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Toshiba Tecra M9-S5514

CPU: 2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7500 • Display Size (inches): 14.1 • Wide Screen: Yes • Total HD Size (GB): 120 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 5.4 • Price When Reviewed: $1800
Last updated
April 11, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Narasu Rebbapragada, PC World
Pros
Cons
  • Pricing:Very Expensive: $1800 (1/28/2008)
  • Performance:Good: 71
  • Features:Good: 78
  • Design:Good: 74

Pricing Very Expensive: $1800

Very Expensive: $1800

Performance Good: 71

Good: 71
WorldBench 6 Tests - Good: 73
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 917 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 432 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 753 
Firefox 2 307 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 385 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 258 
Multitasking 398 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 1624 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 244 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 455 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries
Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) 02:48 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 31 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 39.22 

Features Good: 78

Good: 78
CPU & Memory
CPU 2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7500 
System Memory 1024 
Type of Memory DDR2-667 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 14.1 
Horizontal Resolution 1440 
Vertical Resolution 900 
Video Chip Set nVidia Quadro NVS 130M 
Video Memory 128 
External Monitor Interface PCI Express 
Wide Screen Yes 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 120 
Optical Drive Speed
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW 
Removable Optical Drive Yes 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots
Other Removable Media Drive SD Card 
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports Yes 
Parallel Ports No 
USB Ports
FireWire Ports
Microphone Ports Yes 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports No 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port Yes 
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 802.11n 
Bluetooth Yes 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 13.2 by 11.1 by 1.4 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 5.4 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 6.2 
Accessories Notebook, AC adapter 
Pointing Device Eraserhead and touchpad 
Multipurpose Bay Second battery, different optical drive, second hard drive 
Operating System Windows Vista Business (32 bit) 
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 Good: 74

Good: 74
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