Wait, this is a business laptop? So what Toshiba was really saying when they said they were getting out of the consumer notebook market was that they were discontinuing the garbage low-end line and are only building machines worth buying? I'm fairly certain that the Tecra line was at one point their only "business class" line.
I have always hated toshiba laptops as a technician, but general users love them. That's why I continue to see them. They are a complete nightmare to work on, burying the hard drive inside case of some models requiring removal of the motherboard and 40 dislike-sized screws, and lots of cheap plastics. But they are reliable, lightweight, and often built in Japan.
This model looks no different, a beautiful nightmare.
I concur, being the proud owner of a Qosmio X305 that I have had to completely disassemble down to the bone FIVE TIMES so far just to replace the lousy sleeve-bearing blowers which die after a paltry 5000 POH. Toshiba's consumer line were trash in the quality control department, which is sad because the X305 I own had stellar audio and SLI graphics, able to compete with the likes of Alienware and Clevo back in it's day. Need a more modern example? Just google "shame file Qosmio X70" for a good article on why Toshiba were forced to kill their consumer line - makes for a good laugh too.
This machine looks like a very nice choice. Just why do they use that Harman Kardon stuff in a business machine I do not get; to have fancy telco sounds perhaps.
Those of you ranting about the GPU or display - the target audience will not play demanding games or use it without external monitors anyway.
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Glock24 - Friday, May 5, 2017 - link
Take that Surface Laptop!vladx - Friday, May 5, 2017 - link
Bad comparison, both serve different markets.Flunk - Friday, May 5, 2017 - link
Wait, this is a business laptop? So what Toshiba was really saying when they said they were getting out of the consumer notebook market was that they were discontinuing the garbage low-end line and are only building machines worth buying? I'm fairly certain that the Tecra line was at one point their only "business class" line.thetuna - Friday, May 5, 2017 - link
Clit mouse = business laptopbubblyboo - Friday, May 5, 2017 - link
Clit mouse with with 2 rather than 3 trackpoint mouse buttons = a fraudSamus - Monday, May 8, 2017 - link
I have always hated toshiba laptops as a technician, but general users love them. That's why I continue to see them. They are a complete nightmare to work on, burying the hard drive inside case of some models requiring removal of the motherboard and 40 dislike-sized screws, and lots of cheap plastics. But they are reliable, lightweight, and often built in Japan.This model looks no different, a beautiful nightmare.
Luscious - Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - link
I concur, being the proud owner of a Qosmio X305 that I have had to completely disassemble down to the bone FIVE TIMES so far just to replace the lousy sleeve-bearing blowers which die after a paltry 5000 POH. Toshiba's consumer line were trash in the quality control department, which is sad because the X305 I own had stellar audio and SLI graphics, able to compete with the likes of Alienware and Clevo back in it's day. Need a more modern example? Just google "shame file Qosmio X70" for a good article on why Toshiba were forced to kill their consumer line - makes for a good laugh too.RamarC - Friday, May 5, 2017 - link
toshiba is flirting with bankruptcy/takeover. can one expect this laptop line to see the light of day?vladx - Friday, May 5, 2017 - link
Their financial situation is bad, but not insolvency worthy.omf - Friday, May 5, 2017 - link
This would be perfect if they'd only slimmed down those bezels and put in a 14" screen instead.OFelix - Friday, May 5, 2017 - link
Would have preferred a 1GB SSD for the CEO's musid and video collection!ied - Friday, May 5, 2017 - link
The machine appears physically large enough for a 16:10 or 3:2 screen, but still they use 16:9 displays with thick borders top/bottom. Meh.tuxRoller - Friday, May 5, 2017 - link
They're asking that price with the lowest-end intel gpu?Give me at least an iris gpu.
drajitshnew - Tuesday, May 9, 2017 - link
"one USB Type-A header." That's something new, a header in a laptophelvete - Thursday, July 20, 2017 - link
This machine looks like a very nice choice. Just why do they use that Harman Kardon stuff in a business machine I do not get; to have fancy telco sounds perhaps.Those of you ranting about the GPU or display - the target audience will not play demanding games or use it without external monitors anyway.