Toshiba Tecra 9100

Advantages: Portable, easy to use
Disadvantages: There are better laptops available for the price

...the same key to unlock it, you need to press two keys at the same time so it is hard to lock the keyboard by accident!), ~*~ Specification ~*~ 1.5GHz Intel Celeron Processor 504MB RAM 80GB Harddrive DVD ROM Drive ~*~ Common Specification ~*~ ~*~ Front ~*~ Volume Control Switch for built in Wireless LED Display (AC state, Power State, Battery State, Harddrive Activity and DVD Activity) Microphone input Headphone input ~*~ Left ~*~ PCMCIA Slot (for wireless card) Fan Output ~*~ Back ~*~ Parallel Port AC Power In ~*~ Right~*~ DVD Drive 3 USB Ports ~*~ Software Included ~*~ Windows XP Home Edition Toshiba Utilities Microsoft Office ~*~ Battery power ~*~ It claims that the battery will last for 3.8 hours, however, in reality I have found that when left on standby, or using programmes... Read review

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Advantages: Light, versatile, packed with features
Disadvantages: It's still a laptop

...Let me make it perfectly clear right up front: I'm not overfond of laptops. They're relatively small, usually have rather fuzzy screens, come with small keyboards that make typing difficult, and have strange built-in mice that are nigh onto impossible to manipulate. Given my durthers, I'll take a full-sized PC any day. Despite all these disclaimers, my 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 Toshiba does remarkable... Read review

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Advantages: Lightweight, powerful, strong, long battery life. Excellent toshiba software. Quiet. Filter on CPU vent
Disadvantages: Headphone port at the front. Tiny trackpad. Creaks a lot. Screen not that good

...a sweat. The graphics preformance of the laptop, though lacking slightly on the 3D and gaming side, excells at HD playback, which is as smooth as one could want. However, there are some shortfalls. The toshiba software is a little annoying and does slow the machine down a little, and sometimes doesn't work. For example, you can't change the screen brightness and or you can't lock the computer and it wont shut down. The headphone port placed at the front of the laptop below the trackpad is quite odd and I am always knocking into it, and resting on it when I am using the laptop. It also doesn't fare well when watching a DVD (DVD playback preformance is very good and smooth by the way) it can get in the way. The laptop is also rather creaky, and there is some bending of the plastic in certain areas. The screen also seems to be comming... Read review

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