Toshiba Portege M200 tablet PC (11/11/2003)

my girlfriend is happy i am happy
enough saidby computerx0010 - November 4, 2011

Pros: great machine nothning bad to say.

Cons: you can use other brand of usb cd/dvd drives
just do a little research

I have older one, with some upgrades, it'l rock!by noodle333 - October 5, 2011

Pros: Light weight, easy to switch between tablet or laptop

Cons: small hard drive, hard to upgrade

Pain in the neck.by kusuri_ - June 19, 2011

Pros: Great paperweight.

Cons: Horrible wireless internet connection, tablet pen gives out in a matter of months, low battery life, screen is made of gelatin, keys give out, screws falling out, there really isn't an end to the cons.

fantastic for teachersby brentrjones - April 9, 2008

Pros: good laptop plus tablet, love to write freehand

Cons: CD/ DVD is external

Great Tabletby Hakuryustar17 - December 15, 2007

Pros: Light-weight, user friendly, fast

Cons: No optical drive

This tablet is light and fast. Best tablet I ever owned.by rbm - May 13, 2006

Pros: Light, fast, internal bluetooth for $45..no more USB

Cons: Price $2100 1.9 mhz 2gb ram

Service from Toshiba sucks on this computerby openpantry - April 10, 2006

Pros: Never was able to turn it on due to a bad image on the PC so nothing good to say

Cons: No Internal drives

looks better on the webby Wolf mulder - December 15, 2005

Pros: weight, capabilities, great for traveling

Cons: crappy screen, no CD and Firewire included

Great Tablet ultraportableby Dr Smoke - October 17, 2005

Pros: One of the best you can buy

Cons: no internal DVD drive

Review: This Tablet gets some crazy marks from CNET as the current specs for this Tablet are very good, its got a much faster Pentium M than the X41 for exmple. Don't believe the benchmarks you read on this or other sites as like most Notebooks it has a variety of Performance/ Power settings, the Processor is a much better guide for comparison. Certain sites seem to have a strong Thinkpad pr HP bias. Anyway, its a good buy, and if you buy your own external DVD burner, you have the same deal as the m205, but at less $. Now why did CNET give that an 8.0 and the M200, same computer - a bundled DVD, a 5.6. makes no sense CNET!

Intriguing, but disappointingby PhyllisC - April 25, 2005

Pros: great for Free Cell, etc.

Cons: Flimsy Screencover, Miserable Tech support

Best dual use tablet in the market.by thevinster - March 31, 2005

Pros: Powerful, Long battery life, Versatile, Sturdy enough for educational use, Array Microphones

Cons: Terrible speakers, Noisy hard drive, Only 2 USB ports.

Great Item, crappy screen coverby sniperrus - March 4, 2005

Pros: Fast, light, 2.5 hours battery time

Cons: LCD Mask (screen cover) cracks if you breathe on it funny

Won't boot to USB CD-Romby - January 28, 2005

Pros:

Cons: Don't ever try to run the recovery CD. Your system won't boot to an external USB cd-rom.

Worst of ALLby - January 25, 2005

Pros: That it didn't spark and catch fire. Since this computer failed in every sense of being a great tablet, I have decided to use it as a portable hot-tray for my microwave dishes.

Cons: Where do I start?!! Let's start with that horrible-looking screen it comes with. You pay $2000+ to get a screen that looks like it is coated in polyurethene. Then, you pay the cost of 2 laptops only to discover when you get it home, that it has a 32MB

Great multi-use systemby - January 12, 2005

Pros: I use for everything from plugging up to the bigscreen and gaming, surfing on the couch, taking class notes, making multi-media presentations, photo editing, and graphics code development.

Cons: This is a pricey machine, even for all the great features and you really need the external DVD/CDRW drive if you ever want to restore the OS.

needs toshiba drive to install OSby - January 12, 2005

Pros: -resolution -scribbling in high resolution -bright screen -speech recognition -real solid build and appearance

Cons: -no firewire -gets hot -worst of all you can't reinstall the system unless you buy a $$$ toshiba drive

THE Tablet to buyby - December 30, 2004

Pros: I am a Sales/Engineer that travels to various industrial sites to listen to various problems and then make recommendations on change. Previously used spiral tablets to take notes, make dwgs etc. and with 14 feet of spirals containing info (OK. I’m a bit

Cons: Although processor quite speedy I confide that I would kill for a 7,200 RPM hard drive vs existing 4,200. Computer takes forever to start and close using default factory settings but I find that I can disable ½ the stuff via MSCONFIG and SERVICES. Whe

Very Good and Innovative PCby - December 20, 2004

Pros: I think that this pc is a very good choice for those who use a computer "on the go", and still want top end performance. On the whole it is a very good pc for an average user.

Cons: It is a pitty that the M200 does not have an optical drive. A external one is a "must have" for this pc.

best laptop yetby - November 17, 2004

Pros: great features and software utilities by Toshiba. Also very well built. Respectable battery life.

Cons: only complaints I have are with windows XP networking and hibernation. tho OneNote is Sweet!

Excellent mix of features and portabilityby - October 13, 2004

Pros: While not the fastest on the market in shear computing power, it is fast enough for nearly anything. The built-in graphics will blow away just about any other portable, and even just about any desktop graphics card made before the current year. It will ev

Cons: My biggest, and only really major, complaint is what I would consider a serious defect regarding the design of the emergency software recovery CD that comes as the only software restore option with the system. I fiddle with my systems a lot and have had t

A nice product but Fujitsu T-4000 is the Kingby - October 9, 2004

Pros: Nice slim design. Ok power and it seems to be built ok.

Cons: Poor battery life and Fujitsu just released the T4000 series with a built in drive!!!!!!!! More power and a long battery life. Plus Fujitsu just tied with IBM as best overall customer satisfaction and reliability!!! Sorry Toshiba gotta go

best Tablet Notebook neverthless, good deal if you get it for <$2000by - October 4, 2004

Pros: SXGA (no more 1024X768 zigzap display!), lightweighted, nice combination of tablet/notebook (you'll love how your notebook turning into a tablet smoothly), P-M 1.5G, 60G HD, SD drive, $99 3-year Safeguard for everything, wireless.

Cons: material looks and feels cheap (lose to apple powerbook, but still in line with SONY 12' Lappy), below average sound qualiy (with/without headphone), impatient sales rep.

weeeeeeeby - September 23, 2004

Pros: Mann... i love this Laptop/Tablet PC... The Spec on mine is a little higher that displayed here... The futures, the mobility, the design... all a class by it self... its light weight and still powerfull Wireless lan, Bluetoth, IR for wireless connective

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great new way to work-playby - September 10, 2004

Pros: tablet is the way of the future. And this tablet is the closest thing to writing things on paper.

Cons: Nothing specific but could be a bit lighter. yet to discover many of its many cool features.

College Studentsby - September 4, 2004

Pros: Works great in class for taking notes. I'm never organized and constantly bring the wrong notebooks, etc. Now everything is in one place and at test time I should be able to quickly find anything in my notes and I won't have lost any pages. I find the

Cons: It is expensive slightly. I paid 1900 after tax and shipping for the lowest model. My other lightweight option (albeit with longer battery life) was the fujitsu P7000.

Great pacakge, the video is overratedby - September 1, 2004

Pros: Fast, light, great battery life, great warranty

Cons: If you are 40+ you will have to tweak the display options to be able to see the fine fonts on the screen. Dropping the screen resolution gives larger fonts, but is blurrier.

Over Pricest for what you getby - September 1, 2004

Pros: Nice small unit.

Cons: Touch screen does not work well. System has trouble booting. Tech support on product is terrible. Would not by another toshiba because of the support

Buy everything or nothing.by - September 1, 2004

Pros: small light weight

Cons: With no built in floppy or dvd/cd, you MUST buy toshiba's external floppy and dvd if you ever want to re-image the laptop. Their support will quickly tell you after the purchase you can only use their brand to boot to their DVD re-image disk. There is n

This is absolutely the BEST truly portable computer I have ever owned or used!by - September 1, 2004

Pros: I am very pleased with this machine (this coming from one who has previously owned six laptops, and used countless other notebooks). With the extra batteries and charger I purchased - I have achieved true "portability" (almost)no more wires! One of the

Cons: The Portage M200 is a little heavy for (ablet use in field work where the user has to stand and hold it for extended periods of time. I know the industry has gotten away from manuals...but it would really be more convenient to have the book by my side wh

Love this Laptop! Love keyboard!by - August 5, 2004

Pros: Why I bought this tablet) I was not looking initially to get a tablet. I was comparing Toshiba R100 for its super .7" slimness & 2.4 lbs. weight and Panasonic Y2 toughbook for its included CD/DVD at 3.5 lbs. The Toshiba M200 tablet PC was a wild car

Cons: Worst part is the clicking noise when the hard drive is accessed. Drove me crazy initially and I briefly contemplated returning it. Was able to twick it so that HD access is GREATLY reduced so I get less of that ticking sound. I recommend disabling recove

I liked it for the first 3 weeksby - June 3, 2004

Pros: Sexy and swiveling, this baby is everything you want--when it works. Fast processor, decent specs all round, etc. Got mine on ebay for a low $1700. 3 Year International Warranty (you'll need it!! it should come with a phone card too)

Cons: No internal drive hurts it a lot and becomes an especially big problem when it BREAKS. I've had numerous driver compatibility issues as well as hardware faults (the memory AND hard drive appear to be shot-- RAM windiag tests fail everywhere and windows i

Awesome Tablet PCby - May 30, 2004

Pros: I switched from Dell Inspiron 8500 to Ultra portable Toshiba M200. This is my first tab so getting used to it and how it works takes some getting used too. However, once you get the hang of it, you will wonder why you didn't switch to the Tablet long ag

Cons: Wish it came with a external CD drive.

A Worthy tablet all the wayby - May 27, 2004

Pros: Get the best of both worlds with great Notebook abilities and easy tablet integration

Cons: The text recognition system may not be everything you expect and you may find yourself going back to typing

Screen is probably as big as a tablet will get...by - May 27, 2004

Pros: + Amazing screen + Snappy response + Big (but not too big) stylus + Generous hard drive for a notebook + SD Card slot + Internal Wireless G is VERY fast and has great range

Cons: - A little heavy in one arm - No Firewire port - DVD is external (really needs an internal slot-DVD like the Apple Powerbooks) - Bluetooth should be built in instead of a $100 add-on

great ideaby - May 5, 2004

Pros: easy to use - esp. the ability to convert since I still type faster than I can write

Cons: external dvd drive

Toshiba Rocks !!!by - March 31, 2004

Pros: Great design, Excellant pen interface. Nice bundle of s/w. Light weight. Worth the price. Long Battery hours. very useful tablet buttons on the monitor. Wireless work very well.

Cons: Dock is very costlier.

If Only Women were as good...by - March 29, 2004

Pros: This was a replacement for my Compaq X1000 15.4" Widescreen laptop which I loved until I had to take it to class 3 times a week and found it too heavy and had serious hard drive issues. The M200 seems much more durable-- even though it operates on a sing

Cons: No optical, sort of heavy for a 12" laptop (4.4lbs). A 14" IBM T40 is about the same weight. Although it has the same 1.5GHz Centrino processor as my X1000 it is noticeably slower.

Superb computer, but check screen glare before you buyby - March 13, 2004

Pros: After two months of use, I am still very pleased with the Toshiba Portege M200. Excellent execution of the convergence of a light weight notebook with a tablet PC. I anticipated using the writing functions only occasionally, but the computer and softwar

Cons: Screen glare from room lights is a significant issue with this computer and is a compromise you must accept to have tablet functionality because of the special writing surface needed on the screen. Some who have used my computer are bothered by the glare

Great tablet PC very compelling design.by - March 11, 2004

Pros: Docking station has an award winning design! Great display and graphics card.

Cons: Few issues with docking with multiple monitors at high resolution.

They should all be like thisby - March 7, 2004

Pros: Mobility, power, versatility, control, finally superior firepower for wide area people like me.

Cons: Can not do text from thought,,,,,,yet

A new way of computingby - January 26, 2004

Pros: For me it is new thing and I like the possibility to interact with my computer in more natural ways, these days we are using computers for several hours a day, work, research, communication and even entertainment are now all on PCs. Being able to write on

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There are very few things that come along...by - January 25, 2004

Pros: That change the way that I use technology and this is one of those "events" in my experience that has changed the way that I use technology. Pointing and clicking the screen is far more organic experience than using a mouse the voice recognition is exece

Cons: Screen size, I couldn't not use this as my primary computer the keyboard is too small but as a slick suppliment this thing rules. Additionally, the handwriting technology has some learning curve as does the voice recognition.

Excellent machine, does all that I need and I crunch a lot of databy - January 20, 2004

Pros: Fast, sleek, easy to use. Feels bulletproof, Toshiba software nice. No performance complaints as a desktop cruncher AND it works extremely well at reading my terrible handwriting...

Cons: Any storage is an addes cost, RW CD or DVD, docking stations seems sort of silly to me...should not have ordered it but got carried away. After adding drive and dock, cost is quite out of line

Brilliant convertibleby - January 18, 2004

Pros: Admirably serves as a primary laptop as well as a tablet. In tablet mode, you can eek 5 hours from the primary battery (in tablet mode with everything disabled/closed save OneNote), and entire thing feels study and well made. I also was very fond of the T

Cons: Screen can look a bit washed, delete key is down in place of Rt-Ctrl, which has been removed entirely.

Very good but lacks video-outby - January 14, 2004

Pros: Very high performance machine, light and excellent screen, the only drawback is the lack of a Video-out port, such a graphic card and system config. needs a video-out. Although it is meant to be a business-oriented product but Toshiba should know that vid

Cons: where is video-out port? well one can get an adapter for that, still I would loved it if it had one.

This thing absolutely rocks!by - January 8, 2004

Pros: Graphics are unreal... the little joystick at the top makes menus a snap...the battery lasts 5 hours if you use the right settings (the Toshiba software actually allows you to turn off the things you don't need!)...great handwriting recongnition...Office

Cons: A little more expensive, but worth it!!

Toshiba continues to Evolveby - January 8, 2004

Pros: I have the M205 with the 1.5M Centrino and 512Mb RAM. I was looking for a lightweight tablet that I could take on the road and connect remotely to my small business server, but couldn't tell if a slate would meet my needs (no experience with them) so wen

Cons: Its kind of heavy and bulky as a paper pad replacement and I'm worried about dropping it. The pen doesn't seem to maintain its pointing accuracy, the screen viewable area is narrow and I've had issues getting the included DVD/CD ROM drive to latch shut.

Just buy this thing!by - January 6, 2004

Pros: This is just amazing, best thing is the screen digitizer that has good viewing angles, lots of features, classy and light. This is one high performance and reliable machine. If you are looking for a notebook for travel and or school, I highly recommend it

Cons: -expensive -only two USB ports, may be this is the way it is with Tablet PCs -no video-out port, such high performance machine with this graphic capability should have one

A new experienceby - December 24, 2003

Pros: When I was writing on this tablet PC, I was thinking of something like the regular (drawing) tablets, however this is totally different than those, I can't believe how accurate and smoothing it is to write with it using "fine" size pen selection settings

Cons: Price is not in its features side.

Best TabletPCby - December 10, 2003

Pros: I have been using Portege M205-S809 for a week now, and I love everything it offers. Resolution is surplus. Wi-Fi works great. light.

Cons: Resolution change button doesn't work really well - it can be human error. I don't know. Little slow.

I love it, I love it, I love itby - November 18, 2003

Pros: This is an excellent all-in-one portable Notebook/Tablet PC with any thing you can imagine. It seems to have lots of improvements to its previous legendary model but still a little pricy. I think this one will also becomes the best tablet of the year in a

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