Toshiba Satellite L55-A5299 is a powerful 15.6-inch laptop you can get below $750. It’s equipped with Intel Core i7-4700MQ quad-core processor supporting Turbo Boost technology up to 3.4 GHz. It has a 15.6-inch TruBrite display with HD resolution with Intel HD Graphics as GPU. Besides powerful processor, user will get large storage with 1.0 TB 5400 RPM SATA HDD. 8 GB DDR3L 1600 MHz SDRAM is included. It’s upgradable up to 16 GB. Ports you’ll find on Satellite L55-A5299 are a USB 2.0 with Sleep and Charge, two USB 3.0 ports, a LAN port, a headphone output port, a microphone input port, an HDMI port, and an RGB port. There’s also a card reader slot on the front. Inside the laptop, there’s a 4-cell non-replaceable 43Wh Li-ion battery with battery life up to 3.97 hours. It also features 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, 10/100/1000 Mbps ethernet LAN, DVD-SuperMulti drive, and stereo speakers with DTS Sound.
Toshiba Satellite L55-A5299 Specifications
Operating System
Windows 8
Processor
Intel Core i7-4700MQ (4 cores, 2.4 GHz – 3.4 GHz (with Turbo Boost), 6 MB L3 cache)
Chipset
Intel HM86 Express chipset
Display
15.6 inches
1366 x 768 pixels
TruBrite LED Backlit
Graphics Card
Intel HD Graphics, 32 -1632 MB shared graphics memory
Storage
1.0 TB 5400 RPM SATA HDD
System Memory
8 GB DDR3L 1600 MHz
Two memory slots
Max memory: 16 GB
Optical Drive
DVD-SuperMulti drive (+/-R double layer)
Audio
Stereo speakers with DTS Sound
Inputs & Controls
Premium keyboard with numeric keypad
Multi-gesture touchpad
I/O
1x USB 2.0 with Sleep and Charge
2 x USB 3.0
1 x LAN
1 x headphone output
1 x microphone input
1 x HDMI
1 x RGB
Slots
Card reader: SD, SDHC, SDXC, Multi Media Card, miniSD, microSD
Communication
802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
10/100/1000 Mbps ethernet LAN
Camera
HD front-facing webcam with microphone
Power
4-cell non-replaceable 43Wh Li-ion battery
Battery Life: up to 3.97 hours
Dimensions and Weight
Width: 14.87”
Depth: 9.6”
Height: 0.95”/1.12”
Weight: starting at 5.2 lbs
Security
HDD recovery
Security cable lock slot
Colors
Mercury silver in Fusion Horizon
Price: $724.99 (Toshiba.com, last updated on June th, 2013)
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As per Toshiba website (and specs above), the battery is a 4 cell unit and NOT user replaceable.
ReplyDeleteAn otherwise really FINE laptop, but the battery issues are killer.
Who puts a 4 cell battery in an i7 laptop with DVDRW?
What was Toshiba THINKING....??? **Head Palm**
I think Toshiba was thinking... how can they save more $$$?
Deletegraphic card is good for games?
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