Toshiba Satellite S70-ABT3N22 Laptop

ritaroxy12

I wrote a similar post to this ages ago but can't seem to find it. Anyway, I'm looking for a new laptop because mine is now coming to the end of its life. I found this one and the stuff it came with isn't very good so they have an option for you to customise it yourself. This is it:

Toshiba Satellite S70-ABT3N22 Laptop

LAPTOP SUMMARY
[Customised]

Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz) with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Windows 8.1
1 month trial for new Office 365 customers
6GB DDR3L 1600MHz (4GB + 2GB)
1TB (5400rpm, Serial ATA)
2GB DDR3 NVIDIA ® GeForce® GT 740M with Optimus™ Technology
17.3" diagonal widescreen HD+ (1600x900) TruBrite® LED Backlit display
No Touchscreen
DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive
Premium Raised Tile Keyboard (black)
Wi-Fi® Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n) (150Mbps)
Norton™ Internet Security 2013 (30-day trial subscription)
1 Year Standard Limited Warranty (1 Year on Battery)

Is this suitable for me?

What I will do is when and if I I get it I'll change the Norton security to AVG since that's what I'm using at the moment.

ritaroxy12

Bump

bob007

The problem with the GT 740M is there are 2 versions. The GT 740M is a little weak to begin with. The GK107 core (older) is better then the newer GK208 core performance is less then the GK107. You can't tell without running a program like zgpu which will tell you about the graphics chip. Windows 8 has Windows Defender that combines Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender into one package now and is a good package. Some time ago I had problems with AVG and switched to Microsoft Security Essentials and find it works just fine (and it is free).

Conclusion the GK208 chip only has 64 bit memory bus which will hurt performance. The problem is the graphics chip can not be upgraded and I think you will find a big difference between the versions. If you get the GK107 core you may be able to play TS3 with mid to high settings.

You only get one shot when you buy a laptop and getting the right one is a coin toss. I would recommend a stronger laptop.

hth


Please don't try to type like this at home - we are what you call experts.

ritaroxy12

What laptop would you recommend? I don't want to go above £600

bob007

£600 is tuff. Take a look at - cyberpower .

ritaroxy12

*****7 wrote:

£600 is tuff. Take a look at - cyberpower .

Thanks