Toshiba Portege M205-S810 Tablet PC

I bought this Toshiba M205-S810 as...

Strengths: Portability, overall design, battery life and power management, bootup time, configfree utility, wireless capablity, keyboard feel, usability, internal SD card reader, processor speed, hard drive

Weakness: tablet pc pen, internal speaker,

I bought this Toshiba M205-S810 as an upgrade from a Compaq TC1000. While this tablet is not as small or as "attention getting," the overall useability and speed of this computer is much better. The processor power and boot up time of this computer is noticably improved. The screen size is easier on the eyes, while it still is very protable at around 4.5 lbs. It still has all the tablet pc...
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I bought this Toshiba M205-S810 as an upgrade from a Compaq TC1000. While this tablet is not as small or as "attention getting," the overall useability and speed of this computer is much better. The processor power and boot up time of this computer is noticably improved. The screen size is easier on the eyes, while it still is very protable at around 4.5 lbs. It still has all the tablet pc functionality of the TC1000, although it looks more like a laptop than a tablet since the hinge to convert from laptop to tablet is on the back of the keyboard so that the top flips up like a standard notebook

While the tablet pen that is used with this computer is acceptable, it is very lightweight and plastic feeling, and its access is somewhat awkward because it is stowed in a slot that is at the bottom of the page when the computer is in tablet pc mode.

The configfree utility that Toshiba includes is great! It automatically senses the condition of the wireless and wired network adapters and switches to the appropriate mode accordingly. The configfree utility has the ability to create profiles, such as home and office, which will change several settings relating to the adapters all the way to the default printer if desired. The utility also has the ability to troubleshoot and recommend solutions to connectivity issues when needed, including automatic switching from wireless to wired networking when put into the port replicator without loosing connectivity to mapped drives! The battery life and related Toshiba power management software are equally impressive. I was able to use the laptop today for over 4 hours while meeting with a client.

While the internal speakers are very thin sounding with little or no stereo effect, I do have the port replicator at the office connected to Bose speakers, which make the listening experience near perfect. Other bells and whistles, such as the nice feel of the keyboard, the internal SD card reader, and the 60GB hard drive, all make this laptop/tablet PC a great computer that is adaptable for many uses.

I would highly recommend this computer to any business user who wants a powerful business notebook and tablet pc that is adaptable for many uses and very easy to take anywhere!

By triggr - Jun 14, 2005

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