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| Price | $1,069 to $1,200 at 11 stores | $999 to $1,871 at 5 stores | $768 to $779 at 2 stores | $883 to $918 at 5 stores |
| CNET editors' rating | Not yet rated | 4.0 stars Excellent | 4.0 stars Excellent | Not yet rated |
| Average user rating | 0 stars No reviews, write one! | 4.5 stars out of 3 reviews | 2.5 stars out of 3 reviews | 0 stars No reviews, write one! |
| Release date | October 31, 2012 | November 08, 2012 | January 06, 2013 | February 19, 2013 |
| The Bottom Line | For those looking for something more than a feature-light ultrabook, the gamer-friendly Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is close to brilliant, and several configurations are currently available at a deep discount -- but I can't believe it doesn't have a touch screen. | While it's not going to dazzle anyone, the Toshiba Satellite U845T is a great example of exactly how much laptop $799 should buy in 2013. | Basic specs | |
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| Packaged Quantity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Software Included | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Toshiba Password Utility Toshiba Recovery Media Creator Toshiba Recovery DiskCreator Toshiba Service Station Skydrive Desktop Toshiba Resolution+ SRS Premium Sound 3D Adobe Flash Player Norton Online Backup (30 days trial) Toshiba PC Health Monitor Toshiba HDD Protection Intel Wireless Display Technology 3.0 Windows Live Movie Maker Toshiba Eco Utility WildTangent Game Console Origin Windows Live Essentials Toshiba Sleep Utility Toshiba App Place Toshiba Book Place Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Norton PC Checkup Microsoft Office 365 (30 days trial) Norton Internet Security (30 days subscription) Toshiba Media Player Norton Anti-Theft (30 days trial) Toshiba Maintenance Utility Windows Live Photo Gallery | Info unavailable |
| Storage | 750 GB HDD / 7200 rpm | 1 TB HDD / 5400 rpm | 128 GB SSD | 750 GB HDD / 5400 rpm |
| Battery | 6-cell | 6-cell - up to 3 hour(s) | 6-cell - up to 6.25 hour(s) | 6-cell |
| System Type | Notebook | Notebook | Ultrabook | Notebook |
| Product Description | MSI GE60 0ND 257US - 15.6 in - Core i7 i7-3630QM - Microsoft Windows 8 - 8 GB RAM - 750 GB HDD | Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 - 15.6 in - Core i7 i7-3630QM - Windows 8 64-bit Edition - 8 GB RAM - 1 TB HDD | - 14 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 - Microsoft Windows 8 - 6 GB RAM - 128 GB SSD Toshiba Satellite U845t-S4165 i5-3337U | MSI GE60 0NC 498US - 15.6 in - Core i5 i5-3230M - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - 8 GB RAM - 750 GB HDD |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M / Intel HD Graphics 4000 - 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM | NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - 2 GB | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M / Intel HD Graphics 4000 - 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8 | Windows 8 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows 8 | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 15.9 in x 9.8 in x 1.5 in | 15.2 in x 10.2 in x 1.4 in | 13.5 in x 9.1 in x 0.8 in | 15.1 in x 9.8 in x 1.5 in |
| Weight | 5.3 lbs | 6 lbs | 3.8 lbs | 5.3 lbs |
| Networking | 802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet Bluetooth 4.0 | 802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet , None Bluetooth 4.0 | 802.11n , 10/100 Ethernet , None | 802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Optical Drive | DVD SuperMulti | DVD-Writer | Info unavailable | DVD SuperMulti |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 3 i7-3630QM / 2.4 GHz ( 3.4 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache | Intel Core i7 3 i7-3630QM / 2.4 GHz ( 3.4 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache | Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3 i5-3337U / 1.8 GHz ( 2.7 GHz ) / 3 MB Cache | Intel Core i5 3 i5-3230M / 2.6 GHz ( 3.2 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache |
| Display | 15.6 in LED backlight Anti-Reflective 1920 x 1080 / Full HD | 15.6 in LED backlight VibrantView 1920 x 1080 / Full HD | 14 in 1366 x 768 LED backlight Yes TruBrite / HD | 15.6 in LED backlight Anti-Reflective 1920 x 1080 / Full HD |
| Memory | 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 6 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM |
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