Toshiba Satellite X205 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Toshiba Satellite X205-SLi4 is an attractively priced SLI gaming laptop that should bring new gaming talent out of the woodwork.

Pros: Appeals to budget gamers. SLI configuration. Copious amount of RAM. Fast-spinning hard drives. Six USB ports. Sporting a new Penryn processor.

Cons: Cumbersome-looking. Small battery.

Verdict: The Toshiba Satellite X205-SLi4 may not have performance bragging rights, but the reasonable price tag should bring new gaming talent out of the woodwork.

Review summary: Robust home portable offers great gaming with beautiful-sounding audio and a stylish striped lid.

Review summary: This rig has some gaming gusto but is priced too high for the performance it offers.

Pros: Beautiful display, Loaded with ports, Lots of storage space, Harman Kardon speakers

Cons: Cheaper gaming laptops perform just as well, HD DVD instead of Blu-ray

Verdict: At $2,199, the Toshiba Satellite X205-SLi4 offers decent performance, but its scores were so close to the much more affordable Gateway P-6831FX that we're hard-pressed to recommend it. For $850 less you get comparable gaming scores (better on some tests,

Pros: Better CPU for less money than its predecessor.

Cons: Poor battery life; stuck with HD DVD drive; other systems offer more gaming muscle for less.

Verdict: We've always appreciated the inexpensive SLI options offered by Toshiba's gaming-oriented X205 series, but it's hard to recommend the X205-SLi4 when other vendors offer better frame rates for almost $1,000 less.