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Over the last few years, Toshiba's Tecras have descended from being the most expensive, bleeding-edge notebook technology around to a more general quality business brand, aimed at the same sort of market as Dell's larger Latitudes. The R950 is the current...
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Decent price for a business laptop, Good selection of ports, Optical drive, 3G mobile broadband option, Reasonable performance...
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No ExpressCard slot...
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The Toshiba Tecra R950-11F is more of a standard business workhorse than a ground-breaking showcase of new technology. Its sober appearance hides few surprises. But the features and performance are both more than adequate for most business users, and th...
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The Tecra R950 is a new addition to Toshiba's corporate laptop line, updating the brand with the latest Ivy Bridge version of Intel's Core vPro processors. It is a laptop designed for comfort and convenience without compromising portability too much wh...
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DVD drive, easy maintenance, smartcard reader, decent sized display...
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Relatively large and heavy, touchpad offset due to numeric keypad...
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Toshiba's Tecra R950 is essentially a replacement for a desktop PC. As such, it cannot match models such as the new ultrabooks for lightweight portability, but it does offer greater comfort, good connectivity, plus better security and easier maintenanc...
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Our review model came with an Intel Core i5-3320M processor, which was partnered by 4GB of RAM. The Ivy Bridge chip ran at 2.6GHz, and its four cores delivered a benchmark score of 0.71. This was several notches below...
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Toshiba’s Tecra R950-11F looks like a dull business laptop, but its plastic exterior is hard-wearing and it’s got the fundamentals covered extremely well: a reasonable screen, great keyboard and mouse, and enough power inside to get the job done. Dell...
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Those who are looking for a high-performance business notebook often turn directly to well-known brands like HP and Lenovo. But there are alternatives: Other manufacturers have interesting professional devices in their portfolio as well. Toshiba for exam...
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High performance, Integrated UMTS, Good input devices, Extensive Interfaces, Precise display hinges...
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Missing graphics switching, Short battery runtimes, High noise levels, angledependent display, moderate priceperformance ratio...
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Toshiba Tecra R950-192What is essential for a good business notebook? Features like reliability and quality but also low emission rates are probably top priorities for the buyer. The Toshiba Tecra R950-192 shows promising approaches in those disciplines b...
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toptenreviews.com Updated: 2013-08-04 13:42:32
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The Toshiba Tecra R950 offers a 15.6-inch display with a native resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. There are options available for the display on this business laptop, and the resolution can be upgraded as high as 1600 x 900 pixels. The integrated stereo...
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Toshiba's range of third-generation Intel Core (Ivy Bridge) notebooks, announced in June, included the business-grade R9 series, comprising the ultraportable 13.3in. Portege R930, the mid-range 14in. Tecra R940 and the desktop replacement 15.6in. Tecra R9...
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On this basis, you can expect the Tecra R950 to last for between about 8 hours and 2.5 hours, depending on the workloads you're running. As mentioned above, though, this isn't a notebook you're likely to be using away from a desk (and a source of mains po...
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The Tecra R950 is a hefty 15.6in. business-grade notebook with an up-to-date set of security and manageability features, integrated mobile broadband and a solid but understated design. It performs well enough for its market, although we'd prefer a higher...
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