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Summary: AWFUL SUPPORT
Review: Bought the 5105-s701 in aug. 2002, it broke down soon afterwards while I was working in Europe.Toshiba service providers in Europe wouldn't service it, claimed the warranty was not valid in Europe although the warranty booklet that came with the machine clearly states that the warranty is 'valid in the US and overseas when you travel'. Toshiba warranty center said it's warranty was valid worldwide but that was about all they could do. They couldn't contact the European service provider to sort this out and I tried repeatedly to reach Customer relations at Toshiba HQ but my calls were not returned and emails and letters through regular mail were not answered. Ended up paying for the repairs myself and all further attempts to get it clarified from Toshiba where this warranty is valid have also not been answered. I'm very dissapointed in this support I got from Toshiba and
it will certainly keep me from buying Toshiba products in the future.
Rating:
Summary: AWFUL SUPPORT
Review: Bought the 5105-s701 in aug. 2002, it broke down soon afterwards while I was working in Europe. Toshiba service providers in Europe wouldn?t service it, claimed the warranty was not valid in Europe although the warranty booklet that came with the machine clearly states that the warranty is ?valid in the US and overseas when you travel?. Toshiba warranty center said it?s warranty was valid worldwide but that was about all they could do. They couldn?t contact the European service provider to sort this out and I tried repeatedly to reach Customer relations at Toshiba HQ but my calls were not returned and emails and letters through regular mail were not answered. Ended up paying for the repairs myself and all further attempts to get it clarified from Toshiba where this warranty is valid have also not been answered. I?m very dissapointed in this support I got from Toshiba and
it will certainly keep me from buying Toshiba products in the future.
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Summary: Great Replacement
Review: Despite the model being discontinued by Toshiba(the 5105 series was out during early half of 2002), you can still get this through many retailers. Bought this to compliment my aging desktop(a four year old Dell P2-450Mhz) and laptop(another four year old Fujitsu C-series, Pentium Celeron 400Mhz). After a week of use, I can say that this is a great machine at great price. Check: An UXGA, 15 inch 1600*1200 screen and 512MB of SDRAM, 4200rpm 60GB HDD(formatted: 55GB), along with three USB ports and a FIREWIRE port(!), Nvidia Go videocard with 64MB RAM(!!), WiFi card is already included and comes with a CD-RW/DVD player, has SD card/Smartmedia card slot and an attachable 3.5 FDD. Golly, compare this spec with any DELL/IBM/SONY and you must pay a few hundred dollars more. In addition, this machine can be upgraded to 1GB in terms of memory...not that you can utilize the current memory cards, which consists of two 256MB RAM. On the down side, it does not have a printer port but with any USB printer, you can use it with ease. I did recognize the screen sometimes blurring due to extreme resolution(you don't get to see resolutions of 1600*1200 in any LCDs that easily: even the 19 inch LCDs are mostly of 1280*1024 resolutions). Also, the screen fonts are too small BUT you can adjust that easily(unlike some people complaining here about that without checking their manuals etc). The HK speakers and subwoofers are nice but sometimes you hear this twitching noise from the speakers, which I have yet to check out. The machine also gets pretty hot on the bottom but also on the front left side. Also, the battery life is short(1.8 hours?) and it is somewhat heavy but not so heavy as, say a DELL 8200 notebook. Also, the mousepad(the C-pad, they call it) is somewhat hard to use at first but it does grow on you with time. However, the C-pad is somewhat tiresome to use for the long term use, so DO GET some mouse(USB).
In terms of performance, I had my two year old MaxPayne game run at the full resolution of 1600*1200 and it runs fine(and never noticed such details before!). Also, with WiFi, the internet is very fast and reception is pretty good. These proved how fast the machine is, and it runs pretty well. To modify some of the downsides, I'd recommend getting a Toshiba fan software that lets you turn on the fans from websites, get a Targus Coolpad for more natural convection for cooling the bottom part of the machine(the Coolpad also swivels!), and get a wireless mouse(Targus also sells two of these models, both of which are rechargeable and use USB ports). Last, get a big enough bag for carriage but strongly recommend that you get a lightweight fibre bag(i.e. any Targus Urban series bag will do), not a heavy leather ones(that can weigh as much as 5 pounds) for the machine is about 7 pounds heavy. If you still have some dough after these purchases, I recommend that you also get additional battery, which is about one hundred and twenty dollars from Toshiba website. Overall, a strong performance machine at a bargain price that can do a lot of things and more. Am satisfied that I got this over DELLs, IBMs and Apple notebooks that costs way too much for the same specs.
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Summary: I am glad I did...
Review: I bought this machine directly from Toshiba and have loved everything about it so far. I hear many complain about the temperature, it does get warm but that is because its clock is rockin'!!! Plus the fan almost never comes on, which means hours of nice quiet operation. I have received many compliments from other laptop owners about how great the screen looks. I have run many different apps on this thing without a single hiccup or crash; Adobe Premier, AutoCAD 2000, Strata 3D Pro, 3D Studio Max, NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator, Office XP, GTA 3, Apache Server, PHP, MySQL... All have run smoothly. It took me a long time to research which machine to buy. After working with this for a few months now, I am sure I made the best choice for the money. BTW, I called DELL and emailed a sales rep there the specs for this machine, The price he quoted me for a comparable dell was ... higher. ...
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Summary: I am glad I did...
Review: I bought this machine directly from Toshiba and have loved everything about it so far. I hear many complain about the temperature, it does get warm but that is because its clock is rockin'!!! Plus the fan almost never comes on, which means hours of nice quiet operation. I have received many compliments from other laptop owners about how great the screen looks. I have run many different apps on this thing without a single hiccup or crash; Adobe Premier, AutoCAD 2000, Strata 3D Pro, 3D Studio Max, NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator, Office XP, GTA 3, Apache Server, PHP, MySQL... All have run smoothly. It took me a long time to research which machine to buy. After working with this for a few months now, I am sure I made the best choice for the money. BTW, I called DELL and emailed a sales rep there the specs for this machine, The price he quoted me for a comparable dell was ... higher. ...
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Summary: Terrific Laptop
Review: I'll get right to it. Bought this laptop after spending many weeks doing my homework, came down to this one and these two, the DELL 8200, and the IBM A31P. Read all the reviews here and on other sites, and was somewhat nervous about getting the S701. I made the right decision, what a great machine, looks nice and sounds really sweet. I want put all the specs here, obviously you've seen them by now. This is truly a desktop replacement, it's got all the bells and whistles and the built in wi-fi works like a charm. I've read about the keyboard producing a clicking sound via the speakers, not having that problem. Yes, it does get hot, but remember, it's loaded, but I have yet to see a reboot or shut-down because of the heat it produces as I have also read on some sites. Battery life is about 1 hour 55 minutes that I have seen thus far, it comes witha great power saver app that allows you to make power adjustments to squeeze all you can from the battery. The keyboard doesn't feel flimsy and the keys are responsively quiet. The cpad(like a touchpad with new twist) is outstanding, you can put different apps in it and start them from within, and you can also change the background as well, nice touch. You can also min and max programs, open the start menu and open the file menu also from the cpad. The remote control is also nice, from the volume to the cd player, it functions well. The sound the speakers produce combined with the lil woofer is awesome for a laptop, can't complain there. Have never used Lotus before, but starting to be a fan, especially since it has opened every type of MSOFFICE file I have tried thus far. If you're looking for quality and quantity all wrapped into one machine, this is it. I bought this S701 through J&R, an Amazon shop as well, you'll find a nice price when you go there. The toughest part of owning the S701 so far has been finding a nice case that will hold this massive 15 inch screen in, finally did at DirectCase. The display looks really good, I'm using it at 1600x1200 and there is no problem, text looks sharp, clear, and very readable, even from the sides. Go to the Toshiba site and look at the specs in detail, download the pdf sheet, it's a really nice (loaded) machine. There is a light on the caps lock key and the built in hot key functions are nice as well. DVDs look really sharp, saw no flickering, but remember, it's got a GEFORCE 440 display card (64), don't expect it to flicker. I'm enjoying it, made a wise buy, now, I'll add this, go get one....CIAO
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Summary: Love it ... right down to "Customer Service"
Review: I've owned my Toshiba Satellite 5105-S701 for more than a month now. I use it in my business, bring it home, travel with it and it hasn't let me down yet. Yes, it does get rather warm but not unbearable for 'laptop' use. Keep in mind the power. I've had two occasions to call customer service. I was completely shocked at the way I was treatd. No long hold time, no computer trainees trying to help. Rather I was speaking with a very nice, very professional customr service rep within 30 seconds. They solved my problems without delay. Both times were operator (my) errors. The display is extremely sharp and bright (unmatched), the speed fantastic, the design - beautiful! Thank you Tosiba for producing such a high quality product backed by high quality service.
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Summary: A portable Desktop
Review: Incredible! When I decide to change my desktop to a laptop I never thought I would get this performance.
Although it gets a little hot sometimes I will not reduce stars because of it. Huge amount of Ram and HD allows me to run three or four heavy programs smoothly. The remote control, that I thought would be useless, has helped me throughout my lectures and seminars. DVD is great, at last a notebook gave graphics what they need: POWER. I gotta say that once in a while when I take a brake to play my favorities 3D-Games,guess what, I can finally do this in my laptop! What a great feature.
It is a little bit heavy so, if you really need to carry it around everyday to everywhere, unfortunally you may choose another one... or giving second thoughts... it is still worth the effort.
If you want to buy a high performance and reliable laptop, go for it! and enjoy! :-)
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Summary: Desktop replacement
Review: The laptop has a sleek design, lighter than earlier Toshiba's, excellent speakers, and very clear, crisp display,small arrow buttons, and one overheated chip. Fast and responsive, but keep it off your lap unless you want to burn. Should have an XP Pro option for small business.
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Summary: Desk top replacement
Review: What else Can I say about this big bad laptop. One of my favorite laptop, I still put my powerbook 650 the top.
Keyboard design really comfort.
Mouse pad is Ok even with the new C pad I like the Sticky note . It is cool.
Display it is better than the 16 Uxga of sony.
Big hard drive 60 gig (only 4200 rpm)not 5400 rpm like some source quote.
Battery is 1H5 mim without run intensive program thumb down, but remember it the laptop replacement.
Run solid in XP and Linux.
The only I complain is I call the tech support ask for memory upgrade I said yes but He was wrong It is capable to go up 1gig but you must spend a big bug for it because 512 meg is use by 2 x 256 meg and there is no no upgrade.
I rate it 4 stars for it performant cool design but the battery and memory upgrade pull it down instaed of 4.5.
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