Reviews of the Toshiba Tecra A5-S116
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CNET Review
The Good: Light case; four USB 2.0 ports.
The Bad: Very loud keyboard; petite mouse buttons.
The Bottom Line: The Tecra A5 offers sufficient performance and a decent array of features for most business users, but you can find less expensive options.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 59/100 and users 70/100. Comparing these reviews to 104185 other Laptops reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 75/100 = Good.
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pcworld.com
Review Summary: The A5's battery life of 3:05 in our tests was a pretty good. Its speed should be adequate for undemanding applications. The A5's WorldBench 5 score of 74 places it in the company of other notebooks with a 1.6-GHz Pentium M processor and 512MB of system m
Manufacturer: Toshiba
Part number: PTA50U-02600J
General
- Built-in Devices Wireless LAN antenna, Stereo speakers
- Width 13.5 in
- Depth 9.5 in
- Height 1.5 in
- Weight 5.3 lbs
- Localization United States
- Notebook type Thin-and-light (4-6 lbs.)
- Screen type Wide-screen
- Wireless capabilities 802.11g, 802.11b
Processor
- Processor Intel Celeron M 370 / 1.5 GHz
- Data bus speed 400 MHz
- Processor features Execute Disable Bit capability
- Chipset type Mobile Intel 915GM Express
Cache Memory
- Type L2 cache
- Cache size 1 MB
RAM
- Installed Size 256 MB / 2 GB (max)
- Technology DDR SDRAM - 333 MHz
- Memory specification compliance PC2700
- RAM form factor SO DIMM 200-pin
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 41 ?F
- Max Operating Temperature 95 ?F
- Humidity Range Operating 20 - 80%
Storage Controller
- Storage controller type IDE
Storage
- Floppy Drive None
- Hard Drive 40 GB - 5400 rpm
- Storage Removable None
- Hard drive type Portable
Optical Storage
- Type CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo
- CD / DVD read speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
- CD / DVD write speed 24x
- CD / DVD rewrite speed 24x
Optical Storage (2nd)
- 2nd optical storage type None
Card Reader
- Card reader type 5 in 1 card reader
- Supported flash memory cards MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick, SD Memory Card, XD-Picture Card
Display
- Display Type 14 in TFT active matrix
- Max Resolution 1280 x 768 ( WXGA )
- Widescreen Display Yes
Video
- Graphics Processor / Vendor Intel GMA 900
- Video Memory Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0
Audio
- Audio output type Sound card
- Audio codec Realtek ALC250
- Audio output compliant standards AC '97, DirectSound, DirectSound3D, DirectMusic
- Audio Input Microphone
Input Device(s)
- Input device type Keyboard, Touchpad
Telecom
- Modem Fax / modem
- Max transfer rate 56 Kbps
- Protocols & Specifications ITU V.92
Networking
- Networking Network adapter
- Networking / Wireless LAN Supported Yes
- Wireless NIC Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
- Data link protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
- Networking standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays None
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) 2 Memory - SO DIMM 200-pin, 1 ( 1 ) x XD-Picture Card, 1 ( 1 ) x SD Memory Card, 1 ( 1 ) x Memory Stick, 1 ( 1 ) x CardBus - Type II, 1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard
- Interfaces 1 x Modem - Phone line - RJ-11, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 4 pin FireWire, 1 x Docking / port replicator - 240 pin docking, 1 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x Display / video - S-video output, 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 1 x Headphones - Output - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
Miscellaneous
- Features Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), Hard drive password, Keyboard lock, Power-on password, Administrator password
- Compliant Standards VESA DPMS, ACPI 1.0b
Power
- Power device form factor External
- Voltage Required AC 120/230 V
Battery
- Technology 6-cell Lithium ion
- Installed Qty 1
- Battery capacity 4300 mAh
Operating System / Software
- OS Provided Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Software Microsoft Works, InterVideo WinDVD 5, Sonic Solutions Drive Letter Access (DLA), AT&T Worldnet Service (1 month offer), Toshiba Touch and Launch, Sonic Solutions RecordNow! Basic for Toshiba, McAfee VirusScan (Trial), ETrust EZ Firewall (Trial), Toshiba ConfigFree, Microsoft Office OneNote
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 1 year
Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics'
- Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics' manufacturer rating (June 2008) 4.3
- Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics' manufacturer rating (Mar 2008) 7.7
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