Toshiba Satellite Pro m10

Toshiba Satellite Pro m10 Review

The Toshiba Satellite Pro M10 series features the latest Intel Pentium mobile 1.3GHz processor along with the Centrino chipset giving extended battery life and wireless technology as standard. It comes with 256MB of RAM as standard along with a large 40GB hard drive. It features a large 14" TFT display combined with nVidia graphics for top video performance. WiFi wireless LAN is standard as is standard 10/100 LAN connectivity and 56k modem. XP Pro operating system is supplied as standard.

Toshiba's latest Centrino notebook delivers good performance and excellent battery life, although the display is not as sharp as the competition's.

The good: Great-looking design; five-hour battery life; built-in wireless networking.

The bad: A little thick and heavy; disappointing screen.

By Brian Nadel, May 1, 2003

So many Centrino notebooks, so little money. Fret no more--Toshiba's Satellite Pro M10-S405 series does an excellent job of building a competent Centrino system for less than £2,000. While the Satellite Pro M10-S405 series doesn't set any performance records, its 1.4GHz Pentium M processor, 40GB high-speed hard drive, and 512MB of memory still make it faster than more expensive notebooks. With a sleek design that fits equally well on an airplane tray table or a kitchen counter, this notebook's only Achilles' heel is its dull and fuzzy display. If you want something lighter and faster, go with either the Acer TravelMate 803LCi or the IBM ThinkPad T40--but be prepared to pay more.

USERS NOTES
Just picked up a Toshiba Satellite Pro M15-S405 the other day. All in all it's better than your average notebook. Took me two hours to get it connected to my WiFi router, but only because nowhere in the instructions did I see that there is a physical on/off switch on the case for the WiFi card! They should make that more obvious. As others pointed out, the screen isn't as sharp as it could be. Also, it comes covered with stickers, with one large one that is right over the processor. I think when they test the computer, the heat affects the sticker. I couldn't get that one off without leaving sticky residue on the plastic. Eventually got it all off. For most things it is very fast. Internet is blazing fast, faster than other computers I've used on the same DSL connection. For some reason it is slow with photos though. I'm focussing on the negatives here, but it really is good computer.

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