![]() ![]() That test should give a worst-case scenario for battery life, and the L750's battery figure of three hours and 42 minutes suggests that the five-hour figure should be entirely achievable in more real-world usage. We ran our standard battery test across the L750, running full-screen video on a loop with all battery-saving measures disabled, and screen brightness pumped up to full. Here, there's a difference in the cheaper L750's favour, as Toshiba reckons the pricier model can only handle four hours. ![]() Toshiba's battery life claim for the L750 is a relatively modest "up to five hours". It was a relatively noisy machine to type on, and the flat touchpad meant that we often skidded off the edge without realising it. In practical usage, the one criticism of the L750 that we had was that despite its silver sheen, everything felt a bit too hollow and plastic for our liking. Intel's HD graphics aren't the best in the business (and again, it's worth noting that the AU$999 version of the L750 uses a NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M 1GB instead), and its 3DMark06 score of 3666 is exactly what we'd expect out of a system of this type. It's PCMark05 score of 7167 is quite good, and does suggest that it should be a decent workhorse of a machine. In benchmark terms, the Core i5 processor in the L750 delivers decent but not world-beating results. "Everything", in this case, includes ConfigFree, Microsoft Office 2010 Starter (60-day trial), Norton Internet Security 2011 (Trial Version), Norton Online Backup Utility, Toshiba Face Recognition, Toshiba Media Controller, Toshiba PC Health Monitor and Toshiba Recovery Media Creator. The default is 32-bit, and if you opt for 64-bit (and with 4GB onboard, you absolutely should), you'll have to wait a couple of hours while it reformats the partition and reinstalls everything. When you first boot up the C660, it'll ask you if you want 32-bit or 64-bit Windows installed. On the software side, Windows 7 Home Premium is preinstalled. ![]() That upgraded model also features USB 3.0, whereas the L750 we tested makes do with only USB 2.0 ports. Video output is via VGA only if you want HDMI you'll have to upgrade to the AU$999 Satellite L750/04K PSK2YA-04K010 model. ![]() The optical drive is a DVD SuperMulti Dual Layer burner. Storage comes from a 640GB internal hard drive. The L750 features an Intel Core i5 2410M 2.3GHz processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory and a 15.6-inch 1366x768 16:9 LCD display screen. You'll forgive us if we just call it the L750, we trust. There are two models of the L750 on the market the model that CNET tested was the cheaper AU$899 Satellite L750/03C PSK1WA-03C00R. ![]()
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