How would you rate Toshiba laptops, for build quality? - Page 2

Toshiba --> Actualy better than Dell!


And that just about summon's it up.

one thing to complain about the Asus W1N that i have is the noise that the dvd/cdrw drive are making, and for GOD sake , the brand of the drive is Toshiba !!!

one of the best if not the best

another one, i recommended Toshiba laptop to my friend before and he bought A70
but it has lots of problems too,
Flexing keyboard, same bad plastic that are found in M30s and u know that speaker static problem that can "electrocute" u ???
anyway i feel very embarrased caused that is the first laptop that he have and the quality is very very bad, now he has changed to fujitsu and really happy about it,
what can I say, but for me INMHO now Toshiba is maybe one of the worst laptop producer.
Well, some may not agree , and we could have an endless argument about it, but i Know how bad it is cause i've useseveral and try my friends one, and i've come to conclusion, that i'll never buy a toshiba again, not untill they start to make laptop that are high quality like the older Toshiba.
Maybe they think they are so popular, so even when they lower the quality of their products, people will still buy it no matter what.
but I'm Not one of them!

Avoid japanese laptops. Japan is a consumer society, and most products are designed to NOT last.

Sure, there are lappies around with years over, but the truth is that most fade out very quickly.

[sarcasm] Yes, and like the entire world isn't a consumer society. [/sarcasm]

my M30 and my friends A70 are made in Phillipines if that helps.

feel so sorry for u,
u R right , if only u buy an ASUS, u might be very happy now , cause it's one of the best out there,
BTW i just went to my friend house yesterday and he has M30 too,
he said he has no complained about it, but guess what ,
when i sawhis M30, the first thing i noticed is that the keyboard BENDED!!!
i mean if u see the whole keyboard from the left to right, the middle part is actually sinking in to the chassis!! i'll post a pic of it if i have time, It really noticable, and my friends just bought the lappie for only about 3 months !!!
My Asus is about 7 months old and it's damn staight, even when i check with water pass ruler to make sure about it :P

MasterQ - AKA MasterQcomplainsabouteverythingbythelookofit

As it looks from a photo of MasterQ's keyboard on another post, the ribbon cable is not tucked away properly causing a gap in the middle of the keyboard where the cable is folded over. This will cause the keyboard to flex and become somewhat bouncy.
The ribbon cable must be tucked away between the metal cover plate and into the cavity underneath the palm rest.

I have an M30 here, pulled out the keyboard and made it so the cable was under the keyboard. It bounced when typing. Tuck the cable away as it should be and the keyboard sit perfectly flat.

The problem with some people is they pull apart notebooks, computers, etc and they think they know what they are doing but they don't. I will even say that about some people who repair computers and no, not just Toshiba. I make mistakes as well, I hate that since it makes you look like a fool. Acer training, now there is a joke! You get a Acer service technician certificate just for showing up.

i never opened my toshiba before
and how u explained about the bad plastic used in the casing ?
and the "static" problem on A70 speakers ?
i'm not supporting masterQ, but really toshiba makes really bad notebooks now a day

I don't know, I can't exactly say what it may have been sitting all the way over here. There is usually a simple explanation when you open it up. A cable not tucked away, wi-fi cable not sitting right, who knows without looking.

Bad plastic? What does that mean. They are built to a budget. If you want some that is more solid and scratch proof, but a model with the alloy casing.

The static issue with the A70 has been addressed and the top cover/palm rest is replaced under warranty. That should be common knowledge.

They don't make bad notebooks. They make notebooks to compete with other brands, simple as that. It's not possible for any manufacturer to built a $4000 notebook and sell it for $1999.00. Looks at the Toshiba Satellite Pro 4200/4300 series. The last of the full price Toshiba's and their reliability/quality speaks for themselves. Then they had to start competing with the likes of Dell. So they drop price, quality, reliability, etc to match the Dell range. Simple as that. You get what you pay for.

Would you pay $1000 more for a Toshiba if it's specs were identical to a Dell machine? Probably not, very few people would. Dell might have 15% failure rate within the first 12 months. What if the Toshiba had a 2% failure rate, would that change things? (I am only using those figures as a complete guess. I know the 4200/4300 series had something like a 4% failure rate within 18 months or something, which was very low in comparison to other brands).

Toshiba spends more on product development than any other manufacturer, they do have a huge range of products.... Computers, TV's, DVD Players, Projectors, Photocopiers, Air Conditions, etc.

Hahaha, this was just hilarious. Have you BEEN to any western country? Don't tell us about consumerism mang, we know all about it.

Toshiba is awesome, and I don't give two poops and a stick to stir it with about a couple of whining users on the internet. The fact is, it's a top notch company with millions of business and casual users--and one of the most recommended brands--because of a) good marketing (of course) and b) the fact that the products work.

M.

Maybe he didn't think of this because you're the first one in a long time with this problem?

All that complaining for nothing...

M.