Toshiba Laptops

Crania

I'm just wondering what are Toshiba laptaps like in general? Are they a good brand for laptops?

majiktripp

Toshiba aren't the worst but they're not the best either. Newer models seem to be well built though and fairly easy to take apart. Their after sales warranty service however is pretty shabby, its outsourced to England and took me a good deal of searching their website to find a contact number for them.

Paddyo

Their after sales warranty service however is pretty shabby, its outsourced to England and took me a good deal of searching their website to find a contact number for them.

BMS in dublin provide a Toshiba warranty service. - No need to send it to UK

majiktripp

It was on a customers behalf and not my own, I was trying to go the direct Toshiba route just like with Dell etc but there phone service is rediculous. She couldn't tell me if the unit was inside or outside a years warranty, how hard would it be for Toshiba,HP etc to follow Dells service tag routine and once the HP/Toshiba is scanned out at PC World or where ever then the tag's warranty is activated and the 1 year clock ticks down.

Paddyo

Are Pc World selling Dells now

majiktripp

Thanks for pointing that out!

vir7ual

dont know what toshiba number you were ringing, i never had a problem with toshibas service or warranty and have sold quite a few and can never fault any dealings i had with them. One few clicks on their site and you can check the warranty status. And if you know how to sell them, then you'd know you have to register the machine when its sold or when the customer gets it. Laptops can be in stock for 2-3months depending, so why waste the warranty when its not being used.

Dell sell to order therefore their warranty is from end of line time. hence the service tag with the warranty date.

In regards to the OP's question, i would recommend toshiba to anyone that asked me to recommend something. Their security technology is quite impressive even with their mobile phones. Good business laptop and well worth it for the home users aswell.

majiktripp

Please post that information here Vir7ual as the number I called I got straight from their support page http://www.toshiba-europe.com/eu/contact/details.asp?group=By+Country&subgroup=Ireland
Which was absolute tosh! (excuse the pun)

FunnyStuff

I have always used Toshiba laptops and found them to be well built and easy to care for. But recently they seem to have gone downhill, last few months i have never seen so many Toshiba's come back faulty, and interesting enough, its only really since the launch of Win 7

dudara

Our company uses Toshiba and I just had to get one replaced after 3.5 years (Tecra M5). The laptop had taken a lot of knocks and hard use and had travelled quite a bit, so 3.5 years seems quite good.

Just got it replaced with an M9, so let's see how this one holds up.

Phil D

There’s no need to send it to the UK unless the warrenty is for more than two years. Buy it in a shop. If an electronic device brakes down within two years, according to consumer law you can get your money back or have it replaced. You might have to take them to court but it's an open and shut case.