Toshiba Satellite M45

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In the past, Samsung proved themselves to be a specialist for ergonomically strong notebooks and netbooks. Previously reviewed machines like the R580, R780, P580, N150, N220, NF310 and SF510 turned out to be very quiet and cool. , Samsung R468 battery,

The ventilation duct is at the rear and is covered a small bit by the lid when fully closed. However, Samsung R470 battery, this hard no negative effect on the cooling capabilities. The Samsung Silent-Mode (Fn+F8) is as always available and proves itself once again. During simple office tasks (Word, Excel, mail, web-browsing), the fan remains off, even during short periods of load on the processor (Silent Mode). The Normal-mode assures a steady rotation of the fan with 30.6 dB(A), there is no longer a cutoff. Samsung R478 battery,

A disadvantage of the Silent-mode: The clocking of the CPU is limited to 1.200 MHz. That is enough for surfing or typing in Word. But ,users wont be able to edit photos in this state. Yet, for an office laptop, the Silent-mode is very convenient. Samsung R505 battery,

How do things look under heavy loading in the stresstest? Samsung R507 battery, The fan now spins with maximum power (Speed-mode) and the volume level rises, though not over 35 dB(A). Turning on the Silent-mode throttles the fan to 30.6 dB(A). But this leads to the performance limitations mentioned above. When only the 3DMark2006 computes, then the volume hardly rises above that of at idle: 31.8 dB(A) in the Speed- and 30.8 dB(A) in the Silent-mode. Samsung R510 battery,

Regardless of what we threw at the Samsung R530 in testing, the case always remains cool. The Silent-mode leads to a small amount of heat buildup in the chassis. It is because of that that the temperature picture (idle) on the palm rest shows higher temperatures than the same graphic under load. Samsung R517 battery,

When surfing in the Internet and doing undemanding tasks, the temperatures look like those shown on the blue idle-graphic. Above and below, the average remains clearly under 30 degrees. Samsung R518 battery,

The temperature hardly changes during maximum load situations. After a two-hour stresstest (Furmark and Prime95), the upper side of the case is no more than 33 degrees warm (in spots). The palm rest doesn’t get beyond the 30 degree mark. The base plate had a maximum spot temperature of 34 degrees in the area near the air outlet. Samsung R519 battery,

The CPU sensors show a harmless maximum temperature of 76 degree Celsius. This attests to an excellent heat transference. Samsung R522 battery,

The sound of the stereo loudspeakers is only something for the undemanding office mate. Though the sound is undistorted, it is strained in the mid- and high ranges. The SRS sound improvements can only improve this a small bit. With this the acoustic becomes slightly more balanced. Yet the small loudspeakers leave deep tones out across the whole spectrum. The volume is decent for a 15.6-incher. Samsung R540 battery,

The user can hook up external loudspeakers or headphones via the 3.5 millimeter jack on the left side. The sound level from the notebook appears to silent (hearing test – no measurements). Samsung R560 battery,

The weak capacity of 4.000 mAh (44 Wh) Samsung R610 battery from the battery doesn’t foreshadow strong runtimes. Yet the results are acceptable for a laptop in this price class. Just under three hours (178 minutes) are possible with surfing the net (WLAN test). The maximum runtime (idle) of the R530 is 263 minutes. But these 4.23 hours are unrealistic. WLAN was deactivated, the brightness glowed at its lowest level and the processor was not at work. , Samsung R700 battery

It takes 119 minutes to fully charge the battery. After that we can put in a DVD and start a film. The Lord of the Rings ended after 141 minutes, just enough for a long film. If the 35 watt TDP (CPU) is exhausted under load, the runtime shrinks to 71 minutes (BatteryEater Classic-Test)., Samsung R710 battery,

Before turning off the R530, we can inform ourselves of the battery’s state of load via the battery condition indicator. Thus when underway, we always know whether it is even worth it to boot the PC. Samsung R718 battery,

The R530 behaves quite frugally, a quality which we would also expect considering the limited performance of the Pentium T4500. If there is nothing to do at idle and all energy-savings options are activated (incl. Silent-mode, luminance on lowest level), then the current consumption is at 13.4 watts. An average of 16.7 watts in idle are realistic (balanced profile, Normal-mode). Samsung R720 battery,

Working in the same case, the Core i3-330M (TDP 35W) of the Samsung P530 Pro only needed 10.8 watts at idle (minimal). Even an Acer Aspire 3820TG-334G50N (i3-330M, HD 5470)only needed 8.2 watts (idle minimal) despite its dedicated graphics. With that in mind, the at idle energy consumption of a Pentium T4500 system is relatively high in comparison to the current processor generation. Samsung R780 battery,

We got a maximum current consumption in the stresstest with Prime95 and Furmark. The multimeter showed 52 watts. The small 60 watt power pack (246 grams) is thus sufficiently dimensioned. Samsung P210 battery,

With the R530, Samsung has created a 15.6-incher suited for office duties at an attractive price just in time for the Christmas season. The Pentium-T4500 processor (2 x 2.3 GHz) provides respectable performance which is above that of low-end single-core configurations. Samsung P460 battery,

The grippy and impervious case impressed with its pattered surfaces. Yet the case can’t get fully away from a slightly stiff cheap-plastic-feel. But, the matte construction is a step in the right direction. Samsung P560 battery,