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Question: How many usb  ports and how is the sound
Document: The one, had an issue with a battery only, which was taken care of, so I am not sure why that person gave the laptop itself less of a rating. Windows 8 is not the downfall of society like many would have you believe-it is pretty easy to use, just takes getting use to, like anything new in life. The speakers sound quality are not great, not as good as the aforementioned DELL, but that was not something that was a big factor in my purchase.
But after reading through many forums online, trying every known improvement to mankind, I've come up with no real fix for that lack of bass or subpar sound when not using headphones.Yet Another Sound Update, 3/21/14- When all is said and done, the sound is vastly better listening through stereo headphones than via non-headphone playback. With headphones on and A LOT of tweaking with this laptop yet again, I'm at least getting good playback in that way. Better than nothing, right?!
Also be prepared to download a program like VLC Media Player, if you want to play DVDs that include .bup files. This is true for legitimately purchased DVDs that originate from the manufacturer's videotape master copies, NOT just bootleg copies of stuff, to be clear. The picture quality is just average. Installing some of the many Toshiba drivers available for improved sound and picture quality does help, but even then, don't expect the picture quality to be as good as a high-end TV or really nice desktop monitor.
I just bought this computer yesterday, and the battery was at 0%. I charged it all night while powered down, and the battery is still at 0%. I tried a few troubleshooting tricks that other users have posted for reset, and nothing has worked. Apparently this is an issue with many Toshiba laptops for years, and they have not fixed the issue. I will be shipping this hunk of s*** back and will never buy another Toshbia product.
I even tried connecting it to headphones and external speakers with the same results.needs a better sound card.overall, a good computer for the price
Its a good laptop for the price.The only thing i hate about is the sound. Its built with a cheap sound card or speakers and it is really not at all great to hear or watch movies because of the quality of the sound.
I love this one , i used to have Dell before but when i bought this one i was surprised because it is way cheaper than Dell but i didn't find any deference except for the quality and volume of the sound that is a little bet low but other than that it is excellent
This computer is excellent! I initially cost management window 8, but after several revisions I mastered it! the keypad is fast and I love it. The sound is good and the camera does not have very good resolution.100% Recommended.
You may be able to go without buying the external sound card, and just getting the new speakers- but I wasn't taking any chances! (Especially if my suspicion about the onboard sound card being defective are accurate.) Anyway, problem solved!
Until I did that, very little else that I did helped much. Once those were installed, the mixer changes I made were much more effective.Further Sound Improvement Update, written on 3/15/14: I was reading a bit more online about sound improvement, and decided to play around with some stuff.
Answer: There is no probably about the sound. It is bad. Sounds like music and headphones are playing in a tin can.