hello everyone. this is my review for Toshiba L745-1050X. this toshiba is the replacement for my previous HP Pavilion TX2500.

the best model for budget under RM2k

lets move on to the specification first.

Intel® Core™ i3-2310M processor (2.10GHz, 3M Cache)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
Mobile Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
2048MB DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM expandable to 8192MB
14.0" WXGA HD Clear SuperView LED Backlight TFT display (16:9), resolution 1,366 x 770
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT525M (dedicated 1GB VRAM)
640GB (SATA) with shock absorbers
DVD SuperMulti Double Layer Drive (DVD ± RW/RAM)
TouchPad with Gesture Support
Bluetooth V3.0 w/ High Speed Technology, Integrated 802.11bgn, 10/100 Mbps
Built in Web Camera with Toshiba SmartFace™ Technology
Stereo Speakers, 16-bit Stereo with Dolby® Advanced Audio and Intel® High Definition Audio Support
3 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0 (Sleep and Charge), RGB, HDMI, External Mic (stereo), External Headphone (stereo), 4-in-1 Card Reader (supports SD™ Card, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro™,Multimedia Card™)
6-Cell Lithium Ion
65W/75W Universal AC Adaptor
340 x 229 x 34/38mm
Starting from 2.14kg
Grace Silver

SRP: RM1999 as of 13 June 2011 the day i bought

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What came with the box:

Laptop, Battery, Adapter, User Manual.

Appearance:

the whole laptop except the bottom have some dotted design. it uses 2 hinge on the right and left to hold the screen to the body. i think its okay but definitely cannot beat the Asus N53S design. scren can be tilt till 145+- degrees which is useful when using high notebook stand.

Keyboard and Touchpad:

a geat keyboard that did not feel cramped. it is well arranged and the typing response is tactile enough. i dont know if it's just me but the keyboard on the left just feel weird when playing games. function button on the top is very good. not too small and not too big. easily readable.
touchpad is also good. responsive and the feel is nice since it has a lil bit of rough texture to differentiate the pad and the palm rest. furthermore, it does support multitouch gesture.

Speakers:

honestly, this speaker is just crap. totally worst when compared to my previous TX2500. song played at 60% have already distorted. it wasn't loud enough for me. my expectation was high when it says stereo speakers but i guess you did get what you pay for right?
this is when you need to plug in external speakers with subwoofer for a great audio experience.

Preloaded Software:

Microsoft® Office Starter 2010, Norton Internet Security™ (60 days trial), WildTangent, Skype, Microsoft® Windows Live (Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Writer), Microsoft® Bing, Toshiba ConfigFree™ Connectivity Doctor, Toshiba Face Recognition, Toshiba ECO Utility, Toshiba Bulletin Board, Toshiba ReelTime, Toshiba Zooming Utility, Toshiba Power Saver Utility, Toshiba Assist, Toshiba PC Health Monitor, Toshib Video Player, Corel Digital Studio for Toshiba, Adobe Reader, Toshiba Speech System, Toshiba Web Camera Application, Toshiba Disc Creator, Toshiba Flash Cards, HDD Recovery.

at first startup of this toshiba when it come out of box, you can choose to install 32-bit or 64-bit of windows 7 home premium. thats a very nice feature. furthermore, you can set up the partition size of Drive C at that time. no need to mess around with your head since its done already.
for me, the microsoft office, norton, wild tangent, and skype are the only crap among all. others are fine enough to be kept. what's more important is the Toshiba HWSetup. what a nice feature it has such as Toshiba Fast Boot. look what i got, it really does start things up fast. my startup program is full with toshiba software and yet still no lag. hahahahaa

you need to download and install directX 11 since it doesn't come with the preinstalled software.

update as of 15 june 2011, this is my boot up time.


multitasking experience

this machine has the best multi-tasking experience for budget under rm2k. i never i thought i could do it all with this laptop. i've opened multiple tabs with chrome, rockmelt and ie9. still no lag or delay at all. furthermore, i've added black ops, plants vs zombies, dota and angry birds. the hell. everything still runs smooth. imagine this with core i7 quad core. i'd be dead i presume.

3DMark11 Benchmark
performance setting


Windows Experience Index
before i installed 2gb ram, the score is 5.5
after add 2gb ram that makes it a total of 4gb, the score became 5.7
then overclocked it to original spec of 600mhz rather than original factory setting of 475 mhz, the score became 5.9

before the overclock gt525m


after overclock gt525m


Gaming Experience:

i was surprised with the capability of this machine. it can play Prototype with all max settings without lag. wow. last time when i tried with the ATI3200, it looked like i was watching powerpoint. the hell? hahaha. got to test with need for speed undercover, max setting no problem. company of heroes set to ultra settings also no problem. battlefield bad company 2 max resolution also no problem. starcraft 2 can play up to high setting with minimal lag only but still very decent. ultra setting your laptop will meletup. tried crysis 2 with high setting. holy shit. smooth like megan fox ass. no pimple at all. black ops all set up to optimal setting with max resolution and it went smooth. no lag at all. DOTA? hell yeah. smooth and finger lickin good.

updated:
this is the temperature when playing black ops


this is temperature when playing battlefield bad company


this is temperature when idle




Battery Life:
the battery is good enough for me to survive when working outside. tested it with a lil bit of wifi, lil bit off typing, lil bit of berukband with 40% screen brightness and i got 3 hour and 15 minute with toshiba eco mode. maybe if i drop the brightness and close more program, it could add another half and hour. i guess its because of the 4400mah capacity which is considered low unlike N53S with 5200mah.



This post has been edited by adibyusoff: Aug 11 2011, 02:21 PM

hehe. thanks to you brah.

i tried to attach the photo here, but not working. going to use photobucket pulak after this.

hah? cannot meh? why why why?

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Added on June 14, 2011, 10:41 pmhihihi. thanks brah.

This post has been edited by adibyusoff: Jun 14 2011, 10:41 PM

hahahahaa. tengah guna macam mana mau ambil gambar whole. kihkihkih. wait aa. 5 menet.

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Added on June 14, 2011, 10:47 pmtoshiba fast boot gila pok. mun ku remove suma startup program tok konfem gik laju dari tok.

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Added on June 14, 2011, 11:29 pm

more pictures:

This post has been edited by adibyusoff: Jul 27 2011, 03:07 PM

lol my budget limited to 2k only. where to find 250 more.

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Added on June 15, 2011, 10:45 pmclose up la then you no need to zoom anymore.

This post has been edited by adibyusoff: Jun 15 2011, 10:45 PM

the build quality for this model is good le. only the speaker is crap. everything works fine.

got i5 but add rm499 more.

sorry sorry. my mistake. 1999 + 300++ = toshiba l745 core i5 2nd gen + gt525m

why i heard many people complain about dell nowadays leh? they said not good like old times anymore.

heat issue. but not really a problem when you play under huge room fan. i guess the temperature is acceptable la. can play cod2 with max setting without lag at all. starcraft 2 optimal setting also no lag. this thing is wonderful.

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Added on June 22, 2011, 12:30 amthis laptop is frickin awesome la bro. thx for the recommendation. i on both dota and cod, ie9, google chrome, rockmelt, plus word and excel at the same time. no lag at all!. serious shit i'm not shittin around. damn cool la this thing

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Added on June 22, 2011, 12:33 amif budget below than 2k, this is the perfect machine for you. you're welcome dude.

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Added on June 22, 2011, 12:37 ambro, this i3 got 4 core kah?? it appears to have 4 different cpu with same 2.0ghz speed running simultaneously. correct ah?

This post has been edited by adibyusoff: Jun 22 2011, 12:37 AM

ooooooo. nice explanation there dude. baru sy faham.

will do it tonight then

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Added on June 22, 2011, 11:53 pmupdated with temperature!

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Added on June 22, 2011, 11:53 pmupdated with temperature!

This post has been edited by adibyusoff: Jun 22 2011, 11:53 PM

the front side only have sd slot and blinking lights. air vent is on the left side. the air is only hot when you play games. normal usage no problem

i think you can get it at 1900 nowadays. thanks brah.

crysis2 with high setting no lag! Black ops oso max setting no lag!

watch movie still can only if you dapat tahan the distortion level la. But still can

you have to update everything first once you got the lappy. Install all windows update available, update to ie9 if you use ie. No problem afterwards once everything is updated. Trust me.

aik? How come mine works fine apart from usb prob? But seriously when i first got it, no problem like yours happened to me. Strange. Tried reformat factory out of box state?

working or not? Post your update on the issue here ok bro? Thanks

if you think its pretty serious, do not hesitate to send in for warranty at service center. If you get lucky enough, they might change the whole thing for you.

if like that, for sure software related problem. No worries, just send for warranty. They said they can help if the software related problem applies to preloaded software. No harm in trying.