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Toshiba Portege R400-S4931

CPU: 1.2-GHz Core Duo U2500 • Display Size (inches): 12.1 • Wide Screen: Yes • Total HD Size (GB): 80 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 3.8 • Price When Reviewed: $3499
Last updated
June 06, 2007
Test Center Reviewed by
Carla Thornton
Pros
Cons
  • Pricing:Very Expensive: $3499 (7/24/2007)
  • Performance:Good: 72
  • Features:Fair: 69
  • Design:Good: 72

Pricing Very Expensive: $3499

Very Expensive: $3499

Performance Good: 72

Good: 72
WorldBench 6 Tests - Fair: 48
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 1098 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 883 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 1514 
Firefox 2 563 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 556 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 494 
Multitasking 748 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 1065 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 396 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 525 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) 05:29 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 7.4 

Features Fair: 69

Fair: 69
CPU & Memory
CPU 1.2-GHz Core Duo U2500 
System Memory 2048 
Type of Memory DDR2-533 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 12.1 
Horizontal Resolution 1280 
Vertical Resolution 800 
Video Chip Set Intel 945GM 
Video Memory Using main memory 
External Monitor Interface integrated 
Wide Screen Yes 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 80 
Optical Drive Speed 2.4 
Optical Drive Type DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/-RAM 
Removable Optical Drive external 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports No 
Parallel Ports No 
USB Ports
FireWire Ports
Microphone Ports Yes 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports No 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port No 
Infrared Port No 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port No 
PC Card Slots
Express Card Slots
Connectivity
Network Port Gigabit ethernet 
Wireless LAN Type 802.11a/g 
Bluetooth Yes 
Other
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Mono 
Dimensions 12.0 by 9.4 by 1.4 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 3.8 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 6.3 
Accessories Notebook, AC adapter, power cord, optical drive, battery slice 
Pointing Device Touchpad 
Operating System Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit) 
Other Included Hardware Stylus pen 
Included Software Microsoft OneNote 2007, Ulead DVD MovieFactory, InterVideo WinDVD 8, Sonic RecordNow, Toshiba utilities 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) Three 
Parts Warranty (years) Three 
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 Good: 72

Good: 72
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