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Toshiba Tecra M4-S515

CPU: 2-GHz Pentium M 760 • Display Size (inches): 14.1 • Wide Screen: No • Total HD Size (GB): 80 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 6.2 • Price When Reviewed: $2484
Toshiba Tecra M4-S515 (Front)
Toshiba Tecra M4-S515 (Front)
Toshiba Tecra M4-S515 (Back)
Toshiba Tecra M4-S515 (Side)
66.1 Fair
Last updated
October 25, 2005
Test Center Reviewed by
Carla Thornton
Pros
  • Well-designed for tablet use
Cons
  • Touchpad was difficult to control
  • Pricing:Very Expensive: $2484 (10/19/2005)
  • Performance:Good: 75
  • Features:Very Good: 85
  • Design:Fair: 65
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Expensive: $2484

Very Expensive: $2484

Performance Good: 75

Good: 75
World Bench 5 Tests - Good: 78
World Bench 5 Component Results (seconds)
ACD Systems ACDSee 754 
Adobe Photoshop 474 
Adobe Premiere 546 
Ahead Nero 1008 
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 321 
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 333 
Microsoft Office XP 587 
Windows Media Encoder 440 
Mozilla 511 
Multitasking 832 
Musicmatch Jukebox 537 
Roxio VideoWave 417 
WinZip 459 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries 1 
Battery Life (Office Applications) 2:41 

Features Very Good: 85

Very Good: 85
CPU & Memory
CPU 2-GHz Pentium M 760 
System Memory 512 
Type of Memory DDR2 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 14.1 
Horizontal Resolution 1400 
Vertical Resolution 1050 
Video Chip Set nVidia GeForce Go 6600 
Video Memory 128 
Wide Screen No 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 80 
Optical Drive Speed 4 
Optical Drive Type DVD+R DL/DVD±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 No 
USB Ports 3 
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 Yes 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries 1 
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 12.8 by 11.4 by 1.6 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 6.2 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 7.3 
Accessories Notebook, AC adapter, phone cord, optical drive 
Pointing Device Touchpad, eraserhead 
Multipurpose Bay Bay supports CDRW/DVDROM combo, DVD SuperMulti SL or DL drives 
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

Fair: 65
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