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Great laptop for my daughter5
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PucouH from Chevy chase, md on
01/15/2012
Best value...gave it to my daughter for her birthday and she loves its look and features..0 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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Great Computer!5
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Travboy from Motley, MN on
01/05/2012
I bought this laptop on sale for $600. I got it home and was amazed how fast and easy it was to set it up. I have been very impressed ever since. It starts up really fast and does everything I need it to. I am wanting to upgrade it to 8GB of RAM because of my advanced use but it does great with 6 GB. It sometimes shuts itself down shortly after I turn it on but that is rare and only happens if I have accessories plugged in or a cd in the drive. But like I said, that is very rare. The back-lit keyboard is a great feature but it uses a lot of power. I only use the back-lit keyboard when I am plugged into the wall. Another great feature is the eco button that is right there and easy to start when necessary. The sleep and charge feature is really nice because I always have things to charge and don't always want to turn my computer on to charge them. The 14" display is great because you can see everything you need to and it makes it very portable. The keyboard is a bit flimsy, however. You can see it move down when you press keys in the middle of it. It doesn't affect the performance or anything it just is sometimes a nuisance.
Summary: Great computer, good price (even when it isn't on sale), and does what you need it to do when you need it to do it. Very light and portable. Battery lasts a really long time, sometimes up to 6 hours!!!3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
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Overall is good except4
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dufus7 from orange, ca on
01/04/2012
It freezes quite often when you are in the internet and I need to shut it down or turn it off. Toshiba needs to fix this problem. Overall is good and love the backlit.2 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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CAUTION! BUYER BEWARE1
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techstudent79 from Jackson on
01/01/2012
I recieved this maching for christmas. To start I loved the easy setup, the ram, the impact smart harddrive, that and with a name like Toshiba you just think quality. WRONG! Toshiba should be ashamed of themselves for making a machine this bad. Day 1= wireless would cut in and out. Day 2= worked great no problems. Day 3= Impact smart harddrive software problems (had to call Toshiba to reinstall software) Day 4= Start getting errors about Proset wireless adapter software. Day 5= Take in into Bestbuy Geeks (told it was a "virus")about the wireless adapter. Was informed to do a factory restore. Done Now the real PROBLEMS start. When the maching would power on. Wireless would be disabled then it would take 5 to 10 mins of fighting with it to get the wifi to work. Take it back to the Geeks. They performed ANOTHER factory restore. Same problem. Looks like a software issue, but really a hidden hardware issue. Also VERY low quality speakers. Finally gave up and got something different for a lower price and higher quality. Shame on you Toshiba.4 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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Great specs with touchpad quirks4
Posted by:
techguyz from Portland, OR on
12/30/2011
Specification wise this is a great laptop. I purchased it during a sale for $600. It included the P2TV adapter and a copy of Kapersky. The internal specs on this unit are great. Good memory, bottom of the barrel I5 which is comparable to a high end I3. I like the smaller screens like this for portability. 7200 RPM hybrid drive and a BluRay disc player. All this can be hard to find in a $600 laptop. For that reason I would rate this unit 5 stars.
A few Quirks. Ergonomically speaking there are a few quirks that are taking some getting used too. 1) The touchpad does not act normal. It has some different logic to it that makes this unit inconsistent with my other 3 laptops. You really have to do one finger at a time since the buttons are embedde in the touchpad. I am a 2 finger surfer one on the buttons and one sliding around and if you keep one on the button even the slightest movement will cause the cursor to change focus. Major user behavioural change for me. 2) The touchpad also has a very rough not slick surface. This causes friction when trying to move your cursor around. I am hoping over time that this will smooth out with some finger grime, but for now its like touchpadding on fine grit sandpaper. This is weird because the rest of the laptop chasis is very smooth. 3) And finally I was really anxious to try out the chiclets keyboard style and for the most part I love it, with the exception that the keys are piano black and very slick. In contrast to the touchpad I find my fingers slipping on the keys constantly. I really wish Toshiba had swapped this feel for the keypad and put a little texture on the keytops. The rest of the keyboard is great all of the important keys are exposed and the function keys have been hidden in as upper functions leaving the toshiba function exposed. I have not had too any issues with that, with the exception of F2 which I happen to still use for rename and insert. I am easily getting over this, Although these are strictly personal issues the keyboard and touchpad are a huge decision factor in my mind and I would have been willing to forego some of the high end specs for better ergonomics here. That being said ergonomically I am rating this a 2.
P2TV. This is an interesting concept and I was excited to try this out as this was included with the unit for free. After a few required updates on the adapter I was able to get this to work. It works very flawlessly has a short range less than 20ft. After a month of owning this laptop I have not used it since. So I dont know where this technology will really fit in. I like to watch TV while I work away so..I'm glad I did not pay for that feature cool concept though.
All that being said I am going to give this unit 4 stars primarily due to its internal specs.3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
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Great Value, Great Specs, Quality Issues2
Posted by:
BroMoney from California on
12/30/2011
I got this for my wife for Christmas, it was a package deal, the Laptop came with the Netgear Push2TV adapter and Kapersky AV for 1 year, all for $600. The specs on the computer are excellent, the only thing it doesn't have that someone might want is Bluetooth, other than that it has it all, including (surprisingly) a 7200rpm HD. We have had 2 other Toshiba's and they were great, durable machines.
Problems with this Machine:
1) RIGHT SHIFT KEY didn't always work- must push down extra hard to make it work. It's also unusually long, which is probably why it's having problems making contact. If you type a lot, this will be a big problem.
2) 1 Pixel already non-conforming (burns red all the time, noticeable) Not what you expect from a brand new machine at all.
PROS:
1) Lighted keyboard, very nice, not found elsewhere
2) fast, feature packed.
If this Toshiba didn' thave those two flaws it would be a great machine, but we were worried if we exchanged for the same machine we would get the same problems
We ended up returning this bundle and paying more for the Lenovo U400....this machine is very slick looking, all one-piece alum case, basically looks like a MACBOOk, has a SLOT DVD drive, 750GB HD, Blue tooth, and a discrete graphics card (this toshiba did not any of those).
I recommend checking out the Lenovo U400 as an alternate to this, only con is that it wont come with blue ray and you pay more...but it's much nicer looking and thinner, feels just like a MAC but costs le$$.2 out of 3 found this review helpful.
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Excellent bargain. Watch out for bad apples5
Posted by:
d1tzu from Toronto on
12/23/2011
I bought this laptop before any reviews came online. It was an amazing deal for the money ($600) and it included a free wireless HD receiver and 1 year antivirus subscription.
I didnt get to use the laptop until yesterday. After noticing the bad reviews, I decided to perform a thorough testing of all the functions.
Problems:
Backspace was not working properly.
Laptop kept dying unexpectedly.
Fix:
I took it to the store and exchanged it for the same model.
The current laptop is working fine. No problems with Backspace and random crashes.
Actual review:
Make sure that if you experience any problems, exchange the laptop right away. Dont bother to fix it because it's most likely a hardware problem (ie. motherboard issue most likely).
The laptop is very fast. The screen is good, definitely better than my old HP laptop, however not as good as some people might want it to be.
The wireless display is amazing. I love it. Probably the best feature... by far.
The BluRay player is very good, but I do get some gaps (ie. no image, but you hear the sound) in the movies which are probably because of the software (WinDVD).
Small incovenience:
To access the function keys within windows (ie. F1, F2, F3,...) you have to hold down the FN + the key that you need to press. This is because Toshiba Keyboard utility is overriding the keyboard defaults with it's own functions.5 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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no problems5
Posted by:
timsgto from dayton,ohio on
12/23/2011
got it for $599. no problems yet.the speakers suck , but everything else is ok.0 out of 0 found this review helpful.
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