Love it!, February 9, 2012

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Sarwat Ahmed –

  

Just got this last week and cannot get over the battery life. Given my last laptop had me looking for an outlet every 45 minutes, the all day life on this is amazing. The computer is zippy, effortlessly handled every program I’ve thrown at it thus far, is extremely light (3lbs), and looks sleek. Basically, I love it.

A few con’s:
*hate chrome, the hinges are not my cup of tea
*the eco utility does this weird dimming thing randomly, kind of annoying but I rarely use that power setting anyway.
*backlit keyboard wouldve been the cherry on the top.

Aside from that, no issues so far. Definitely recommend the laptop

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]]> https://lap-tops.net/toshiba-portege-r835-p94-13-3-inch-laptop-magnesium-blue/laptops/ultrabooks/#comment-160 Kenneth McWilliams Mon, 28 May 2012 07:07:24 +0000 http://lap-tops.net/toshiba-portege-r835-p94-13-3-inch-laptop-magnesium-blue/laptops/ultrabooks/#comment-160

Very good laptop & value, March 8, 2012

I haven’t had this one very long, but after installing some high end programs (Adobe CS-5 suite, Corel Draw X5, Video Studio pro, and MS Office) and running them, I am very pleased with the results. No problems at all installing or running the programs. I loaded and edited eight high res photos in Photoshop with no problems. The small screen doesn’t give me the view or capabilities of my 25″ monitor & desktop computer, and I would not like to do any serious graphic design work on the Toshiba, but for what it was intended for, it does very well.

If you would like to see more reviews on the Toshiba R835-P94, look at the Toshiba R835-P81, it is the same computer except the P94 also has Bluetooth and is over $100 cheaper. The P94 is an Amazon exclusive, which probably accounts for the lower price. The P81 comes with 6 GB of ram while the P94 only has 4 GB. The 4 GB of ram is fine for most applications and most users, but I like to max-out my ram. I bought two 4 GB high speed ram modules (a total of 8 GBs) for $46 and the P94 is noticeably faster. Installation of the ram is very easy.

A real shocker was discovering that the battery power lasts almost as long as advertised. Amazing! I have never had a laptop that even came close to this one.

I’m not a “gamer” so I can’t speak to its capabilities in that arena, but I have watched streaming movies, and DVD’s with no problems. The only negative things that I have noticed so far are that it has a narrow vertical viewing angle. I’m comparing it to my old Sony Vaio which has a larger and very good screen. The other negative is the ton of bloat ware programs that Toshiba loads on the computer. I doubt that you will ever use the majority of them. Sadly, it seems that all of the manufacturers are doing this now.

Overall, the Toshiba R835-P94 is very good computer for the price. Small, light weight and good power.

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