Final
words and conclusion
What
we did like:
There
are a many things to like about the particular
Toshiba notebook. One of them is the trubrite
WXGA monitor, which provides an exceptional image,
hence the HD-to-go sticker which Toshiba placed
on the notebook. Despite its high response rates,
little to no ghosting was apparently to my eyes.
Another strong point of the notebook is the Harman/Kardon
speakers, which make a truly good built in audio
source. The final and perhaps strongest point
of the M70-159 is the connectivity. The integrated
WiFi and Bluetooth, along with the LAN, modem
and i-Link provide the M70-159 with plenty of
user options.
What
we did not like:
The
only truly negative point of the sample which
we received was the amount of RAM installed, to
run this machine with 256 megabytes of ram really
hinders performance and an upgrade to 1 gigabyte
of memory should immediately be considered unless
you like waiting continually on hard drive paging.
Other minor negative points are the paint on the
top lid which is very prone to scratches, and
the use of the Intel 2200BG WiFi chip which has
certain compatibility problems with several routers
and other devices. Those compatibility problems
are easily solvable by installing Intel’s
management software or through certain device
settings, but another wifi option would be preferable.
Who
we would recommend it to:
If
you are a person who simply likes to have a strong
notebook PC with plenty of connectivity options
wherever you go, you are going to like the M70-159.
It is a great notebook for working on-the-road
and people who like to watch movies or play some
games are going to love it. Basically it is a
machine which does everything very well, but simply
does not excel on anything, except perhaps on
the connectivity front.
We
believe that the Toshiba M70-159 is worthy of
our Heavenly Hardware Silver Award. It is a very
good all-around notebook with a marvellous monitor,
but there are plenty of options around its price
range so it cannot be considered unique or a must
have purchase.
The
average retail price of the Toshiba M70-159 is
1200€ in Europe at the time of this review.
