Toshiba Satellite T135-S1330 TruBrite 13.3-Inch Ultrathin Laptop
- 1.3GHz Intel Pentium SU4100 Processor
- 4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM Memory
- 500GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive (5400RPM); 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
- 13.3″ LED (16:9) 1366×768 Display; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M
- Window 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Product Description
Satellite® T135 Series laptops are ultrathin PCs built for your life on the go—and on a budget. Our thinnest, lightest Satellite® models yet, they offer the battery life rating and lightweight portability you want, with performance you’d expect from bigger machines. So they have horsepower to handle the day’s tasks or evening’s entertainment, plus a great communications package to keep you effective, online and in touch. And with the 13.3″ LED-backlit disp… More >>
Toshiba Satellite T135-S1330 TruBrite 13.3-Inch Ultrathin Laptop
My laptop seems to have all the same characteristics with a slightly different model number so I am reviewing here. My main computer crashed with a problem that will take weeks to fix so I needed a substitute right away. I bought the Satellite U5O5-S2950 at Wallmart.
First the bad things: It has an impact sensor on it that gives a message that it has moved the hard drive to a safe place. Every time I bumped the table leg I got the message. It did not, however, interfere with what I was doing. Once I determined that the hard drive would promptly move back to it working position, I told the computer to not to give me the message any more, solving the problem. The second thing that is driving me crazy it the shiny dark gray on on shiny dark brown keyboard. What with the minimal contrast between the symbols and the background and the glare on the shiny keys, it is nearly impossible to see. I am a hunt and peck typist. I pretty well know where the letters are, but the symbols very hard to find. This is definitely not a computer for a low vision user – or even a user whose vision has any imperfections.
Otherwise the computer is wonderful. It comes with Windows 7. So far I have found no problems with it. It also has Works which is adequate for most needs. I installed Word Perfect Office X4. The Toshiba comes with a trial offer of Microsoft Office. I was unable to configure the new mail program called “Live” to pick up my mail, but my Word Perfect mail program seemed to have no problem.
I have a slight hand tremor, and the touchpad took way to much effort to get the pointer where I wanted it so I got an external mouse. I don’t think the touchpad is worse than those of other laptops. There are many slots for peripherals. It comes with a DVD drive. Since my other computer isn’t here and doesn’t work, I have been unable to test the ’sync” function. Nor have I tried logging in from “hotspots” which I have never done and wish to try.
This computer is barely bigger than the “netbook” type, but it is slim and light weight and more functional than a netbook. Were it not for the low contrast keyboard I would have given it 5 stars.
Rating: 4 / 5
so far so perfect..
saw a great blog note on goosing up the smart audio settings on the
far right icon to ’seven’ for more punch.. i use external speakers
Rating: 5 / 5
Impressed by the product build of the T135-S1330, I ordered one for myself via Amazon Prime.
Upon receiving my new laptop, I was impressed by the look and feel of this latest Satellite. The problems ensued, however, when I tried to navigate with the Trackpad.
As I am one to give the benefit of the doubt, this trackpad was the worst I have ever come across in my experience. No matter how I modulated the trackpad/pointer settings, the results were still abysmal.
After an hour of total frustration, I gave up and submitted a refund in returning the laptop back to Amazon.
I’m sure I might have received a lemon but I’ll be purchasing anything other than a Toshiba Satellite T135-S1330.
Rating: 2 / 5
We’re replacing the ASUS EeePC that we used for university classes. It’s a perfect ‘tweener’ between an underpowered Netbook and a heavy, bad battery life laptop. I’d call it a Lapbook. Beautiful screen that is shorter than a full size laptop. Recommend a bluetooth mouse because the track pad is pretty small.
My only complaint is that for some reason it take a long time to launch any application after bringing out of hibernate and logging in. My wife logged in and clicked on Firefox. Didn’t launch for 2 minutes.
Rating: 4 / 5
Wow.. Great little laptop, I’ve never owned a Toshiba but I honestly couldn’t be happier. This thing screams and the battery lasts forever. It collects a lot of fingerprints due to its shiny exterior but all in all there’s nothing bad about it. The perfect laptop for any casual user, can do loads more than a netbook but still has the size and weight of one. Bought the Toshiba PA3761U-1DV2 Portable/Slim USB SuperMulti DVD-Writer to go with it and it works like a charm. One thing to note – the WINDVD software that comes with the external drive asks for a Serial number for installation – for some reason the serial number is on the DVD itself and nowhere else. So write it down before installing.
Rating: 5 / 5