Toshiba Portege R500

portability, usability

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

portability, performance, usability, screen, battery

price, durability

45% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

100% der Kundenmeinungen auf Amazon.de bewerten dieses Produkt positiv.

Built-in 3G module, great battery life, very light, built-in optical drive, plenty of ports

Gets noticeably warm, screen has narrow vertical viewing angle, hard drive was slow, touchpad is sticky

It's well-suited to road warriors thanks to its light weight and built-in 3G module, but it's still not the perfect laptop. If you're going to go for the R500, opt for a solid-state drive instead of a conventional hard drive.

Very light and mobile device, long battery life, comfortable to use, 64GB solid-state drive

Screen is hard to view, has a PC Card slot instead of an ExpressCard slot, doesn't ship with an optical drive

Its screen is hard to view properly, but apart from that, the R500 is a genuine lightweight. At under 1kg, and with battery life longer than four hours, it's perfect for users who work long ours while on the road.

Weight, Optical drive despite its size, Battery Life

Screen flexibility

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...

But when it comes to LED backlight screens, Sony has had generations of T series machines to perfect the technology, with the current TZ machines sporting stunningly good displays. Unfortunately the R500 suffers from one of the problems seen in the...

Lightweight ; Good battery life ; Generous connectivity ; Great feature set

Doesn't feel very robust ; Low performance ; Screen won't be to everyone's taste

A highly portable laptop, this machine is best suited to those on the move who aren't too fussed about the lack of power

Amazingly, almost suspiciously, light. Integrated optical drive

One of the dimmest screens on the market — hard to read if you’re not viewing straight on. Pitiful performance running Vista. Scary lack of sturdiness

Amazingly, almost suspiciously, light. Integrated optical drive. 12.1-inch screen a decent compromise between 11.1 and 13.3-inch models

Terrible screen quality, one of the dimmest on the market and hard to read if you’re not looking straight-on. Pitiful performance under Vista. Lack of sturdiness is outright scary. Only 1GB of RAM

Good warranty ; Lightweight ; Decent software package ; Tough build

Pricier than many rivals

You may pay slightly more, but you do certainly get a lot for your money with this robust, highly portable and multi-featured laptop

1.7-pound laptop. Full-size keyboard. Options for a built-in optical drive and extended batteries. GreenTech approved.

Must handle with care. Screen flexes too much and needs brightening. 3G wireless needs to come to the United States. SSD drives are expensive. Performance is unspectacular.

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