Comments on: Toshiba Portege M200

By: Sunny Odette

Sunny Odette — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:17:37 +0000

Hello, Michael Seiner, please post as to whether or not you got the toshiba screen rotation utility (accelerometer utilities) to work once you installed Windows 7. I installed Win7 on my m200, but afterwards, when I rotate the screen, it doesn’t automatically rotate to follow the direction I tilted. were you able to get around this issue? If so, please post how you did it. Toshiba says their utilities for the model do not work with windows 7. Thank you.

By: Courage

Courage — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:30:18 +0000

Hello, I have Toshiba M200 and Using Xp on it i have search in all round, to get my TABLET working out but gat no clue.
Can anyone here be of much help to me …I will Much GR8ful Thx.
hon.courage80@gmail.com

By: Michael Seiner

Michael Seiner — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:28:12 +0000

I just picked up one of these Toshiba M200 tablets on ebay for only $200. I installed Windows 7 on it and it runs like a champ. Windows 7′s handwriting recognition and Onenote work great on this machine.

By: Rodger P

Rodger P — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:13:31 +0000

maxwell nyamesah – Unfortunately for you I believe the only way to get the Custom Software is through Toshiba, provided that you own an Original Device (you bought it new) then it should not be a problem, if though the unit is second hand, then you might have some problems.
Contact your local Toshiba Office directly, they should be able to help in some way.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:26:17 +0000

Hello! I think there may be licensing issues with sharing the install/reinstall media — I’d ask that you contact Toshiba first, and if they aren’t able to provide you with the restore DVD, I will see what I can find. Malissa, I used a “Penabled” Cross Stylus. I think, unfortunately, that they’ve been discontinued.

It’s this guy: http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Cross-Executive-Pen-UPCROSS2/dp/B0002FHEWA

I still have it, and would offer to sell it but still use it on my current tablet!

Thanks!

By: Malissa Mackey

Malissa Mackey — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:17:05 +0000

If you can remember, what type of stylus is that you are using rather that the one that originally came with the laptop. I was hoping to get one like that, so I hope you can help me.

By: maxwell nyamesah

maxwell nyamesah — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:02:59 +0000

please i need the software for my toshiba portege m200 touchsreen. after formatting my pc the touchsreen is no more working

By: ojo emmanuel

ojo emmanuel — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:28:56 +0000

pls i need the lists of drivers and what they are controling especially the screen touch and handwriting.
thanks

By: benben

benben — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:14:10 +0000

I bought M200 used on ebay. I always wanted a tablet. While I admit I dont use the stylus as much as I thought I would, I like being able to flip the screen around and read my computer like a book. Great feature! I do dabble in Photoshop every now and then and the stylus is great for this. Make sure you reinstall the Wacom drivers to enable pressure sensitivity in this app.

By: corry tutahione

corry tutahione — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:22:14 +0000

thanks for the great review! Ive used a tablet briefly once before and enjoyed the experience and thoroughly appreciated your review. The addition of pictures was great as I am doing all my research on the net and will probably buy without seeing or getting to use the comptuer first, so really appreciate good reviews. this is the most thorough and comprehensive review so far, which say alot as i have spent the last 3 hours reading reviews on this tablet. thanks again.

By: slortar

slortar — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:03:41 +0000

Hi thank you!

To be truthful, I don’t use the pen input very much in office apps. I use it in laptop mode for the most part in Word. I did have an opportunity to work on a PowerPoint in tablet mode, and it was a little frustrating. I believe the office 2k3 apps (and XP apps with a patch) allow commenting and annotation via pen, but text entry only happens via the Tablet Input Panel — TIP. The recognition is highly accurate — better than my Newton 2100 (which was as good as anything for free-form input, IMHO). I sense that the trade-off is the limited area — by confining handwriting input to the TIP.

I’ve had almost a whole semester to put this thing through its paces.

1) The battery life is great — I bought a second battery for extended runtime, but I’ve gone as long as 4 hours on a charge without any warnings (17% remaining charge).
2) The learning curve for reading/annotating on the tablet itself was a much harder adjustment than I had anticipated. It took me a good 3 weeks to become proficient to it.
3) If you’re easily distracted at your computer, going paperless is going to require discipline!

I can say, though, that after getting up to speed, it’s saved me a lot of time. I’m also quicker to turn notes around.

By: strider_mt2k

strider_mt2k — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:49:15 +0000

Go figure I start to look into this model and a review comes up here!

Great stuff!
I’d also like to see a follow-up after you’ve had it for a while.

By: London-Drew

London-Drew — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:08:35 +0000

Fantastic Review! I have been hovering around the Tablets for quite some time and wondered if it would be a good time to take the plunge with a new release of the OS last year.

I would like to see another review in a few months when the newness wears off and the real uses become ingrained.

With the use of Office, I’m wondered how well integrated that is for inputting word docs etc..?