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    Toshiba R845 ???? What.... is it?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by kurtataltos, Jul 29, 2011.

  1. kurtataltos

    kurtataltos Newbie

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    Does anyone have any experience with a Toshiba R845-S80? This appears... to be a little known model that for some reason is not distributed in volume. It may be a year old discontinued model or something new or ?

    Any insights, opinions?

    Thanks !
     
    kurtataltos, Jul 29, 2011
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  2. alexUW

    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    The r850 is the 15" Tecra. It's part of the r8XX series that was released earlier this year

    I haven't heard of many that buy it [most buy r830, r840], but it's the same thing as the r840 [14" Tecra], but 1 inch bigger. [carbon fiber body]

    As you probably already know, the r830/35 is the Toshiba portege, which is the 13.3" [metal chassis body]

    The portege/Tecras are pretty much the same thing, but differ in size. Hence: r830, r840, r850.

    Good luck


    ***EDIT*****
    I actually looked up that exact model. Looks to be a stripped down version of the r840 (cheaper). Looks like it's available at Staples.
     
    alexUW, Jul 29, 2011
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  3. kurtataltos

    kurtataltos Newbie

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    Yes, it appears to be some sort of Staples-centric unit, I3 based, but can't find anything substantive. While the price may be ok finding support may be impossible.

    Thanks
     
    kurtataltos, Jul 29, 2011
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    doonser Newbie

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  5. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    I'm not sure where this wins over the 13" model. Although the display is bigger, it has the same resolution and the port count looks very similar. It's possible that the slightly bigger chassis has been used to provide a bigger cooling system but it's also possible that Toshiba are using the same mainboard and associated hardware. If they provided a 1600 x 900 display on this model then it would be of greater interest.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Jul 30, 2011
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  6. njfhdjfhqw

    njfhdjfhqw Notebook Enthusiast

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    I might've bought this instead of the R835 if I could find a seller back then. 14" is closer to my ideal size, but 13" works too.
     
    njfhdjfhqw, Aug 1, 2011
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