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Summary: Great Laptop but...!
Review: Hello all,This laptop is great with one exception, it's speakers are not that good, I have had a Compaq laptop with JBL speakers and it's way better than this Toshiba laptop speakers but other than that, it's a great toy :)
Rating: 
Summary: Performance without the hassles
Review: It was a toss-up between this unit and the 5005-S504. Other than 1" screen size, 256MB RAM, and 10GB HDD space, there's nothing between them. Oh, a subwoofr :) Advice from the forum generally held tha of the two, the 3000 was probably the better bet as it's second generation - the 5005 is first gen. That way, most of the bugs have been ironed out, and asthetics have been improved this time round. Toshiba marketing make NO menton whatsoever of it, but the unit uses the newer Tualatin P3 CPU. Huge difference to the buyer who knows their terminology! With a 133mhz FSB, and larger on-die cache, this is how the system can last as long as 3.5 hours on a single battery charge. That, and a superb power management untility from Toshiba. The combo CDRW/DVD drive works like a charm, as does the hot-swapping floppy drive. The display is based on Nvidia's GeforceGO, incorporating 16MB of DDR RAM. This shows in the magnificent performance both in office applications and 3D gaming. Lastly, Windows XP :) The soothsayers say "go for Pro, not home" and I can see why. It does just what it advertises, and more besides - but will take some time to learn and tweak to your satisfaction. There are so many aspects to tweaking, it's like learning windows all over again. On the weight side, it is not a light piece of laptop, but then you save weight at the expense of features. I'm happy with the spec weight of around 3kg, which isn't a herculean load! For users not requiring CD/floppy on the go, the included weight-saver will make a noticeable difference to your shoulder. The sound is normal for laptops, though I'm no expert, but then if you want great sound, you should look elsewhere. That said, a simple plug-in of a set of speakers will rectify that. All this, and throw-in IEEE1394, 3 USB, infrared, SmartMedia, LAN, modem and parallel ports, and the whole package is sewn-up nicely. Can't speak highly enough of this machine, and will certainly look to Toshiba for future toys! I almost forgot, the online support and the sheer depth of the Toshiba website(s) is excellent. Just poke around the forum and you'll see them extent of customer support. Yes, there are gripes and mans, but responses are speedy, helpful and to the point. Go Toshiba.
Rating:
Summary: Performance without the hassles
Review: It was a toss-up between this unit and the 5005-S504. Other than 1" screen size, 256MB RAM, and 10GB HDD space, there's nothing between them. Oh, a subwoofr :) Advice from the forum generally held tha of the two, the 3000 was probably the better bet as it's second generation - the 5005 is first gen. That way, most of the bugs have been ironed out, and asthetics have been improved this time round. Toshiba marketing make NO menton whatsoever of it, but the unit uses the newer Tualatin P3 CPU. Huge difference to the buyer who knows their terminology! With a 133mhz FSB, and larger on-die cache, this is how the system can last as long as 3.5 hours on a single battery charge. That, and a superb power management untility from Toshiba. The combo CDRW/DVD drive works like a charm, as does the hot-swapping floppy drive. The display is based on Nvidia's GeforceGO, incorporating 16MB of DDR RAM. This shows in the magnificent performance both in office applications and 3D gaming. Lastly, Windows XP :) The soothsayers say "go for Pro, not home" and I can see why. It does just what it advertises, and more besides - but will take some time to learn and tweak to your satisfaction. There are so many aspects to tweaking, it's like learning windows all over again. On the weight side, it is not a light piece of laptop, but then you save weight at the expense of features. I'm happy with the spec weight of around 3kg, which isn't a herculean load! For users not requiring CD/floppy on the go, the included weight-saver will make a noticeable difference to your shoulder. The sound is normal for laptops, though I'm no expert, but then if you want great sound, you should look elsewhere. That said, a simple plug-in of a set of speakers will rectify that. All this, and throw-in IEEE1394, 3 USB, infrared, SmartMedia, LAN, modem and parallel ports, and the whole package is sewn-up nicely. Can't speak highly enough of this machine, and will certainly look to Toshiba for future toys! I almost forgot, the online support and the sheer depth of the Toshiba website(s) is excellent. Just poke around the forum and you'll see them extent of customer support. Yes, there are gripes and mans, but responses are speedy, helpful and to the point. Go Toshiba.
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