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Toshiba Satellite M50 / M50D

Toshiba Satellite M50 / M50D
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alaScore 84

125 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 125 reviews of Toshiba Satellite M50 / M50D. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the touchpad and durability. The design and portability are also mentioned favorably. There are mixed reviews on the usability and performance, and many are critical about the size and keyboard.

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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 Satellite M50 / M50D is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Toshiba Satellite M50 / M50D

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 4 user reviews of Toshiba Satellite M50 / M50D from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Stephanie Bruzzese (cnet.com)

Toshiba Satellite M55

 

Under its colored exterior lies an affordable, well-rounded thin-and-light.

Reasonable price; double-layer DVD burner; multimedia controls; can play music and videos without booting up the operating system; exceptionally quiet, comfortable keyboard.

Colored lids are a bit garish; small mouse buttons.

The colorful Satellite M55 will satisfy your craving for a well-rounded, affordable thin-and-light.

Aug, 2005
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Expert review by : Mike Jennings (techradar.com)

Toshiba Satellite M50-A-11C review

 

A powerful mid-range laptop - but it needs a little more polish

Fast processor ; Discrete graphics card ; Reasonable battery life ; Good keyboard ; Affordable

Average build quality ; Poor-quality screen ; Unimaginative design ; Terrible speakers ; No SSD

The M50 impresses with its choice of components, but is let down by poor screen and build quality.

Mar, 2014
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Expert review by : Cliff Joseph (techadvisor.co.uk)

Toshiba Satellite M50-A-11Q review

 

The build quality is good too, with a firm, comfortable keyboard and trackpad, and the M50 certainly doesn't look or feel like a budget laptop.

The M50-A-11Q provides very respectable performance, battery life and build quality at a competitive price. It's not perfect, and the screen's limited viewing angles are a clear weakness. Even so, it's well worth considering if you're on a tight budget...

Feb, 2014
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Expert review by : Asher Moses (cnet.com.au)

Toshiba Satellite M50 (14-inch, 1.4GHz)

 

Despite its extremely affordable price and logical design, the M50 fails to stand out in terms of performance, features or battery life.

Highly affordable. Attractive chassis design. Fairly light at 2.4kg. Convenient multimedia buttons. Instant-on media playback function. Impressive Harman Kardon speakers.

Extremely poor battery life. Paltry 256MB of memory. Comparatively small hard drive. No Firewire port. No memory card reader.

Despite its extremely affordable price and logical design, the fact that the M50 fails to stand out in terms of performance or features, in addition to its miserly battery life, makes it impossible for us to recommend the notebook over competing...

Oct, 2010
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Expert review by : Stephanie Bruzzese (cnet.co.uk)

Toshiba Satellite M50 review

 

Toshiba Satellite M55

Reasonable price; double-layer DVD burner; multimedia controls; can play music and videos without booting up the operating system; exceptionally quiet, comfortable keyboard.

Colored lids are a bit garish; small mouse buttons.

The colorful Satellite M55 will satisfy your craving for a well-rounded, affordable thin-and-light.

Aug, 2005
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Expert review by : Asher Moses (zdnet.com.au)

Toshiba Satellite M50 (14-inch, 1.4GHz)

 

Despite its extremely affordable price and logical design, the M50 fails to stand out in terms of performance, features or battery life.

Jan, 2006
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Toshiba Satellite M50 (14-inch, 1.4GHz)

 

had mine for about 2 years, and the battery never lasted more than 60minutes without a power outlet

design, dvd playback looks good, lightweight

BATTERY, and really slow startup and performance

Jan, 2009
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Toshiba Satellite M50 (14-inch, 1.4GHz)

 

Great laptop! Except it doesn't have a webcam and when you click the 'Play' button it goes to Windows Media Player when i want it to go to iTunes.

Good speaker, great colour and style, Bluetooth, WLAN

Battery life is terribly bad, useless keys on keyboard, no webcam

Apr, 2008
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Toshiba Satellite M50 (14-inch, 1.4GHz)

 

Laptop seems to be quite powerful. However, I often have problems with it. My M50 is 2 years old now and wow I've had SOO many problems with the cooling fan, the bluetooth module, hard disk..... I guess my problems were due to the inapt technicians at...

Pentium M 740 (1.73GHz) ; 768MB DDR RAM ; ATI MOBILLITY RADEON X600SE (256MB + 128MB ext Video RAM) ; Integrated Bluetooth, 5-in-1 card reader

Absolutely lousy battery life! (Being only 2 years old, it lasts for just 40 minutes!)

Dec, 2007
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Consumer review (cnet.com.au)

Toshiba Satellite M50 (14-inch, 1.4GHz)

 

Wish I had waited. Very unconventional keyboard.

Light weight

Hate the misplace WINDOWS key (top right corner)

Sep, 2007
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