I chose this item as a second hand notebook as I saw the prices new machiness were fetching. However I was not in the slightest bit dissappointed. It has a great bright 14.1" screen and i9s pretty light. The 128MB RAM and 6GB hard disk are ample, thus allowing the PII366 to run at full speed. ... Read review
(+) cool and quite robust trackpad, good display,64-bit windows 7 (-) few connectors,dell drivers only, not realy for gameing (most models), finger print prone!
Advantages: Value for money, Light Disadvantages: Old Model
I chose this item as a second hand notebook as I saw the prices new machiness were fetching. However I was not in the slightest bit dissappointed. It has a great bright 14.1" screen and i9s pretty light. The 128MB RAM and 6GB hard disk are ample, thus allowing the PII366 to run at full speed. Second hand it can be picked up for under £800. Well worth it! If you want a totally reliable seecond hand machine, with a good back up support team, then ... more
I chose this item as a second hand notebook as I saw the prices new machiness were fetching. However I was not in the slightest bit dissappointed. It has a great bright 14.1" screen and i9s pretty light. The 128MB RAM and 6GB hard disk are ample, thus allowing the PII366 to run at full speed. Second hand it can be picked up for under £800. Well worth it! If you want a totally reliable seecond hand machine, with a good back up support team, then this a the PC to chose. I use it for everything, and am yet to have any problems.
...also suffers from the standard toshiba problem of the mouse pointer occasionally having a mind of its own.
Generally though, this is an excellent machine. It takes pretty much anything you can throw at it and keeps on running. You can always get frivers for it. Networking works wonderfully and I have never had any problems with PCMCIA devices. The only better machines I have used are Thinkpads, but they are so ugly that I have (and will) always ...
vurt 10.08.2000
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Toshiba Tecra 8000
Advantages: every one wants one Disadvantages: slightly bulky
The Tecra 8000 Is an exellent laptop. Of all the laptops I come across the tecra is One of the best I have seen.If you want some thing thin and sexy then this is not for you.The benefit of buying this machine are certainly good value for money .first there is the 14.1 tft screen. Then theres the prestigious name.Toshibas are very easy to fix if you come across problems .You can install the hdd yourself. you can install the memory yourself and if ...
pcformat 22.09.2000
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Toshiba Tecra 8000
Advantages: Good speed, long durability, great motherboard, compatibility with DOS, good with multimedia Disadvantages: Slow memory at times, manual installation of graphics drivers for higher resolutions
I purchased a used Toshiba Tecra 8000 in a PC magazine about four years ago, and to this day, it continues to work great. It cost about $400, and I think it was worth it.
I needed to only upgrade the battery since it wouldn't hold a charge, but other than that, the laptop works great! I installed Windows 98 on the system, and it works great for multimedia like Flash, movies (MPEG, AVI), and high quality graphics.
When I reinstalled Windows on it, ... ...website to give me higher screen resolutions. The installation was simple, and it worked great.
The RAM in the laptop is pretty good, but it would slow down the operating system from time to time. If I ran a program, it would take forever to load, but a memory allocator program worked to correct it.
This laptop is not heavy and is relatively good in size and shape. I recommend this for someone looking for a good, working laptop for a good price. ...
tlsuess 02.03.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Toshiba Tecra 8000
Toshiba has created the ultimate forward-thinking machine, the Tecra 8000, designed to meet the needs of a wide range of users and to support many tasks, from mid-range processing to the most intensive top-end applications. The Tecra 8000 series offers an entry-level notebook computer for exceptional value for money with all the features, performance and quality you expect from Toshiba. With performance that beats many desktop computers, the Tecra 8000 offers a real alternative to a desktop computer, and all the benefits of mobile computing. An all-in-one notebook solution, the Tecra 8000 offers truly flexible computing with the latest and fastest processor and exceptionally clear, bright and large screen. Toshiba Tecra 8000 - blazing-speed computing for on-the-go professionals!
