Toshiba Satellite Laptop A505-S6033 i7 720QM (Quad core) 16" HD LCD $629 Best Buy B&M -YMMV

Was walking around best buy and happen to notice a laptop (brown Toshiba box) sitting on the best buy table display table by itself, asked the cashier to scan and it rang up $629. This model is on clearance, this is a big YMMV but the store on B'way and 62nd st (NYC) had it. So good luck to all and YMMV.

FYI, this was not an open box deal. This was flagged to be on clearance. This is a ridiculous price for a i7 quad core machine.

SKU (i think) is 9705203

Specs are:

Intel® Core™ i7-720QM processor
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M
2267MB total: 512MB GDDR3 discrete memory + up to 1755MB shared memory w/NVIDIA® TurboCache™ technology
4GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
500GB HDD (5400rpm)
DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive
16.0" widescreen HD TruBrite® LCD Display
16:9 aspect ratio, Supports 720p content, 1366x768
harman/kardon® stereo speakers, Headphone jack (stereo), S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port), Microphone jack (mono)
Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
Wi-Fi® Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n)
10/100 Ethernet LAN
90W (19V x 4.74A) 100-240V AC Adapter
Li-Ion (4400mAh)
1-ExpressCard™ Slot
Memory Card Reader, S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port)
1-eSATA/USB (2.0) combo port with Sleep and Charge, 3-USB (2.0)
i.LINK™ IEEE-1394
HDMI-CEC (Regza Link™)
Toshiba Power-saving Eco utility™, Toshiba PC Health Monitor, Toshiba DVD Player, Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial), Toshiba ConfigFree®, Hard disc (HDD) recovery, Microsoft® Works Version 9.0, Toshiba Face Recognition, Microsoft® Silverlight™ , Norton Internet Security™ 2010 (30-day trial), Sonic Solutions® roxio Creator™ 2010, Microsoft® Windows Live Essentials including Photo Gallery, Messenger, Mail and Writer., Toshiba ReelTime™, Toshiba Bulletin Board™

1-Yr Parts and Labor, 1-Year Battery

Starting at 6.48 lbs.

Fusion® Finish in Quantum Black

link to toshiba's website
cnet reviews

SKU please..appreciate your effort

Hi

I am looking for this laptop. Is there anyway to check the inventory in BB stores in LA???

Thanks a lot

Maxie

we are in deflation era. I am convinced all prices will be heading lower, unless you have to buy something right now.

drainthebanks said: we are in deflation era. I am convinced all prices will be heading lower, unless you have to buy something right now. Rumor is that Intel just dropped prices on the i7 950 yesterday by nearly 50% and we'll see a ripple effect in cpu prices all dropping in the next week or so. It'll probably take a while longer for that to affect prebuilt laptop/desktop prices though.

maxiemaverick said: Okay.... Jus called the closest BB store.... He said they were out of stock (no wonder) and that there were 3 different stores which still carried this laptop. So now I'm plannin to go check it out. Can someone tell me what are the 'good & bad' details about this laptop.

Thanks a lot for your help.... You guys jus rock....

Maxie

The video card isn't exactly top of the line, so if you're planning to play the most demanding games, you may have to bump down the settings a little. Other than that, though, there's not much that isn't great about it...especially for the price.

rbraden said: The video card isn't exactly top of the line, so if you're planning to play the most demanding games, you may have to bump down the settings a little. Other than that, though, there's not much that isn't great about it...especially for the price.

First of all, this is not a gaming laptop. Most of the serious gamers I know spent $1,000 or more for top end equipment. So to knock this deal down because you have to "bump down the settings a little" is a bit ridiculous & ignorant. Why would you complain about the gaming capabilities - this model is not intended to be in the same category. I also have a hard time believing you have any experience with this chipset.

Secondly, $629 for a laptop with the i7 core is a solid deal in my opinion. Have you shopped around for a laptop with a i7 core lately? What model(s) have you found that are in the same price range? Most of the i5 & i7 core laptops I have found are atleast in the $700 range if not more. Give me some links that have comparable speeds/specs to this Toshiba model with the i7 core.

Can you not read?

Chewy said: First of all, this is not a gaming laptop. Most of the serious gamers I know spent $1,000 or more for top end equipment. So to knock this deal down because you have to "bump down the settings a little" is a bit ridiculous & ignorant.
Why is it not a gaming laptop? It's got a Core i7 and a decent GPU in it. I sure as hell would play games on it if I owned it. How was I knocking the deal? It's a great deal and I said as much. He asked about the pros and cons of it, and given the specs, the less than top end GPU was about the only thing you could say wasn't top notch, so I pointed that out. I wasn't "knocking" anything, and I wasn't "complaining" about anything either. How exactly is that ridiculous and ignorant?

Chewy said: I also have a hard time believing you have any experience with this chipset.

Way to go Sherlock. I don't have any experience with the "chipset" (I guess your're referring to the GPU, not actually the chipset), but I am actually able to read some benchmarks and see how it performs...and it performs quite well (again, hence why I would argue that this is, or at least can be, a gaming laptop).


Chewy said: Give me some links that have comparable speeds/specs to this Toshiba model with the i7 core.

Again, I SAID that this is a great deal, so no, I don't have any links to provide. That's why I gave this green. Why don't you relax a little and stop acting like a spoiled child.

I'm done feeding the troll. I guess you're essentially admitting that you went on an insane diatribe because you couldn't understand my sentence. Sorry for throwing an appositive and a prepositional phrase at you all at the same time.

Has i7 processor and 4 gig memory, yet only supports 720p resolution? Something seems mismatched in this arrangement.

arct said: 16.0" widescreen HD TruBrite® LCD Display
16:9 aspect ratio, Supports 720p content, 1366x768

This should be criminalized

It's the low resolution that makes the video card capable of playing some games. This computer is mainly for people that plan to do a lot of calculations that require the powerful processor like converting DVD movies. Would have been nice if it had a BluRay player on it.

chicoedge said: Can anybody post the Windows Experience rating for this laptop?Based on the specs, most likely 4.9 due to the video card. The Aero desktop rating should get a 4.9. The 3D gaming graphics rating should be 6.0 after upgrading the drivers. The processor would get about a 7.0.

Can we rip this deal up some more please? You're playing $629 for a bargain laptop not a $1200 gaming machine. Jeez, tough crowd man.

I'm sure someone out there would find this a good deal and could share their experience.

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ltrinh said: WishingOnAStar said: Nerogoth said: Okay this is mismatched alright:

NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M >> http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-310M.22439.0.html Gaming is more than SIMS3

500GB HDD (5400rpm) ...5400RPM need I say more? Wonder why laptops were always slower than desktops, this is main culprit.

16:9 aspect ratio, Supports 720p content, 1366x768 << ewww 1366x768, at least my 3 yr old HP Dv7t is 1440x900!
and 720p - why bother?
10/100 Ethernet LAN << not even gigabit!?!?!?

Yeah if you want a high end QuadCore processer with it's guts cut and laying on the floor that it can't get up, sure it is a deal. Think I will take my money and invest in a better setup. - Sorry not a good dealI agree about the mismatch. But seeing deals like this make me appreciate my own laptop even more even though I wasn't very happy with it when I first got it due to a similar mismatch. I paid $749 for a Sony Vaio with similar specs with the same processor and video card, but mine had a 1600x900 screen, bluray, bluetooth, 6GB 1333MHz memory and 500GB 7200rpm drive.

$749 for a Sony, i7 processor, 1600x900 screen, blu-ray, 6GB memory and 500GB 7200rpm drive. THAT IS A DEAL. Does it really exist? Congrats.

Haha...I was thinking the same thing. C'mon spill the beans.

maxiemaverick said: Okay.... Jus called the closest BB store.... He said they were out of stock (no wonder) and that there were 3 different stores which still carried this laptop. ~snipped~

You did what?

Went to the store yesterday. None in Southeastern PA.

Doubt it. The best buy i grabbed this from had this on the clearance table. You'd be lucky to find this anymore. Your next bet is to wait until BF or get a Dell outlet computer using 15% coupon.