Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
I got this notebook just few days ago. I knew i was buying a notebook with a malfunctioning SATA 3 controller, i though it was not a big deal since i planned to install a SATA 2 SSD (samsung 470 more affordable for my wallet).
What really disappoint me is the USB 3.0 serious malfunctioning, mostly because i didn't see it coming. I didn't know about this problem because it seems not many people experience it or maybe because not many people talk about it.
So, in order to prevent other people to get a very unpleasant surprise, here i am and maybe other disappointed R830/835 customers would join me in this thread talking about their own experience of this notebook problems, particularly the serious ones. We can't let Toshiba get away with it without even say anything.
The problem in short: no matter what OS you are using, from several linux distro, through Win 7 32 bits and 64 bits and even a try with Win 8 developer preview, not even matter what filesystem usb key is formatted with, when i try to copy some data from or to a usb key plugged into the usb 3.0 port, the process stop within a couple of minutes and the usb 3.0 controller seems to be dead, completely off, no more communication with any usb device you would plug in. The usb 3.0 works again after a reboot but you can't use it unless for very little data transfer, i never managed to copy huge amount of data, and in some occasion i even got a couple of BSOD before windows managed to complete the reboot process and a couple of kernel panic during the copy of data on linux.
How many of you have experienced this problem?
It would be interesting to draw up a statistics. Pure curiosity, on amazon comments i read about a guy who changed two R835 and in the end he got refunded because the notebooks were both affected by this problem. I read of some other people complaining here and here on Toshiba support forum and they got no solution.
To be honest i'm also disappointed about bluetooth. I have a logitech 555b bluetooth mouse and while the notebook is just a bit under stress, lets say cpu at 40%-50% and downloading something connected via wireless network, i experience delays in mouse movements. I've seen worst behavior than this in the past, but when bluetooth was just born, i didn't expect to see this kind of behavior today, even if it is just a bit perceptible.
Also, the wireless signal is not that good too. In the room next to the one i placed the router i get 75% of signal, even my cellphone get a better signal so close to the router. Besides, compared to an asus U30SD, i get 4-5 MB/s with the toshiba vs 8-9 MB/s with the asus when i try some files transfer.
Since i got it for 750 euro (something like 1000 USD) i would have bore the minor flaws even including the SATA 3 not working properly, but all these problems together seem a little too much to bear and make me regret my purchase even if i do like very much the concept (very light, quite thin, long battery life, fairly priced) of this notebook.
Finally i apologize for my english, it's not my mother tongue and i'm sure i would seem like a cave man for how many mistakes i've done.
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Thank you for this solution Egorxe.
I'm sure a lot of people will find this information very useful. +rep
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Satellite R830/R835 serious flaws (besides phantom Sata3, the fail of USB3. What's next?)
Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by danielets, Oct 9, 2011.
