subject: Toshiba 14 Inch Satellite R800 Reviews [print this page] Following the Portg R700, Toshiba launched in 2011 an upgraded version of it - Satellite R800, this upgrade is not just hardware updates, and more is to make changes in product positioning. Family name from the point of view, the new R800 belongs to price as a selling point of the Satellite series, by definition Satellite R800 will sell much cheaper price to consumers.
Back to the product itself changes, Satellite R800 reason more cost-effective than the Portg R700, Portg R700 is mainly due to the use of magnesium metal and honeycomb structure to build the body, but in the Satellite R800 will not see them, it using the more affordable the plastic material. There is an obvious change is that body size, the new Satellite R800 is 14 inches, larger size so that in a more reasonable interface, layout, etc.
Satellite R800: 14-inch body significant changes in material
Although the appearance Satellite R800 uses a more inexpensive plastic, but on the whole design it exactly the same with the Portg R700. Eye looked, it's hard to see Satellite R800 and Portg R700 are much different; but touch on it in starker, Satellite R800 engineering plastics used in the inherent lack of a metallic kind of texture and calm.
Satellite R800 at the end of the fuselage roof using the same design with the Portg R700 form, because it is plastic material, where the internal placement of the wireless module and antenna does not signal masking problems. In addition, from the design point of view the form, Satellite R800 does not use a tactile matte process, instead of using a horizontal stripe technology, which to some extent, compensate for poor texture defects in engineering plastics.
The biggest change overall than the Satellite R800 uses a 14-inch body, so not as good as the aspect ratio 13.3-inch Portg R700 is more beneficial to the user to carry; body thickness Satellite R800 Portg R700 is not as thickness of 18.3mm more light , the above data we can see Satellite R800 poor portability. But not entirely without merit, because it is the 14-inch LED screen, Satellite R800 can provide a more broad perspective.
Because the change in volume, 14-inch Satellite R800 in weight than the 13.3-inch Portg R700 heavier, but because it is two different sizes of products, which do have a little inappropriate comparison, but with ordinary 14-inch notebook to compare the weight of the words, Satellite R800 does have absolutely certain of winning.
Satellite R800: 86 key ergonomic keyboard, a sense of control, as always
Body is no change on the keyboard, as with Portg R700, Satellite R800 is also embedded in the 86 key ergonomic keyboard design is currently the mainstream chocolate floating, space, delete the file and other key contact area also are the same, have to find out a little different to that border around the keyboard is more wide.
Key details of the deal, Satellite R800 is using the piano paint treatment process, the keyboard shortcut keys in the upper right corner is the design, function did not make the change, as is two, energy-saving and switching functions were shown around the speaker unit.
Similarly, in order to enhance the user's control experience, Satellite R800's touchpad larger than the Portg R700, but also provides a separate touchpad off / on button. Individuals for this little feature is much appreciated, because the long-term written evaluation of the article, because the touch pad occasionally lead to input errors have not disabled, can not help but once again remove the rewrite, a waste of time is not that also affect normal mood, while this separate on / off touchpad button, as long as each mouse click not insert any of the troubles.
Satellite R800: complete and reasonable to add USB3.0 interface
Interface type and number of Satellite R800 neither increasing nor reduced, as is provided three USB interface, HDMI high definition output interface, eSATA interface, composite, meet daily with no problems. Layout on the right and left fuselage is also the same with the Portg R700, but because of the larger body of reasons, some such as headphone jack, SD card slot to do a re-adjustment.
The only upgrade at the interface from the USB interface, Satellite R800 to the right side of the original body into a USB2.0 interface USB3.0. Although USB3.0 provides faster transfer rates, but because the external device support issues, at present, is not particularly popular, partly because the motherboard does not natively support, USB3.0 must rely on software to drive hardware, there is a The question is: If you re-install the system, then this interface is being used can not be identified.
Most of the interface is the same with the Portg R700, are designed in the fuselage on the left, so it will not affect the daily operation of the user, there is plenty of room for all of the various interfaces in an orderly access. Note the palm rest of the fuselage near the headphone jack, it is the original location is in the right side of the fuselage near the hinge, moved here after a more user-friendly.
Satellite R800 also provides very good scalability, support for dual memory card slot, hard disk is also very easy to remove. May be the reason for the low with the version of the machine or engineering reasons, Satellite R800 does not provide extended interface, for those who want to get more user interface or a longer life is a bit inconvenient.
Satellite R800: a new cold-speed wind tunnel type of comparatively good thermal endurance
Dismantling of the body through simple, we can see, Satellite R800-house design, compared with the Portg R700 or less, as is the design of new cooling module and motherboard. Requires the user to note that, because the Portg R700 sets were part of the product, so we only see in the cooling module on a heat pipe, and in the Satellite R800 is provided within the two heat pipes, one for the processor, to another small graphics card.
Satellite R800 is the same type using the new TOSHIBA Satellite U205-S5057 battery wind tunnel speed cold cooling technology designed to help cool the body inside the duct, and added specifically for the video card heat pipe, but the thermal point of view, may or may not have more than the Portg R700 good heat dissipation. Test the temperature of the usual, turn heat up under full load for half an hour, and then 3 consecutive hours in the SYSmark tests using the actual operation of the machine under the Satellite R800 heat level. Body surface temperature of the keyboard in general, the maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius.
The other hand, the back body heat, the situation is more optimism, the local board and processor cooling was maintained at 40 degrees Celsius. Used within the user's solution is to add extra heat to help heat the base, so as to ease the body's heat.
Long battery life notebooks is inseparable from a good heat level, and Satellite R800 levels of thermal performance in general. Satellite R800 has a nominal 8-hour long battery life, but you get the heat level, it is somewhat incredible.
Satellite R800 random with a 66Wh six-cell lithium-ion battery under test at full load to achieve 332 minutes of battery life, five and a half hours of battery life is also a traditional model alone can not achieve significant levels, according to the user routine operation, the day you are not running under full load, so the TOSHIBA Satellite U500-11D battery endurance level sufficient to meet you one day mobile applications.
Satellite R800: the entry-level HD 6450M supports DX11 alone significantly
Although the integrated graphics card HD3000 Core has been able to meet most everyday applications, but in order to improve the machine performance in 3D entertainment, Satellite R800 or 1GB built in memory of AMD Radeon HD 6450M graphics card, this graphics card is Foreign entry-level AMD alone was capable of very good support DX11, with 160 stream processors, 8 texture units, 600MHz core frequency, 1GB memory capacity and 1600MHz memory clock and so on.
Summary
From the appearance point of view, with a new series of Satellite R800 to give up the name of metal, plastic material to reduce the cost, naturally lower prices, it is easy for users to accept. While 14-inch screen provides the user TOSHIBA Satellite U200-161 battery a more broad perspective, which is essential to enhance the efficiency side. From the hardware point of view of the product, personally think that AMD Radeon HD 6450M graphics card allows users to join in occasionally when needed to meet the needs of entertainment alone was, of course, not alone was when the new core processor Core i were you can easily deal with.
