Toshiba Tecra A8-EZ8314 - Notebook Review
Kevin Giberson writing over at Notebook Review has posted a review of the Toshiba Tecra A8-EZ8314 notebook PC. 'The A8 strikes me as well made and sturdy. I say this without qualification, meaning I see no significant differences in build quality between the A8 and the workstation-class M65 I normally use, but I also say it with the A8’s price in mind. The overall design and build are quite impressive when cost is considered.
The WXGA TruBrite glossy screen, with a resolution of 1280x800, is excellent: very bright and crisp, with no dead pixels and virtually no light leakage. Although my preference in a 15.4” notebook is WSXGA, the A8’s screen is nice enough to make me overlook the additional scrolling required at the lower resolution. And, of course, if a notebook manufacturer is going to offer only one resolution, WXGA is really the only way to go. While it’s possible to adjust to a lower resolution LCD, most people will complain loudly when presented with text that they consider too tiny. One final note about the screen: the lower-end configurations of the A8 come with a matte LCD, rather than the TruBrite panel of this review model.'
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