Toshiba Satellite R845-S85 14.0-Inch LED Laptop - Graphite Blue Metallic with Line Pattern

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Toshiba Satellite R845-S85 14.0-Inch LED Laptop

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Product Features

• Intel Core i5-2430M Processor 2.4 GHz (3.0 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology), 3MB L3 Cache
• Configured with 6GB DDR3 1333MHz (max 8GB)
• 640GB (5400 RPM) Serial ATA hard disk drive with TOSHIBA Hard Drive Impact Sensor (3D sensor)
• 14.0" diagonal widescreen TruBrite TFT display at 1366 x 768 native resolution (HD) with 16:9 Aspect Ratio and LED Backlit, Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with a 6 cell/66Wh Lithium Ion battery pack; Battery Life (measured by MobileMark 2007): 10 hours; 6 minutes

 

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Key Specifications

Display

14-inch widescreen HD TruBrite LED-backlit display with native HD 720p resolution (1366 x 768, 16:9 aspect ratio)

Processor

2.4 GHz Intel Core i5-2430M dual-core processor (3.0 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology; 3 MB L3 cache)

Storage

640 GB Serial ATA hard disk drive (5400 RPM) with Toshiba 3D hard drive impact sensor

Memory

6 GB of installed DDR3 RAM (1333 MHz; 8 GB maximum capacity)

Graphics

Intel HD Graphics with 64 MB - 1696 MB dynamically allocated shared memory

Optical Drive

8x SuperMulti DVD drive

Wireless

Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n)

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Audio

Built-in stereo speakers

Battery

Up to 10 hours of battery life (6-cell battery)

Touch Pad and Keyboard

Premium keyboard and touch pad with multi-touch control

Weight and Dimensions

4.19 pounds; 13.4 x 9.4 x 1.08 inches (WxDxH)

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By 

AdamSmythe
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

5.0 out of 5 stars  
This review is from:  
Toshiba Satellite R845-S85 14.0-Inch LED Laptop - Graphite Blue Metallic with Line Pattern (Personal Computers)

Worth considering., November 23, 2011

UPDATE on November 24, 2011. This is a relatively new laptop from Toshiba, without any reviews posted before mine, so I wrote what follows to try to supply some information to people who were trying to decide whether to take advantage of a one-day Amazon special. That special is now over, and this computer is currently listed for its regular Amazon price, which is about $150 more than it was on November 23rd. With the large number of sales of this model recorded yesterday, hopefully reviewers with hands-on experiences to share should show up in a while.


[Original review follows:] I am writing this review on a day [November 23, 2011] that this laptop is an Amazon featured special, and at its special price I think it is definitely worth considering. Since there are no hands-on reviews to consider and you only have today to decide on the special price, I suggest that you compare this model with the very popular Toshiba R835-P56x, which is also available on Amazon and has lots of reviews. I will summarize the comparability of these two laptops in a moment, but suffice it to say that they are in the same ballpark regarding features and performance. For today, at least, the R845-S85 is being offered at a significantly lower price.


The R845-S85 has a slightly larger screen (14 inch versus 13.3 inch), a similar Intel Core i5 processor (Core i5-2430M versus Core i5-2410M), has 6GB of RAM (versus 4GB), similar integrated graphics, same hard drive (640GB), similar ports, same optical drive, the same Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit operating system, and features a claimed 10 hour battery life (versus 8 hours). One potentially important disadvantage compared to the R835-P56x is that the R845-S85 weighs 4.2 pounds, versus 3.2 pounds. The more you carry around your laptop, perhaps the more this difference will be meaningful to you.


Simply put, there is no such thing as a laptop with the longest battery life, most powerful processor and graphics capabilities, strongest construction and lowest price. You need to decide which features are most important to you and then narrow your selection accordingly. If what you want is a model with good processing capability, relatively light weight, good battery performance and an optical drive--all at a very good price--then this R845-S85 model is well worth your consideration.


Full disclosure: I own the Toshiba R835-P70, which is the R835-P56x (that I used as the comparison above) with Wi-Max capability added. I have had no problems with it, and for my use (mostly business) its combination of features make it the best laptop I have owned.


One more thing: There is an interesting suggestion for an external laptop speaker buried in the comments section (I think it's about the 16th comment). Since laptops, especially smaller ones like this, are not known for having high quality speakers, you may find this speaker worth a look.

4.0 out of 5 stars  

By 

George P. Burdell "The Baydestrian" (San Jose, CA) -

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Toshiba Satellite R845-S85 14.0-Inch LED Laptop - Graphite Blue Metallic with Line Pattern (Personal Computers)

Value Packed, Fully Loaded 14 inch laptop, November 28, 2011

I bought this Laptop when it was the Amazon Deal of the Day for $599. I couldn't be happier with this purchase, especially at that ridiculously low price point. Instead of going over all the specs, I'll highlight some pros and cons of this laptop for potential buyers.


Pros:
- Construction/Look: The chassis and chiclet keyboard (spill-resistant) feel real sturdy and of high-quality. The construction of this laptop doesn't have a cheap "plastic" feeling like some laptops out on the market.
- Battery Life: The battery life on this 6-cell battery is unbelievable, especially for a 14' laptop. For the first few charge cycles, I've been able to consistently get over 7 hours of battery life surfing the web and playing music with headphones. The ecoUtility app really helps with prolonging battery life.
- Intel WiDi capable: I really wanted a laptop with this capability so that I can wirelessly stream to my TV while working on my laptop. Note that you need to buy a WiDi adapter to connect to your TV/display (~$100).
- Performance: The i5 processor coupled with 6GB of memory gives this laptop plenty of juice for 99% of computing activities.
- SIZE of hard drive: 640GB of space is more than you'll probably even use.
- Weight: 4.2 pounds and just about 1 inch thick makes this laptop pretty portable.
- Optical Drive: This may not factor much for some people, but as more and more companies opt to remove optical drives from their laptops, it was nice to see Toshiba put in a full DVD burner/drive on this machine.
- Connectivity: 1 USB 3.0 port AND capability for USB Sleep-and-Charge (charge stuff while laptop is off) AND an e-SATA/USB combo port AND an HDMI input is awesome!
- Value: For the 600-800 price range for a 14 inch laptop, you'd struggle to find a laptop with this much under the hood.


Cons:
- No Bluetooth: a tiny external toshiba laptop support USB dongle runs for about 10 bucks, but I wish Toshiba would have built-in a bluetooth receiver.
- Screen: 1366 x 768 resolution (720p). Not bad by any means, but for a 14', It would have been nice to see a higher resolution offered.
- Speakers: Sound can be a bit tinny at loud volumes. Noticably better than Portege R835 speakers though.
- SPEED of hard drive: the 640GB hard drive only runs at 5400 rpm. I would have liked to see that be at 7200rpm or even a SSD drive, but all things considered, I can't complain much...just a nagging annoyance.
- Bloatware/Volume of Apps: Toshiba seemed to have cut down on the total amount of bloatware they put on this machine but they have too many apps pre-installed on this machine for my liking so I ended up manually uninstalling some that I knew I would never use.


I would DEFINITELY recommend this laptop to anyone considering it at the $600-800 price point, as you'd be hard pressed to find significantly better deals. As another reviewer said, this is basically the 14 inch version of the Portege R835-P81 laptop (also sold on Amazon). That's just a smaller version (13.3' 3.2 lbs), but overall there are a LOT of similarities, even with the look. If you're in the market for a laptop with comparable specs but want something smaller, check that out. I hope this helps potential buyers out!

5.0 out of 5 stars

By 

victor (los angeles, california) 

Amazon Verified Purchase for amazon toshiba satellite

This review is from: 
Toshiba Satellite R845-S85 14.0-Inch LED Laptop - Graphite Blue Metallic with Line Pattern (Personal Computers)

A quality and powerful laptop, November 28, 2011
 First let me tell you that this laptop not only looks good but it's also powerful, Thin and light weight.
I watched a bluray file and a 1080 mkv file at the same time with no stutter and with only 18% CPU load. My Quad core Desktop would start stuttering when I do this and cpu load goes to 100% (it's a Q6600 intel quad core cpu)
Had to instal java 64bit edition and directx runtime environment. Just make sure that whatever software you're instaling is 64bit compatible. had to increase color saturation to add more color but led display looks great. Tweaked touchpad settings a little bit to make it the way I like it. Theres an eco button that doubles your battery consumption to 10 hours with light use but dims the display brightness but you'll get used to it. Also it seems that pushing the eco button disables one core of the cpu. The computer wakes up instanly when you open the lid and resumes whatever it was doing. the wifi is very strong and picks up a lot of networks. Hard drive is easily accessible, only two screws. It runs very cool. I ran two 1080p bluray files at the same time through wifi N streaming from another computer with ease and no stutter. This laptop looks thiner in person and looks good. you can carry it with one hand from the corner and it doesn't bend like some do. you have esata, usb 3.0-2.0 combo. The speakers are loud, just make sure you enable loudness in audio properties and also select equalizer and increase the treble a little bit. No inputs in the back. when you rest your hands on the laptop wihile typing feels solid. Keyboard is very nice and I'm pretty picky when it comes to keyboards. After adjusting the color settings in the onboard video properties I watched the planet earth bluray streaming from my media server the display was crisp and clear with vivid colors like I was watching my 1080p led tv. Here's the color adjustments that I'm using, Saturation 10, contrast 1, brightness -2 for better contrast and see the difference. You get what you pay for applies with this laptop.

 

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