Toshiba Laptops

The Bottom Line: With a Pentium processor and a decent amount of hard-drive space and RAM, the Toshiba Satellite T115-S1105 is more like a minilaptop in a Netbook's body. The question is, does a thin-and-light this small appeal to you?

Specs: Intel Pentium (1.3 GHz), 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 250 GB, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 3.5 lbs, 11.6 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star, RoHS

The Bottom Line: The Toshiba Satellite P505-S8980 boasts a huge display and a good feature set for the price, including a Blu-ray player, but we wish the build quality was a bit better.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.2 GHz), 6 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 500 GB, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 8.8 lbs, 18.4 in TFT active matrix, RoHS, EPA Energy Star

The Bottom Line: Toshiba's basic Netbook doesn't break any new ground, but offers better battery life and a faster CPU than many in the same price range.

Specs: Intel Atom (1.66 GHz), 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 160 GB, Microsoft Windows 7 Starter, 2.9 lbs, 10.1 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star, RoHS

The Bottom Line: The Toshiba Satellite U505-S2870 is rather tank-like for a 13.3-inch thin-and-light. We'd be more willing to tote it around if its heavy-armor feel extended to the flimsy keyboard.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.13 GHz), 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 500 GB, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 4.9 lbs, 13.3 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star, RoHS

The Bottom Line: As a general purpose productivity machine, the Toshiba Satellite E105-S1802 strikes a number of right notes. Its dreadful speakers, however, limit its entertainment value

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.13 GHz), 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 500 GB, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 5.1 lbs, 14.1 in TFT active matrix, RoHS, EPA Energy Star

The Bottom Line: For a budget Windows 7 thin-and-light that won't need to recharge often, you could do a lot worse than the Toshiba Satellite T135-S1309.

Specs: Intel Pentium (1.3 GHz), 3 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 320 GB, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 4 lbs, 13.3 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star, RoHS

The Bottom Line: Good design and some really nice-sounding speakers round out the Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980, a very affordable mainstream laptop with excellent battery life for its size.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.2 GHz), 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 500 GB, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition, 7.3 lbs, 16 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star, RoHS

The Bottom Line: While it's hard to argue with a $330 laptop, the old-fashioned-looking L455-S5975 cuts some serious corners to get you a package that will suit only basic users.

Specs: Intel Celeron (2.2 GHz), 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 250 GB, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 6 lbs, 15.6 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star, RoHS

The Bottom Line: Toshiba revives its Qosmio gaming line with the high-end X505. It has everything from Blu-ray to an Intel Core i7 CPU, but it also carries a premium price.

Specs: Intel Core i7 (1.60 GHz), 6 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 64 GB, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 10.1 lbs, 18.4 in TFT active matrix, RoHS

The Bottom Line: Positioned as an affordable design-conscious Core 2 Duo laptop for less than $700, Toshiba's Satellite M505-S4945 is better for media than it is for all-day office work.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.1 GHz), 3 GB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, 5.1 lbs, 14 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star, EPEAT Gold, RoHS