Thoughts On This Toshiba

[Tyler Yaccarino]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/toshiba...=8771155&productCategoryId=pcmcat247400050000

Toshiba - Satellite Radius Hybrid
15.6" 4K Ultra HD Touch-Screen
Intel Core i7 Broadwell
8GB Memory
1TB Hard Drive
Wireless AC

I have been looking for an i7 laptop with a great display. With this on sale at Best Buy I might be ordering this tonight but I wanted other's input on their general thoughts regarding this Toshiba. Thanks.

 

[jaguarskx]

As long as the programs you use can scale the menu / icons then you should be okay. Other wise it will be very hard to see.

You should also know that the higher the screen resolution the more energy it will use so battery life will be affected by it. If battery life is not a big issue, then don't let that stop you from buying the laptop.

 

[dudeman509]

Which i7? 5500U or one of the HQ chips?

 

[Tyler Yaccarino]

Here is the BestBuy Link. http/www.bestbuy.com/site/toshiba-satellite-radius-15-6-4k-ultra-hd-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i7-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-brushed-metal/8771155.p?id=1219694765293&skuId=8771155

 

[Tyler Yaccarino]

Which i7? 5500U or one of the HQ chips?

It is an i7-5500U

 

[dudeman509]

The 5500U is probably not what you'd expect an i7 to be - it is a slightly clocked-up i5-5200U with 2 cores and 4 threads, and focused more on power efficiency and battery life than performance.

If you are an avid multitasker or power user, you'd probably want to go for one of the HQ i7's with 4 cores. Otherwise, I'd just spring for the i5-5200U - probably priced a bit lower and almost equal in power.

http/www.ultrabookreview.com/6135-intel-core-i5-5200u-i7-5500u/

That WiFi issue mentioned in the Best Buy review might be worth investigating before making a purchase. I bought a Dell that consistently dropped Wifi connections for the first year I had it. Drove me crazy. Dell eventually updated their drivers to fix the issue.

 

[dudeman509]

One thing I can say about Toshiba laptops, though - they usually have amazing screens. My Core 2 Duo sure did at the time. Battery life/the batteries themselves (overall lifespan) tend to be a downfall of their products.

 

[Tyler Yaccarino]

I currently have a Toshiba laptop. I really like it. I'm going to order this new one. I like the 4k screen.

 

[Tyler Yaccarino]

Here's another Toshiba I found on BestBuy. This one has better specs.

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/toshiba-satellite-15-6-4k-ultra-hd-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i7-12gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-satin-gold/7802143.p?id=1219294099927&skuId=7802143&pid=1219294099927

 

[dudeman509]

The one he linked has one of the "real" I7 chips. That's the one I'd get!

 

[Tyler Yaccarino]

I ended up going with the first one. Toshiba Radius 4k with the dual core i7 chip. It was slightly less in price and once I put an SSD in along with 16GB of ram it will be perfect.

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/toshiba-satellite-radius-15-6-4k-ultra-hd-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i7-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-brushed-metal/8771155.p?id=1219694765293&skuId=8771155

 

[Tyler Yaccarino]

Best Buy released some new sales, and I found a nice HP that I can get cheap with my son's EDU discount.

Here are the specs...
HP - ENVY 2-in-1
Intel Core i7 5500u 2.4 GHz
8GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce 930M graphics
1080p touch screen
http/www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-2-in-1-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i7-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-natural-silver/7895018.p?id=1219686592942&skuId=7895018

I can get it for $799.99 after the discount. Is this a better deal than the Toshiba?

 

[Tyler Yaccarino]

Anyone?

 

[dudeman509]

Better graphics card; 1080p screen instead of 4K. Depends what your priorities are. The Toshiba will make a great multimedia/multitasking PC; the HP may be able to play a few games on medium settings, though that's still a pretty weak card.