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Toshiba Tecra M3-S331

73

Good
  • Pros
  • Keyboard is easy to use
  • Cons
  • Difficult to upgrade
  • Pricing: Average: $1499 (10/19/2005)
  • Performance: Good: 78
  • Features: Good: 71
  • Design: Fair: 65
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Average: $1499

Performance

Good: 78
World Bench 5 Tests - Good: 77
World Bench 5 Component Results (seconds)
ACD Systems ACDSee 829 
Adobe Photoshop 386 
Adobe Premiere 625 
Ahead Nero 1041 
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 351 
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 374 
Microsoft Office XP 593 
Windows Media Encoder 492 
Mozilla 453 
Multitasking 825 
Musicmatch Jukebox 614 
Roxio VideoWave 468 
WinZip 550 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries 1 
Battery Life (Office Applications) 3:26 

Features

Good: 71
CPU & Memory
CPU 1.73-GHz Pentium M 740 
System Memory 512 
Type of Memory DDR2-533 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 14.1" Display 
Horizontal Resolution 1024 
Vertical Resolution 768 
Video Chip Set nVidia GeForce Go 6200 TE 
Video Memory 64 
Wide Screen No 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 60GB Hard Drive 
Optical Drive Type DVD-ROM/CD-RW 
Removable Optical Drive Yes 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots 1 
Other Removable Media Drive SD Card 
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports No 
Parallel Ports Yes 
USB Ports 2 
FireWire Ports 1 
Microphone Ports Yes 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports Yes 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port Yes 
Infrared Port Yes 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port No 
PC Card Slots 1 
Express Card Slots 0 
Connectivity
Network Port Gigabit ethernet 
Wireless LAN Type 802.11g 
Bluetooth No 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries 1 
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 12.4 by 10.2 by 1.5 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 4.6Lbs. 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 6.1 
Accessories Notebook, AC adapter, phone cord 
Pointing Device Touchpad, eraserhead 
Multipurpose Bay Bay supports: CDROM, DVDROM, CDRW, DVD-/+RW, CDRW/DVDROM Combo, 2nd HDD, 2nd battery, DVD-Multi 
Included Software Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Works 8 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category In notebooks, Toshiba found itself in the middle of the pack. An absence of superior or subpar scores prevented it from standing out for better or worse. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems Average 
Reports of products with failed components Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Average 
Overall quality of service Average 

Design

Fair: 65
About the Test Center

Toshiba Tecra M3-S331 Review

by Carla Thornton

- Let's start with the good news about the Toshiba Tecra M3: When you don't need the DVD-ROM/CD-RW combination optical drive, you can swap it out for a plastic module to pare the laptop's weight to a svelte 4.6 pounds. This boxy black-and-silver unit with a 14.1-inch screen is well equipped for its size, including the new ExpressCard slot, an SD Card slot, and a good keyboard that produces pleasantly muffled clicks. A quick-launch button automatically switches to an external monitor, a handy feature for presenters.

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