Toshiba Satellite P845 - £475/US$550 (around AU$780)

Built with media people in mind, the Toshiba Satellite P845 has a 14-inch touchscreen that works as a great display for for editing photos and responds very well to Windows 8 gestures, plus a dedicated Nvidia GeForce graphics chip. With third-gen Intel core processors, 6GB of RAM, a 640GB hard drive, three USB 3.0 ports, Harmon Kardon speakers and an optional Blu-ray player, the laptop may not be dazzling to look at, but it does pack in some power. There's also a good trackpad, if you'd prefer to use that.

Specifications

KEY SPECS

BASIC INFORMATION

Release Year	2012
Laptop Type	All-Purpose Compare All-Purpose Laptops and Notebooks
Operating System	Windows 7 Compare All-Purpose Windows 7 Laptops and Notebooks

PROCESSOR

Processor	Intel i5-3317U
Clock Speed	1.7 GHz
Cores	2 cores
Instruction Set	32 bit      64 bit
Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Number of Threads	4

MEMORY

RAM Included	6 GB
RAM Possible	16 GB
RAM Type	DDR3 SDRAM
RAM Speed	1600

CONNECTIVITY AND FEATURES

Wireless Connectivity	Bluetooth Wi-Fi
Connectivity	Ethernet Port HDMI Headphone Output USB 3.0
Features	Built-In Webcam Hard Drive Impact Protection HD Display Memory Card Reader Wireless Display Capable

DISPLAY

Pixel Density 112 PPI
Display Technology	TFT LCD
Resolution	1,366 x 768 Pixels
Aspect Ratio	16:9

MULTIMEDIA

Audio Features	Harman/Kardon stereo speakers, SRS Premium Sound
Graphics Card Brand	Intel
Graphics Card	Mobile Intel® HD graphics
Optical Drive	DVD±RW
Optical Drive Details	DVD-SuperMulti drive

DIMENSIONS

Folded Height	0.95 inches
Weight	4.3 pounds
Measurements	13.7 x 9.2 x 0.95 inches

WARRANTY AND MANUFACTURER INFO

Warranty Length	12 Months
Warranty Details	1-Yr Parts and Labor, 1-Year Battery