Satellite T135-S1305

By Andrew P. Long (Ohio, USA)

This review is for: Toshiba Satellite S1305-T135 TruBrite

I have been using this computer for about two weeks now, and so far I am very happy with my purchase. Previously I had an HP dv6000 series laptop, which lasted almost three years, but its share of hardware problems had on the road. Finally, the motherboard fried completely, and I wanted to replace it with a lighter, more portable laptop with better battery life, and I did not want to break the bank. After some research, I settled on Toshiba T135 Series, the S1305 is (in my opinion) the best combination of price, processor speed and memory.

This computer has the Intel-based SU4100 processor, the Dual-Core, and is faster than the AMD processors Neo, which have some of the other T135s. Battery life was surprisingly good as I can about 6-7 hours surfing the web and receive e-mail in the normal battery settings, with a little more time if you choose ECO mode. Windows 7 has been a joy to use, as my HP had Vista that is was pretty miserable. I also like the way video and audio output to my HDTV actually using the HDMI connection, it just makes Hulu and other video sites encouraging. One thing I have noticed that this computer is almost silent, and it generates very little heat, so it is very easy to sit with her on his lap for a long time. By comparison, the HP's Fan only louder, and I have very, very hot.

There are only two things about this computer, gently appealed to me. The first is the goal, which is piano black with an almost carbon fiber look. It makes the layout look really cool, but collects fingerprints very easily, what to annoy me as I am always trying to wipe it tends. The second thing is the touchpad buttons and click. The pad is a little temperamental at times, and the buttons are a rocker-style, and not their own individual keys. This makes it only frustrating sometimes, but that is quite rare and not that big deal. If you will try to have to do some serious work with this computer, would you really want to have a wireless mouse to operate. That's what I did and it works well.

Finally, I would strongly recommend this product. Amazon store had the best price among online retailers (and brick and mortar) and the shipping was fast. If you are still on the fence would recommend, I will Best Buy and looking in on this computer first (they sell different models of the T135) and that you like the aesthetics and so on. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy it just like me.