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Speaking of gaming and graphics, this particular Satellite relies on the new Intel Sandy Bridge integrated Intel HD 3000 graphics, which is a significant step forward from last year's laptops with integrated graphics. Light- and medium-horsepower games can be played on this laptop--we achieved a frame rate of 55.7 frames per second on Unreal Tournament III in native 1,366x768-pixel resolution with graphics settings at medium--but it lags behind what current laptops with dedicated AMD and Nvidia graphics can achieve. If you're not a gamer, you'll find it gets things done well enough; if you do play games, you'll be a bit disappointed. For $799, we can't complain much.
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| Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176X | Avg watts/hour |
| Off (60%) | 0.29 |
| Sleep (10%) | 0.8 |
| Idle (25%) | 5.84 |
| Load (05%) | 35.99 |
| Raw kWh number | 30.78 |
| Annual energy cost | $3.49 |
Compared with last year's Satellite A665s model that we reviewed, the 2011 version benefits from its new Intel CPUs in terms of battery life. The A665-S5176X lasted 4 hours and 5 minutes in our video playback battery-drain test using the included six-cell battery. That's a solid number for nonstop video playback, but considering that the Portege R835 and MacBook Pros topped 7 hours with smaller profiles, it's just not good enough. You can and should be expecting better battery life out of this year's laptops.
Toshiba includes an industry-standard one-year parts and labor warranty with the system. Support is accessible through a 24-7 toll-free phone line, and a customized support search page can direct you to online documents and driver downloads for this specific model.
System configurations:
Toshiba Satellite A665-S5176X
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.1GHz Intel Core i3-2310M; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 667MHz;
64MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA HD; 500GB Hitachi 5,400rpm
Acer Aspire 5742G-7200
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.53GHz Intel Core i5 M460; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz;
1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 420M; 500GB Western Digital 5,400rpm
Dell Inspiron 15R
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.27GHz Intel Core i3 M350; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz;
64MB (Dedicated)/1,696MB (Total) Intel GMA HD; 500GB Toshiba 7,200rpm
Samsung SF510
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.4GHz Intel Core i3 M370; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz;
64MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA HD; 500GB Hitachi 5,400rpm
Gateway NV59C09u
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit); 2.13GHz Intel Core i3 M330; 4,096MB DDR3 SDRAM 1,066MHz;
128MB (Dedicated) Intel GMA HD; 320GB Hitachi 5,400rpm
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