass and volume, as well as activate a 3D or Surround mode.
RAM &Storage
Since this is an average cost laptop, Toshiba relies on 8GB RAM along with 750GB hard drive with the traditional 5400rpm spin rate. Booting into Windows takes approximately 23seconds to complete which is standard with this type of storage.
USB Ports and Webcam
The P55t offers users a variety of ports. If you do need additional storage there are two USB 3.0 ports for use with high speed external hard drives. Also there are 2 USB 2.0 ports(supports Sleep and Charge &Sleep and Music),an HDMI port, a VGA adapter, and microphone and headphone jacks. The front lip of the notebook have the slot for SD Card reader. It has 0.9-megapixel camera that captures grainy images and video.
Performance
With its fourth-generation 1.6-GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-4200U processor, 8GB of RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4400 graphics chip, the Toshiba Satellite P55t-A5202 is very good in performance. On the PCMark 7 benchmark, which measures a notebook’s overall performance, the P55t scored 3,208, overtaking the category average of 2,914.
Battery
Toshiba preferred to use a smaller 43WHr capacity rated battery with the Satellite P55t-A5202 likely to keep the low weight. It has Good battery life Rated up to 4 hours and 3 minutes.
Configurations
The Toshiba Satellite P55t-A5202 comes with a 1.6-GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-4200U processor; 8GB of RAM, Windows 8 OS, an Intel HD Graphics 4400 graphics chip, and a 750GB, 5,400-rpm hard drive for $779.
Final Verdict
The Toshiba Satellite P55t-A5202 is a good-looking, Best Buy-exclusive, 15-inch laptop with a full-HD touch screen and comfortable keyboard.
Quick Look at specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Satellite P55t-A5202 (Satellite P50 Series)
Processor: 1.6-GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-4200U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1920×1080 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2.4kg
OS: Win 8
RAM: 8GB
HDD: 750GB, 5,400-rpm
Ports: Two USB 3.0, Two USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA, Card Reader
Price: Around 47,000 INR