Toshiba Portege R500 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Portege R500 is Toshiba's newest premium notebook for the business crowd.

Pros: Extremely thin and light, Excellent battery life, Includes optical drive, No mobile broadband, Optional solid state hard drive drives up price, Limited configuration options

Cons: No mobile broadband, Optional solid state hard drive drives up price, Limited configuration options

Review summary: Toshiba recently announced the Portege R500 12.1

Verdict: Overall our final impressions of the Toshiba Portege R500 are "enthusiastic," but we can't shake the feeling there is plenty of room for improvement. The R500 represents an impressive first-generation design for the future of the ultra-portable market ...

Pros: Weight, Optical drive despite its size, Battery Life

Cons: Screen flexibility

Verdict: Although the Toshiba Portege R500 is clearly not a power user's choice, its lightweight frame, small size and good battery life make it an excellent choice for simple tasks such as email, Web surfing and simple office applications while travelling for ...

Review summary: When thinking of slim, sexy ultraportables, Toshiba is probably not the first name that comes to mind. For some time Sony has been the leader in this segment, with companies like Fujitsu and Panasonic not far behind. Other companies, like Asus and ...

Review summary: With a heft of just over 1kg and a build as slim as the , the Portege R500 has incredible battery life to boot. Just make sure you have equally deep pockets.