The Toshiba Satellite L670 is a notebook that has not only a super large screen but also comes packed with super good features. The satellite notebooks from Toshiba have a wide range of products and they are particularly known for their standard quality. This Satellite L670 is a wide-screen notebook that serves as a desktop replacement. Its biggest asset is the huge 17.3 inch screen. Such a big screen size is a great advantage for all the movie crazies and the gamers as they can comfortably watch or play their favorite videos and games on such a big screen. The Japan manufacturer Toshiba has been coming out with newer technologies and interesting products every time with good improvement and it claims this product to be suitable for “every day computing”. The L670 is only a 2D notebook with some very interesting unique features implemented by Toshiba, to name a few, the Bulletin Board and the Reel Time. The product comes in a very affordable price range. For all those who think twice before spending their money, read our review on the Toshiba Satellite L670 to check whether this is worth your entire penny.

Design:

Open up the package of L670 and you would find yourself staring at the big glossy notebook that has a stylish and decent looks. The Satellite L670 Laptop Notebook looks very neat and carries a dignified appearance and has shows no indication that it is a cheap priced notebook. The entire notebook is glossy and since the degree of glossiness is directly proportional to the attraction towards the finger prints that even a light touch on the notebook would be clearly visible. Also, the glossiness shows its effects when there is sunlight in the room making it difficult for you to catch what is on the screen. The viewing angles are quite good, good as long as there is less sunlight in the room. The notebook is 17.3 inch one weighing nearly 2.8 Kg. This weight is adequate for a notebook of this size but this weight implies that the notebook is not really ultra-portable and not light enough to be carried everywhere.

Basically this notebook comes in precious black color and measures 413.6 mm in width, depth of 270 mm and a height of 28 mm. The screen is HD Trubrite TFT LED display and this display is quite common among most of the Toshiba Satellite notebooks. The basic resolution of the screen is about 1600 x 900p. This resolution is sufficient for a 17.3 inch screen but then, a 1080p resolution would have been very much appreciated. The aspect ratio is 16:9 as in any notebook and the screen has LED backlighting which comes in very handy when you are in dark rooms with no light to support your vision.

Keyboard:

The keyboard of the Satellite L670 is a normal one with an integrated numeric keypad. The keys are neatly laid out. These days the isolated keys are mostly preferred since it gives a good look and also feels more comfortable. The keys are really smooth and this over smoothness could be troublesome at times. The full size keyboard on a 17.3 inch notebook attributes to the big size keys which makes typing an easier task.

Touch Pad:

The touc hpad of the L670 is present right below the keyboard like any other notebook. The screen size being very big, it would have been better if the touch pad was quite bigger in size. As far as working with this track pad, the users will have a great time since the sensitivity and accuracy of the pad is excellent. This one supports multi-touch features and this means that the users can perform the usual multi-touch gestures like swiping, rotating and pinching. This technique would be very interesting for viewing the photos particularly. There are two mouse buttons, right and left at the bottom of the touchpad and they respond pretty well.

LED:

There are nearly 6 LEDs at the base of the notebook and they are used for indicating various statuses. Some of the indicator lights are used for battery, power, caps lock, charge indication and Wi-Fi. The charge indicator light glows orange while the notebook is under charge.

Camera, Microphone and Speaker:

The camera is present on the top bezel of the screen and can be used for seeing the person on the other end that is for making video chats and also for conferences. The speakers are present above the keyboard on both sides and they are manufactured by Toshiba itself. Toshiba Bass Enhanced Sound System with Dolby® Advanced Audio enhances the quality of the audio and the speakers play almost all the audio formats well. But the sound quality is average only. The microphone is also present on the top area and this in combination with the camera could be used to make long time chats with friends or family any time they want from any place.

Ports:

The Toshiba Satellite L670 Notebook has a good number of ports. Toshiba has not made any sacrifices on the features of the notebook at all. On the left side, there is the fan vent, followed by the VGA, RJ45 ethernet port, HDMI, USB/eSATA port and the memory card reader. On the left side the following take positions, headphone and microphone jack, 2 USB 2.0 ports, DVD Multidrive for loading optical discs and the kensington lock port. The memory card reader can read the data from the cards like the SD, MMC, MS and MS Pro. In the front below the indicator lights there is the Express Card slot. The VGA port can be used to hook up the device to any other external monitor. With the HDMI port you can easily connect to a bigger TV. So all those who have DVDs can just pop it onto the drive and watch the movie on a bigger screen with the whole family at 1080p resolution since the HDMI port supports 1080p signal. The USB/eSATA port can be used for enabling quick transfer of the files, photos and videos among the connected devices. With the eSATA data can be transferred at a very fast rate and this port can also be used as a normal USB port to connect hardware devices.

Processor, Memory and OS:

The Toshiba Satellite L670 comes with a wide choice of Intel processors. The users can chose the particular processor as per their needs. This notebook even runs on the latest Intel Core i5 processor. This particular notebook runs on the Intel Pentium P6100 dual core processor. This processor might not be as good as the core processor but then, it has a processor speed of 2 GHz which is really good. There is the Turbo boost and Intel Hyper threading technology implemented in the L670. The turbo boost technology increases the speed of the processor and the hyper threading technology is a special feature which manages multi-tasking efficiently. It has been so designed that each core can manage two tasks at a time which means that it is a 4 way multitasking, considering that it has two cores. The memory capacity of this notebook is basically 4GB of DDR3 RAM and it can be extended up to a maximum of 8GB. The L670 comes pre-installed with the Windows 7 Premium OS and this is an OS which is very user-friendly.

Connectivity:

Both wired and wireless connections have become essential for a notebook since we can not access the wired internet connection all the time. So the Toshiba L670 provides wired internet connection by plugging in the wire to the RJ45 LAN port. The Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n supports the wireless connection. So these connections mean that the internet is at your service 24 x 7. One feature that has absented itself is the blue-tooth technology. But its absence is not realized much since there are various other means of sharing the data.

Battery:

The Toshiba Satellite L670 comes with a Li-ion rechargeable battery. The maximum battery life that the notebook can sport is nearly 4 hours and 30 min as stated by Toshiba. But then, this life time is only for very light usage and you can hardly reach this time period. Generally for normal usage the battery can survive only for 2 hours and 30 min or for a maximum of 3 hours for very mild usage. The battery life could have been even longer since this is a wide-screen notebook and watching movies or videos or working on a system for longtime travel would have been comfortable.

Performance:

This notebook scores a good grade in terms of performance. The video quality is pretty good and the audio is acceptable. The Bulletin board and the Reel Time technology implementation are one of the most interesting and helpful features. With the Bulletin Board you can stop fearing of forgetting your works since you can make a note of the works for the day or plan your schedule or stick the photos that you want. The Reel Time eases the work of searching for a file that you were working on and unable to find currently. This Reel Time keeps a record of all the files within the period of 3 months so that all that the user has to do to find the required file is to browse through it. Thus the notebook is cost-effective without any effective reduction in the features or performance.

Warranty:

The Satellite L670 has a warranty period of 1 year and all the services within this time period are, needless to say, taken care of by Toshiba.

Verdict:

The Toshiba Satellite L670 is a notebook that has good features, good looks and it is also a good performer. It is offered at a price range which is approachable for whom cost is one of the biggest factors to be considered before purchasing a laptop. This notebook will definitely satisfy the users’ expectations in all means. But the average sound quality might be a problem for all the music lovers. Other than that there is no big fault with the machine’s design and working. Now it is time to make your choice.

Toshiba Satellite L670 Notebook – Technical Specification Table

Manufacturer Toshiba
Model Name Toshiba Satellite L670
Dimensions: (W x H x D) 413.6×270.0×28 mm
Weight(Notebook) 2.8 Kg
Type Notebook
Display
Screen Size 17.3 inch
Screen Type HD TruBrite TFT LED Backlit Display
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768p
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Internal Components
Processor Intel® Pentium® processor (P6100 1066MHz, 2 GHz, 3MB)
RAM 4GB DDR3 (Extendable up to 8GB)
Hard drive 500GB (Maximum storage capacity extends up to 640GB)
Keypad Easy to work keyboard with good response of the keys
Touchpad Yes with Multi touch facilities
Multimedia
Graphics Intel GMA HD
Speakers Toshiba Bass Enhanced Sound System with
Dolby® Advanced Audio
Communication Setup
Wireless support WLAN 802.11 BGN
Memory card slot Memory card reader built-in
Connectivity 3 USB ports (2 USB 2.0 ports and 1 USB/eSATA combo Port),
Audio line in, Audio line out, HDMI, Express Card Slot,
1 VGA video output
Warranty 1 Year complete warranty

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