X205-s9349

Hi,

Picked up a X205-S9349 at BestBuy this evening and will post more information in the morning. First impressions though are very favorable.

Pros:

Screen contrast is very good
Speakers are great
Vents on both sides of case allow top and bottom to stay cool
Solid performance (Just an impression at this point)
Lots of drive space (C drive had 95 of 111GB free and D drive was completely free at 111 GB)

Cons:

Weight (just under 10 pounds)
Comes pre-loaded with a bit of crapware

Windows is reporting a base Experience index on 4.8 with that being the score for both Processor and memory. Primary Hard Disk scored a 4.9, Graphics a 5.9 and Gaming Graphics 5.9.

If someone call tell me where to get some of the benchmarks tools, I will run and post back the results.

 

google 3dmark and super pii

 

Here are screen shots of the benchmarks for theToshiba X205:

Windows Experience Rating



SuperPI



3DMark



HDTune

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1350/719476121_021f17f874_o.jpg

Also did a as check on the battery while installing software so there was quite a bit of disk activity, some optical and a few reboots. I kept the Vista power plan on balanced for the entire test. The battery lasted just a hair under 2 hours - 1 hour 56 minutes.

 

What are the specifications of this model? What resolution and graphics settings did you run 3DMark06 on?

 

Here are notebook specs:

Processor: Core™2 Duo T7100 1.80GHz Front Side Bus: 800MHz
OS: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (32-bit)
Memory: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM
Intel® Turbo Memory: 1024MB
Display:17.0" widescreen XGA+ with TruBrite® Technology
Display Resolution: 1440x900
Graphics Engine:GeForce® 8700M GT
Graphics Memory: 511MB total: 256MB DDR3 discrete memory + up to 255MB shared memory w/NVIDIA® TurboCache™ technology
Hard Drive 240GB: 120GB HDD+120GB HDD 5400rpm
Optical Drives: HD DVD-ROM/DVD SuperMulti (+/- double layer)
Wireless LAN Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965 AGN (802.11a/g/n)
Bluetooth® V2.0 + EDR
Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
Finger Print Reader
V.92 Modem
LAN: 10/100/1000
Headphone jack (stereo), Microphone jack (mono), 4 harman/kardon® stereo speakers with subwoofer
AC Adapter: 180W (19V x 9.5A) 100-240V AC Adapter
Battery Type: Li-Ion (6000mAh)
1-ExpressCard™ Slot, 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter, 6-USB (2.0), IEEE-1394
HDMI output port, S/P DIF output port , TV-out (S Video)
Weight: Starting at 9.37 lbs.


Here is a 3DMark screen shot that may be more infomative:




Benchmark
Version 1.1.0
Width 1280
Height 800
Anti-Aliasing None
Anti-Aliasing Quality 0
Texture Filtering Optimal
Anisotropic Level 1
VS Profile 3_0
PS Profile 3_0
Force full precision No
Disable HW shadow mapping No
Disable post-processing No
Force software vertex shader No
Color mipmaps No
Force software FP filtering No
Repeat tests Off
Fixed framerate Off
Comment
3DMark Score 4729 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score 2081
HDR/SM3.0 Score 1847
CPU Score 1563
Game Score N/A
GT1 - Return To Proxycon 16.393 FPS
GT2 - Firefly Forest 18.295 FPS
CPU1 - Red Valley 0.493 FPS
CPU2 - Red Valley 0.794 FPS
HDR1 - Canyon Flight 15.915 FPS
HDR2 - Deep Freeze 21.035 FPS

 

Thank you very much. Is it possible for you to run 3DMark06 once more with the exact same settings except a 1280x1024 resolution? That's the default.

 

I'm planning to get the X205-S9359 instead of the X205-S9349. Everything is the same except the S9359 has:

Processor: Core™2 Duo T7100 2.0GHz Front Side Bus: 800MHz
Operating System: Windows Ultimate
Graphics memory: 767MB total: 512MB DDR3 discrete memory + up to 255MB shared memory w/NVIDIA® TurboCache™ technology
Hard Drive Size: 320GB: 160GB HDD+160GB HDD
Toshiba TV Tuner: TOSHIBA USB HDTV Tuner (External)

Will this affect the benchmarks dramatically?

 

I could only set the resolution to 1280 X 800 as there was no seletion for 1280 X 1024. If there is some other way to set it then please let me know.

Here are the results for 1280 X 800:



Benchmark
Version 1.1.0
Width 1280
Height 800
Anti-Aliasing None
Anti-Aliasing Quality 0
Texture Filtering Optimal
Anisotropic Level 1
VS Profile 3_0
PS Profile 3_0
Force full precision No
Disable HW shadow mapping No
Disable post-processing No
Force software vertex shader No
Color mipmaps No
Force software FP filtering No
Repeat tests Off
Fixed framerate Off
Comment
3DMark Score 4737 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score 2087
HDR/SM3.0 Score 1852
CPU Score 1560
Game Score N/A
GT1 - Return To Proxycon 16.537 FPS
GT2 - Firefly Forest 18.245 FPS
CPU1 - Red Valley 0.495 FPS
CPU2 - Red Valley 0.786 FPS
HDR1 - Canyon Flight 15.999 FPS
HDR2 - Deep Freeze 21.032 FPS

 

Could you please run it at 1440x900 then? The number of pixels at that resolution is almost the same as 1280x1024, which is the default.

 

I believe with the free version you only get the one resolution to test with.

 

Finally figured what I had to change the resolution. Here are the results for 1440 X 900:



Benchmark
Version 1.1.0
Width 1440
Height 900
Anti-Aliasing None
Anti-Aliasing Quality 0
Texture Filtering Optimal
Anisotropic Level 1
VS Profile 3_0
PS Profile 3_0
Force full precision No
Disable HW shadow mapping No
Disable post-processing No
Force software vertex shader No
Color mipmaps No
Force software FP filtering No
Repeat tests Off
Fixed framerate Off
Comment
3DMark Score 4251 3DMarks
SM2.0 Score 1847
HDR/SM3.0 Score 1609
CPU Score 1559
Game Score N/A
GT1 - Return To Proxycon 14.363 FPS
GT2 - Firefly Forest 16.425 FPS
CPU1 - Red Valley 0.494 FPS
CPU2 - Red Valley 0.787 FPS
HDR1 - Canyon Flight 14.122 FPS
HDR2 - Deep Freeze 18.050 FPS

 

That's disappointing news for the 8700M. With a T7500, that would translate to a score of ~4600 but in itself, this means nothing unless the 8600M GT, 8700M GT and Go 7950GTX are benchmarked side by side with a series of real game situations.

 

That's so lame. I guess if you subtract the premium price of the HD-DVD player, then it's on par with notebooks of its price. T7300 and 8700M GT 512mb on the higher model will make a large difference.

 

well went to compusa and saw it in person http://www.compusa.com/products/pro..._code=346205&Pn=Satellite_X205_S9359_Notebook

looks very impressive...how do the speakers sound? would you rather hav e this than an asus g2s?
thanks

 

Hey, I've been a PC user for all my life. Last laptop was a Toshiba M60 BK-3. It was pretty damn good xcept dead pixels and mobo just died [turns on but nothing on screen and dvd drive keeps trying to read :S]

Nyway my question is would you suggest this laptop, in terms of weight and price and 8600M vs 8700M... vs. say the new Macs? Graphics are semi important cuz I'm gonna b using for next 4 years and I was waiting since May for these 8 series hoping i could have got sumthing good u know?