Talk:Dynabook Satellite

Satellite No More?
The three external links get you to a Toshiba page. However, they do not get you to a Toshiba Satellite, nor did 'searching' find a 'new' unit being sold by Toshiba. Anyone know more? Walts0042 (talk) 12:48, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

Still no "real" information Walts0042 (talk) 18:40, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Apparently, no new info, or no one who knows is posting here, arrgh! Walts0042 (talk) 11:03, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Class-Action Suit
The A70, A75, M30X, and M35X series of the satellite notebooks seemed to be steeped in problems. There's the beginnings of a class-action suite evolving. http://www.lorisklar.com/toshad.htm Check out all of the complaints on CNET. http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-7587-0.html?forumID=69&threadID=52744&messageID=1114404 Many of the folks who complained have had virtually no feedback and in some cases have been downright lied to. This speaks of very poor customer service on Toshibas part. My roommate has a A75 and it has had problems since day one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.127.20.246 (talk)

A 100 difference in Canada and United States
The Toshiba A 100 series is configure diffenerly in U.S. and Canada, while the Canadian version can have GeForce Go 7600, the U.S. can only have Geforce 7300. They won't even have the option of picking the 7600.
 * U.S. site
 * http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdetland.to?poid=321560&coid=-30599&fgpn=PSAA8U-0KJ00V&seg=HHO


 * Canadian site
 * http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?lg=en&section=1&group=1&product=5611&part=5099#spectop

I turely question their intergratiy that they only offer 7600 to the Candians!!! [unsigned]


 * Toshiba has almost always offered more options to markets other than the United States. Even Great Britain, where technology tends to lag considerably, Toshiba usually launches products before they do in the U.S. I am not sure why, but I don't think it questions integrity - they just realize that markets exist outside the United States. (P.S. I truly question your integrity given your 3 spelling mistakes in a simple sentence). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.231.186.194 (talk) 00:36, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Toshiba Satellite 1905-S277
This computer has a terrible overheating problem.

I had a thinner version Satellite that would overheat and shut off. This version was it's replacement but it continues to have the overheating problem, though not as bad.

Batteries on this laptop run hot and don't last more than 6 months. The heat also makes my CD/DVD drive skip and shut down. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.56.134.2 (talk)

Links
Has anyone checked the irisvista.com link lately? That site seems to be down. 7-10-2007 - 7-24-200776.105.99.78 17:53, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Toshiba Satellite vs Equium
is this true that they are the same? I question this because somebody said there are hardware difference: http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=18312 w_tanoto (talk) 01:52, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

A215 Information
Almost all A215 laptops are affected by the black screen error, there was a fix with the bios upgrade but this was a major problem for people who bought a215's. I think a small article on this would be useful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.59.75.89 (talk) 00:57, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Equium U400
The Equium U400 series is clearly different from the Satellite as they have 13.3" screens and are very light weight (2Kg). Check their review at:  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.193.183.253 (talk) 15:37, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Advert like
Weasel word: "flagship", in first sentence, "The Toshiba Satellite is Toshiba's flagship line". --Mortense (talk) 11:09, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Missing model
There's a model missing from the list, because I have an A205 and it's not on there. Pgj1997 (talk) 17:36, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

National bias in article
While it makes some token efforts, the article is written from a US-centric position. "The model was $2400." "They offered a 1 year warranty". Both US statements and largely meaningless in the global context of wikipedia. For example, contrast it with the price in Germany or the warranty in New Zealand (essentially, governed by Government Act, not whatever the manufacturer states). It needs a complete re-write to be honest - right now, it's just a mash of random factoids and US-centric statements. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.54.55.62 (talk) 01:19, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Relation to Qosmio
Toshiba's official website does not say that Qosmio is a rebranded higher version of the Satellite.Jasper Deng (talk) 05:05, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes Toshibas website is lacking. They focus only on what they currently sell - today - things sold in the past are hidden deep inside the menus of 'support'

Focusing on the X205 model -

Link showing a toshiba x205 -which clearly shows the name 'satellite' on the front of the laptop http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOSHIBA-X205-SLI2-LAPTOP-17-2-1GHZ-3GB-240GB-8600M-GT-WIN-7-WEBCAM-/180817352940?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item2a198dd8ec

link from Toshiba support showing a 'satellite x205 sli1' details page: http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/modelContent.jsp?ct=SB&os=&category=&moid=1854787&rpn=PSPBUU&modelFilter=X205-SLi1&selCategory=2756709&selFamily=1073768663

Please note the bottom of the manual states 'satellite x205'

This should prove that the X205 is a satellite. The fact that the model number x205 - and then x305 x405 x505 x605 x705 and various other model numbers that start with an X - all of these X series machines are much thicker and more powerful. Some but not all will also have the label of 'satellite' - SOME of them have the label of 'Qosmio' - ALL of them have a model number which begins in a letter X.

This is a branding problem on Toshibas part. If a company re brands their name but retains the model number structure - I am not sure how wikipedia should consider editing things. Since there is no doubt that an x205 is a satellite - and not a qosmio - then the references to the x205 (and I believe all other x models) should remain under the satellite heading.

Qosmio is its own seperate page; and thats fine - it needs to be referenced on the Satellite page however - because many of the older Qosmios are also called 'Satellite Qosmio' (physically labeled this way on the laptop)

The drivers used from satellites to qosmios are identical. They keyboards are interchangable - many other parts are interchangable (from a hardware repair point of view) Yes some have different hardware - or more hardware - but over all the machines made during each production line resemble each other substantially.

Thoughts? - Questions?

I am trying to improve the basic description to make it more accurate. (I spend my days working on laptops - repairing hardware - rebuilding and customizing - having accurate info on wikipedia is very helpful) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.55.250.214 (talk) 05:29, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I think it's too original to make the claim that the two are exactly the same, but I think this may be a good addition to the Qosmio article.Jasper Deng (talk) 05:34, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

I understand the idea of being 'too original' -though my information mostly comes from trial and error - in person physical labor - I can verify the information using Toshibas website - I actually spent a few hours using their websites drop down menu's to look up every last model number that was comparable and I documented them here on wikipedia quite a while ago (6 months? a year? - not sure - probably in the history)

I can NOT put the x205 on the qosmio page - because it is not - never has been - existed before the Qosmio branding...

So I have to put the x205 on the satellite page.

If I put the x205 on the satellite page - I should also at least REFERENCE the other X models - along with the fact that they are 'qosmio' - which I believe I had properly done in text at least (did not include links)

Jasper - Please take the information and post it the way you think it should be done... as long as you have all the model numbers listed as I had I'll be quite happy if they are on Satellite - Qosmio - Both - or split...  I believe it was accurate when I posted it - and it has been that way here on the site for quite some time. I dont mind contributing to the community - but in this case I'll have to ask a 'veteran' to help out; my only other option is to screw it up again - waste your time when you dont like the way it looks - then I'll edit it again and again about 5 more times before you like it...

Please just update the data and I'll observe how you did it for future reference. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.55.250.214 (talk) 05:46, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I've tried my best, but I'll need to take a closer look at this when I have the time to.Jasper Deng (talk) 06:08, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

T2110CS
Wow, i love our T2110CS‼

It's got so many rare Software Programs and still works very fine! — Preceding unsigned comment added by S536870912 (talk • contribs) 19:06, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

R830-13D
This article states that R series are convertible. My Toshiba Satellite R830-13D is non-convertible from year 2011.