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    Tecra A6 vs M5 Price Confusion?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Jucius_Maximus, Jan 27, 2007.

  1. Jucius_Maximus

    Jucius_Maximus Notebook Guru

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    I'm looking at the differences between the A6 and M5 here and it is quite confusing. These specs are according to the spec lists at the Toshiba.ca site:

    Tecra A6: (PTA61C-CV301E)
    Core Duo 1.83 GHz
    100 GB HDD
    DVDRw Super-Multi Drive
    4 hr Battery Life

    Tecra M5: (PTM51C-LV101E)
    Core Duo 1.66 GHz
    80 GB HDD
    CD-Rw / DVD-ROM Drive
    3.5 hr Battery Life

    Clearly, the A6 has better specifications and would probably be more costly.

    So why is it that the A6 is only $1599.00 whereas the "inferior" M5 is $2099.00? What am I missing here?
     
    Jucius_Maximus, Jan 27, 2007
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  2. phuongdoo

    phuongdoo Newbie

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    A6 is ok, cause it`s has 15.1inch!
     
    phuongdoo, Jan 27, 2007
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  3. xAMDvsIntelx

    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    No, the A6 has a 14.1" screen at that price according to the Toshiba.ca site.

    I believe the major difference in cost is the build quality - the A6 is based off of the M100 Satellite series, whereas the M5 has its own chassis and probably has much better build quality. Still, the A6 isn't bad. What are you going to be doing with your notebook?
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Jan 27, 2007
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  4. Jucius_Maximus

    Jucius_Maximus Notebook Guru

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    Pretty much everything except serious gaming. My criteria and constraints are listed here and some more here.
     
    Jucius_Maximus, Jan 27, 2007
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    I ordered the m5-4331 last week for $1,586 price, the processor is duo 2 ghz. w/ nvidia 128 graphics and has a120 gb hd, dvd double layer rw.
    They dont have this configeration offered any more??
     
    dwgman, Jan 27, 2007
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  6. Jucius_Maximus

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    Maybe they sold out of it. That is one of the higher end configs so perpahs people could custom-order it if they want.
     
    Jucius_Maximus, Jan 27, 2007
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  7. chrixx

    chrixx Product Specialist NBR Reviewer

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    If I'm not mistaken, they are built by different ODMs. The M5 might be built by Toshiba themselves and they have a true Toshiba BIOS. The A6 uses the generic Phoenix BIOS found on most Satellite models and other brands.
     
    chrixx, Jan 27, 2007
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