Toshiba Satellite M35-S359 Laptop (1.40-GHz Pentium M 1400 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive)

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.1 x 10.6 x 1.4 inches ; 6.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000DYFLF
• Item model number: PSM30U-0QQ01V
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,589 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 24, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Futuristically styled in a sleek silver chassis, the Toshiba Satellite M35-S359 Notebook PC is a nifty amalgamation of the features most important to the majority of portable computer users. Powerful but not at the expense of added weight or an inordinately steep price tag and sporting such amenities as integrated wireless connectivity and a widescreen display, this is a great unit for personal, leisure, and midlevel business applications.

Measuring 14.1 by 10.6 by 1.4 inches and weighing just 6.2 pounds, the Satellite M35-S359 Notebook is rather wide but comfortably slim and quite portable. Toshiba has based the system on Intel’s Centrino technology, whereby three interconnected elements -- an Intel Pentium M CPU (with 1 full GB of Level 2 cache), an Intel 855 chipset, and a cord-free network connection -- work together to keep your notebook lightweight, wirelessly connected, power efficient, and faster than its rated CPU speed might indicate. Driven by a 1.4 GHz Pentium M CPU, 512 MB RAM memory (expanadable to 2 full GB) and a nVidia GeForce FX graphics controller with 32 MB of dedicated video memory, the unit is ready for most typical 2-D and 3-D tasks, including midlevel 3-D games and 3-D graphic design apps.

The Satellite M35-S359 Notebook features adequate storage in its 40 GB hard disk and support for CD burning and DVD playing via its CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive. Other welcome amenities include a generous 15.4-inch widescreen capable of super-clean 1280 by 800 resolution, an 85-key keyboard with 12 hotkeys, a TouchPad pointing device with scroll function, and integrated harman/kardon stereo speakers.

With the Satellite M35-S359 Notebook, communication options are virtually limitless. In environments with wired connections, you can select from a 56K dial-up modem or high-speed 10/100 Ethernet LAN. When hardwiring is a problem, you can stay in touch via an IntelPRO/Wireless 2100 LAN. Other key components include three fast USB 2.0 ports, a single IEEE 1394 port for interaction with devices such as digital camcorders, an S-Video TV–out, and an infrared port. Maximum battery life is estimated at 3.4 hours.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice machine, nice price, December 2, 2003

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This review is from: Toshiba Satellite M35-S359 Laptop (1.40-GHz Pentium M 1400 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive) (Personal Computers)

This is definately a nice machine and at $1450 after rebates, a great deal. I bought one a couple weeks ago, though I must admit I am tempted by the new Gateway M505 ($150 more). Here is my comparison between the two, though I still haven't personally seen one of the Gateway models yet:

- The Gateway may have better sound, given the included subwoofer. But the Toshiba has 2-way harman/kardon speakers, which in my opinion sound very, very good.

- The Toshiba has a 60gb hard drive (vs. Gateway's 40gb). They both run at 4,200 rpm.

- The Toshiba only has only 32mb of NVidia video memory. The video memory doesn't bother me a lot because I don't plan to do much if any gaming, but the Gateway has 64mb ATI, which is great for gaming.

- The Toshiba has a great, crisp screen, even compared to the Compaq/HP 15.4" widescreen models. Again, can't compare to the Gateway, so don't know what to think, but all reports are that the Gateway's screen is very nice as well.

- The Toshiba comes with Microsoft OneNote software, which I haven't tried using yet, but looks interesting.

- Toshiba laptops consistently are rated very high in terms of reliability and user satisfaction (along with IBM), whereas Gateway is just middle-of-the-pack. If anyone wants sources, let me know. Gateway, however, has the benefit of local service, though I don't know how good it is.

- The Gateway is a little smaller (.2" less wide, .6" less deep from front-to-back).

- The Toshiba weighs only 6.2 lbs including the battery, whereas the Gateway is 6.7 lbs.

- Toshiba claims battery life of 3:40, Gateway claims 4:30. When I unplug my fully-charged Toshiba, it reads only 3:13. Big advantage to the Gateway.

- Then there are the little things: the Gateway has TWO Firewire ports, and a USB port on the back (which is nice for some peripherals so the cable is out of your way). The Gateway also has a slot loading CD drive which is nicer than a tray, and has the programmable one-touch keys on the right side of the keyboard, and the DVD/CD media controls on the left with a nice little display.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, November 14, 2003

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G. Ware Cornell Jr. "anotherlawyer" (Weston FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba Satellite M35-S359 Laptop (1.40-GHz Pentium M 1400 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive) (Personal Computers)

My old laptop was creaking and I called the best computer nerd I knew. "Get the new Toshiba with the 1.4GHz M chip", he told me and am I glad I listened. This is a beautiful laptop. It is thin, light and the battery lasts seemingly forever. The XGA display is bright and crisp and the Harmon/Kardon speakers produce clear and rich audio.

My big concern was speed, but the reality is that the 1.4GHz chip acts like it is running at much higher speeds. The 15 inch wide screen makes word processing much more readable.

You cannot miss with this laptop!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Ideal Mix or Portability and Power, February 15, 2004

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Craig Ball "Attorney & Forensic Examiner" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba Satellite M35-S359 Laptop (1.40-GHz Pentium M 1400 (Centrino), 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive) (Personal Computers)

I gave up multiple desktops a couple of years ago in favor of a single powerful laptop, but paid a price in terms of weight and battery life. I stayed with my last Toshiba Satellite 2805-S402 for years because it was such a reliable, solid workhorse. But, I needed to move up and must have purchased and returned at least five top-if-the-line laptops from several manufacturers (including a slick Sony TR2) before finding the Toshiba Satellite M35-S359. I've used it at least ten hours a day, every day for the last three months and am very satisfied with its construction, performance, screen and price. I'm very, very hard on a portable and, so far, this one stands up to my punishment and still shines.

A few pluses: Notwithstanding one other reviewer's comment, my machine feels very solid, almost like a rigid metal structure. It's lighter than its predecessor, with a generously sized keyboard (though I do miss a right CTRL key and keep hitting the @#$% Ins key! The complement of ports (3 USB 2.0 and one Firewire, plus IR, S-Video and a legacy parallel port) and features is ideal for me. I really enjoy the SD card reader since it matches the format of my digital cameras. I'm always giving speeches with PowerPoints and the M35-S359 handles projector connection and porting video output with ease. The 802.11b reception is reasonably good (perhaps too good, as it keeps picking up my neighbor's network 100 yards away). The metallic silver finish looks terrific and the case fits well into standard laptop cases (a problem for many other thicker widescreen models). The sound is great--not the subwoofer quality of my former Toshiba, but very bright and crisp, with little distortion even when cranked up to max volume) It even sounds good with the cover closed. Port placement is sensible, though I don't understand the decision to put the parallel port behind its own little plastic door. I'm always concerned those plastic doors are going to break off someday. To its credit, the door latches solidly, so I'll need to be really careless to lose it.

A few quibbles: The keyboard layout is`unnecessarily odd, but it's not a big problem. I miss the Touchpoint (eraserhead) pointing device, but you get used to those flat panel things that virtually every laptop now uses. The system runs hot on the bottom front left quadrant, but at least the fan discharges hot air out the side and not the back. My last Toshiba's rear fan occasionally left me feeling medium-rare. My biggest complaint--and it's pretty trivial--is that the volume control wheel is mounted horizontally across the front edge of the system so it's easy to inadvertently raise the volume if you use the laptop atop your lap. I compute in bed while my wife is sleeping, so the volume accidently creeping up to max is more a concern for me that perhaps for others.

More Positives: The screen is very bright and, unlike some other models, easy to adjust as needed. Battery life is adequate and DVD performance is pleasing. In summary, this model is handsome, solid full-featured and not overweight. A very, very pleasing buy.