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This is a great computer for someone that is looking for a decently powerful notebook but wants to remain in the sub-$1000 range. It has a quadcore AMD Phenom II CPU. Sadly it is a lower clock speed (1.6 Ghz) and it lacks L3 cache. It may struggle in single threaded applications compared to the Intel line up, but the difference in performance is hardly noticeable to the average user. In fact, I am perfectly happy with the CPU thus far.

Next I will discuss the graphics card, and this notebook actually has two. There is an integrated GPU which is an ATI Radeon 4200 series. This processor is activated when the notebook is on battery power. It consumes far less energy than the dedicated card and prolongs the battery life. The dedicated card is a ATI Radeon 5650 with 1 GB of DDR3 RAM. It is possible to switch between GPU's and by default the notebook automatically switches to the 4200 when unplugged and to the 5650 when plugged in. This card is very capable for this price range. I have only tested it with one game thus far. I was able to play Battlefield Bad Company 2 on medium graphics settings fairly smoothly. Games older than this should play on medium to high settings.

The 16-inch LED backlit screen is great and it provides a nice clean picture.

My only gripe with this notebook is the battery life. It is under 3 hrs, which is not great. Although for me it is not enough of a flaw to take off a star as I will be plugged in most of the time. Even when I am mobile I will not be far from a plug.

I also want to state that the previous two reviews where hasty in there complaints. This computer is capable of playing games and functions well with the ATI Radeon 5650. They were either not switched to 5650 or where using the battery and trying to play games.

I am very happy with my purchase and can see my self recommending Toshiba to friends.

Pros:

ATI Radeon 4200/5650 switchable graphics

16-inch LED screen

Backlit Keyboard

Windows 7

Not a fingerprint magnet

Speakers are pretty good

Price

Cons:

Battery life is only okay

5400 rpm Hard drive (I wish it was a 7200 rpm)

Limited bloatware (not as bad as other computer brands)

EDIT: I edited the review to correct my mistake about the amount of video RAM. I changed the review to reflect the correct amount of DDR3 RAM. There is in fact 1 GB instead of the previously stated 512 Mb.

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I was very please when I received my new Toshiba within 3 days of ordering. The laptop is as specified, bar one specification. The specs both on Amazon and Toshiba's website show that the Laptop has gigabit ethernet, but mine only came with a fast ethernet card (10/100 Mbit speed). I have called Toshiba Tech Support to find out why this is so, as that was one of the specs that was on my must-have list. They have promissed to call me back in a couple of days, to try to resolve the issue. I await patiently, and will update this review, if I can. So a thumbs up for Amazon for great service, but I am afraid a thumbs down so far for Toshiba, for apparently not selling me the Laptop they advertised.

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I wrote a previous review, but I had no idea what this laptop really was about!

I have installed EA's Battlefield bad company and it runs with the highest configuration. But the best I have played with this was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, with highest values, and it runs smoothly with perfect sound and image.

Buy it, no doubt about it.

About the video card, it has a process running all the time which changes the display driver on the run when it is disconnected, but only if user allows it to do it. So, it comes with two video cards, one of them with 1GB accelerated video.

Great machine. I would buy it again!

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I've been greatly pleased with my Satellite A665D: it seems solid, well-built, the keyboard LEDs are a useful feature, and the keyboard has the best feel of any laptop I've ever had. All my adjustment problems have been getting used to the differences between Vista and Windows 7. I've not done much in the way of stress testing the system, but it brings up Mass Effect 2 with no problem.

I don't know what to make of the comments regarding missing drivers. The Device Manager on my system reports both ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 adapters; both are said to be "working properly", the 5650 has an IRQ of 0xFFFFFFFD, and its driver DLLs show a raft of DLLs. I'm not in any way a hardware maven, but I certainly don't feel cheated. The system has a Windows' Experience rating of 5.9, with the limiting factor being the disk drive transfer rate. The Graphics and Gaming Graphics ratings are both 6.7, better than the ratings of any of its other components.

When I bought this laptop, I was looking for a lot of bang for the buck, and I think that I've got it.

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Excellent performing laptop, the driver issue mentioned in the other reviews is a result of user error, not a problem with the machine. For the price, it runs games well. Left4Dead 2 at max settings averages about 30-35 frames per second and Assassin's Creed II at max runs about 20-25 frames per second. Included in my review are links to the proper drivers for the graphics card for both Vista and Win7.