Toshiba Satellite P755D-S5172 Laptop

Toshiba Satellite P755D-S5172 is a decent multimedia laptop, with a Blu-ray drive, Harman/Kardon stereo speakers, and a 15.6-inch widescreen high-def display. This "high-performance" model in Toshiba's "everyday value" Satellite line lists for $700 (as of April 2, 2012). Its quad-core AMD processor won't set any speed records, however.
Toshiba pays attention to multimedia. The microphone port has a potentially handy feature called Toshiba Sleep and Music, which lets you play your MP3 player through the laptop’s speakers, even when the laptop itself is powered off. In addition, you can charge your digital devices through the USB Sleep and Charge port, which also operates even when the laptop is turned off, though it will drain the battery unless you've plugged the laptop into the wall.
The 640GB hard drive has a "Toshiba HDD Protection" impact sensor that automatically parks the drive head to protect the hard-drive surface from damage should you bump the laptop. Across the top of the keyboard are the power button and touch-sensitive buttons for wireless, the Eco power-saving utility, speaker on/off, and volume control.
The touchpad buttons are a bit stiff, too. Unfortunately, the performance of this affordable laptop isn't exactly stellar. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the Corel Blu-ray player to work; I downloaded a free player to watch a Blu-ray movie, and that worked fine.
In addition to the Microsoft Live Essentials suite of Photo Gallery, Mail, Movie Maker, Messenger, and the Live Writer blogging application, Toshiba provides two custom programs: Toshiba Book Place for obtaining free and paid electronic books, and Toshiba Apps Place for accessing a lengthy list of small games, utilities, and applications (some are free, some are trials, a few are paid). Hardware documentation consists of a startup card and an online guide buried in a Toshiba subdirectory. The Toshiba Satellite P755D is a decent all-purpose laptop, not too thick and, though plastic, pretty solid. Performance in our tests was quite modest, though it has some nice multimedia features. Faster performance, accessible documentation, less-annoying backup and virus utilities, and a plain touchpad without the quirky multitouch would generate more enthusiasm and higher scores, but this model is fine as a middle-of-the-road laptop with a modest price.

Toshiba Satellite P755D-S5172 Laptop

Display
Display size 15.6 inches
Maximum resolution 1366 x 768
Display type Glossy LCD with LED Backlight

rocessor
Processor class AMD Fusion
Processor model A8-3520M
Processor speed 1600 MHz
Number of Cores 4
Cache size 4 MB

Graphics
Graphics Type Integrated
Integrated Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon
Integrated Graphics Chipset Model Number 6620G

Memory
Installed memory 6 GB
Maximum memory 8 GB
Memory technology DDR3
Memory Speed 1333 MHz

Storage
Hard Drive Type Hard Disk Drive
Total HD Size 640 GB
Hard Drive Speed 5400 RPM
Number of hard drives included 1
Other Storage Memory Stick
SD/MMC Card
SDHC Card
xD-Picture Card

Optical Drives
Optical Drive Speed 6 x
Optical Drive Loading Type Tray

Battery
Vendor Rated Battery life 5.1 hours

Networking
Ethernet Type 10/100 Mbps
Wifi Type 802.11 n
Interface Connections
Number of USB 3 Ports 1
Number of USB 2 Ports 3

Video Interfaces
HDMI
VGA

Additional Interfaces 
Bluetooth

Dimensions
Weight (min) 5.5 pounds
Weight (with accessories) 6.3 lbs
Width 15 inches
Depth 10 inches

Toshiba Satellite P755D-S5172 15.6-Inch Laptop (Platinum) Toshiba $651.96