Toshiba Satellite T135 Win 7 CULV Notebook Review

Name: Toshiba Satellite T135 Win 7 CULV Notebook Review - Page 3
Brand: Toshiba

by Jennifer Johnson — Thursday, November 05, 2009, 10:30 AM EDT

Toshiba doesn't include a ton of accessories with the T135, but that's just fine by us. We'd rather pick out our own accessories anyway. What you will find in the box is a Quick Start guide, warranty booklet, resource guide, a few other pieces of propaganda, and of course, the AC adapter and an AC power cable. No media is included, so you'll want to create your own recovery discs right away. Toshiba provides instructions for doing so on the Quick Start guide.

Our test unit came preinstalled with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. The CULV platform will benefit from Windows 7's improved speed and usability, so we're happy to see this machine ship with the latest OS from Microsoft.

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The T135 comes with a fair number of programs preinstalled. While some of these are helpful and useful, others we could do without. Here's a look at the list of included software:

Toshiba Software and Utilities

Electronic User’s Guide
Bluetooth Stack for Windows by Toshiba
TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator
TOSHIBA ConfigFree®
TOSHIBA Disc Creator
TOSHIBA Hard Drive Impact Sensor (3D sensor)
TOSHIBA Face Recognition
TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor
Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Recovery

Third-party Software

Microsoft® Windows Media Player
Microsoft® Works 9
Internet Explorer 8
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Google™ Toolbar
WildTangent® Orb™ Game Console

Trial Software

Norton Internet Security™ 2009, 30-day trial
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 Edition, 60-day trial

Special Offers

Toshiba Online Backup
Skype®
Intuit® Quickbooks® Financial Center

Tags: Notebook, laptop, Toshiba, Satellite, CULV, T135

Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.

Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.

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