Toshiba Satellite T135D-S1324 Review

Name: Toshiba Satellite T135D-S1324 Review
Brand: Toshiba

by Jennifer Johnson — Monday, May 03, 2010, 10:30 AM EDT

Last year, Toshiba announced the Satellite T135 series, a line of thin-and-light ultraportable laptops that offered a good balance of performance and price. Toshiba got our attention with this line so we reviewed the Satellite T135-S1310RD, an Intel Pentium SU4100 powered machine that featured an ultra-low voltage processor. At a time when many thin-and-light notebooks were using Atom processors, the higher-powered dual-core SU4100 in the T135-S1310RD definitely caught our eye.

Fast forward to this year and Toshiba is expanding the Satellite T135 lineup with new AMD Turion Neo X2-powered models. With these new models, you'll get a similar 13-inch notebook as the Intel-powered models but for a price that's about $100 less. In addition to the AMD Neo processor platform, the T135D offers ATI Radeon graphics. As a result, you get the versatility of a dual-core processor as well as increased multimedia capabilities.

AMD promises great things with its Turion Neo X2 mobile processors including better multi-tasking performance, dramatic application performance improvements, longer battery life, and a cooler notebook PC experience than previous generation mobile processor technologies.

In the following pages, we'll take a closer look at the Toshiba Satellite T135D-S1324 to find out how it and the AMD Turion Neo X2 processor compare to other thin-and-light ultraportable laptops, especially those powered by Intel.

Satellite T135D-S1324 Specifications

Specifications & Features

Operating System

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Processor and Graphics

AMD Turion Neo X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor L625
1.6GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 1.6GT/s
AMD M780G Chipset
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics with 256MB-1919MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory

Memory

Configured with 4GB DDR2 (max 8GB)

Storage Drive

320GB (5400 RPM) Serial ATA hard disk drive
TOSHIBA Hard Drive Impact Sensor (3D sensor)

Display

13.3” diagonal widescreen TruBrite LED backlit TFT LCD display at 1366 x 768 native resolution (HD)
Native support for 720p content
16:9 aspect ratio

Sound

Built-in stereo speakers

Input Devices

Premium US keyboard (black)
TouchPad pointing device with multi-touch control

Communications

Webcam and microphone
10/100 Ethernet
Wi-Fi Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n)

Expandability

Memory Card Reader (Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card)

Ports

Video
RGB (monitor) output port
HDMI
Audio
Microphone input port
Headphone output port
Data
3 USB v2.0 ports (1 with USB Sleep and Charge9/left side port)
RJ-45 LAN port

Physical Description

Fusion Finish in Nova Black
Dimensions (W x D x H): 12.7” x 8.78” x 0.87”/1.35”
Weight: Starting at 3.88 lbs., depending upon configuration

Battery

6 cell (5600 mAh) Lithium Ion battery pack
Battery Life Rating (measured by MobileMark Productivity 2007): 6 hours, 0 minutes

Power Supply

65W (19V x 3.42A) Auto-sensing, 100-240V/50-60Hz AC Adapter
Dimensions (W x D x H): 4.25” x 1.8” x 1.2”
Weight: starting at .49 lbs.

Software

Toshiba Software and Utilities

Electronic User’s Guide
Bluetooth Stack for Windows by Toshiba
TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator
TOSHIBA Media Controller
TOSHIBA Bulletin Board
TOSHIBA ReelTime
TOSHIBA ConfigFree
TOSHIBA Disc Creator
TOSHIBA Power-saving eco utility
TOSHIBA Face Recognition
TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor
Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Recovery

Third-party Software

Microsoft Windows Media Player
Microsoft Works 9
Microsoft Windows Live Essentials including PhotGallery, Messenger, Mail and Writer.
Microsoft Silverlight
Internet Explorer 8
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Google Toolbar
Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment

Trial Software

Norton Internet Security 2010, 30-day trial
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Edition, 60-day trial

Environmental Specifications

This product is RoHS compatible
Energy Star Qualified
EPEAT Gold Compliant
Operating Non-operating

MSRP: $599.99

Tags: AMD, Notebook, laptop, Toshiba, Satellite, Neo, T135D-S1324, T135D, Tuion Neo X2, ATI Radeon

Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.

Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.

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