User Review and Benchmarks - Toshiba T115D-S1125

My Personal History with Netbooks and Competitors Models:

First, a little history about myself with netbooks. At the introduction of the Eee netbooks by Asus, I was very excited about the possibility of having an inexpensive, small, and light Windows notebook. Prior to that 12" notebooks were expensive and underpowered for the price. I have personally owned an Eee 701, Eee 900, Eee 1000h, Asus N10J with 9300m GS GPU, Acer 1410, and now the Toshiba T115D-S1125. I purchased these over the last few years in search of that perfect sub $600 notebook under 12". Of course the primary use of such a machine is to do normal Windows tasks, I am a gamer and want the opportunity to game on any machine I use. Up until this point, most notebooks of this size and price either have a powerful CPU (i.e. SU7300 Core 2 Duo) coupled with a poor performing integrated GPU (i.e. 4500MHD) like the Acer 1810T, or anemic CPU (i.e. Atom) paired with a powerful GPU (i.e. nVidia ION) like the HP Mini 311 or Eee 1201N. Many did not have an equal CPU/GPU combination.

At this point I see the Acer Ferrari One as another contender which has similar specs to this Toshiba, but $100 more expensive. There's the MSI U230 also avaialable soon, which contains Wi-Fi N, Gigabit Ethernet, and Bluetooth, (none of these are in the T115D) and seems like it might not cost much more than this Toshiba. Then there's the Alienware M11x but it has much larger overall dimensions and weight, but has a lot more powerful components, and is at least twice the cost (starting at $999).


Now on to the Toshiba T115D-S1125

The Toshiba T115D-S1125 is a great CULV notebook, and is different from other CULVs in that it actually has a dual core CPU with a fair matched GPU. Armed with the AMD Neo X2 L325 1.5GHz CPU and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 with an 11.6" screen, this notebook looks to please both the hearty Windows desktop application user and work as a decent portable game machine if needed. Having a 320GB hard drive is a nice additon as well. Plenty of space and overall decent performance.

There are several versions of the Toshiba T115D, but the 1125 seems to contain the best of all worlds, as the other options include a single core Neo and/or Intel 4500MHD integrated graphics. The laptop in this review has the following specifications:

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Processor: ATI Athlon Neo X2 Dual-Core L325 1.5GHz
Memory: 2GB DDR2 800MHz (single chip came stock with option for two chips),upgraded to 2x2GB (4GB total) DDR2 800MHz
Storage: 320GB 5400RPM SATA HDD
Display: 11.6 inch diagonal (1366x768)
Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3200
Network: 802.11bg, 10/100 ethernet
Expansion: memory card slot
Dimensions: 11.30" x 8.30" x 0.98" - 1.35"
Weight: 3.48 lbs
Warranty: One-year manufacturer standard warranty
Price: $499 MSRP

A couple notes about this reviewed system; I deleted all partitions and did a fresh install of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit since the factory installed OS was littered with lots of add-ons. The Windows product key on the sticker on the laptop worked fine for a fresh install of Windows 7 x64, but required a phone call to Microsoft during the activations process. Note that this machine was also upgraded from the stock 2GB RAM to 4GB RAM (2x2GB DDR2 800). Thankfully the backup media created a nice application and driver DVD that doesn't just load everything back on the machine, but you can pick individual drivers or apps to install. So this review is mostly based on a fresh install of Windows and not the Windows and software that came pre-installed.

Since I have been using an Acer Aspire 1410 (the 11.6" with Core 2 Solo SU3500 1.4GHz) prior to acquiring the Toshiba T115D, I will use that as a comparison periodically for the remainder of this review.


Build and Design

Like most other laptops out there, this one has a high gloss everywhere and is shiny and pretty only for the first few minutes after you take it out of the package. Then it quickly becomes a fine display of fingerprints. No big deal, as it seems to be the norm these days, although I don't care for it. A swirly circle design subtly permeates throughout the visible surfaces of the laptop. Pretty basic and subtle design, except for the loud and large "TOSHIBA" logo on the lid. The lid is made of plastic and feels cheap and flimsy but the hinge seems solid with good smooth friction. There is an extra amount of bezel around the screen, almost like it could easily house a slightly larger screen, like a 12.1". Maybe not a huge deal, but after looking at competing models, most others have a much thinner bezel.

Toshiba claims the keyboard is full sized, but it is a bit smaller. Either way, it has been nice to type on so far, but has a little bit of flex. Although I do prefer the more rigid and larger keys of the Acer Aspire 1410. So far it hasn't affected my ability to type effectively though. Encompassing the notebook base around the keyboard is a chrome ring which also houses the laptop's LED status lights. Personally I find it very pleasing that they have the LED's front and center and with visible white printed icons that you can actually see and know what the LED stands for. One item to note, however is that there is an extra status light which appears to be for a 3G type connection that is not offered with this model or any others of this size that I can tell.

The battery is cleanly housed in the chassis. Underneath there is easy access to the RAM slots requiring removal of two small philips head screws. The cover next to it, however, which most likely houses the hard drive and other guts, requires a small star tipped screwdriver. Unfortunately I do not own one of these screwdrivers, so was unable to investigate. Either way, upgrading the RAM was quick and simple. Stock RAM is a single chip of 2GB, so you should only need to buy another chip to add more memory. The power plug is a straight out design, and not at a right angle, which some people attest is much more robust.

Overall the system feels a bit light and less solid and is actually a tad bit larger in size than competing models, and the Acer 1410 in particular. Otherwise, the package as a whole feels like a good build quality, but nothing really special about it. Here's some photos for reference:

Photo of laptop open


Photo of size comparison with Acer 1410. Notice it's slightly deeper, protruding from underneath the Acer


Photo of all sides of the laptop


Details from CPU-Z:





Details from GPU-Z




Screen and Speakers

Despite the cheap plastic lid the screen is housed in, the screen itself is a very vibrant and nice looking LED backlit display. With the system powered off, the screen is so glossy you could almost use it as a mirror, but when powered on it looks great. Vertical viewing angles are not the greatest, but I guess that's what the tilt adjustment is for. Horizontally it isn't too bad. I wish I could take a better photo to show but my camera equipment and skills aren't the greatest.

The speakers are bit tinny, and not particularly loud, but do the job. Sound out of the audio jack was perfectly clear and good sounding. I'm no audiophile, but listening to a number of U2 tracks that I've heard a billion times before, it sounded great.


Keyboard and Touchpad

As mentioned earlier, the keyboard is close to full size, and I particularly like the layout of the Page Up, Page Down, and arrow keys. I thought having the Pg Up and Pg Dn keys right next to the right shift keys would cause some issues with pressing them instead of the right shift, but so far it hasn't been an issue. There is some flex throughout the keyboard, and is particularly bad under the S, D, X, and C keys, but hasn't caused any issues with missed keypresses yet.

The touchpad is a Synaptics, and seems solid and responsive. The keypad area is depressed slightly which I like, not flush like many other models employ, because I like to know when I'm at the edge of the touchpad. Personally, I don't use the touchpad very much, I use a Logitech VX Nano mouse. However, I did use the touchpad to do the full reinstall of Windows and reconfigure the machine how I liked it and it didn't bother me one bit to be honest. All the standard Synaptics movements seem to be supported like one finger scrolling with ChiralMotion, momentum, tap and drage, etc. Mouse buttons are a single bar though, and not two separate buttons. But the bar is wide enough that I haven't toggled a right click when I meant to do a left, and vice versa.


Communications and Other Ports

One downfall of this machine is that it only includes Wi-fi B/G, no N wireless, and only 10/100 ethernet, no gigabit. That being said, the wireless seems pretty solid, and worked well within my home network setup, detecting and connecting with high transfer rates without a problem. There are three USB 2.0 ports and Toshiba has an advertised "feature" called "USB sleep and charge" which basically keeps one USB port powered while the PC is in sleep mode so you can charge your external devices (like an iPod or cell phone) without having to turn the PC on. One of the USB ports also is supposedly a combination USB and eSATA port, which I have yet to confirm. There is an audio out (headphone) and audio in (microphone) jack. An HDMI and VGA port are also available on the left side of the machine. The HDMI is an added bonus over the Acer Ferrari One which does not inclue HDMI. Also included is a flash card slot that accommodates xD, SD, and Memory Sticks.


Thermal Management
Since I've been running a number of bechmarks and games that is stressing this machine it hasn't become too terribly warm. Left side of the laptop definitely is housing the main guts of the machine as that side is significantly warmer. The fan noise acceptable, but noticeable with high CPU or GPU useage. Otherwise with regular desktop work it's quiet. I am not sure how accurate these temperatures are from CPUID's HWMonitor, but they make sense. The below results are only representative of a fully taxed system, so ignore the minimum temperatures as that does not represent idle minimum:




Peformance

Aside from putting together a solid physical package, performance is what it really comes down to for a deciding factor. So many of these small, light, and cheap notebooks consist of a single core CPU. For the most part this is ok, but if you want any real performance these days, a dual core is pretty much a requirement. I'm not a big fan of synthetic benchmarks, but it tells a good story and overall comparison with other models. I don't really want to quote the performance of other machines because I didn't run the tests, but most of these benchmarks are out there easily found on the Web.

Thanks to Aerows with this POST HERE you can overclock the GPU HERE. And at that same minigaming site, they indicate how to overclock your CPU as well. The Toshiba has similar hardware to the Acer Ferrari One, so these tips pertain to the T115D as well.

I have tested both at stock speeds (CPU 1500 MHz / GPU 500 MHz) and overclocked (CPU 1690 MHz / GPU 580 MHz). The Ferrari One at the site listed above was able to attain a GPU overclock of 645MHz. Anything above 595 my system would lock up, so reduced it with a safety factor to a stable 580MHz.

First, the synthetic benches:

3DMark05
3DMark05 1024x768 Stock: 1586, CPU 6250
3DMark05 1024x768 Overclock: 2265, CPU 7002

3DMark06
3DMark06 1280x768 Stock: 1002, SM2 322, SM3 399, CPU 1074
3DMark06 1280x768 Overclock: 1319, SM2 427, SM3 533, CPU 1225
3DMark06 1024x768 Stock: 1113, SM2 352, SM3 456, CPU 1070
3DMark06 1024x768 Overclock: 1451, SM2 460, SM3 602, CPU 1219
3DMark06 1280x1024 Stock: 824, SM2 269, SM3 318, CPU 1097

Cinebench
Cinebench R10 x64 Stock: 1 CPU 1358, 2 CPU 2665, OpenGL 1454
Cinebnech R10 x64 Overclock: 1 CPU 1531, 2 CPU 2971, OpenGL 1736
Cinebench R10 x32 Stock: 1 CPU 1238, 2 CPU 2411, OpenGL 1459
Cinebench R10 x32 Overclock: 1 CPU 1397, 2 CPU 2692, OpenGL 1744

CrystalMark
T115D Stock Clocks


T115D Overclock


HDTune:


PassMark
PassMark Stock: 388.6
PassMark Overclock: 439.6

PCMark05
PCMark05 Stock: 2749 PCMarks
PCMark05 Overclock: 3093 PCMarks

PCMark Vantage
PCMark Vantage (32-bit) Stock: 2451 PCMarks, Memories 1374, TV & Movies 1576, Gaming 1725, Music 2871, Communications 2764, Productivity 2163, HDD 2662

wPrime
wPrime 32M 2 threads Stock: 55.538 seconds
wPrime 32M 2 threads Overclock: 49.202 seconds

Windows Experience Index Scores

Stock Clocks


Overclocked



Gaming Benchmarks

Overall I was pretty impressed with the gaming benchmarks, especially with an overclocked machine. The T115D isn't much more than a slightly large netbook or very small notebook. It has limitations, but is quite capable of playing more recent titles if need be, and in general, the older the game, the more likely it is to run the games at higher framerates, higher resolutions, and higher detail levels. Even though the HD 3200 is a DirectX 10.0 GPU, running anything with Dx10 is nothing short of a slide show. But it performs admirably with DirectX 9.

Below is a list of games benchmarked. Some only benched overclocked because at stock speeds they were only borderline playable. Thankfully the extra boost in speed you get from overclocking both the CPU and GPU adds a significant FPS increase in most cases.

Battlefield 2
This one is a toughy to benchmark. I am a big fan of this game, so I just popped in game and played for a while with and without FRAPS loaded. I am quite impressed with the results if you use the detail configuration in the screenshot, and at 1024x576 resolution. It's very playable, and ping was great as well. On average, FPS ranged from 25-35fps while playing most 32-player maps (Bloody Pearl, Wake Island, Karkand), and about 20-30fps at 1366x768. Sure it would dip periodically, but nothing that affected gameplay really. This game is more RAM hungry than anything, so I think dual channel 4GB RAM helps a lot, especially with the 1.5 patch that allows the game to utilize more than 2GB RAM.
Settings:

Borderlands
I am a bit disappointed in this one. I was hoping for some netbook Borderlands action. But alas, even at 1024x576 and lowest settings, it was marginally playable with average gameplay frames from 12-16fps. It is playable if you need your fix, just don't expect miracles. The timedemo benchmark scored: Avg 11, Min 5, Max 55.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
For this benchmark, I ran through the intro level on the ship and recorded fps data from the time you jump down the rope to the time you are whisked away on the helicopter. Settings were mostly all on low. See screenshot for settings used. Results from the benchmark were: Avg 30 fps, Min 11, Max 58. I also jumped online even though I don't play this game online, and it performed better than the single player benchmark.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
No benchmark, just general single player gameplay. At low resolutions (1024x576) and lowest detail with an overclock it is playable. FPS ranged from 10 to 50, with average about 14-16. It's playable, but not quite the enjoyable experience this game should be. I haven't bothered to try multiplayer yet.

Company of Heroes In-game Benchmark
Since there are no default "low, medium, high, ultra" settings for CoH, here are the settings I used that seem to offer best FPS while not decreasing overall quality too much.
1024x600 Stock: Avg 22.4, Min 9.8, Max 42.9
1024x600 Overclock: Avg 31.0, Min 15.0, Max 60.0
1024x600 Overclock 2xAA: Avg 29.0,Min 11.0, Max 60.0
1366x768 Stock: Avg 15.0, Min 6.3, Max 30.0
1366x768 Overclock: Avg 20.3, Min 9.0, Max 45.0

Settings:

Crysis Benchmarks - Retail 1.2.1
Benchmark_CPU.bat 1024x576 Overlcock: Avg 19.14, Min 10.39, Max 22.65
Benchmark_CPU2.bat 1024x576 Overclock: Avg 13.04, Min 9.87, Max 15.17
Benchmar_GPU 1024x576 Overclock: Avg 19.13, Min 10.39, Max 22.65

Mass Effect
Again, another game difficult to benchmark. The cutscenes actually performed worse than the actual gameplay, but it was reasonable for the type of game this is. FPS usually hovered around mid to upper teens, and in lower teens for cutscenes. I only played through a bit of the beginning after you get off the ship, but it was playble, a lot moreso that I expected.

Resident Evil 5 Benchmark DirectX 9 (two benches included: variable and fixed)
The overclock benchmark actually looks a lot more smooth than at stock. If this benchmark is representative of the game, it would be very playable.
Variable 1024x600 All Low Stock: Avg 14.4
Variable 1024x600 All Low Overclock: Avg 17.7
Fixed 1024x600 All Low Stock: Avg 18.0
Fixed 1024x600 All Low Overclock: Avg 21.6

Stalker Call of Pripyat Benchmark
Medium Detail Static Lighting Stock


Medium Detail Static Lighting Overclock


High Detail Static Lighting Stock


High Detail Static Lighting Overclock


High Detail Dynamic Lighting Stock


High Detail Dynamic Lighting Overclock


High Detail Static Lighting Overclock 1366x768


World in Conflict Demo Benchmark
At low settings the game is very playable even at the screen's native resoltuion of 1366x768. Granted nukes just destroy the framerate, but they do on most machines anyhow.
1024x600 Low Stock: Avg 24, Min 7, Max 65
1024x600 Low Overclock: Avg 30, Min 7, Max 78
1024x600 Med Stock: Avg 9, Min 5, Max 18
1024x600 Med Overclock: Avg 11, Min 5, Max 23
1366x768 Low Stock: Avg 18, Min 6, Max 45
1366x768 Low Overclock: AVg 22, Min 8, Max 51

 

This space reserved for future comments and benches.

 

Hey hey ... a nice review wingnut ... I own the t115-s110 myself and am also very satisfied with that variation.

The more I hear about the t115d the nicer the machine sounds.

 

The battery is cleanly housed in the chassis. Underneath there is easy access to the RAM slots requiring removal of two small philips head screws. The cover next to it, however, which most likely houses the hard drive and other guts, requires a small star tipped screwdriver. Unfortunately I do not own one of these screwdrivers, so was unable to investigate. Either way, upgrading the RAM was quick and simple. Stock RAM is a single chip of 2GB, so you should only need to buy another chip to add more memory. The power plug is a straight out design, and not at a right angle, which some people attest is much more robust.

It is a torx screw driver you are talking about. Under the cover is just the SATA HDD held in place by 4 screws and nothing else.

 

It looks like a star because it doesn't seem to have much of an opening in the center, but maybe that small it wouldn't. Smallest I had was a T5. What size did you use? And thanks for the info!

 

No problem at all. It's a T6 I used. Nice review BTW...

 

Good review HT.

Crysis Benchmark?

 

Crysis, hmmm. I considered Crysis Warhead only because it's more optimized, but maybe just for farts and giggles I will.

 

Hi

I am not at all techie but I have read with great interest the reviews out on this board of the T115d-S1125 (and lots of other machines) and just placed an order via amazon for this unit.

However - there are three questions that I have after reading this specific review that I would love to have answers to.

Question 1 is multi part and is based on the following:
You state in your review: "A couple notes about this reviewed system; I deleted all partitions and did a fresh install of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit since the factory installed OS was littered with lots of add-ons. The Windows product key on the sticker on the laptop worked fine for a fresh install of Windows 7 x64, but required a phone call to Microsoft during the activations process. "

Whay did you have to call Microsoft? What did you ask and what did they say? Also- you removed partions on the drive - is that necessary or was it something you just think is a good idea?

Question 2 is based on the following that you stated in your review: "Note that this machine was also upgraded from the stock 2GB RAM to 4GB RAM (2x2GB DDR2 800)." Question: would you mind sharing where you bought the upgrade, what is a good price in your opinion for that upgrade and the product number of the part that you bought?

Question 3 is based on the following that you stated in your review: "
Thankfully the backup media created a nice application and driver DVD that doesn't just load everything back on the machine, but you can pick individual drivers or apps to install. "

Question 3: can you discuss this process a little bit more fully - are you saying that the machine comes with a back up process and you backed it up using that software to an external DVD drive? This sounds like a very good idea but want to make sure I do what you did just the way you did it.

I know I sound like a complete idiot but if you care to mentor me I would be very appreciative. You are all so well versed in this stuff and I really respect and thank you for all your help in not only selecting what I think is the correct machine for me but also the vendor (nearly bought is from toshibadirect due to the amex saving...but did not like what I read out on this board about that process - and so it was more dollars but Amazon for me). It has been a few months of high stress about the pruchase but now that I made it I am at ease with my choice - but again a lot of that was due to this forum. I am very thankful for it's existence.

Thank you in advance for your help and instruction
Buckminster

 

When I first entered the key, it accepted it. Then when it went to activate it told me I needed to call. After a little research, apparently this is the case for all OEM installs if you don't use the Windows 7 software they provided you. I don't use theirs because it has all that extra software pre-loaded which I don't want.

When you call MS, it's an automated system. Your PC shows you a bunch of numbers and you read it to the automated system, and it tells you a code to punch in. Takes about 5 minutes. No big deal.

I usually shop at newegg.com for most PC components. I bought the OCZ DDR2, 2 chips x 2GB. Here is what I bought: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227251

You can expect to pay $80-$90 for a decent 4GB matched pair. You could just put in a single 2GB chip to match with the existing one, but I wouldn't order the chip until you get the notebook because at the Toshiba website, somewhere I read that "either one or both slots may be occupied". So maybe some units ship with two 1GB chips. But if it comes with one, then just buy one 2GB for $40-$45.

I have my original 2GB chip from this Toshiba if you want to buy it from me (if you live in USA, outside of US would be cost prohibitive due to shipping). It's a Samsung.

These days most laptops offer a hidden partition to restore you PC back to its original state (i.e. reinstall windows fresh). They also offer the opportunity to make DVD's so that you can restore your system back to original factory state the same way as from the partition, except off DVD. This is good if you change your hard drive, or decide to sell your machine and want to just reset it back to the way you got it from the factory.

I don't know exactly where it is, but it's pretty apparent once you get your machine to make a system restore DVD's. I would do that shortly after you get your laptop. Granted you will need an external USB DVD burner to do this.

I don't know if you need to delete all partitions to install using a non OEM Windows, but a lot of times if your main Windows partition doesn't contain the files it needs the restore partition doesn't work anyways. So I just blow it away, as long as you have your backup DVD's first.

I recommend creating a gparted live CD and delete partitions that way. Basically it's a CD that will boot off your USB drive into a linux environment and run the partitioning software GParted. It will allow you to resize, create, or delete partitions completely independent from the Windows OS.

Then just reboot your machine, put in your Microsoft Windows 7 DVD (not the Toshiba one) and install your own fresh Windows without all the crapware bloat that comes with most OEM Windows. Keep in mind that you'll want a 64-bit version and Home Premium since that's what your key is good for.

Good luck, and no problem. I hope you like the machine. I really like it, but I am opting for the Alienware m11x instead now. Nothing wrong with the Toshiba, but gaming performance is still too compromised for me.

Only way to learn is to do some of this stuff yourself. But be smart and get backups. It may take a while to get things the way you want it, but next time you'll have a much better idea of what to do and what not to do (that will happen).

 

Thank you very much for this lovely in depth response.

Regards
B.

 

I would say Crysis. Crysis has it's own benchmarking tool anyway, that you can download off Guru3D's website.

 

Running Crysis benchmark right now. That benchmark tool didn't seem to work. Just doing it command line. 1024x576 resolution all low. I should do 800x600, but I just hate running letterbox on this widescreen. Plus I am finding there is nary a difference between 800x600 and 1024x576 in most benchmarks I've run.

I played the intro level for a bit, and was getting upper teens to 20 fps, not too bad. All overclocked of course.

 

Added Crysis Benchmarks to main review:

Crysis Benchmarks - Retail 1.2.1
Benchmark_CPU.bat 1024x576 Overlcock: Avg 19.14, Min 10.39, Max 22.65
Benchmark_CPU2.bat 1024x576 Overclock: Avg 13.04, Min 9.87, Max 15.17
Benchmar_GPU 1024x576 Overclock: Avg 19.14, Min 10.39, Max 22.65

It's strange that the Min/Max/Avg are same for CPU bench and GPU bench. I ensured vsync is OFF too.

 

Hmm, I thought you'd get 30FPS at least. What clocks were you running and what are the default clocks? And the CPU and GPU bench is probably the same thing, going by those results...

 

CPU bench is with your dude shooting rockets into buildings. GPU is the flight around the island. Far from same. But I ran them a couple times and same thing. I don't get it.

In the review, I state overclock speeds are CPU 1680MHz, GPU 580MHz.

 

Right, sorry about that. That's interesting though, I don't understand why they would be exactly the same.

 

Will be there the posibility that the ram sticks are holding back the cpu overclocking?
I was reading the Asus 1201N thread and they have that problem, using some ram sticks (OCZ among those) they can overclock only to 1.8ghz but with some Kingstone ones (i think they have lower CL or something) they can overclock to 2.0 ghz. Did someone with plans of upgrading to 4gb can get those sticks and try to overclock higher than 1.7ghz, that can help the gpu too.

And 256mb its all the memory that the HD3200 uses?? Its there a BIOS menu to raise it to 512mb??

 

It dynamically allocates memory as needed. IIRC, it can utilize close to 1GB of RAM for the video card. This is typical of integrated GPU's.

As far as faster memory, I have no idea. I can see how it would offer a better CPU overclock due to increased FSB, but for GPU, don't know and don't think so.

 

Ordered mine from amazon over the weekend. Should in in by tomorrow!

 

htwingnut : it wont help the gpu directly but in the 1201N case, the cpu was the bottleneck on the system and by overclocking it helped the gpu shine, maybe its the same story with the Neo x2 + HD3200 combo.

 

I have a question, how did you do a fresh install of windows 7? Did an external cd drive boot up?

 

Im really interested in this laptop...dual-core and esata are important to me. Only thing is that amazon and other retailers have started to not mention the esata usb port anymore. Newegg and BH photo still are but im seeing other retailers not showing this info. Have there been a model change that does not supply esata??

 

The easiest way to find out is to head over to Toshiba's website and check the specs...

 

Hello htwingnut,
I am neither a game nor hardware expert person. hence clocking is pretty much out of the question for me. But I need a netbook that can handle some graphic software (not as demanding as photoshop et al) for reasonable length of time (4hours maybe). I just have a very simple question. Did you monitor the battery life? If you did how long did it last while playing. Toshiba claims 6hours.

 

I don't own the Toshiba any more. But most battery life claims are using power saving measures and doing basic desktop work. All depends on the work the CPU is doing, but I'd say 4 hours is reasonable to expect from some basic graphics manipulation.

 

They show it marked in the demo, but it is no longer on the spec sheet. I'm pretty sure eSATA is NOT there.

 

The GPU is running @380MHz not 500MHz.

 

I hope this is not a repeat.
Original appeared lost before post.
Does anyone know if the T115D-S1125 can directly access a CompactFlash (CF) card, Types I and II?
My DSLR uses that card. Want to directly download.
Looking at buying the T115D-

 

No, I don't think.

 

No. Most machines won't accept CF because of their size. Usually just SD/XD/Sony Memory Stick.

 

Does anyone know where to find a version of the conextant pebble driver that includes dolby headphone?