The Toshiba Satellite L875-S7209 is a desktop replacement laptop, providing the latest L-series design, but older Sandy Bridge 2011 Intel technology for 500 US dollars. Packing the Intel Core i3-2370M 2.4GHz dual core processor and 4GB of RAM, the L875-S7209 is configured to suite computing needs of the average user. The i3 offers better performance than the Intel Pentium CPUs, since it has a higher clock speed and supports HyperThreading for a total of four computing threads simultaneously versus Pentium’s two. Also, Intel QuickSync technology is there to enable faster video editing and encoding.
Some PassMark scores:
Intel Pentium B950 at 2.10GHz – 1,892
Intel Core i3-2310M at 2.10GHz – 2,620
Intel Core i3-2370M at 2.40GHz – 3,015
Intel Core i5-2410M at 2.30GHz – 3,357
On the other side, the Sandy Bridge i3 has the weak Intel HD 3000 graphics as the main drawback when compared to the newer 2012 Ivy Bridge counterpart with the HD 4000.
If storage space is of a concern, the Satellite L875-S7209 is a good solution, delivering a 640GB hard disk whereas similar laptops usually have a 500GB unit.
Color of the notebook is “Shining Silver” with glossy gray surfaces on the palmrest and lid. The area around the isle-style keyboard is black. Unfortunately, the keyboard doesn’t have backlight, but it does have a numeric pad for easier input of numbers.
Being a desktop replacement laptop, the L875-S7209 is not designed for carrying around. It weighs 6.3 pounds.
Toshiba Satellite L875-S7209 Specifications:
- Display: 17.3″ LED-backlit TFT high-definition widescreen display With TruBrite technology and 1600 x 900 resolution
- Processor: 2nd Gen Intel Core i3-2370M with 3MB L3 cache and 2.4GHz speed
- Graphics: Intel HD integrated GPU
- Memory: 4GB of RAM expandable to 16GB
- Storage: 640GB hard drive (at 5400 rpm)
- Optical drive: DVD±RW/CD-RW
- Webcam: Yes
- Audio: SRS Premium Sound HD, stereo speakers
- Network: Wireless-N, Ethernet LAN, no Bluetooth
- Input: full-size keyboard with numeric pad, no backlight, touchpad with multitouch control, physical mouse buttons
- Ports and Slots: 2 x USB 3.0 ports, 1 x USB 2.0 port, HDMI, VGA, multi-in-one media card reader
- Battery: 6-cell Lithium-Ion
- Dimensions: 1.3″ x 16.3″ x 10.6″
- Weight: 6.3 pounds
- OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
- Warranty: 1-year
can I add a wireless keyboard to use instead of the laptop keyboard?
Yes, you can. Just get a wireless keyboard with USB adapter. You can also use a Bluetooth keyboard, but you’ll need a separate USB Bluetooth stick, since the laptop has no built-in Bluetooth.