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Avoid Toshiba Tecra laptops like the plague. I have owned 3. I don't know
what has happened to Toshiba. They once produced a great product & provided
excellent service.
My first Tecra is 8-10 years old, weighs a ton, cost a fortune, lived it's
whole life on my boat or in storage etc... & it still works!!!! Of course
it's useless w/it's tiny hard drive & minimal memory.
My #2 laptop (Tecra A1, the worst model ever made according to several
authorized Toshiba repair techs) has had several catastrophic failures. 1
Hard drive, 3 DVD drives, the screen controller & it's still in the shop (3
months & counting). It will end up spending the last few months of it's 3
year warranty waiting for parts.
Toshiba apparently has a parts problem. They don't stock enough given the
rate of failures of their machines. The parts, once they do arrive, are
often defective!!!!
I allowed myself to be talked into a Tecra A4. Toshiba promised to refund
the extended warranty purchase (~$200). They no longer offer 3yr warranties
on their Tecra(s) & who can blame them! I am still waiting for that check!
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