Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #521 in Personal Computers
- Color: Magnesium Alloy Casing in Silver
- Brand: Toshiba
- Model: PT234U-02P02E
- Released on: 2012-10-26
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .63" h x
12.44" w x
8.94" l,
2.47 pounds
- CPU: Core i5-3317U 2.6 GHz
- Memory: 6GB DDR3 SDRAM
- Hard Disk: 0GB
- Processors: 2
- Display size: 13.3
Features
- Intel Core i5 3317U 2.6 GHz
- 6 GB DDR3
- 128 GB Solid-State Drive
- 13.3-Inch Screen, Mobile Intel® HD graphics with shared graphics memory
- Windows 8
Toshiba Portege Z935-P390 13.3-Inch Ultrabook (Magnesium Alloy Casing in Silver)
Product Description
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
Outstanding features, easy to use and super-light
By Dr. David Weiman
I travel once or twice a month and was looking for a very light computer to replace the netbook I had that was too small to do useful work on while away from the office. This was the lightest computer I could find anywhere, and is packed with enough speed for my business needs.I bought this Toshiba Portege Z935-P390 based on one of the reviews I read on Amazon, and received it right before a 4-day business trip. It's been excellent so far, and here is why:Pros -- The 13.3" screen is big enough for me to see, edit and create documents productively. It is also VERY light -- about 2.4 pounds according to the product literature, although I haven't weighed it. My Toshiba arrived with Windows 8 pre-installed. The keyboard lights up, which is an excellent feature if you travel at all by plane or wish to use it in low light. It also has an easy-to-find energy-save button that will power down the computer when it's not in use. Also, it has an HDMI outlet and once I got home was able to stream a movie from Amazon prime right onto the TV ... pretty cool!Cons -- Windows 8, for me, is confusing and contains a lot that I would never use. As well, there is almost no printed documentation, and I found it pretty hard to find the online help -- in fact, the brief explanation in the QuickStart guide did not seem to correspond correctly to where important help information is available on the computer. Finally, this computer does not have a CD/DVD drive, although when I bought it I was aware that there were some easy-to-buy options for that.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Last years model has been great
By DrJuan
I have been using the earlier i3 model for several months. It was a bit lower cost and only came with 4 gig memory and windows 7. You will really like the way the models with solid state drive boot up or wake up so fast. And they take bumps and movement much better. I love the back-lit keyboard which lights up as soon as you press a key and goes out a bit after you leave the keyboard. But the best feature is the size and weight. The unit is extreemly light and nearly as thin as an i-pad. I see people doing OK with those on planes but this keyboard is much faster for me. And the overall size is great in a tight airplane seat. My 17 inch HP was laughable when I used it - and one time when the passenger in front tilted his seat back the top of the tall 17 inch screen caught on the tray latch and nearly split. This Toshiba has been a dream by comparison when flying. On the road the Toshiba does well connecting to local wifi or the G4 hot spot I carry with my laptops. Around the house it does well with my Clear whole house g4 router for internet surfing, movies and e-mail. It is so easy to use anywhere, kitchen, living room, out on patio.... wireless is the way to go. I can also connect it to the TV for photo shows or movies, my own or downloaded, without needing a smart TV or rocu box. The video driver has been good for what I do but I can't say much about high framerate gaming because I dont run games. the latest MS office suite runs fine and that is what I have to run. Movies play fine and that is as fast as I need to go. The screen will hold tilt at any angle needed for viewing and I think this is better versatility than the nerdy flip around stands that come with those in-voge i-pads. And you don't have to ever fiddle with a seperate key pad if you don't like thumb typing or the lack of feel of fingers pecking on glass. Im not that good a typer and like the positional guidance of real keys. And since I look at the keyboard, the back lighting is very helpfull. (I havent seen a lighted kayboard for a pad.) While very happy so far I rated it a 4 since they haven't figured out yet how to get a dvd drive into this case. You have to get a small external cd/dvd drive if you need to read or burn disks. When I travel it stays at home or office to ligten and simplify the load. File sharing with e-mail or memory sticks has served all my needs on the road.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.Super Light and Small
By Jeff Donovan
I have been loyal to DELL for twenty years and bought only Dell computers for home and business. All my Dell computers and laptops have for the most part been very good. But upon looking for a new laptop, I wanted to go away from my Inspiron 1705 which weighs 6 to 7 pounds to something much smaller. I considered and looked at converting over to a Mac or a ultrabook or tablet. I looked at hundreds of Macs, ultrabooks, laptops, and tablets. At the end of the day, I thought most about what I wanted which is 1) a light weight product so when I went to meetings, presentations, and plane travel, it was light and 2) something that booted up FAST...under 10 seconds and wake up time of a few seconds or less and 3) reliable and 4) solid state drive and 5) ideally NOT Windows 8. As I did my research, I gave strong consideration to the small Apple Macs with solid state drives and only decided against them because of my own fear of learning new ways and having to run simultaneous parallels on the Mac to support applications I use that don't run on Mac. So I decided to stay with PC and focused my attention on which PC would meet my goals. After literally looking at hundreds of laptops, notebooks, ultrabooks, and tablets, my research and reviews by others helped me decide on the Toshiba Portege Z935.Pros:1) Super light and only weights with battery under 2.5 pounds2) Super fast boot up time...due to Solid State drive helps immensely3) back lit keyboard4) (2) 2.0 usb ports, (1) 3.0 usb fast port, HDMI, camera and mic, and so much more5) great screen picture quality6) I love the Solid State DriveCons:1) Other than Quick Start set up guide, no printed manual to tell you such things as keyboard functions....I still have no idea two weeks later how to put the laptop in sleep mode...I have no idea what the function keys do...I have no idea what the lights on and off mean....very little documentation....if this is read by Toshiba, please tell me where to get this information.2) Internet load times on all of my browsers is slower than my old Dell..not sure what is causing this...but definitely not as fast and takes longer for pages to show all content.3) Comes with Windows 8 ONLY and no option to get Windows 7 or XP etc. I had Windows XP and again, it comes with Windows 8 and NO DOCUMENTATION for the laptop, keyboard buttons, and nothing about how to use Windows 8. And yes, Windows 8 is very different. The good news is that if you use an Android smartphone..in my case, I have a Galaxy III, the learning curve is easier because it's a lot like my smart phone. BUT MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS NO DOCUMENTATION....I invested dozens of hours troubleshooting and figuring everything out with no manual or documentation....come on Toshiba and Microsoft, can't you afford to put a manual in the box?4) Because this ultrabook ONLY comes with Windows 8, you have to upgrade all of your Microsoft software. In my case, I had XP versions of Microsoft Office. Can't use this so you have to upgrade to newest version...upgrade wasn't to bad...for Excel, Word, and Powerpoint 2010, $107 or $127 for two computers. The cost upgrade wasn't such a big deal for me, it was that fact that I had to migrate from 2003 excel, word, etc to 2010. That change is almost as extreme as changing from XP to Windows 8.5) No SD card input...I rectified this by using a USB 7 in 1 adapter so I plug my SD cards into the USB and plug it in.6) Only has 128 GB Solid State Drive...recommend buying same laptop but with 256 GB drive or bigger if available. 128 GB is tiny and requires me to keep nearly all of my music, videos, etc, on an external drive.Should you buy this or any product with Windows 8, know that the setup process takes you down a road where everything becomes integrated into Microsoft platforms including email, calendar etc. THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD KNOW IS TO INSTALL YOUR FAVORITE BROWSER...IN MY CASE, FIREFOX. Doing so enables me to use my Google Gmail just like I'm used to. If you don't, your Gmail works in Microsoft 8 but it looks and feels different and you can't access what you are used to. Once I installed Firefox (Mozilla) and Chrome, I opened my Gmail and did my Internet browsing like I used to.Overall, I love the laptop now that I have invested dozens of hours setting it up. I would love to know how to use the function keys and turn on sleep mode. Through trial and error, I have learned how to use Windows 8 and frankly, I like it. It operate so much like my smart phone. BUT WINDOWS 8 IS SO RADICALLY DIFFERENT, you need to be prepared for this huge change which may cause you to hate your new Toshiba Portege when in fact, your ultrabook is awesome...it's just Windows 8 that you may hate..or in my case after much heartache, now I really like it and the laptop.
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