The Toshiba Satellite P105 is one of the best choices for a laptop today because of two main reasons – Unlike many other laptops, the Toshiba Satellite P105 is a reasonably priced gaming laptop. And secondly, the Toshiba Satellite P105 is one of the lightest and sleekest gaming laptops around today. Probably, the lightest of them all. The Toshiba Satellite P105 is a powerhouse with many features, and it looks like Toshiba has done well with their first gaming laptop. The Toshiba Satellite P105 is reasonably priced, offers bright display, houses a complete set of A/V controls, ports and connections, is a very good gaming laptop, and has a very attractive illuminated case. Just like every other laptop, the Toshiba Satellite P105 does have some minor problems, for example – the speaker volume is not very high, the touchpad is small and doesn't have any on/off button, and the display resolution is not the best around. But these are minor problems which are not hard to overcome.

While offering a performance and quality similar to the Dell XPS M170, the Toshiba Satellite P105 also costs and weighs a lot less than the competition. While it's still a desktop replacement at the weight of 7.8 pounds, the Toshiba Satellite P105 is lighter than most desktop replacements, and much lighter than most gaming laptops. It is also much sleeker than most measuring 15.5 inches wide and 10.6 inches deep, and ranging in thickness from slightly more than an inch at the front to 1.7 inches at the back. With the adapter added, the total weight of the Toshiba Satellite P105 is 9.2 pounds, which is still manageable when compared with most other options.

The Toshiba Satellite P105 is designed for gamers and home users, and the design shows that. The soft curves and the cool blue LEDs that glow beneath the speakers and inside the vents make it clear that this is no boring workplace laptop. The bright 17inch screen also has a reflective coating to add to the flashy appearance. The resolution offered by the Toshiba Satellite P105 is less than some of the more expensive laptops, at only 1,440×900, but that still isn't bad.

The keyboard is a full-zised one, and also has a 10 key number pad. Even though the touchpad and the keyboard feel a little cramped, and there's no touchpad on/off button, there are some cool embedded features in the touchpad, such as volume control. There is also a fingerprint reader that allows you to log onto websites using your fingerprints as a password! This is a feature not found on any other gaming laptop. The connectivity of the Toshiba Satellite P105 is also above average, if not the best in business - headphone, microphone, and S/PDIF audio jacks; VGA, S-Video, and DVI video output; as well as four-pin FireWire and four USB 2.0 ports. Networking options include the aforementioned Wi-Fi radio, Gigabit Ethernet, modem, and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate). As extras, it also has - Type II PC Card slot and a slot for the latest Express Cards, plus a 6-in-1 media card reader that recognizes Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Smart Media, MultiMediaCard, and xD formats. Add to that the double layer DVD burner, and you've got a collection of features almost no other laptop offers at the same affordable rate.

A good high-end configuration on the Toshiba Satellite P105 will cost you around $2000 or less. Compare to the other laptops of similar configuration, such as the Dell XPS M170, and you run into costs of over $3600. AS such, the Toshiba Satellite P105 is a great choice for an affordable price.