Toshiba Tecra 8100 (PT810U-12CP7) PC Notebook

Pros: Lightning fast processing speed. Nice DVD playback. Excellent keyboard and screen.
Cons: Heavier and bigger than most.

I've never been a huge fan of laptops for two main reasons - Performance and Screen quality. While their portability makes them attractive alternatives to desktop PCs - especially for those on the run, I typically felt that the tradeoff of portability...

Pros: Incredible performance; screen is awesome; can carry it anywhere
Cons: Annoying little mouse, high price

I just started a new job about a week ago, and I had to give up my beloved iMac. I wasn't thrilled about having to work on a PC platform -- I find PCs less intuitive, less friendly, and generally less appealing. I know, I know, it's a divisive issue;...

Pros: Good features, excellent video, nice weight, runs relatively cool
Cons: Problem with fan

I work for Sabre Inc. as a Field Engineer. My responsibilities in this position include infrastructure and desktop support of our operational environment. As an FE, I get to play with a lot of different equipment, not only in support of our customers,...

Pros: Light, Fast, Beautiful Screen
Cons: "Eraser" pointer, DVD glitches

The title makes me sound like such a pathetic individual. In all seriousness, though, I spend a huge percentage of my day with this computer and if it was a weak link in my productivity I would suffer a lot. I am sure that another machine out there in...

Pros: Speed, Screen, DVD, Power, Storage...
Cons: Steep Price

I recently picked up this machine for around $3,500 and do realize that in this day and age that is a pretty high price to pay for a quality laptop computer. But just take a look at the specs: PIII, 100 mhz bus, DVD, 128 Mg, 12 gig hardrive, etc. In...

Pros: Excellent display, wireless technology, DVD/CD-R/CD-RW drive, well equipped great support.
Cons: A bit slow, battery life somewhat short, pricey.

First off, this is a review on Toshiba's Tecra 8200, not the 8100.

I have been on a quest to find a new laptop that could meet my needs as well as those of a teenage girl about to enter college. I had believed that the Toshiba Tecra 8200...

Pros: Fast and feature-packed. Travels well.
Cons: Internal modem hangs Windows 2000.

Are you looking for a great high-end laptop that you might want to use as a desktop? The Tecra 8100 series is the way to go. Just look at the features ... 100MHZ bus, 128M memory, 12GIG drive, works with Windows 2000, really fast (mine is 650MHZ),...

Pros: Very well designed robust system.
Cons: Toshiba Driver Support for Windows 2000 is a little slow.

I rarely get to use the Tecra 8100 as an end user but I do have the privilege to service and set them up for our users. I work in an environment with about 1200 users. We have approximately 600 new Tecra 8100 in the building. I provide all the hardware...

Pros: 5 pounds?!?, nice bright large screen, fast, full featured.
Cons: speakers, non ergonomic shape, no network card, of course the price!

There are things that never cross your mind until you are confronted with it straight on.

As with all new technology, oftentimes, your needs and desires aren’t really known until they’ve been addressed and you say to yourself: how could I...

Pros: Delivers above and beyond
Cons: Corporate pricing, poor internal speakers

Summary:
These devices deliver quite a punch for the package and are worth every dollar in a corporate environment. The two models I have deployed so far are very stable and make you wish everyone build laptops like these. Definitely a good match...

Pros: Full power in the right size package
Cons: No built in network connection

A few months back I decided to upgrade my Toshiba laptop and my Toshiba Infinia desktop PC. (Yes, I am a Toshiba fan) I wanted to buy one machine to replace both, and it was clear to me early on that the Tecra 8100 was the way to go. With the new Speed...

Pros: Great for hard work
Cons: battery life

I am a Computer Technician with a software company. We have been using the Toshiba line for about 2 years now. Here is a rundown, we are a small image company and have users from high-end developers to casual every day outlook users. This laptop seems to...

Pros: Beautiful Screen, Sturdy, Heavy duty case, and Very Powerfull!!!
Cons: Sticky mouse, heavy for a laptop, week support

Being a computer consultant with Oracle Corporation I have had the pleasure of receiving a Tecra 8100 as my PC companion. I have been impressed with its great strengths from the very beginning. It has a beautiful, large, and crisp video screen that is...

Pros: Immunity from obsolescence, two-tone case, fast processor, external floppy
Cons: Flimsy USB door, loud fan on startup (fault), speakers on side of unit.

Summary:

The Tecra 8100 is fast, reasonably quiet, and a lot easier to carry around than a tower unit CPU.

Why Why Why

I, like most users of the Tecra 8100, did not buy it myself. I signed...

Pros: Presentation-friendly, display, keyboard, pointer
Cons: power management and driver support under Windows 2000, no built-in NIC

The 8100 is part of the Tecra line, which is designed for "fleet" rollouts of laptops in large companies, where keeping components interchangeable and steady over time makes the increased up-front costs justifiable. As such, it competes quite nicely with...