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Good Gpec, Great Looking, A Few Minor Faults.

Nov 3, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Small & Light, Looks Very Cool, Excellent Build Quality.
Cons: No Internal Bluetooth Option, Keyboard A Bit 'Spongy', Intel Graphics, 5400rpm Hard-drive
Opinion:
I bought one of these back in March 2008 while I was on holiday in Hong Kong. It's a great laptop, small, light, good looks, decent processor. I upgraded to 3GB RAM as 1Gb is not enough for the type of work I do (especially with Vista). Build quality is very good, it feels solid, hinges on the lid are nice and tight. Screen is very bright and easy to see in sunlight.

I was in a bit of a rush when I bought it and didn't check for internal bluetooth, when I phoned Toshiba i found out there was no optional internal bluetooth module which is a shame - I feel bluetooth should simply be standard these days - but it's no big deal, I don't use it much and I just plug in a usb module when I need it.

A couple of other points to note:

1. The 5400rpm drive is a little slow sometimes - I will change this for a 7200 one when I need to upgrade the size.
2. Integrated Intel Graphics - Just very standard graphics, though I don't play games or do 3D modelling so it's no big deal for me.
3. The keyboard is a bit spongy. It doesn't make it difficult to type in any way, in fact it is very comfortable and quiet, but it doesn't have a very solid feel to it.

All in all, I am very happy with it, it does the job perfectly for me, and so long as you're happy to upgrade the memory (and hard-drive if you're really fussy like me) then the spec is great. The size, weight and build quality are all very good.

I should also point out that battery life is not fantastic, so get a spare battery!