Toshiba Portege R835-P56X user reviews

Cons Low quality screen (low contrast, poor viewing angles),
Tons of utilities and bloatware programs preinstalled by default,
Slow 5400 RPM hard disk (should be 7200 RPM at this price)
A little warm and loud when doing CPU intensive tasks,
Not as sleek loo on April 1, 2011 by TrackSmart  | Read full review

Cons Boring looking on March 31, 2011 by jrself  | Read full review

Cons None that I have found on April 1, 2011 by liberalbasher03  | Read full review

Cons Cons are few and far between but.... I don't like the loud click the clickpad buttons make, there isn't any direct buttons for brightness/volume, and of course Toshiba's notorious bloatware out of box is a pain to deal with. on June 1, 2011 by rustynail600  | Read full review

Cons Speakers are horrible, but I don't plan to play much audio through them. Have ordered some inexpensive adds for the times I may need them. on June 12, 2011 by mparnwine  | Read full review

Cons Horrible speakers, some bloatware, only 5400 rpm hard drive. on June 3, 2011 by Orbitalint  | Read full review

Cons Keeps dying on me. I am about to send it off to Toshiba on its 6 month birthday--not even a year old. The hard drive has consistently made an unusually loud sound. on February 6, 2012 by borgesjorge  | Read full review

Cons The keyboard, while stylish, takes a little to get used to, but that's pretty common for most ultra slim laptops.

Not sure why, but startup is a tad sluggish. I don't really have a benchmark to compare this to, but I feel like my last computer (1.9 GHz C on May 24, 2011 by dnrbnx  | Read full review

Cons The plain design is unispiring.

No dedicated toggle switch for WiFi

Only one USB 3.0 port (one 2.0 USB and one combo USB 2.0/eSATA)

Bluetooth is not a standard option

AC power adapter is not grounded (two prong vs. three) (maybe it's trivial) on May 14, 2011 by PhiPsi32  | Read full review

Cons The screen is a little lacking in contrast on May 11, 2011 by doc101  | Read full review

Cons 1: The rectangular keys take some getting used to

2: No back-lit keyboard on April 11, 2011 by codyclark02  | Read full review

Cons Slow computer,very cheap plastic material,looks used after several weeks. The keyboard is terrible, keys stuck or don't respond, bad ventilating system that makes the computer noisy and extremely warm. The screen becomes partially white sometimes on December 13, 2011 by Engelhardy  | Read full review

Cons Wish it had a better graphics card since I use Photoshop, Indesign etc. Otherwise, it's a great laptop. on January 4, 2013 by SSimagination  | Read full review

Cons Endless problems in the first 6 months: wouldn't boot up, spent two weeks in repair facility overseas, fan is inadequate, computer shuts down when it overheats. on February 19, 2012 by iaksamit  | Read full review

Cons Screen/graphics quality is mediocre with narrow viewing angle. on November 1, 2011 by charleschen70  | Read full review

Cons The interior bezel around the LCD screen cracked/broke within 60 days of purchase. Toshiba calls this "physical damage" and therefore is not covered by warranty. They quoted $475 to replace this thin piece of plastic trim. It isn't "physical damage" it on October 20, 2011 by stanherman  | Read full review

Cons battery life alright on September 21, 2011 by OfaGilleland  | Read full review

Cons Speakers leave something to be desired. 13" screen makes it a little difficult to read things, pehaps I should have jumped to a larger screen. Keyboard backlight would have been nice. It has the typical windows problems of occasionally freezing. on September 15, 2011 by bcallen  | Read full review

Cons Screen viewing angles are quite narrow, mouse buttons slightly on the stiffer side and makes noticeable sound when clicked, same applies to keyboard keys. on September 10, 2011 by atanumaulik  | Read full review