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"Wonderful and very Reliable" on by KaslanDraconico
Pros: Great speed,
very reliable,
powerful workstation Quadro dedicated video card,
Very universal and works with old equipmentCons: main cons are about the actual hardware itself, the screen is extremely thin, something that I personally am generally paranoid about, could be very easy to damage.
Summary: I personally love this laptop, the power it contains to do what you want out of a laptop is no thing to scoff at when it comes to this beast.
the laptop itself contains a DVD burner, so its very easy to go somewhere and burn the things you need for a quick data backup
Up to date with the security methods it has a fingerprint reader to log you into the computer (using this as an alternate method vs. password input) and the Toshiba software contains a program that protects your data using fingerprint credentials.
Its a business grade machine, having the ability to do presentations, graphical work, or even working in photoshop! You will not be let down be the power of the M5, its Nvidia Quadro NVS110 has the power of a slightly beefed up 7300, basically a 7400, but its optimized to work with graphical applications such as 3ds Max, Maya, After Effects, ECT... this is one of the main features that are important to me, having the ability to work on a laptop and not be hampered by an on-board video processing unit hogging up system resources.
The Core 2 Duo T2500 is perfect for modern day applications, able to process most everything in a very timely manner.
The ability to work with the 'old days' hardware is very nice, working with the printers that run on the serial bus.
bottom line, this is a very wonderful laptop if you don't mind the thin screen. -
"absolutely hopeless on Vista" on by pradeep_be
Pros: sleek look
Cons: Heat Engine;Noisy;
Summary: This is one of the worst products that could be brought out.I have Vista Enterprise on this and nothing ever works properly.It is not a vista issue as i have installed this on a DELL and it works fine.
CPU Usage is constantly 100% or close.
The Wifi Never works properly it is an Intel 3945ABG the worst ever.
It generates enough heat to make an omellette and makes enough noise to qualify for a band.DOnt even try putting in a disk in the DVD Drive. As for the battery back up the less said the better.
ALL IN ALL A THOROUGHLY USELESS PRODUCT. -
"A business portable machine and a desktop replacement at the same time" on by rashadz
Pros: Powerful with SXGA (1400x1050) resolution provides excellent brightness
Cons: The disply is non-glossy
Summary: This notebook is a business portable machine and a desktop replacement at the same time. It is a powerful with Intel® Core™2 Duo* Processor* T7200 (2.0GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB) and 2G installed RAM.
The Tecra M5-S4333 quality is great; it’s very solid in a silver metallic chassis and it is very silent without any excessive heat.
The non-glossy matt display of 14.1" Diagonal SXGA with (1400x1050) resolution provides excellent brightness and makes text easily readable and pictures looks good. But in terms of imaging performance the glossy screen is better so for superior imaging you have to conceder a machine with Toshiba's TruBrite technology.
The Fingerprint Reader provides a higher level of security as well as convenience it will allow you to log on to your secured accessing website such as your email by placing your finger in the device. I own this machine and its battry life is excellent, it easely stay for more than two and half hours. -
"Do not believe specs as Toshiba claims them!" on by jason.zebell
Pros: Great laptop
Cons: Horrible Customer Service
Summary: Do not believe the 4Gb's RAM Maximum, it may not be tested and true!
I would never ever buy a laptop from Toshiba again. They are great little powerhouses that get the job done, that is for sure. But Toshiba as a company just wants to be "seen" as a great company and not actually hold up the service end of the purchasing agreement.
Take a very close look at all of the specs that are listed before you buy. I bought one of their u305 13.3″ laptops 4 1/2 months ago. The specifications on their website very clearly and proudly state that the laptop is capable of utilizing 4Gb’s of RAM. It is not! And it is not because of the chipset or board being used (others use the same and are capable of 4Gb's). It is because they could not program the bios properly to handle it.
Toshiba has since my purchase changed the manual and the online specifications for this laptop line to an upper limit of 2Gb’s RAM. After many hours on the phone with their “customer service” handlers, I am at a loss for what to do. It is at the point now that I am considering suing them. They have made absolutely no effort to rectify the situation.
It is apparently my burden to bear that the laptops specifications changed. They are not willing to allow me to return it and pay the difference for another model. They will not compensate me in any way for their mistake. I now have 2 2Gb sticks of top end OCZ sitting at home gathering dust. I cannot return them because it is past the 14 day limit. Although to OCZ’s customer service I send thanks! They are willing to send me out new (in exchange) ones if the future laptop I do buy needs differently spec’d RAM.
Stay away from Toshiba as a laptop manufacturer, they do not hold up their end of the purchase agreement and feel perfectly okay doing so.
Jake Z
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