Toshiba Portege M400

91 reviews

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portability (21)
usability (13)

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reliability (12)
keyboard (7)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 91 reviews of Toshiba Portege M400. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the usability and design. The portability and performance also get good reviews, but there are some mixed comments about the battery. There are some negative opinions about the keyboard and reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Toshiba Portege M400 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 23 user reviews of Toshiba Portege M400 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People really like the battery and design. The portability and performance are also mentioned favorably. Some have doubts about the reliability, while opinions are divided on the price.

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57% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by (engadget.com)

Toshiba Portege M400 Core Solo tablet reviewed

With all the talk about UMPCs, it's good to see that manufacturers haven't abandoned good, old-fashioned, full-featured tablet PCs. And Toshiba's Portege M400,...

Apr, 2006

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Expert review by : Cisco Cheng (pcmag.com)

Toshiba Portégé M400-S4032

With integrated Verizon EV-DO wireless and an Intel Core Duo upgrade, the Toshiba Portégé M400-S4032 tablet PC deserves a spot near the head of the table.

Integrated Verizon EV-DO. Intel Core Duo processor. Built-in optical drive.

Cramped keyboard. Low battery life.

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Oct, 2006

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Expert review by : Stephanie Bruzzese (cnet.com)

Toshiba Portege M400 - First Take

Though inexpensive, the Portege M400 convertible tablet's middle-of-the-road performance and battery life that may not be enough for the demanding business user. For basic tasks, however, it's a decent bargain.

May, 2006

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Expert review by : Cisco Cheng (pcmag.com)

Toshiba Portégé M400-S933

The Toshiba Portégé M400-S933 is a tablet PC loaded with laptop features, such as a keyboard, fingerprint reader, and built-in optical drive.

Built-in optical drive. Fingerprint reader. Good security. Expandable hard drive. Good heat management.

Noisy mouse buttons. Too much lag when switching between portrait and landscape modes

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Apr, 2006

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Toshiba Portege M400-S4032

The Toshiba Portégé M400-S4032 ($2,200 street) is a terrific convertible tablet PC with a rotating display that makes writing on the screen fun. The second iteration of the Toshiba's M400 series, the M400-S4032 includes a significantly improved set of...

Integrated Verizon EV-DO. Intel Core Duo processor. Built-in optical drive

Cramped keyboard. Low battery life

If prestige is what you're after, the M400-S4032 is the only convertible tablet currently available that's blessed with both integrated EV-DO wireless and a dual-core processor.

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Expert review by : J. Simon Leitner (notebookcheck.net)

Review Toshiba Portege M400

The current review of the Toshiba M400 Tablet PC represents a spe

attractive design ; a construction, solid and rigid against torsions ; intelligent display mechanics and catch hook system ; good values of brightness and illumination measurements ; low temperature emissions ; acceptable battery runtime

partially too low resistance against pressure upon the case ; wobbly battery ; too small keys ; permanently running fan, even without load

Aug, 2007

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Expert review by : Jim Buzbee (smallnetbuilder.com)

UEBO M400 Wi-Fi Media Player Reviewed

Uebo's M400 plays a wide array of media formats. But its lack of polish and noisy fan may outweigh its relatively inexpensive price.

Low cost ; User-installable drive ; Large feature set ; Wide video format support

Buggy in spots ; No native Netflix support ; Noisy fan ; Spotty metadata handling

HD networked media player with extensive format support and user-installable hard drive

Jul, 2011

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Expert review by : Sal Cangeloso (geek.com)

Toshiba Portege M400 Tablet

A few weeks ago we looked at Toshiba's Tecra M6, not a particularly sexy notebook, but one designed for productivity and dependability. While the design could have used some refining and the notebook was not really exceptional in any way, the M6 proved...

Mar, 2007

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Expert review by : Lisa Gade (mobiletechreview.com)

Toshiba Portege M400

The Toshiba Portege M400, first released in late Spring 2006 is the successor to the Toshiba Portege M205, one of our favorite Windows XP Tablet Edition convertible notebooks. We loved the M205's better resolution (most tablets were XGA and the M205...

Good performance and very good battery life. Plenty of ports, good viewing angle, internal optical drive means you can watch DVDs on the plane. Intel wired and wireless networking are strong and the Bluetooth option offers 2.0 + EDR speeds. Biometric...

Standard XGA resolution doesn't put the M400 ahead of the tablet competition. No recovery media included so you must burn your own CDs (about 10 of them!)

The Toshiba M400 is a bargain among Windows XP Tablet Edition convertibles. The Core Duo (now standard), SATA hard drive, optical drive and plenty of ports make this a very capable portable, yet the notebook is light and very compact. We love having...

Sep, 2006

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Expert review by : Barry Gerber (tomsguide.com)

Is Toshiba's Portege M400 Tablet PC Too Large For Comfort?

Tablet PC is a great idea both as a hardware concept and an operating system. However it doesn't work well in any and all circumstances. Toshiba may have hit at least the conceptual limits of Tablet PC with its Portege M400.

Jun, 2006