Toshiba U400-146 T5750 reviews: Laptop computer

+ This laptop scores high on size and weight. - It scores poorly on battery life.

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Toshiba U400-146 T5750 with Dual Core Processor, 3GB of Memory and on Windows Vista Home Premium. See full product description

Battery life	6.7
Design	8.5
Size and weight	9.1
Performance	8.6
Value for money	8.4
Overall rating	8.2

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Wai, Eastbourne

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: The overall design is very good. The laptop is light and its size makes it easy to travel with. The screen is very good.
Bad points:: Just that Windows Vista takes a bit of getting use to but overall not any bad points have sufaced yet.

Battery life	7.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 25 Feb 2009

Minten, London

Score 4.0/10

Good points:: size
Bad points:: key sensitivity, speed, vista

Battery life	6.0
Design	4.0
Size and weight	8.0
Value for money	4.0
Overall rating	4.0

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Confirmed purchase: 20 Mar 2009

Confirmed purchaser First year university student

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Very nice and bright screen. Light. Portable. Nice webcam. Good design. I don't regret buying this at all.
Bad points:: Not as fast as I had first anticipated as I was upgrading from a Pentium 4 2.8Ghz with 512Mb ram to this 2.0Ghz Core2Duo with 3gb ram but still it is not exactly slow.

Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 20 Mar 2009

Julie, Middlesbrough

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: I am very pleased with this laptop. The design is lovely, the size is perfect to carry about and i have had no problems with it .
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Battery life	7.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 13 Mar 2009

BB, london

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: Smart looking small laptop
Bad points:: you won't be able to type fast as vall letters are not coming up. really anoying. touch pad becomes hot.

Battery life	7.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	6.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	5.0

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Jul 2009

su, york fashion agent

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: light, fast applications, great screen, neat..even look good
Bad points:: battery life

Battery life	6.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 Mar 2009

David , crawley PC FOR THE FAMILY

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: LOOKS GREAT AND RUNS WELL ALL ROUND PERFORMANCE IS GREAT AND WITH THE ADDED BONUS OF FACE RECOGNITION MY YOUNGEST CHILDREN DO NOT NEED TO REMEMBER THERE PASS WORDS, GREAT VALUE AND YOU COULD NEVER TELL IT WAS A RECONDITIONED MODEL, INTERNET SPEED IS FINE, IDEA FOR EVERYDAY USE
Bad points:: TO BE HONEST I ANT THINK OF ANY BAD POINTS FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU PAY EVEN FOR A NEW 1 YOU GET A GREAT MACHINE

Battery life	8.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Apr 2009

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	13.3
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Windows Vista Home Premium
Software on which the device runs
RAM in GB	3

Number of Cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	160
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1280x800 (WXGA)
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor Brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor	Core 2 Duo
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor Number	T5750
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor Speed in MHz	2000
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Megahertz or Mhz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
USB port	3
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components.
Integrated Webcam	Yes
A webcam is a small, in-built camera that allows you to record video to upload to popular sites like Youtube or have video chats with friends on Instant Messaging services.
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Fingerprint Access	No
Fingerprint access offers you an extra layer of security on your computer and is essential for any budding secret agent.
Remote control	No
DVD Writer	Yes
DVD Writers can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
DVD Drive	Yes
CD Rom	Yes
Blu-ray Drive	No
VGA Port	Yes
VGA stands for Video Graphics Array. The VGA socket is used for connecting a monitor or TV to your computer. If you want to use an external monitor, TV or projector on your laptop make sure it has a VGA or DVI socket. VGA is also sometimes referred to as D-sub.
DVI Port	No
DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface. Like VGA, DVI is used to connect laptops, desktops and other devices to HD TVs or monitors. You can buy a small adaptor to convert your digital DVI socket to an analogue VGA socket for use with older monitors if needed.
Card Reader	Yes
A memory card reader allows you to connect various types of card such as SD Cards, MMC Cards or Compact Flash Cards to your laptop or desktop computer. Memory Card Readers are extremely useful for photographers as it allows you to quickly transfer your snaps from camera to machine meaning you can have them uploaded to your favourite website or printed out in a matter of minutes.
Weight (kg)	1.9

Brand of Graphic Chip	Intel
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Graphic Card or Chip	GMA X3100
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer
Firewire	Yes
TV Output	Yes
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
Dimensions (mm)	314x35x229
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Aspect Ratio	16:10
Video Editing Card	No
Hard Drive Type	Hard Disk Drive

TV Card	No
Release date	2008-08-18
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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Manufacturer's Description

The Equium U400 is a stylish thin and light laptop. Although it’s small and weighs less than 2kg the U400 range features the latest Intel Core2 Duo processors, so you won’t be short on power.

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