Does anyone know when Sandy Bridge 15.6" Toshibas will be back on the market?

SSIA.

Trying to decide between the new Dell XPS 15", Sony CB 15", and a potential Toshiba offering, but can't find any info when something like the A665 Satellite will be rereleased with Sandy Bridge and DDR3 RAM.

Thanks!

Chris

 

Satellite A660-BT3N25X Laptop

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The A660/A665 is available with SB (i3, i5, and i7) and 1333 MHz RAM right now.

 

with the recent Japan tsunami tragedy, it might be a long time of waiting. i'm also waiting for the same release. im looking at the r850 series.

 

Like what Ichinenjuu said, head over to Toshiba Direct | Buy Laptop Computer Systems and Accessories . They have about 5-7 Satellite models with Sandy Bridge available for purchase NOW! (NOT pre-order).

 

Wow, thank you I missed those. I briefly looked at didn't see any with an option for a 1080p or even 1600x900 screen or an i7-2720QM though. Too bad, I've always like Toshiba laptops. Looks like the XPS 15 or Sony C 15.5 without a dual core might be a better ticket. Am I missing what I"m looking for?

 

Also, the A660 with 2630QM 4 GB Ram and a backlit keyboard for 1169 seems pricy no?

 

No, you're right, the A660/665 is not available with 1080p or 900p, though that would be very nice. Toshiba Satellites tend not to have the highest options, though it does have USB 3.0, Bluetooth 3.0, and a pretty good GPU which is nice.

1600x900 on the A660 would be ideal, but I think I'm going to get an A660 regardless (and put an SSD in it). Should make for a good laptop.

 

Sorry, the Satellites don't have any high res. screens (only 720p).

Also, Toshibadirect is probably the MOST expensive place to buy Toshibas. They will have the available models, but you can probably search and buy else where.

The SONY C-Series is superior in almost every category (except Satellite has slightly better GPU and has a quadcore vs dual-core on SONY). I'm not seeing a quad-core option for the SONY C-Series (still around $1150)
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The Dell XPS 15 (with i7-core and FULL HD screen) comes out to $1225, plus TAX.
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My opinion, if you can settle for a i5-core, get the SONY. If not, looks like Dell XPS 15 is your only option for a FULL HD screen (perhaps SAGER is another option) ?

Good luck

 

I've been following your search as I think we're looking for some of the same things. I'm looking for a machine for my wife to do development. GPU isn't really a concern for me in that sense, and I've built some machines that use the Intel HD on die graphics and for watching video, etc they are excellent.

I would agree with the SSD, I've already bought a 120GB G.Skill Phoenix Pro to go in whatever I get her. I've used that and the Vertex II in recent builds and both perform very well. Vertex 3 is probably overkill at this point.

My wife loves her Satellite a305 so best of luck on your search. I'm leaning towards the XPS 15 for her due to the great screen and the 2720 option. The DV6 is out because of the screen and no backlit keyboard and the new Sony 15.5 looks nice but doesn't have a quad core option.

I'm not a huge fan of dell or I'd have already bought it,lol.

Thanks again!

 

Thanks Alex, I was typing my above post as you were posting. Thank you for the detailed analysis and I agree with you. If the Sony had a quad core option I'd probably get it over the XPS 15 but it seems the XPS 15 is the only machine that has every option I'm looking for.

As I mentioned above GPU isn't an issue for me. If you haven't seen a real demo of the Intel HD graphics I'd highly recommend checking it out. I recently built an I5-650 desktop for someone without a GPU and was able to run dual 1900x1200 monitors on it playing HD video on each without so much as a hiccup (using SSD though). If gaming is your thing I have no idea, but anything 2D it could handle easily. I was always one who said you HAD to have a dedicated GPU, but after building that machine, if you dont' game, I don't think that is the case anymore.

Thanks again guys, have some more thinking to do

 

im waiting for the r840 release in the uk. I dont mind the hd3000. its plenty powerful to play a strategy game on low settings. i rarely game now.

 

Is a Core i5-2410M not a Quad core? I though the SB quad core was the xxxx numbers, no?

I really like the Sony C series because of the 1080p screen for HD photo viewing.

 

No core i5s are quad core.

 

Dang! Maybe I'll still pull the trigger - no crazy gaming, just HD video and photos (hence the need for 1080p), plus music/web browsing and MS Office chores, often all at once. No need for i7, eh?

 

That's the quandry I have right now. First the Q in the processor ID designates quad core. so a 2410M is a 2410 Mobile the 2720QM is a 2720 Quad Core Mobile.

For things like HD video editing and photshop work I would think you actually would want a quad core because it'll be faster for renders. My wife works in visual studio and building projects supposedly takes advantage of the quad core. The problem is it's impossible to know *how* much faster those builds will be with the upgraded i5 v an i7. I hate having to guess in situations like that but there really is no way to know without buying two identical machines and testing it yourself.

What I will say is I recently built an i5-650 desktop and had it sitting next to my older dual core (e6800 i think) desktop. Both had SSD drives. Peforming a 3d render in photoshop was night and day. So what I'm trying to say is these new intel processors (even moreso with Sandy Bridge) when used with DDR3 RAM make for extremely fast machines, period.