Toshiba Tecra M6

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Reviews for the Toshiba Tecra M6

70% Toshiba Tecra M6-EZ6611
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
The Toshiba Tecra M6 ($1,494 direct) is a nicely equipped ultraportable for business travelers who want a lightweight notebook that won’t break their budget. Unlike competing systems, such as the Dell Latitude D420 and the Lenovo ThinkPad X series, the M6 has a built-in optical drive (a multiformat DVD burner in this configuration). That brings the weight to just above four pounds (versus three-plus pounds for the others), but road warriors who prefer not to have to keep track of a media slice probably won’t mind the M6’s extra heft.
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3.5 von 5, Preis/Leistung attraktiv, Leistung gut, Akkulaufzeit unterdurchschnittlich
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/24/2006
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 80%

Toshiba Tecra M6 Review
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
The Tecra M6 offers a good screen and a solid mix of other standard notebook components, and it is nicely portable, all at a reasonable cost. The machine is well built, attractive and includes most anything an average business user or student might need or want, including TPM hardware-based encryption and a fingerprint reader. The TruBrite screen is very good, and while the keyboard and touchpad require some getting used to, due to key placement and size, respectively, they are for the most part comfortably usable. Aside from the LCD, which I especially liked, nothing really jumped out at me, good or bad. My overall impression is that the Tecra M6 is a fairly solid sub-$1500 thin-and-light machine, and its numerous security and protection features serve to enhance its value considerably. The included one-year warranty is a bit thin, but other, better options are available.
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Leistung gut, Display gut, Verarbeitung gut, Emissionen sehr gut
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/23/2006
Rating: performance: 85% display: 85% workmanship: 85% emissions: 95%

75% Toshiba Tecra M6-EZ6611
Source: PC World Archive.org version
Uncomfortable mouse buttons cramp the style of the Toshiba Tecra M6-EZ6611, an otherwise light, compact titanium-silver unit that has what it takes to get basic work done on the go. The M6 weighs 4.1 pounds and includes a nice 12.1-inch WXGA screen, a top-of-the-line multiformat DVD burner, a handy presentation button, an ample 80GB hard drive, three USB ports, and a fingerprint reader. The reasonable $1500 price (as of 9/8/06) includes Microsoft Works 8.5. Port layout is convenient. FireWire and audio ports on the front make downloading camcorder video and plugging in headphones a snap.
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(von 100): 75, Leistung 76, Ausstattung 80, Preis/Leistung günstig
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 09/08/2006
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 85% performance: 76% features: 80%

59% Toshiba Tecra M6-EZ6611
Source: CNet Archive.org version
Weighing 4.1 pounds with a 12.1-inch wide-screen display, the Intel Core Duo-based Toshiba Tecra M6 notebook lies on the cusp of the ultraportable and thin-and-light categories. Designed for business users, the Tecra M6 crams features we expect in a thin-and-light--such as an integrated optical drive, biometric security, and plenty of ports--into a small package with an extremely low starting price of $1,099. Our Tecra M6 review unit had $400 worth of upgrades, making it a moderately powerful machine for a still-reasonable price. Competitors such as the Lenovo ThinkPad X60s and the Sony VAIO SZ are both more expensive and feature rich.
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(von 10): 5.9, Leistung 5, Ausstattung 7, Akkulaufzeit 6, Preis/Leistung günstig
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 07/14/2006
Rating: Total score: 59% price: 85% performance: 50% features: 70%

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).

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 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)

T2300: » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

12.10":

This range of display format is largely the upper limit for tablets and the lower limit for subnotebooks.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small in size and therefore easily portable. The tiny display has the added advantage of requiring little power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is exhausting for the eyes. High resolutions, which one is used to from a standard laptop, are almost not usable.

The same applies to tablets in this size range.

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%: 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.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.