Toshiba Tecra M5

This 5.2 pound laptop packs with a 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo T2400 processor, 512MB of memory, 100GB HDD, 128MB of NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M graphics, 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (optional), and 14.1 inch XGA display into a 5.4 pound package. Toshiba Tecra M5 sells for US$ 1389.00. Laptop Magazine has a review of this laptop.

The Tecra M5 scored 236 on MobileMark 2005, besting the HP Compaq nc6400’s score of 219 by about eight percent. This is on a par with other systems we’ve tested with this processor. Runtime from the Tecra M5’s standard six-cell battery hovered right around 3.5 hours with Wi-Fi on or off. That’s a little below average, but Toshiba sells a 12-cell power pack ($71.99) that should deliver all-day battery life. The 3DMark03 score of 3,340 is impressive for a business notebook this size, which means this system should be able to handle Windows Vista’s Aero graphics with ease, not to mention 3D games at lower resolutions.

Laptop Magazine via Laptops@TechFresh.