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Toshiba Tecra A8-EZ8511X 1.73 GHz Intel Celeron M 430 Laptop

  • Windows XP Professional
  • 60 GB Hard Drive
  • 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM
  • 15.4 Widescreen XGA Display
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars (9 reviews)
 
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    Professional review from

    cnet.com

    • Product Rating: 2.9 star(s) Toshiba Tecra A8-EZ8512
      by Online Shopper
    • Pros: Low price; sturdy construction; attractive matte-finish display; fingerprint reader; long warranty.
    • Cons: Keyboard could be bigger; weak speakers; smallish touch pad; merely average performance and battery life.
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    cnet.com.au

    • Product Rating: 2.9 star(s) Toshiba Tecra A8 Review - Laptops
      by Michelle Thatcher
    • Pros: Low price, Sturdy construction, Attractive matte-finish display, Fingerprint reader, Long warranty
    • Cons: Keyboard could be bigger, Weak speakers, Smallish touch pad, Merely average performance and battery life
    • Comments:
      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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    alaTest.com

    • Product Rating: 4.15 star(s) Review summary of Toshiba Tecra A8
      by alaTest
    • Comments:
      alaTest has collected and analysed 65 reviews of Toshiba Tecra A8 from international magazines and websites. ...
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    laptopmag.com

    • Product Rating: 3 star(s) Toshiba Tecra A8-S8314
      by Rachel Metz
    • Pros: • Durable design • Good multitasking performance • Easy-access Toshiba Assist button
    • Cons: • USB ports are too close together • Strange secondary mouse button arrangement
    • Comments:
      Toshiba is all business with its latest durable, secure, dual-core workhorse. ...
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    zdnet.com

    • Product Rating: 2.9 star(s) Toshiba Tecra A8-EZ8512
      by Michelle Thatcher
    • Comments:
      Toshiba's entry into the budget midsize category, the Tecra A8 line starts at just $749. Our fixed configuration review unit, the Tecra A8-EZ8512, incorporates a decent feature set and the latest-generation components--including an Intel Core 2 Duo proces...
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    Professional review from

    wired.com

    • Product Rating: 3 star(s) Toshiba Tecra A8-EZ8511
      by Claude McIver
    • Pros: Biometric fingerprint scanner for security and application shortcuts. Sleek design. Hard drive shock protection. Light weight at 6.5 lbs. Reasonable price point.
    • Cons: Windows Vista with Aero delivers sluggish performance. No side USB ports; only 3 in the back. Speakers are tinny and fuzzy at high volume. Brightness level of the screen resets itself to the default (read: too dim) level between restarts and hibernations.
    • Comments:
      On Toshiba's website, this notebook is listed in the "Basic" category, which describes the Tecra A8 to a pun-intended "T." Aimed at the casual user or business professional, the A8 sports features that prove to be equal parts adequate and unimpressive. Th...
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    Professional review from

    engadget.com

    • Toshiba releases business-minded Tecra A8 laptop
      by Evan Blass
    • Comments:
      Toshiba has gone a bit "lappy happy" this week, announcing yet another 15.4-inch machine to join the two new notebooks and nine new configurations of current models that we spotted earlier. This time around, the company is targeting corporate IT buyers lo...
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    Professional review from

    NotebookReview.com

    • Toshiba Tecra A8 Review
      by hazel_motes
    • Pros: Great value, Very nice glossy screen, Includes a pointing stick, as well as a touchpad, Good build quality, Excellent performance, Fingerprint reader, Multiple hardware protection features, TPM hardware-based encryption, Stays exceptionally cool
    • Cons: Some keyboard/input device issues, as noted, Location of USB ports might prove somewhat inconvenient
    • Comments:
      The Toshiba Tecra A8 is a 15.4...
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    Professional review from

    itp.net

    • Product Rating: 4 star(s) Product Reviews: Toshiba Tecra A8
      by Matthew Wade
    • Comments:
      Equipped with an Intel dual-core 1.83GHz CPU, 512Mbytes of DDR2 RAM and the 945GM chipset, the notebook proved itself a speedy performer - almost as fast in fact as the more expensive Asus Lamborghini. ...
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    Professional review from

    pcworld.com

    • Product Rating: 3.7 star(s) Toshiba Tecra A8-S8314 Laptop
      by Carla Thornton
    • Pros: Includes a fingerprint reader
    • Cons: Keyboard feels cramped
    • Comments:
      A frustrating keyboard mars the Toshiba Tecra A8-S8314, a budget business laptop with an otherwise good design. ...
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