Toshiba laptop built by Toshiba

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Last year I read a post explaining how to identify laptops built by
Toshiba rather than ? I'm looking for a new unit and would like one as
reliable as my current Satellite.


Thanks,

Tom J


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Tom Jaszewski wrote:
> Last year I read a post explaining how to identify laptops built by
> Toshiba rather than ? I'm looking for a new unit and would like one as
> reliable as my current Satellite.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom J
>
>
> Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets. To plant
> a pine, one need only own a shovel. -- Aldo Leopold

Last year's Toshiba is not this year's Toshiba. Toshiba is accelerating
its laptop manufacturing by OEM's in response to the realization that
their laptop business is in a death spiral, financially. Only their
high-end laptops are being/will be made in Toshiba factories with
Toshiba designs, whatever their high-end is these days. Perhaps someone
with specific, current Toshiba manufacturing knowledge can offer some
additional information. In any event, the "19.5 volt AC adapter is
Compal" is probably not a reliable indicator today.

Q

 

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On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 21:20:32 -0600, "Quaoar" <quaoar@tenthplanet.net> wrote:

:>Tom Jaszewski wrote:
:>> Last year I read a post explaining how to identify laptops built by
:>> Toshiba rather than ? I'm looking for a new unit and would like one as
:>> reliable as my current Satellite.
:>>
:>>
:>> Thanks,
:>>
:>> Tom J
:>>
:>>
:>> Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets. To plant
:>> a pine, one need only own a shovel. -- Aldo Leopold
:>
:>Last year's Toshiba is not this year's Toshiba. Toshiba is accelerating
:>its laptop manufacturing by OEM's in response to the realization that
:>their laptop business is in a death spiral, financially. Only their
:>high-end laptops are being/will be made in Toshiba factories with
:>Toshiba designs, whatever their high-end is these days. Perhaps someone

High-end equates to Tecra, Sat Pro and Portege. However, not all of those
are Toshiba Built any more. Definitely some of those are built by Inventec.

:>with specific, current Toshiba manufacturing knowledge can offer some
:>additional information. In any event, the "19.5 volt AC adapter is
:>Compal" is probably not a reliable indicator today.

Actually, so far anyway, the "19 volt adapter = Compal", is still true.
It's the "15 volt = Toshiba" that is no longer a reliable indicator.

:>Q

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