Advantages: Light, versatile, packed with features Disadvantages: It's still a laptop
...purpose here to review the Toshiba Tecra M2 notebook, kindly purchased for me by my company to make me more efficient and productive. Now don't get me wrong. I appreciate the sentiments and the logic of the new laptop, even though I use it far less often than my more powerful, less portable desktop. But I have to admit, my Tecra M2 isn't as bad as I feared.
Talk about damning with faint praise! Perhaps I can improve a bit on that. There's one thing ... ...My company purchased my Toshiba Tecra M2 though an arrangement that resulted in a hefty discount. Comparable models retail as low as $1,029 in the U.S., with a price tag of $1300 being more common. As near as I can tell, the Tecra M2 retails in the UK for £1200 - £1700, with £1300 being about average. ◄Final Thoughts►
Weighing in at just under 5 pounds (2.3 kg), my Toshiba is growing on me. I can see the day coming when, at least for ...
BawBaw 10.07.2005
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Advantages: Lightweight, In-Built Wireless Disadvantages: Keyboard, Price, only 2 USB ports
The Toshiba Tecra M2 is aimed squarely at the business market (I'm writing this review from my work Tecra laptop!) and is a good, if not brilliant, option for the mobile business worker. The 1.6Ghz processor, 512MB memory and 40GB hard drive (on the standard model) aren't going to give you the ultimate laptop gaming experience, but this machine is aimed squarely at the business market.
For business users the main benefits are the in-built Centrino ... ...of the standard XP utilities, Toshiba have bundled some useful tools included a wireless network sniffer (Config Free), PC Health Check & Diagnostic tools, and an SD memory card manager.
The 512MB memory and 1.6Ghz processor ensure that you can run multiple business apps (Word, Excel, Outlook etc.) quite comfortably and the in-built NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 display adapter comfortably handles 1024x768 resolution and supports Nview dual screen capability, ...
stevetwatson 12.09.2006
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(+) positive aspects include the speed, apperance/design of the laptop, and the enhanced performance. (-) i have a matt black laptop and it shows dirty finger prints.
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