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    How is this Toshiba deal on Tecra A4?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by ifie, Jul 1, 2005.

  1. ifie

    ifie Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys

    Have some question on this notebook, hope you can help me with it.

    -) What do you think of this deal below on the Toshiba A4 with free 512mb ram upgrade to make it 1g in ram?
    -) Reliability with this model?
    -) Is it an issue since this is a discontinued line?
    -) Does 'optional drive' for dvd/cdrom means i need to pay more to get it?
    -) What do you think of the graphic card in it?

    I will be mostly using it for work, movies, internet, photoshop etc but not that much game focused. My other choice is Acer 4102 which has similar specs except with 1.73ghz, 60g hd and x700 graphics with 64mb graphics memory which cost US$2180.00 after upgrading to 1g in ram.

    Which do you guys think i should get?

    http://www.cworld.com.au/info.php?ID=117856

    Toshiba Tecra A4 PTA40A-1D2004 --> PTA40A-0UC004
    AUSTRALIA CURRENCY $2450.00 which is about US$1850.00

    Intel Centrino Mobile Technology
    • Intel Pentium-M 750 1.86GHz
    • L2 Cache: 2MB
    • Memory: 512MB DDR RAM (2GB Max)
    • Hard Drive: 80GB
    • 15.4" SWXGA+ TFT Active Matrix WSXGA+ / 1680x1050 resolution
    • Graphics: Nvidia Graphics Card 128MB N6600 V128
    • Optical Drive: DVD SuperMulti (DVD±RW/DVD-RAM) Drive Dual Layer writing supported
    • Audio: AC97 Audio
    • Modem: 56k V.92
    • Bluetooth onboard
    • Network: Gigabit 10/100/1000 TX LAN Ethernet
    • 802.11a/b/g WiFi Wireless LAN
    • Pointing Device: Touchpad
    • Interfaces: 1 x Parallel, 1 x VGA, 3 x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ11, 1 x RJ45, 1 x Firewire, 5-in-1 Media Reader
    • Dimentions: 360 x 269 x 29-36mm
    • Weight: From 2.72kg
    • Battery: 6 Cell Li-Ion / 4400mAh / up to 3 hours
    • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
    • Warranty: 1 year courier pickup and return International warranty
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    • Please note PTA40A-1D2004 model has been updated to the new PTA40A-0UC004 which has a revised VGA card chipset. Apart from this both models are idential. The PTA40A-1D2004 was an interim model offered by Toshiba and is now discontinued.
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    ** Bonus 512MB DDR RAM [114433] **
     
    ifie, Jul 1, 2005
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