Toshiba joins Dell and Apple in recalling batteries manufactured by Sony. No exploding Toshibas reported yet, but the batteries have been know to lose power. (Gee, on that basis, shouldn’t we recall them all?) The recall totals 340,000 batteries in the Dynabook and Satellite lines, and at this writing I have no more specifics on [...]
Linda Epstein at TabletPC2.com has posted a very thorough review of Toshiba’s Tecra M7 Tablet PC. Filled, as usual with Linda, with great pictures and great facts, this review covers quite a bit of territory. She hasn’t tried Vista on this Tablet PC yet, but promises to soon, along with promise to update her findings. That [...]
I can’t personally vouch for any of what follows, but for Toshiba M200 owners wanting to try Vista RC1 on their Tablet PCs, this site links to info that says you can use some of the M400 drivers for Bluetooth, Tablet Buttons, Common Modules, and the Hotkey Display as well as screen rotation. Check that [...]
Every Tablet PC owner who looks under the hood at the number of processes running on startup has the same reaction. Yikes! What’s all this stuff running on my Tablet PC? Some of it, unfortunately is CRAPWARE, but some of those processes are OEM specific and run a number of the utilities and applets that [...]
Just a a Public Service Announcement (PSA): For those of you out there with a Toshiba M400, just a quick note that Toshiba has released a fix for the problem plaguing those machine using Hibernate and Standby. Here is a quick explanation of the issue: If the computer is placed into the Standby or Hibernation [...]
Tangled Up In Purple is an interesting new blog I’ve subscribed to, simply because, well, the author is checking out a Tablet PC. A Toshiba M400 to be exact. The latest post focuses on using a Tablet PC at work for the last 10 weeks. Check out the pros and cons here. Disappointing to hear [...]
Here’s a link to the first user review I’ve seen of the Toshiba Tecra M7 Tablet PC, published on TabletPCReviewSpot.com. And here’s a link to the a review of the Toshiba Satellite R25 on ZDNET. Looks like we’re finally startng to hear some info on Toshiba’s latest [...]
I’ve seen several requests for information on Toshiba’s R25 Tablet PC and ZDNet has just published a review of it. They give high praises for the low price, 14” wide screen and high resolution, but give it poor marks for weight and performance. They give 5 out of 10 stars, which is my opinion, is [...]
As I blogged about yesterday, I’m testing out a Toshiba M400 Tablet PC for a client. Here is another item to put in the “Why?” column. I downloaded Vista 5472 and was going to install it in a Dual-Boot scenario. With the M400, comes a DVD / CD Burner that uses Sonic’s Record Now. After downloading [...]
Tablet PC power and flexibility is becoming more and more affordable. If you’re looking for a Core Duo power in a Tablet PC, take a look at the weekend ads for Best Buy and CompUSA. The Gateway Convertible CX2724 is going for $1099.99 at Best Buy and the Toshiba R25 is going for $1149.99 at [...]
I got my first good look at the Toshiba M400 convertible Tablet PC in January at CES in Las Vegas. At that time, it had not been officially released. There was quite the clamor to get information on the machine. Rob and I had a chance to spend sopme time playing with it, and even [...]
Ouch! Ouch as in the report hurts. But I wish I could say it is a surprise. The Better Business Bureau has given Toshiba (or Toshiba America Information Services rather) an F for Customer Service. You can read the report here. I’ve heard, and I’ve chronicled, numerous stories from Toshiba customers in the past. Although it [...]
I’ve seen several reports of folks who have succeeded in getting Vista’s Aero Glass features running on various Tablet PCs with registry tweaks. One of the reports I’ve had my eye out for is how well Glass (and all of Vista for that matter) works on Toshiba’s Core Duo M400 Tablet PC. I stumbled across [...]
ToshibaDirect.com has the Tecra M7 available for ordering. Prices start at $1399. The customize option features two types of video cards, both featuring wide screen resolutions at1440 x 900: Intel 950 – 128mb shared memeory Nvidia Quadro with 128mb dedicated memory – $100 more Under the operating system, they list Tablet Edition and Windows Vista. [...]
PC Magazine has given a good overview of Toshiba’s back to school offerings, which include some ultra portable laptops, as well as their new Tablet PCs. It is worth noting that both the R20 and the M7 are sporting widescreens – something that as been requested by a lot of enthusiasts. Update: We are starting [...]
While perusing the forums at TabletPCSpot.com, I noticed that Spot member risknc found the Toshiba M7 Tablet PC interactive tour online. He launched the M4 video and changed all the M4s in the url to M7s and the M7 video popped up. Great job, risknc. Here is the link to the video. What I found [...]
Toshiba recently released a refresh of the Tecra line of Tablet PCs with the M7 and it looks like a refresh of the Satellite R15 isn’t far behind. TabletPCReviewSpot links to a manual for the Satelliete R20/25 that certainly seems to indicate things are close. That said, a tour of the Product Pages of the Satellite [...]
Eric Mack in many ways has become a Tabletscape legend with his quest to become YABHTU, in which he tackled The Paperless Challenge. His journey has been well chronicled, and also well blogged by Eric himself. Now, he has embarked on another Tablet PC adventure, this time dealing with Toshiba’s technical support to try and [...]
Barry Gerber has published a not too favorable review of the Toshiba M400 Tablet PC on Mobility Guru. He begins his review with a title that asks, Has Toshiba’s M400 Tablet PC Reached The Conceptual Limits of Tablet PC? While the reviewer certainly takes issue with a number of factors about the M400, at least [...]
Okay folks, get ready for another GottaBeMobile.com InkShow, this time on the Toshiba Portege M400 – Core Duo. Thought I would go ahead and give out a heads up so you can help decide coverage. Once again, our friends at Allegiance Technology Partners have come through for us. The model provided is the PPM40U-0TR00E, so [...]
TabletPC2.com has posted a very nice review of Toshiba’s M400. As usual, Linda has posted lots of nice close up pictures and offers up her thoughts of the M400: A good choice for those who want a crisp clear display and built in optical drive. Toshiba continues to provide good value for the price. The Toshiba [...]
Engadget is reporting that Toshiba is going to refresh its Tecra M4 Tablet PC line (pictured) with a Core Duo version christened the Tecra M7. Some specs: 1.66Ghz or 1.83Ghz Core Duo Chips Nvida Quadro NVS 110M Graphics 100 GB HD Up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM Dual layer Super Multi-Drive 6—in-1 card reader 4 [...]
OCRegister.com’s Tamara Chuang ( aka The Gadgetress )has written a review on Toshiba’s M400. Her experiences are pretty interesting: she says that inking her 26 digit WEP key made the experience less than desirable – I’d say so! I don’t know of too many people that ink their WEP key. Isn’t that what the on-screen keyboard [...]
Check this out – theToshiba M400 is now gonna sport integrated EVDO with Verizon – how cool is that! Ok, Lenovo, when you come out with your X60 Tablet, you gotta have integrated EVDO. Thanks to ubergizmo for the info ( via JkOnTheRun )
Geekzone.com has posted a very good look at Toshiba’s M400 Tablet – lots of high quality picutres and screen captures, a lok at the battery slice, and good comparision shot to Dell’s D800. Via WhatIsNew.com
– After my woeful sounding post the other day about my Toshiba M200 hard drive crash, I decided to go online today and check the status of my repair. COULD IT BE TRUE? Is my M200 already on it’s way back to me? After having heard all the bad reports on Toshiba repairs, I was [...]
My hard drive crashed in my M200 last week, forcing me to move to my Gateway M280. Boy is that a difference. The Gateway is a screamer in comparison, but it is HUGE. I miss my M200 already, and I only sent it in last Friday. I was told 7-10 working days. So how long [...]
If you are an IT professional still struggling with the why’s and how-to’s of implementing Tablet PC’s into your IT strategy, here is an event for you. Toshiba is combining with Ziff-Davis and Microsoft to tell you all about it, and the fact that Frank Gocinski (The Godfather of Tablet PC) is one of the [...]
I’ve been following Christian’s posts the past several weeks as he has been developing a utility to control the fan on his Tecra M4 Tablet PC. He started developing the app as a way of prolonging battery life and adjusting the noisy fan. Well, he has just released the utility and has made it available. [...]
If you are itching to know just about everything there is to know about the Toshiba M400 Tablet PC, you need to read Barry Doyle’s review on the M400. He’s got just about every piece of data and picture you could imagine. His closing thoughts on the M400: The Toshiba Portege M400 is one of [...]
- PC magazine has a nice review of the Toshiba M400 up, plus a real life test done by Michael J. Miller. As you can see from this Snagit screen grab below, they like the machine, giving it a “Very Good” rating. Michael J. Miller (Forward Thinking) has been through a number of Tablet PC’s, [...]
– I’ve been following Loren Heiney’s M400 purchase pretty closely because I have some customers that have been eyeing that Tablet PC. Loren purchased it the way that I had planned on purchasing it: minimum RAM and minimum hard drive, then buy those upgrades from another source to save money. Unfortunately, it looks like Toshiba [...]
I’ve been pretty vocal in the past about PC Magazines consistent lack of tablet pc coverage, so I was quite pleased to see PC Magazine’s Michael J. Miller write about Toshiba’s M400 Tablet PC on his blog today. Overall, he gives the M400 a good thumbs up, although he still prefers Lenovo’s X41. For the past [...]
Looks like Toshiba is not entering the UMPC as previously speculated by us, Hugo, and others who read the article. Matt Codington, Toshiba’s Product Manager, who was interviewed for the APC Mag article had this to say as a comment on Hugo’s blog: You’ll know that Toshiba has a very strong partnership with Microsoft and [...]
More news on the Toshiba front: I’ve been checking the Toshiba site daily to see if they’ve added the SXGA option back to the M400 Tablet PC, and what do you know it is now available! ( click on the Customize option ) If you’ve been waiting for the SXGA option to appear before placing your [...]
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