Toshiba A105 notebook series unveiled

User Comments: 14

1. January 3, 2006 12:49 PM
   MonkeyMan said:
   Absolutely, this is worth a look. As I continue to read the headlines regarding laptop technology, it just continuously keeps improving. Do not be surprised, if laptops surpass even Desktop PC's. From the way things are looking, laptops are moving surprisingly fast towards market dominance.
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2. January 3, 2006 1:09 PM
   asphix said:
   In the general consumer segment you are correct monkeyMan. I am even debating making my next PC purchase a laptop.There will always be a need for the high end PC's though. Be it workstations for various resource intensive applications or a dual SLI monster for the latest and greatest in gaming.What increased advancements in laptop technology really reflects is how the ability to go mobile as well as space saving designs are taking a front seat role in modern tech-dependant society.We've come a long way from the building/room sized computers of the mid 20th century.
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3. January 3, 2006 2:07 PM
   CrossFire851 said:
   yea that were a few tons
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4. January 3, 2006 2:43 PM
   Mictlantecuhtli said:
   Didn't they have any cool names for memory, hdd and WLAN adapter?
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5. January 3, 2006 2:49 PM
   Eleventeen said:
   Nice, one of the few laptops I would actually consider buying if I had the money. They are getting really fast now, I see some on eBay that have processor speeds of 3.2Ghz. I also heard of people telling me they are getting 6000+ points in 3DMark 05. That beats my desktop by alot. Although laptops probably will not surpass the speeds of a desktop (except for mine), it is nice to see them getting better every day.
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6. January 3, 2006 3:25 PM
   Bartzy said:
   The difference between the versions is not only in Hard drive capacity, but video card, memory size and CPU also.I think Toshiba's notebooks are wonderful. My friend used to have one not so long ago (Centerino), and it was fast and very reliable. However, their price is much higher than competetors like NEC and Gigabyte. I recently reviewed one of Gigabyte new notebook series, G-Max 511A. It was just wonderful. You get X700 pro and 512MB DDR400 for less money than This Toshiba, Dell or Sony that are inferior.
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7. January 3, 2006 3:28 PM
   PUTALE said:
   looks like a nice specs laptop. I have owned toshiba laptop, they are suppose to be the best in the industry but unfortunately mine has tone of problem. But it's nice to see the specs are improvming.
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8. January 3, 2006 4:56 PM
   barfarf said:
   A rugged laptop we use here at work is the IBM thinkpad T series. While not z gaming laptop or even widescreen they manage to survive lots of abuse. Plus they weight under 5lbs which is important for our need since they are often picked going to room to room in a hospital by doctors.So for in my life i dont want or needed a laptop. I enjoy the larger keyboard of a desktop and the bigger monitors. I know one can use those with a laptop but they just add mo'money to your total cost. I love getting down and dirty and custom building my own PC which you can not do with laptop. Not to mention sitting next to your huge tower with an acrylic windows seeking it interal guts in all their glory is something a laptop will never do.
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9. January 3, 2006 5:17 PM
   phantasm66 said:
   [b]Originally posted by asphix:[/b][quote]In the general consumer segment you are correct monkeyMan. I am even debating making my next PC purchase a laptop.[/quote]I've never looked back.
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10. January 3, 2006 6:08 PM
    nathanskywalker said:
    ummm...i'll take one of those suckers!!!
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11. January 3, 2006 9:26 PM
    exscind said:
    All three looked decent with its respective prices, minus the video cards. Desktop or laptop, if I am spending over $1000 for a computer, I better get something more than integrated video. But I guess for daily usage like surfing the web it really does not make too much of a difference. The other specs like hard drive and optical drive are pretty nice; but as mentioned above, waiting for those 10% or 20% off from Dell (some cases don't need any) might be a better choice than these laptops.
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12. January 4, 2006 8:32 AM
    mentaljedi said:
    I have prefered laptops in everything except for gaming. Gaming you have to be comfortable and laptops usually don't help with the samll scren (compared to desktop). These Toshibas are good, but i wouldn't get them. I can get really good deals in places like cyberpower.com.
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13. January 4, 2006 8:45 AM
    Mictlantecuhtli said:
    [b]Originally posted by Eleventeen:[/b][quote]Nice, one of the few laptops I would actually consider buying if I had the money. They are getting really fast now, I see some on eBay that have processor speeds of 3.2Ghz. I also heard of people telling me they are getting 6000+ points in 3DMark 05.[/quote]Those aren't really laptops if you think about portability, more like desktop replacements as they are sometimes referred. Expect battery life less than an hour, temperatures too hot to handle, and noisy cooling system.
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14. January 4, 2006 8:47 AM
    Nic said:
    Lovely laptops, but typical of Toshiba (and Sony) the graphics adapters are low end (on board), so not really much good for gamers.
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