The Bottom Line
- Strong Desktop CPU
- Good 3D Graphics
- Large Hard Drive
- Slower Drive Performance
- Large Dimensions
Description
- Intel Pentium 4 548 (3.33GHz, 1MB Cache) Processor
- 512MB PC2700 DDR Memory (2GB Maximum)
- 100GB 4,200rpm Hard Drive
- 4x DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
- 17" WXGA (1280x800) LCD and ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 Graphics with 64MB Memory
- RealTek ACL259 AC'97 Audio
- v.92 56Kbps, 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11b/g Wireless
- Three USB 2.0, One FireWire, One Type II PC Card Slot and 5-in-1 Media Reader
- 16.5" x 11.5" x 1.9" @ 9.5 lbs.
- Windows XP Home, MS Works, WinDVD, RecordNow!, Quicken, Norton Anti-Virus
Guide Review - Toshiba Satellite P35-S629
1/21/05 - Toshiba was the first PC manufacturer to bring a large 17" LCD notebook to the marketplace. This wide format of display is becoming standard for most desktop replacement systems. They have continued to use it on their new Satellite P35-S629.
Powering the P35-S629 is the very powerful Intel Pentium 4 548 (3.33GHz) desktop processor. This should give the notebook a lot of power but can draw more heavily on the batteries. It is matched up with 512MB of PC2700 DDR memory that is standard for the desktop replacement segment.
Storage is a bit above average. The P35-S629 comes with a very large 100GB hard drive. It sacrifices speed for storage space as the drive on spins at a slow 4,200rpm. A 4x DVD+/-R burner is also included for creating video and data DVDs as well as CDs. To round out the storage, it also comes with a 5-in-1 media reader.
The P35-S629 continues to use this large 17" display and adds an ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics processor. This processor can handle DirectX 9 tasks such as gaming, but the limited 64MB of video memory could cause some slowdown with some of the newer games.
Overall, the Toshiba Satellite P35-S629 is a very good desktop replacement notebook that will fulfill the needs of most consumers. It is one of the largest dimension notebooks on the market however. The problem is the Satellite series is now overshadowed by its multimedia counterpart the Qosmio.
