Ce portable n’a pas pour ambition d’être à la pointe de la technologie, mais bien d’être un ordinateur accessible pour tous, et son utilisation se base avant tout sur la bureautique et le Web.

Le lecteur de carte est un plus appréciable, cela permettra aux utilisateurs de transférer les données facilement depuis leur appareil photo, leur téléphone mobile ou encore depuis leur pocket PC.

L’écran, comme indiqué dans les caractéristiques, affiche une résolution de 1280*800 pour une taille de 15,4 pouces. Cela permet d’avoir une bonne visibilité et permet un bon compris entre les hautes résolutions et les plus faibles.Contrairement à beaucoup d’autres ordinateurs portables, le Tecra A8 ne dispose pas d’un écran brillant. Cela ravira les personnes qui aiment profiter de leur machine en plein air, puisque le choix d’un écran mat permet d’avoir moins de reflets dûs à la lumière.

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talkToshiba triallist Chris Riley (of cgriley.com fame) has just returned from Hack Day and he’s reviewed the Tecra A8 we lent him for the event.

Hack Day was certainly an eventful event! The free beer and lightning strikes kept Chris on his toes, and when we heard that there had been rain inside Alexandra Palace we were a little worried that Chris would end up testing the A8’s EasyGuard features!

I really enjoyed reading Chris’s review. Many reviews focus on technical specifications and test laptops by playing memory intensive games on them until they catch fire (or crash). Chris’s is more about how the Tecra A8 performs in real life.

How comfortable is the keyboard? How quiet are the fans? Are the volume controls placed conveniently?  Chris answers all these questions and more.

Follow this link to read his review in full. To find out more about the Hack Day hackers’ hacks, click here.

Slyweezy is looking for a laptop to take to college in September so is asking for some advice from the ever-popular Notebook Review Forum.

Slyweezy is looking at laptops around the 15” size, fairly lightweight (to transport around college) and good for homework, gaming, CAD, Photoshop, web surfing and office applications. Vista is preferred and although he has a fairly large budget, he’s looking for a good deal.

Giesela has written a review of the Tecra A8 on laptopreview.org describing it as a ‘well designed, lightweight device.’ Including a 15” screen with great resolution, fast processing, good battery life and Vista amongst the list of impressive specifications, the Tecra A8 sounds like a perfect laptop for college students.

Click here to view the full review and specifications.

BestSeller des Monats!! Noch bis zum 14.06.2007 ist diese Aktion gültig, z. B. für den Tecra A8, der ist schon ab sagenhaften 1.099,- € zu erhalten! Weitere Information erhaltet ihr HIER!

Maverick7 is after getting a new laptop and, feeling a little out of date, is asking for help from the Elitetrader forum.

The laptop is mainly going to be used for traveling so he’s looking for minimum bulk combined with the capability to  perform business-related tasks.  Maverick7 is open to suggestions.

In a review over on laptopreview.org Giesela has described the Tecra A8 as ‘a well designed and lightweight device.’ It is easy to operate and runs the latest programs - all with a modest price tag.

Boasting travel-friendly, lightweight features, the Tecra A8 may be a suitable choice for Maverick7. To see full specs and to judge whether the Tecra A8 fits the bill, follow the link here to read Giesela’s review. If you think you can help Maverick7 to reach a decision then visit Elitetrader forum here.

Conçu pour résister aux défis professionnels quotidiens :* Réduisez les risques de perte de productivité avec la conception robuste de Toshiba avec un châssis plus résistant et une facilité de maintenance. * Réduisez les risques de défaillance du système ou de perte accidentelle de données avec le clavier anti-éclaboussures.* Profitez de l’informatique en toute tranquillité avec les packs de garantie en option attrayants.

Optimisez votre investissement :

• La conception du Tecra A8 a été optimisée à l’aide de la fonction HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing)
• La fonction HALT est une association des tests de résistance techniques couvrant des variations de chaleur extrêmes, la résistance aux chocs et des vibrations répétées pour simuler une utilisation de l’ordinateur portable dans des conditions difficiles.

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Kat has appealed to everyone for help choosing a new laptop through her Vox Blog.

Her old Dell laptop is getting on a bit and is growing slower and heavier + with a short battery life to contend with she’s decided it is time to find a new one. With a list of uses comprising of emailing, browsing, blogging, photo and music storage and powerpoint, Kat is after a speedy, lightweight laptop that respects a modest budget!

PornFactory and friends over on the netpond forum have been discussing his recent purchase of a Toshiba Tecra A8 which, with pro’s including Core2, lots of memory space, lightweight case and Vista is causing much happiness and envy! With the Tecra A8 also boasting a reasonable price tag and ‘cool’ appreciation from the guys at netpond, the Tecra A8 may be perfect for Kat.

To see the full discussion on the Tecra A8 click on and follow the link here.

Recneps is trying to find XP disk protection for his Tecra A8 and has turned to the Notebook Review forum for help.

After installing Vista, only to find it was incompatible with his type of work, he reinstalled XP and is now searching again for the disk protection program. There is a 1.00.08f version on the machine at the moment but he is unsure if it is working as it has not notified him whether it is or not.

If you can advise him then click on this link to the forum now.

CCM has found some compatibility issues between a Tecra A8 and his Gravity TV box so has asked for some advice from the PC experts forum.

Whenever he connects he finds there is a picture but no sound but can find no reason behind the mute program. LaGUNaMAN has asked if he has tried the TV box on other computers to see if it works on them.

If you think you know of a reason for the silence or are having similar difficulties, follow this link to the discussion.

Sur laptopspirit on nous parle des deux nouveaux modèles Tecra A8 baptisé A8-10I et A8-10M lancé par Toshiba.

Le Toshiba Tecra A8-10I embarque un processeur Core 2 Duo T5500 (1.66 GHz), 1 Gb DDR2 667 MHz, un disque dur SATA 80 Go à 5400 trs/min, une puce graphique Intel GMA 950 128 Mb, un écran 15.4″ WXGA d’une résolution de 1280×800, un graveur DVD double couche, un lecteur de cartes et des ports Wi-Fi a/b/g, Ethernet Gigabit et USB 2.0 (x3).Il pèse 2.9 Kg, fonctionne sous Windows Vista Professionnelle et est disponible à partir de 1010 euros.

Le modèle A8-10M possède un processeur Core 2 Duo T5500 (1.66 GHz), 2 Gb DDR2 667 MHz, un disque dur SATA 100 Go à 7200 trs/min, une puce graphique Intel GMA 950 128 Mb, un écran 15.4″ WXGA d’une résolution de 1280×800, un graveur DVD double couche, un lecteur de cartes 5 en 1 et des connecteurs Wi-Fi a/b/g, Ethernet Gigabit, PC Card et USB 2.0 (x3).Il tourne sous Windows Vista Professionnelle, pèse 2.9 Kg et s’affiche aux environs de 1250 euros.

Le Tecra A8-10M offre disque dur rapide et 2 Gb de mémoire vive ce qui lui permet d’être à l’aise dans de nombreuses applications.