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When we increased the settings to maximum, the L745-S4130 dropped to an unplayable 16 fps. The g4 and the Inspiron 14z notched 36 and 28 fps, respectively.

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Still, we were able to play the Chrome Web browser version of 'Bastion,' as well as the full version of 'World of Warcraft.'ĭuring the 'World of Warcraft' test, the Satellite L745-S4130 notched a frame rate of 36 fps on autodetect at 1366 x 768. With its Mobile Intel HD Graphics GPU, the is about the furthest thing from a gaming rig you can get. The Inspiron 14z notched 8:57 while the Pavilion g4 scored a sluggish 10:02. It took the L745-S4130 7 minutes to match 20,000 names to their corresponding addresses during the OpenOffice Spreadsheet test. That's a little slower than the 28 MBps average. On the File Transfer Test, the Satellite L745-S4130 duplicated 4.97GB of multimedia files in 3 minutes and 41 seconds, a transfer rate of 23 MBps. The HP g4 and its 320GB 5,400-rpm hard drive was a close second, at 52 seconds.

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The L745-S4130 booted the 64-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium in a swift 48 seconds, 13 seconds faster than the average. That's slightly below the 2,141 thin-and-light category average, but more than enough to defeat the Dell Inspiron 14z (2.2-GHz Intel Core i3-2330M) and the HP Pavilion g4 (1.9-GHz AMD A4-3300M) which scored 1,815 and 1,293 respectively. Thanks to its 2.3-GHz Intel Core i3-2350M CPU, 4GB of RAM and 5,400-rpm hard drive, the L745-S4130 was able to effortlessly stream video from Netflix with 8 open tabs in Google Chrome and Internet Explorer.ĭuring the PCMark07 benchmark, which measures overall performance, the L745-S4130 scored 2,114. The Toshiba Satellite L745-S4130 proved to be quite the performer during our tests. Our caller was able to read the product labels we held up while we read the headline in a magazine he held. During our Skype video chat, there was clear, sharp footage on both ends with fairly accurate color.

The Satellite L745-S4130 features a 1.3-megapixel webcam that captures 640 x 480 video. Two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, a security lock slot, a headphone jack and a microphone jack line the L745's left. An 8-in-1 reader can be found along the front lip of the notebook. That's well below 95 degrees, which we consider to be uncomfortable.Ĭlick to EnlargeA USB 2.0 port with sleep-and-charge capability, a tray-loading DVD player, VGA and a power adapter are located on the notebook's right side. Screen navigation was nice and smooth with fairly precise text highlighting.Īfter streaming a full-screen Hulu video for 15 minutes, the touchpad, space between the G and H keys and bottom of the keyboard measured 82, 85 and 86 degrees, respectively. The 3.3 x 1.6-inch Synaptics touchpad is a little on the narrow side, but delivered quick and accurate multitouch gestures, including two-finger scroll, rotation, three-finger press and flick, and pinch-zoom. However, we did notice a small amount of flex as we typed.

During the Ten Thumbs Typing Test, we scored 52 words per minute with a 1 percent error rate - slightly higher than our usual 50 wpm/1 percent rate. The keys are nice and big and provided firm feedback. Lowering the volume to 50 percent helped, but not much.Ĭlick to EnlargeWe liked typing on the L745's classic black matte keyboard.

From the initial Windows startup chime to Elle Fitzgerald's 'Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me,' audio was severely brassy and flat. While the L745's twin speakers provided loud sound, it wasn't the most pleasant listening experience. Viewing angles were also adequate, as images didn't start to wash out until we moved about 50 degrees to the right or left. We also liked how we could easily see the delicate lacing and filigrees in the each of the gowns. Julia Roberts' forest-green dress was stunning.

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As we watched the 1080p YouTube trailer for 'Mirror Mirror,' we saw brilliant blues, golds and reds. The 184 lux display was bright, surpassing the 175 lux thin-and-light average. Text was nice and crisp on CNN.com with no hint of jaggedness. Click to EnlargeWe were pleasantly surprised with the bright colors and sharp details on the L745's 14-inch glossy display.