Toshiba Tecra M5

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Reviews for the Toshiba Tecra M5

62% Toshiba Tecra M5
Source: CNet
The Toshiba Tecra M5 seems be something of a dying breed. While most business laptops have incorporated wide screens and more entertainment features, the Tecra M5 holds fast to its standard-aspect display and minimal media controls. That's not to say that the Tecra M5 is behind the times; it's just all business, with such corporate-friendly features as a fingerprint reader, Trusted Platform Module, and a lengthy three-year warranty. And when it came to our office productivity tests, the Tecra M5 performed as well as some laptops with higher-end components. In fact, our primary complaint relates to the system's battery life: the Tecra M5 couldn't quite hit the two-hour mark on our drain tests. If you're not planning to stray far from a power outlet, or if you can afford the extended battery ($152), the Toshiba Tecra M5 delivers a nice balance of business-friendly features and strong performance for its $1,899 price.
ausführlicher Test mit Geräteaufbau und Testwerten und Bildern; online abrufbar

(von 10): 6.2, Leistung 7, Ausstattung 7, Akkulaufzeit 4, Preis/Leistung mangelhaft, Display zufriedenstellend
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/14/2007
Rating: Total score: 62% price: 50% performance: 70% features: 70% display: 70%

70% Toshiba Tecra M5 laptop Review
Source: Pocket Lint
Notebooks can be many things, they can be ultraportables stripped of everything and used for little more than email and word processing or then again, you can have a hulking desktop replacement with enough power to run a small empire. If you’re in the need of a specialised graphics card, there are many options for you to take. While there are compromises to be had with the Tecra, it represents good value for money and while it’s not the most powerful notebook out there, it’ll certainly get the job done.
kurzer Test; nur in der Zeitschrift verfügbar

7 von 10, Preis/Leistung gut, Akkulaufzeit hervorragend
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/04/2006
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 85%

80% Top-notch security, durability, and performance.
Source: Laptop Mag
With the Tecra M5, Toshiba demonstrates yet again that it knows how to build a business-focused laptop at a good price. This 5.2-pound thin-and-light has every feature mobile pros might be looking for (save one), plus a host of built-in security and durability features. Nicely configured at $1,799, this notebook won’t break the budget. Wrapped in an attractive silver metallic-flake chassis, the Tecra M5 isn’t too flashy. Lift the lid and you’ll find a bright 14.1-inch screen. The height of the 4:3 display might mean a tight fit on airplane tray tables, but the viewing-angle performance from above and side-to-side was good.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar

4 von 5, Preis/Leistung attraktiv
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/25/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 85%

100% even i can use it
Source: Ciao.com
i have this laptop for work, well at least i think its this model. it has the fingerprint technology, so you can basically swipe your finger instead of using your password. only problem is its like voice activation, if you dont do it exactly the same every time, you just end up putting your password in anyway. im not that technically minded, so this review might not be that helpful for all the blokes out there, but this laptop seems to have lots of features and plenty of usb ports and that, and the usual dvd/cd writer etc.
umfangreicher Erfahrungsbericht eines Benutzers; online abrufbar

(von 5): 5, Preis/Leistung 4, Leistung 4, Mobilität 5
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/26/2006
Rating: Total score: 100% price: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 100%

Foreign Reviews

83% Test: Toshiba Tecra M5
Source: PC Welt
online available, Medium, Date: 07/06/2007
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 83% performance: 91% mobility: 96% ergonomy: 85% emissions: 40%

80% Wenig Speicher: Toshiba Tecra M5
Source: PC Go
online available, Very Short, Date: 05/25/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% features: 80% workmanship: 80%

83% Toshiba Tecra M5 PTM51E
Source: Connect
online available, Very Short, Date: 04/20/2007
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 87% features: 75% mobility: 86% ergonomy: 85%

Firmenkunden im Visier
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy
, Length Unknown, Date: 02/20/2007
Rating: performance: 80% features: 80%

100% Toshiba Tecra M5
Source: PC Magazin
, Length Unknown, Date: 02/20/2007
Rating: Total score: 100%

80% Langlebiges Office-Notebook
Source: Chip.de
online available, Short, Date: 12/10/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 40% features: 80% ergonomy: 90%

83% Toshiba Tecra M5
Source: Connect
online available, Short, Date: 12/10/2006
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 78% features: 77% ergonomy: 85%

78% Mobil mit Stil
Source: Chip.de
online available, Short, Date: 10/27/2006
Rating: Total score: 78% price: 40% performance: 72% features: 100% display: 32% mobility: 69% ergonomy: 95%

Toshiba Tecra M5
Source: c't
online available, Short, Date: 08/25/2006
Rating: performance: 85% features: 85% display: 75% ergonomy: 95%

90% Spitzensportler: Toshiba Tecra M5
Source: PC Go
online available, Very Short, Date: 07/31/2006
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 85%

Toshiba Tecra M5
Source: Telekom-Presse
online available, Short, Date: 06/30/2006
Rating: features: 100% workmanship: 95% ergonomy: 80%

95% Grafisch anspruchsvoll
Source: PC Professionell
online available, Short, Date: 06/16/2006
Rating: Total score: 95% performance: 95% features: 95% ergonomy: 85%

95% Was sich Firmen wünschen
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy
, Length Unknown, Date: 06/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 95%

95% Filme & MP3s unerkannt runterladen
Source: PC Praxis
, Length Unknown, Date: 06/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 95% price: 65%

Comment

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M: It is based on the GeForce Go 7300 with professional certified graphics drivers for applications like CAD, Rendering, 3D modelling, etc.

Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.

Intel Core Duo: Double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used together by the double. The maximum capacity of 31 watts is only 4 watts more than with the Pentium M (predecessor). Both cores are lowered automatically and independently of each other by speed steps down to 1 GHz. In addition it now supports also SSE3 instructions. At least it is just as fast as a equivalent Pentium M. With applications, which were designed for multi-processors, the performance can be nearly twice as fast as with the Pentium M (e.g. CineBench around 86% fast)

T2500:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

14.1": 14 inch display size is a mixture between the small formats of subnotebooks and the 15 inch standard display.
The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much current and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.6 kg: This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.

Toshiba: Toshiba is one of the biggest international notebook-manufacturer. There exist many reviews for Toshiba models. The ratings of German magazines are very positive, but the relation of price and value is evaluated rather average. The ratings according the features and display are also quite well for Toshiba notebooks.

Toshiba reviews

84.93%: This rating is to be considered as average, because the amount of notebooks with better ratings is about equal like the amount with worse ratings.

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