Toshiba Tecra A8
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Average of 8 scores (from 14 reviews)
Reviews for the Toshiba Tecra A8
Source: CNet Archive.org version
The good: Low price; sturdy construction; attractive matte-finish display; fingerprint reader; long warranty. The bad: Keyboard could be bigger; weak speakers; smallish touch pad; merely average performance and battery life. The bottom line: Though larger businesses might be willing to pay for a richer feature set, the Toshiba Tecra A8 is an affordable, basic laptop for individuals and small-business users.
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(von 10): 5.8, Leistung 6, Ausstattung 6, Akkulaufzeit 5, Preis/Leistung gut, Display gut
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/26/2007
Rating: Total score: 58% price: 80% performance: 60% features: 60% display: 80%
Source: Mobility Guru Archive.org version
With very similar components, the Toshiba Tecra A8 and M7 perform quite similarly. The M7's slightly higher battery capacity accounts for slight battery life differences between the two in MobileMark05 tests. Based on our test results, the Tecra M7 Tablet PC has a better display by far than the A8. The Tablet PC is fairly easy to use in either tablet or laptop configuration, and switching between the two is very simple. The A8 and M7 live up to the Tecra name from a construction point of view, both featuring good quality and sturdiness. The Tecra M7 is more expensive than the A8, but when you consider the additional functionality and display quality of the M7, it may well be worth spending extra dollars on Toshiba's M7 Tablet PC.
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Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/16/2007
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
When looking at computers, and notebooks particularly, my mind immediately, habitually begins processing two distinct bits of information: price and configuration. Upon receiving the A8 and looking at the online prices, those two pieces of information resulted in the almost reflex conclusion that the Tecra A8 is a stellar deal: a full-featured notebook, with XP Pro installed, a fingerprint reader, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) hardware-based encryption, and a pointing stick, all for somewhere between $900 and $1250 or so, depending on the exact configuration. (Personally, I wouldn’t be interested in the Celeron M model, though it may make sense for some people.) If you can live without a DVD burner, one of the lower-priced machines makes a lot of sense, but even if you do opt for the deluxe optical drive, the price is excellent, given all of the above.
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Preis/Leistung sehr gut, Leistung exzellent, Display sehr gut, Verarbeitung gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/07/2006
Rating: price: 95% performance: 100% display: 95% workmanship: 85%
Source: PC World Archive.org version
A frustrating keyboard mars the Toshiba Tecra A8-S8314, a budget business laptop with an otherwise good design. Dubbed "the hallmark of quality" on Toshiba's Web site, this 6.3-pound unit is indeed a good performer and competitively priced. Our $1350 (as of 11/6/06) review unit included a 1.83-GHz Core Duo T2400 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 15.4-inch wide-aspect screen, a 100GB hard drive, a double-layer DVD burner, an SD Card reader, a FireWire port, three USB ports, integrated video memory, a fingerprint reader, and Microsoft Works 8.5.
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(von 100): 75, Leistung 72, Ausstattung 75, Preis/Leistung durchschnittlich
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/06/2006
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 70% performance: 72% features: 75%
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
Sometimes looks are not deceiving: With rounded corners and a titanium, silver-and-black body, the Toshiba Tecra A8-S8314’s solid, business like design is true to the no-frills workhorse inside. Toshiba safeguards against bumps and falls by including protection for the motherboard, a protective display cover, a 3D accelerometer, and a reinforced, spill-resistant keyboard. At 6.2 pounds and about an inch thick, the A8-S8314 is well suited for performing office tasks or watching a DVD. The 15.4-inch widescreen LCD has good viewing angles between about 65 and 110 degrees. Within that range, the screen is crisp and sharp during multitasking and multimedia play.
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3 von 5, Leistung gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/24/2006
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 85%
Source: Star Techcentral Archive.org version
Whether you should get this notebook or not depends entirely on what you want to use it for. If you want mobility, then this isn’t the PC for you. If you want a games machine or a temporary replacement for your hi-fi speakers, then this isn’t it either. If all you need is a reliable machine for work and multimedia (and don’t mind too much bass in your music or don’t mind using headphones), then this machine is the one to check out. It’s got just the right features and functions, besides security, reliability, an excellent heat dispersion system and a nice wide screen. All of this for less than RM7,000 is quite a good deal, in my opinion.
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Akkulaufzeit negativ
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/06/2006
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/12/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 90% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 30% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 80%
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/08/2007
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 70% features: 30% display: 30% mobility: 30%
Source: PC Magazin DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/20/2007
Rating: price: 40% performance: 90% workmanship: 90%
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/01/2007
Rating: Total score: 68% performance: 75% features: 77% display: 62% mobility: 48% ergonomy: 84%
Source: WCM DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/10/2006
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 11/15/2006
Rating: price: 70% performance: 80% display: 80%
Source: Connect DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 77% performance: 80% features: 74% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 78%
Source: Tom's Hardware DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/18/2006
Rating: features: 60% display: 60%
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ATI Radeon Xpress 200M: ATI Radeon Xpress 200M is the shared memory integrated graphic card from ATI based on a X300 core. In general it is a bit faster than the Intel GMA 950 graphic core.
These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Celeron M: It is a Pentium M with halved level 2 Cache and limited on FSB 400. The characteristic of this processor is the speed, which is hardly slower than an equivalent Pentium M. However it can change the speed not dynamically like the Pentium M and therefore needs without load more current.
It is also available as Low Voltage Version with very small current consumption.
420: » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.40":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.3 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
Toshiba: Toshiba Corporation is a Japanese conglomerate or technology group. The company was established in 1939 and in 1978 Toshiba became the official company name. The company's products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure systems, elevators and escalators, electronic components, semiconductors, hard drives, printers, batteries, lighting, logistics and information technology. Toshiba was one of the largest manufacturers of personal computers, consumer electronics, home appliances and medical equipment.
68.5%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
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