Verge Review
Laptops in 2012 may be thinner and lighter than ever, but the form factor's otherwise been largely untouched. You get a keyboard, a trackpad, a 16:9 widescreen display, and some ports. One of Toshiba's latest Satellite ultrabooks looks like that: the U845 is thin, light, and overwhelmingly laptop-y. But the other new Satellite is a bit different: the U845W's 14.4-inch display is "ultra-widescreen," with a 21:9 aspect ratio that is far wider and shorter than most displays its size. The U845W...
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Basic Specs
| Laptop type |
Ultraportable |
| Thickness |
0.78 inches |
| Weight |
3.81 pounds |
| Operating system |
Windows 7 |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
14 inches |
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Graphics type |
Integrated |
| Integrated GPU model |
HD Graphics 3000 |
| The Verge Battery Test |
5 hours and 17 minutes |
Tech Specs
Hardware
| Laptop type |
Ultraportable |
| Width |
13.46 inches |
| Depth |
9.13 inches |
| Thickness |
0.78 inches |
| Weight |
3.81 pounds |
| Color |
Gray |
Software
| Operating system |
Windows 7 |
Display (base)
| Screen size (diagonal) |
14 inches |
| Technology |
LCD |
| Backlight |
LED |
| Resolution (X) |
1366 px |
| Resolution (Y) |
768 px |
Keyboard
| Type |
Chiclet |
| Backlit |
Yes |
| Number pad |
No |
Mouse
Processor (base)
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Model |
Core i3 |
Processor (max)
| Brand |
Intel |
| Family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Model |
Core i5-2467M |
| Cores |
2 |
| Clockspeed |
1.6 GHz |
| Turbo clockspeed |
2.3 GHz |
GPU (base)
| Graphics type |
Integrated |
| Integrated GPU brand |
Intel |
| Integrated GPU model |
HD Graphics 3000 |
Memory
| Max. config RAM size |
8 GB |
| RAM type |
DDR3 |
| Base RAM speed |
1333 MHz |
| RAM slots |
2 |
Storage
| Options |
Flash Memory (SSD), Hybrid Drive |
| Base drive type |
Hybrid |
| Max. config SSD |
128 GB |
| Max. config Hybrid |
516 GB |
| Card reader |
Yes |
| Card reader support |
SD |
Audio
| Speakers |
2 |
| Audio brand |
SRS Premium Sound 3D |
Webcam
| Effective pixels |
1.3 megapixels |
Port options
| USB |
2 |
| USB 3.0 |
1 |
| Ethernet |
1 |
| Ethernet type |
10/100 |
| HDMI |
1 |
| 3.5mm headphone |
1 |
| 3.5mm line-in / microphone |
1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi |
Yes |
| Wi-Fi options |
802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| Bluetooth version |
3.0 |
Battery
Benchmarks
| PCMarkVantage |
5291 |
| 3DMarkVantage (IGP) |
3248 |
| The Verge Battery Test |
5 hours and 17 minutes |
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