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There’s little to shout about on the inside. Intel’s Core i3-2367M is one of the firm’s ultra-low-power Sandy Bridge chips, and has two Hyper-Threaded cores running at 1.4GHz. The Toshiba’s 17W TDP testifies as to its efficiency, but it’s no powerhouse – it limped to a score of 0.34 in our benchmarks. The 2GB of memory takes its toll, but the sheer volume of pre-installed applications is partly to blame here. Trimming the Toshiba’s long list of start-up applications buoyed its benchmark results by 10%, the Satellite Pro reaching 0.38 in our benchmarks.
Without any room in the budget for dedicated graphics, the Toshiba’s not one for lunchtime gaming sessions, either. The Intel HD Graphics 3000 core is fine for watching the occasional HD video, or running a secondary monitor, but it scored just 14fps in our Low quality Crysis test.
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There’s little to get excited about elsewhere. The 5,400rpm 500GB hard disk and DVD writer are standard fare at this price. The included 802.11n wireless chipset is single-band only, but the presence of Gigabit Ethernet is welcome. The “Pro” suffix at the end of this machine’s name suggests that Toshiba has designed this machine for the office, but there’s no sign of a fingerprint reader, Intel vPro, TPM or any other corporate features.
For just £413 inc VAT, the Toshiba is small, light, and just about sturdy enough to carry around from day to day. It’s far from a perfect purchase, however. It’s only got the power and screen to cope with basic Windows applications, and, if you can forgo the optical drive, there’s stiff competition from Dell’s slim, capable Vostro 3360. Those after an unfussy workhorse may find the Toshiba fits the bill, but, be in no doubt, this is as basic as business laptops get.