Toshiba Portege M930 i3-2330m 13.3" 4GB DDR3 128GB SSD Refurbished $699 + Shipping

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  mily on 15/04/2013 - 13:16

  Good to see it has a pen, but an i3 ~~~ meh, I will get one if i5 or i7 installed.

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    _Bruce_ on 15/04/2013 - 15:05

    Why? Almost any task that needs an i5 is really not what this is designed for. i7 even more so.

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  Roary on 15/04/2013 - 13:19

  +1

  i3, windows 7, no a proper touch screen, USB 2 only.
  Doesn't seem so attractive

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    mskeggs on 15/04/2013 - 14:23

    Can you point to a convertible tablet/laptop with better specs for anywhere near the price? If so, I'd be very interested.

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    gmatht on 15/04/2013 - 14:46

    I you want it to write on, a Digitizer Pen should give you a lot more control than a finger or capacitive stylus. Also on my Lenovo tablet, I sometimes turn off touch since it means that I don't have to worry about brushing the screen with my palm when writing.

    Having the ability to turn touch on and off is clearly better than never having touch of-course. And lacking both touch and a touchpad is a bit weird.

    For people who want a Digitizer pen however, this is the first time I have seem a good buy on such a laptop.

    BTW, it is a bit off an odd device in an number of ways. Probably a good idea for Ozbargainers to think about whether they like those oddities. For example, one commenter found the device too cramped for a laptop and too heavy for a tablet; see the review at: http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/toshiba-portege-m930-prot…

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  lplau on 15/04/2013 - 13:21

  Price looks OK for what its supposed to be.
  i3, i5, i7, doesn't really matter depending on what you will be doing with it.

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  check on 15/04/2013 - 15:12

  Centrecom - no thanks. Bad experience!

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    lplau on 15/04/2013 - 15:38

    I don't think many people on Ozbargain would really care about service when there is a bargain to be had. That's why people keep bad mouthing places like MSY but they still crawl back to them because they usually have the best prices.

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  Merlict on 15/04/2013 - 15:20

  There aren't many choices with a digitizer at this price but damn that's big and heavy to use as a tablet

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  zelda707 on 15/04/2013 - 15:22

  according to friends at a school which uses these, the keyboard is really cramped and hard to use

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  mirin01 on 15/04/2013 - 17:10

  +2

  These aren't the best laptops, I used them last year at school, and the fact that there's no touchpad is really annoying because the mouse control on the side is really fiddly and takes a really long time to get used to. The keyboard is really cramped once you push the screen up and convert it into a laptop, because the angle that the screen is positioned at leaves little space for a keyboard and basically, typing with the keyboard is really awkward since there's not enough space. The screen is much better than an older version of the Portege series, but is really prone to scratches because when the laptop closes in tablet mode (so the screen is facing outwards I guess, (kinda hard to explain…) unlike the other transformer PCs where the tablet is removable and able to be placed back onto the laptop dock).
  The quality of the glass is also debatable, many of the students at my school have cracked screens, and a few have even said that the glass cracks simply when tapping the screen with the digitizer pen..

  All in all…. Think before you buy.

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    mskeggs on 15/04/2013 - 17:33

    Thanks for the review

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      mirin01 on 15/04/2013 - 17:35

      Haha no problem

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  normanwall on 20/04/2013 - 01:24

  -2

  Please be aware : this company is very poor in the area of refunds/customer service. Please take this into account(I had very time consuming difficulties regarding a refund) before purchasing from them.