Toshiba Satellite 2450

Disclaimer-The rev is continuation of Qosmio Rev and not on Toshiba Satellite series.

Link-Part 1-https://mouthshut.com/review/Toshiba_Qosmio_E15-116717-1.html

System Characteristics

*Operating System

*• Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

• TOSHIBA® QosmioPlayer for quick access to CD, DVD and TV Playback

Processor **and Chipset

Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology featuring:

*• Intel Pentium® M processor 750 [1.86GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB]

• Mobile Intel 915PM Express Chipset

• Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG(802.11b/g)

*Memory

*• 1024MB(2x512MB) DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2048MB

(both memory slots occupied at the time of purchase)

• Dual channel supported(requires two memory modules)• 2 user upgradeable memory slots(both memory slots occupied at the time of purchase)

*Mass Storage

*• 100GB(5400 RPM) Parallell ATA(PATA) hard disk drive;8.0mm height; user removable

*Optical Disk Drives

*• Fixed Bay DVD SuperMulti Double Layer drive

Maximum Speed CD-ROM(24x:read), CD-R(24x:write), CDRW(10x:write), DVD-ROM(8x:read), DVDR(8x:write), DVD-RW(4x:write), DVD+R(8x:write), DVD+R Double Layer, DVD+RW(4x:write), DVDRAM(5x:write) ODD Interface – Enhanced IDE

*TV Tuner

*• TOSHIBA TV Tuner

o Region/Standard – US/NTSC

o Video-in – RF, AV-IN(Composite/Line-IN)

o Parental Control, Closed Caption, MacroVision,

CGMSA – Yes

• **TV Tuner Enhancements:

*3D Y/C separator, Digital Noise Reduction, 10bit AD convert, Digital Noise reduction, Time base corrector, Resolution(720x480)

*Display

*• TOSHIBA TruBrite ™ 15.4” diagonal widescreen TFT activematrix LCD display at 1280x800 native resolution(WXGA)

• Contrast Ratio: 200:1

• Brightness: 500 cd/m2

• Viewing Angle  Horizontal –(120 degrees)  Vertical –(900 degrees)

• Brightness Control – FN+F6/F7

*Graphics

*• NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6 GO 6600 with 64MB DDR SDRAM VRAM

o 2D Graphic Accelerator

o 3D Graphic Accelerator

DirectX7 API, DirectX8 API, DirectX9 API

o Digital Video Accelerator  YUV-RGB Conversion, Motion Competition, iDCT, De-interlace

o Bi-Linear LCD Stretch

• PCI Express x16 interface

• Internal LCD Support Resolution - 1280 x 800 WXGA

*Sound

*• AC-Link, AnalogDevices® AD1981B, AC'97 Rev2.2 compatible

• 16-bit stereo

• built-in harman/kardon® stereo speakers

• Full Duplex Support, MIDI(playback) Support, DirectSound, Direct 3D Sound;Direct Music

• Sound Volume Control Dial

• Toshiba Audio Enhancements supporting SRS TruSurround XT, SRS WOW

• Sound Ports:

o External Microphone(monaural), Headphone(stereo), Video in(via Composite with Audio), S/PDIF(shared with headphone)

*Input Devices

*• Keyboard

o 85 key US keyboard

o Hot Key Functions(FN); please see electronic User’s Guide for more information

o Windows® Key Function

o Application Key Function

• Pointing Device: TouchPad™

o Scroll Function controlled by software

o Toshiba Remote Control

o TOSHIBA Assist(TOSHIBA Console Button)

o CD Control Function - Skip to Previous Track, Play, Stop, Skip t Next Track, CD Power

*Expandability

*• 2 user upgradeable memory slots(both memory slots occupied at the time of purchase)• 1 PC Card slot support 1 Type II, PCMCIA R2.01, PC Card16,

• Bridge Media Adapter slot

o Secure Digital®(SD-IO support), Memory Stick™,

Memory Stick Pro, xD picture card, MultiMediaCard

Communications

*• Integrated V.92 modem

• Intel 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet controller

• Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG(802.11b/g)

*Ports

*• RGB(monitor) port

• 3 Universal Serial Bus(USB) ports(v2.0)

• S-Video TV-Out port

• RJ-45 LAN port

• RJ-11 modem port

• i.Link® 1394

• S/P DIF(shared with headphone)

*Physical Description

*• Dimensions(WxDxH Front/H Rear): 14.7”(373mm) x 10.8'(274mm) x 1.57'(39.8mm)[F]/1.70'(43.2mm)[R] without feet

• Weight: Starting at 7.94 lbs(3.6kg) depending on configuration

• LED Indicators: Power, DC-IN, Power Save Mode, Primary HDD access, Arrow Mode, Numeric Mode, Scroll Lock, Main Battery Charging Status, System Sleep/Suspend Status, Wireless Communication, SD Card

*Power Supply

*• 90W(15V x 6A) Auto sensing external AC Adapter, 100-240V /50-60Hz frequency(Universal) input.

• Weight: starting at 1.15 lbs(520g)

• Dimensions(WxHxD): 2.13'(54mm) x 1.26'(32mm) x 5.83'(148mm)

Battery

*• 6-cell(4400 mAh) rechargeable, removable Lithium Ion(Li-Ion) battery pack

• Weight: starting at 0.75 lbs(338g)

• Dimensions(WxHxD): 8.15”(207mm) x 1.77”(45mm) x 0.79”(20mm)

• Battery Life: Up to 2.88 hours(measured by MobileMark™)(6-cell battery)

• Recharge Time

o Main Battery Off/On [(up to 3.0-4.00hrs(system off) /up to 11.5hrs(system on)]

Credits-Toshiba Website for specifications*

I have owned a Toshiba Satellite 2450-A741 laptop for more than an year now. My previous laptop was a Compaq Presario . The difference between the two laptops is vast - you cant compare a P4 2.8 ghz cpu with a AMD Duron 900 mhz cpu which is like comparing a Ferrari with a fiat!!

When I decided that I had outgrown my Presario, I decided to go in for a Toshiba. I had seen a few laptops made by Toshiba and was suitably impressed. One of the main reasons to buy the 2450 was the geforce graphics adaptor + dedicated video memory - not many laptops were available with this feature (an year ago). I was particularly interested in this feature because I play lots of 3D games on my laptop. Informatively, Toshiba tends to sell laptops are a higher price than its competitors for the same configuration.

The Toshiba 2450 Satellite has the following features:

• P4 2.8 Ghz Mobile Pentium4 cpu (desktop cpu)

• 256 mb ram (I upgraded to 512)

• 15'' screen

• 32 mb Geforce4 420 graphics

• DVD ROM + CD-RW

• 40 gb hard drive

• Windows XP Home Edition

• Battery life - 1.5 to 2 hrs.

• Warranty 3 yrs

• 3 USB ports

• LAN

• Integrated card slot

• Infra red

• Harmon Kardon speakers

The laptop is very nice to look at with a blue / black design. It is on the heavier side being a desktop replacement. The finish is excellent and the performance flawless.

It is very sturdy and it takes my rough handling in its stride. Compaq laptops tend to look a bit flimsy in comparison.

The P4 2.8 Ghz cpu coupled with 512 ram crunches through everything I throw at it.....spreadsheets.....3D games.....word processing...movies ...you name it. Booting up is fast (it has slowed down a little after I applied the XP SP2 patch). The 15'' screen is a delight to work on.....crystal clear picture....with a native resolution of 1024 x 768. I have increased my hard drive capacity by using 60 gb/80 gb external USB2 hard drives. The laptop has no trouble running both these external USB drives without requiring an extra power source. I have seen Compaq laptops unable to run external USB hard drives and demanding external power. The DVD-CDRW drive works fine and is no slouch when burning CDs. DVD playback is very good and the sound quality is excellent.

One point to note is that it runs hot. Even the AC adaptor gets seriously hot. You cant use it on a bed or a similar soft surface as the the fan for the cpu is on the bottom. Tiny ''feet'' keep the laptop off the surface it is placed on allowing room for the fan exhaust. I dont move my laptop around too much so this is not a problem for me.

Technical support is provided by HCL. They sent a technician home to upgrade the ram and when I couldnt get the modem to connect , their call centre executive gave me precise instructions in a matter of minutes.

The local warranty is for 3 yrs and the company gave me an International warranty free for 1 year.

So what dont I like about this laptop? Two things - cost and weight. It was quite expensive an year ago (prices have dropped now). When you add the weight of the laptop and its AC adaptor , you are talking about a heavy load. Travelling with it is a pain. On the other hand....I dont need dumb bells to work out with.....I just move my laptop around!

I think the Toshiba Satellite 2450 is obsolete now. But my review will give you an idea of Toshiba laptops in general. You cant go wrong with Toshiba - they know how to make laptops.