Toshiba Tecra M3

30 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Keyboard (3)
Portability (2)
Usability (2)
Design (2)
Build quality (1)

Negative
Battery (3)
Touchpad (1)
Energy (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 30 reviews from magazines and websites. People really like the build quality and design. The usability and portability are also mentioned favorably, whereas the touchpad and energy efficiency get critical comments. Views are divided on the connectivity.

keyboard, portability, usability, design, build quality

battery, energy, touchpad

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Toshiba Tecra M3 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 76/100 = Good quality.

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Expert review by: Carla Thornton (pcworld.com)

Toshiba Tecra M3-S331

The Tecra M3 has lots of features but lacks the sturdiness you'd want from a laptop.

Keyboard is easy to use

Difficult to upgrade

A less-than-solid-feeling case and hard-to-reach RAM slots mar this Toshiba Tecra M3-S331, an otherwise nicely equipped, lightweight laptop.

Oct, 2005

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Expert review by: Carla Thornton (pcworld.com)

Toshiba Tecra M3-S331 Notebook (1.73GHz Pentium M, 512MB, 60GB, DVD/CD-RW, Windows XP Pro, 14.1

Artwork: Rick Rizner, John Goddard

Keyboard is easy to use

Difficult to upgrade

Dual pointing devices and an optical drive that swaps for a second battery are the highlights.

May, 2005

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Expert review by: prime_number_n (NotebookReview.com)

Toshiba Tecra M3 Review (pics, spces)

Excellent chassis, Light weight and compact size, Great CPU performance, Great keyboard, Great screen, Good battery life at 3.5 hours, Wireless on/off switch and volume control wheel, ExpressCard, FireWire and SD slots

In full power mode the fan is very loud, and it's on most of the time, Bottom of the case gets hot, Touchpad too sensitive to finger pressure, Video performance less than what you would expect from the 6600 chip, Weak speakers, bass virtually...

Mar, 2005

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Expert review by: Stephanie Bruzzese (cnet.co.uk)

Toshiba Tecra M3 review

The thin-and-light Tecra M3 has a nice design and adequate performance for basic office tasks, but power users will be disappointed with its performance and battery life

Exceptionally light for its class ; Hot-swappable modular bay ; External wireless on/off switch ; Cool Wi-Fi software utility

Middling performance and battery life ; Just two USB 2.0 ports

Given the Tecra M3's business bent, it's no surprise that our test unit came loaded with Windows XP Professional. Toshiba threw in a token copy of the Microsoft Works 8.0 mini office suite, plus InterVideo WinDVD Creator, Sonic RecordNow and Sonic DLA...

May, 2005

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Expert review by: Stephanie Bruzzese (cnet.com.au)

Toshiba Tecra M3

The thin-and-light Tecra M3 has a nice design and adequate performance for basic office tasks, but power users will be disappointed by the laptop's mediocre speed and battery life.

Exceptionally light for its class ; Hot-swappable modular bay ; External wireless on/off switch ; Cool Wi-Fi software utility

Middling performance and battery life ; Just two USB 2.0 ports

May, 2005

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Consumer review by: xytrax (cnet.com.au)

"Excelent very fast"

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the laptop is very fast, nice design and good performance3

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Oct, 2006

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Consumer review by: hitendra (cnet.com.au)

Toshiba Tecra M3

the laptop is very fast, nice design and good performance3

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Feb, 2006

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Consumer review by: adrian (cnet.com.au)

"good"

don't get it get a Fujitsu LifeBook S6240

Jan, 2006

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Product Specifications

The Tecra M3 packs the latest mobile technology into a thin, lightweight chassis so you get the benefit of the latest advances in performance and security in one highly mobile notebook.At less than five pounds, the Tecra M3 is specifically designed to optimize notebook performance with a travel-friendly size and weight. Featuring an Intel Pentium M Processor, Integrated 802.11b/g wireless, the latest DDR2 memory architecture, NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200 or 6600 PCI Express graphics and docking capability, the Tecra M3 also features a Slim SelectBay, which allows you to increase battery life by swapping out the optical drive for an additional battery. And, as the flagship of the Tecra line, the Tecra M3 is designed for consistency, reliability and longevity.

Audio Input

Type:Microphone

Audio Output

Type:Sound card

Battery

Run Time (Up To):3.22hour(s)/3.25hour(s)/3.2hour(s)/3.4hour(s)

Technology:Lithium ion

Cache Memory

Installed Size:2MB

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:10.2in

Height:1.4in

Weight:5.1lbs/6.2lbs

Width:12.4in

Display (Projector)

Color Support:24-bit (16.7 million colors)

Diagonal Size:14.1in/14in

Diagonal Size (metric):35.6cm/35.8cm

Max Resolution:1024 x 768/1400 x 1050

Technology:TFT active matrix

Widescreen Display:

Header

Compatibility:PC

Country Kits:Italy/United States

Localization:English

Manufacturer:Toshiba

Model:M3/M3-105/M3-138/M3-S212TD/M3-S311/M3-S331/M3-S636

Packaged Quantity:1

Product Line:Toshiba Tecra

Input Device

Type:AccuPoint / Keyboard / Touchpad/AccuPoint II / Keyboard / Touchpad/Keyboard / Touchpad

Mainboard

Data Bus Speed:533MHz

Miscellaneous

Color:Premium silver

Refurbished:Refurbished

Modem

Max Transfer Rate:56Kbps

Protocols & Specifications:ITU V.90/ITU V.92

Type:Fax / modem

Networking

Data Link Protocol:Bluetooth / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11a / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/Bluetooth / Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g/Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g

Type:Network adapter

Wireless LAN Supported:

Yes

Wireless Protocol:802.11a/b/g / Bluetooth/802.11b/g/802.11b/g / Bluetooth

Optical Storage

Read Speed:24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)

Rewrite Speed:10x/10x (CD) / 4x (DVD/24x

Type:CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo/DVD/DVD-ROM

Write Speed:24x/24x (CD) / 8x (DVD

OS Provided

Type:Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Processor

Clock Speed:1.6GHz/1.73GHz/1.86GHz/2.13GHz/2GHz

Manufacturer:Intel

Processor Number:730/740/750/760/770

Type:Pentium M

RAM

Installed Size:1GB/256MB/512MB

Max Supported Size:2GB

Technology:DDR SDRAM/DDR2 SDRAM

Service & Support

Type:1 year warranty /3 years warranty

Software

Microsoft Office Ready:Includes a preinstalled image of select 2007 Microsoft Office suites. Purchase a Medialess License Kit (MLK) to activate the software.