Toshiba Satellite M45X-S331 15.4″ Notebook PC (Intel Pentium M Processor 730 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD SuperMulti Drive) – Hardware
Toshiba Satellite M45X-S331 15.4″ Notebook PC (Intel Pentium M Processor 730 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD SuperMulti Drive)After some research, I was down to Toshiba M45-S331 and Dell 6000. Finally got Toshiba although it was more expensive(especially considering Dell online deals). So far am very satisfied and love its built quality and feel as compared to others in the same price & specs range.
PROS:
1. Great specs for the price
2. TruBrite screen
3. Harman/Kardon speakers
4. Keyboard Layout
5. Bridge-Media Aapter
CONS:
1. PC2700 RAM instead of a DDR2
2. Relatively less Battery Life. (< 3 hrs on a full-charge)
I experienced the FREEZING/LOCK-UP problem on plugging the AC Power Cord and have seen numerous such topics online. Toshiba Support insisted its a hardware problem but was not convinced.
Was finally able to solve this problem by tweaking the Power settings of the Laptop…
1. Go to “Power Management Icon” from your system-icon-tray on bottom-right corner of the screen. (It gives information about Current Power Source, Remaining Battery and Power Profile)
2. Right-click it and select “TOSHIBA POWER SAVER SETTINGS”.
3. Click “SETUP OPTIONS” button on bottom-left of the window
4. “UNCHECK” the box marked “Change Power Source Profile Automatically”.
Once you have done this….you should hopefully no longer have the freezing or locking problem when you switch to AC Power.
