The Toshiba
Satellite L755 manages to look respectable despite its budget notebook
classification. It quickly turns into a mess. Notebook makers use glossy
plastic solely as a means of making the notebook look more attractive on a
display shelf. Glossy plastic fails the practicality test and is the worst
characteristic of this notebook. Even the keyboard keys are glossy. The build quality
of the notebook is satisfactory; it feels sturdy enough and the chassis resists
twisting rather well. The plastics used have adequate quality but aren't robust
as would be expected on a business notebook, for example.
The Satellite
does fairly well with its ports, especially given its low price. On the left
side is a 10/100 ethernet port, a VGA port, an HDMI port, microphone and
headphone jacks, a Kensington lock slot, and a USB 2.0 port with Sleep and
Charge technology. The latter feature lets you charge your USB devices while
the laptop is in sleep mode. The right side has the DVD-SuperMulti drive as
well as two additional USB 2.0 ports.
The Intel's Core
i5 Sandy Bridge processing technology is once more on board and it's used here
to great effect. The Satellite scored high in our benchmarking tests, so if you
need a powerful machine that can run loads of applications at once, this laptop
will last you for years. Six hours of battery life is available and means you
won't run out of charge during commutes and lengthy trips, while the bright red
chassis is light enough at 2.5kg to comfortably carry all day.