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Toshiba Satellite U500

Toshiba Satellite U500
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alaScore 84

212 reviews

Jun, 2025

alaTest has collected and analyzed 212 reviews of Toshiba Satellite U500. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the durability and size. The design and portability are also appreciated. Some have doubts about the sound and touchpad. Comments about the image quality and usability are different.

performance, portability, design, size, durability

keyboard, battery, touchpad, sound

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Toshiba Satellite U500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Toshiba Satellite U500

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 user reviews of Toshiba Satellite U500 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the price and design. The usability and performance are also mentioned favorably, but many are critical about the durability. There are some mixed reviews about the size.

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67% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Jun, 2025

Expert review by : Andy Vandervell (trustedreviews.com)

Toshiba Satellite U500-178 - 13.3in Laptop

 

Toshiba's latest 13.3in laptop adds a backlit keyboard and has a refreshed design.

Wired connectivity is also especially strong. Staples, such as VGA and HDMI for video, a memory card reader, audio jacks (one headphone/SPDIF, one mic) and a trio of USB ports are all present, but one of those USB ports doubles as eSATA and will charge...

May, 2011
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Expert review by : Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)

Toshiba Satellite U500-1EX - 13.3in Touchscreen Laptop

 

Toshiba adds a multi-touch screen and an Intel Core i3 processor to its 13.3in laptop.

Feb, 2011
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Expert review by : Tech Staff (techradar.com)

Toshiba Satellite U500-1EX review

 

A feature-packed touchscreen laptop flawed by a poor keyboard and battery

Good screen ; Touchscreen input ; Decent performance

Keyboard ; Battery life

The touchscreen control works well and there is enough power on hand for general computing, but the weak battery life and poor keyboard lose it some marks

May, 2010
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Expert review by : Philip Barker (techradar.com)

Toshiba Satellite U500-12C review

 

Style, quality and comfort on offer from this compact laptop

Nice design ; Reasonable battery life ; 64-bit Windows 7 ; Capacious hard drive

Overly bright screen ; Keys flex under pressure ; Integrated graphics

Although this machine will not break any performance records, it has decent storage and can carry out general tasks with ease

Dec, 2009
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Expert review by : Tommy Melville (techradar.com)

Toshiba Satellite U500-10Z review

 

A terrific mix of style, power and portability from this 13.3-inch laptop

Good graphics power ; Good portability ; Connectivity

Poor keyboard ; Glossy screen

A well made machine that has good graphics power and good connectivity but is let down by a poor keyboard and a shiny TFT screen

Oct, 2009
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Expert review by : Andrew Tiney (pocket-lint.com)

Toshiba Satellite U500-178 notebook

 

Toshiba's Satellite U500-178 is a highly portable laptop that's great for either home use or a life on the move. With a 13.3-inch screen, it's small enough to slip into most laptop bags, yet also packs in a powerful Nvidia GeForce G 210M graphics card....

3D power, neat design, compact and fast

Spongy keyboard could be better

Although the quality of the keyboard lets it down, the Toshiba Satellite U500-178 is a great machine for those wanting to combine their desktop PC and laptop. It’s easily small enough to take to work with you each day, yet provides outstanding office...

Nov, 2009
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Expert review by : Elias Plastiras, PCWorld.idg.com.au (techadvisor.co.uk)

Toshiba Satellite Pro U500 review

 

With a small, 13in frame, a DVD burner tucked in its side and a powerful Intel Core i5-430M CPU under the hood, the Toshiba Satellite Pro U500 has all the hallmarks of a potentially great business laptop. However, it's let down a relatively poor...

It may be a tad heavy and have underwhelming standard battery life, but the Toshiba Satellite Pro U500 has plenty of features, performs well for the most part and it's comfortable to use. We'd like it if a more powerful battery was installed by default...

Nov, 2010
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Expert review by : Elias Plastiras (techadvisor.co.uk)

Toshiba Satellite U500 review

 

The Toshiba Satellite U500 runs an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU and has plenty of RAM, a dedicated graphics card, a large hard drive, and a built-in DVD burner. You also get modern ports and network connectivity, and plenty of useful Toshiba innovations such...

Toshiba's Toshiba Satellite U500 is a great laptop that doesn't make any compromises when it comes to features and performance. It's also very well priced. Above all, it's comfortable to use, looks good and is solidly built. You can't go past it if...

Aug, 2009
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Toshiba Satellite U500-1EX review

 

The U500 laptop range gets a multi-touch screen, but it doesn't come cheap

Compact; stylish; reasonable dual-core processor

Expensive; touch screen has limited uses; thick and heavy chassis; poor quality display; large amount of keyboard flex

The U500-1EX is a compact laptop, but it's heavy and suffers from poor battery life. And with the non-touch version available for significantly less, you're paying a hefty premium for the touch screen.

Jun, 2010
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Expert review by : Alistair Dabbs (reghardware.co.uk)

Toshiba Satellite U500-1EX touchscreen notebook

 

A 13.3in touchscreen Core i3 notebook with an HDMI output

Touchscreen ought to be a killer app for portable computers – look what it did for mobile phones – but here in the Satellite U500-1EX it comes across as just another feature. To really make it worthwhile, Toshiba might have considered designing a...

May, 2010
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