One thing that both the manufacturer and customer have to accept in favor of the Vostro 3360's new case design is the built-in battery with a capacity of 49 Wh. In contrast, our 3350 test sample could fall back on powerful 80 watt hours, even if a battery jutting out of the bottom had to be accepted. toshiba satellite c650-10w Battery

Considering this restriction, the battery runtime of the new model is acceptable. The laptop still managed 7 hours and 30 minutes when idling. This was determined via BatteryEater's Reader's test (energy saving mode, wifi off, minium brightness). toshiba satellite c650-124 Battery replacement

We could surf on the Internet for a mediocre 4 hours and 18 minutes via wifi (energy saving mode, 148 cd/m2), which is more than HP's ProBook 5330m manages. Depending on the load, 3 to 6 hours are realistic in practical use. Consequently, the laptop will not survive a whole workday. toshiba satellite c650-15u charger

The Vostro surprises with good 106 minutes as the minimum runtime, measured with BatteryEater's Classic test (high-performance, wifi on, maximum brightness). Apparently, the use of an energy-efficient ULV processor pays off here. You need patience for the subsequent recharging that takes a bit over 3 hours despite the 65 watt power supply. toshiba satellite c650d-11k Battery

The idle power consumption has improved compared with the predecessor: 6.6 to 10.2 watts correspond to similarly equipped ultrabooks. Interestingly, it is almost on a par with the old Vostro 3350 in 3DMark 06. Both laptops roughly consume 33 watts here. It seems that the advantage of the reduced architecture and the lower processor clock rate is completely equalized by the faster graphics unit. The 3360 first proves to be a lot more energy efficient during full load with 36.9 watts. toshiba satellite c655d-s5064 Battery

With the Vostro 3360, Dell launches a high-end office laptop for business customers onto the market, which has been radically revised compared with its precursor. The alterations have fundamental impacts on the device's alignment. Where the old Vostro 3350 was still a classic 13.3 inch subnotebook, the new 3360 takes a giant step toward being an ultrabook. Weight and chassis thickness have been reduced extremely without cutbacks on stability or performance. toshiba satellite l515-sp4904a charger

So far, so good - if it were not for a certain "but". First, the load temperature development has increased significantly despite the use of energy-efficient ULV hardware. Second, a long lasting 8 cell battery is no longer an option and that limits the practical runtime to approximately 4 hours. This alongside the still slightly too dark screen limits the improved mobility elsewhere. toshiba satellite l630-01s Battery

Apart from these complaints, the Vostro makes an extremely good impression on us. The 3360 is an excellent choice especially students looking for a solid and portable work device. Alternative business devices, such as HP's ProBook 5330m, are usually more expensive and thicker. Ultrabooks often have reflective screens or only bid a limited variety of interfaces. toshiba satellite l630-05r Battery

Finally, a tip for those interested in the prior 3350 model: It will likely soon be discontinued - if you still want it, you should hurry up and get it. toshiba satellite l650-02b Battery While Toshiba has only recently introduced its new thin and light Portégé R930 series with Ivy Bridge chipsets starting for $999, the older 13.3-inch Portégé R830 series may still be of interest to users because of its now considerably lower starting price of $679. Notebookcheck has given the Portégé R830 a full review mid last year (including the more budget-oriented but similar Satellite R830), but this review will focus on the R835 – the more consumer-oriented variant of the R830. toshiba satellite l650-19p charger

So what's different in the R835 compared to the business-oriented R830? In terms of design, looks, and build quality, both models are analogous. Consequently, we strongly recommend checking out our previous in-depth reviews of the R830-11C and R830-110 for pictures and objective details regarding the case quality, connectivity options and the overall feedback of the input devices. These details absolutely apply here to the R835, but users should keep in mind that this consumer-oriented model lacks essential business features such as a docking port, built-in UMTS/WWAN and fingerprint reader. toshiba satellite l650d-13u Battery

Nonetheless, we provide below a quick review of the Portégé R835 powered by the Sandy Bridge Core i5-2450M. This particular model currently retails for $779 on Toshibadirect.com as of this writing, but we'll soon find out if this year old model can still be worth a look despite its age. toshiba satellite l655-s5059 charger

The Portégé R835 employs the typical glossy 13.3-inch display at a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. This is standard fare in notebooks of this class size, although similarly-sized notebooks with 1600x900 resolution displays (see Asus UX31E, Samsung 900X3B, Sony Vaio VPC-Z23J9E) are now becoming more mainstream. Otherwise, text and images are clear if unremarkable. toshiba satellite l655d-12k Battery


With a Gossen Mavo-Monitor, we were able to measure a respectable average brightness of 205 nits. This makes the screen suitably bright for everyday indoor conditions, but only barely passable for outdoor use. The low contrast is also quite disappointing, which means movies and images aren't going to pop or impress any viewers. This is made worse by the fact that the display's reproducible color space is only about 55 percent of the sRGB standard when most other TN displays of budget notebooks typically have slightly better coverage. Its closest competitors, such as the first generation ultrabooks from both Asus and Samsung, offer wider color gamut in addition to higher screen brightness. toshiba satellite l670-10n charger

Outdoor usability is generally passable if the notebook is not under direct sunlight. Users may find themselves turning the brightness up to its maximum for comfortable viewing and will definitely need to work under shade to maximize viewability. However, the glossy display will undeniably be a nuisance for users looking to use the R835 mostly for travel use. On the bright side, maximum screen brightness stays consistent even when unplugged from a wall outlet, so users can get the full 200 nits of luminance from running on batteries. toshiba satellite l670-14e Battery

Viewing angle stability is typical of budget TN displays. While the main user looking straight on will have no problems with the narrow viewing range, sharing the display with one or two others for pictures or movies can be difficult. The problem is compounded during dark movie scenes as inverted colors (in addition to the low contrast) can become more apparent. Viewing above 30 degrees horizontally or even more than 15 degrees vertically from the center surface normal is not recommended. toshiba satellite l670d-105 charger

Unlike the reviewed R830 models prior, this particular model is equipped with a more powerful 2.5 GHz Core i5-2450M CPU capable of slightly higher theoretical Turbo Boost potential of up to 2.8 GHz and 3.1 GHz for dual-core and single-core operations, respectively. toshiba satellite l670d-106 Battery When idle, the CPU settles at a base speed of 800 MHz. Those in need of even more power can consider the R830-S8332, which includes a standard-voltage i7-2640M CPU at higher base clock speeds than the equipped Sandy Bridge i5. For better or for worse, there are currently no R830 or R835 models with ULV CPU options so users will be using standard voltage 35W TDP Core ix processors regardless of their potentially negative impacts on battery life and running temperatures. toshiba satellite l675 Battery

For RAM, the system is equipped with 1x 2GB and 1x 4GB Samsung modules for a total of 6GB. The two SODIMM slots are easily accessible through two Philips screws underneath the notebook. No recurring high latency peaks were recorded with the DPC Latency Checker. toshiba satellite l675d-s7012 charger


In the synthetic CPU-oriented benchmarks, the R835 stands quite high with regards to other Sandy bridge i5 offerings. toshiba satellite m645 Battery Despite the throttling issues as detailed in the Temperature section below, the Toshiba was able to return scores that were in line with other notebooks sporting the same processor. For example, the similarly equipped HP Pavilion dm4-3090se and Sony Vaio VPC-SB4X9EB showed high scores of 696 and 706.89 in Super Pi 32M, respectively, and even more similar results in wPrime and CineBench CPU tests. In other words, the CPU performance of the R835 is definitely fast and can stand toe-to-toe with certain high-end Core ix models like the i5-2520M and the first generation quad-core i7-740QM in terms of raw power and depending on the application. toshiba satellite m645-s4049 Battery replacement

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