Consumers' opinion synthesis about the Toshiba Portégé R500 :
37 analysed opinions on this product, from 18 websites
75.68% positive opinions
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March 2008 - PC World :
"... display. The second button controls the screen's backlighting. It kills the lights in a hurry, letting you operate the notebook in broad daylight without totally burning the battery. (In my case, I use it as a panic button when I don't want ..."
February 2008 - Ciao :
"... Thinnest laptop with optical drive Recommendable No: The Portege R500 is a new range of ultra-thin laptops by Toshiba. This laptop consists of a 12" wide ..."
December 2007 - IT Reviews :
"... if you do it with the Portégé R500-10U you might well hear a nasty cracking sound. As you might have guessed, to make a laptop this light means using a lot of plastic in its construction, and with most of the weight being at the rear of the ..."
October 2007 - CNet :
"... data loss. The downside is that it can't store much data, and it adds a great deal to the overall price of the laptop. The R500-10U is the only part of the R500 family that comes with an SSD, and you'll pay for it. The R500-10U also ..."
October 2007 - PC Authority :
"... becomes noticeable when you pop it on your lap for a spot of work. Even when simply running Microsoft Word, the R500 gets uncomfortably hot. Toshiba wards off lawsuits from workers with burnt knees by including a warning sticker on the ..."
September 2007 - Trusted Reviews :
"... an unbelievably light notebook, with a large solid state drive and an attractive price. Unfortunately, the disappointing screen and rattling keyboard and apalling battery life let the package down. Ultimately, I'd be happy to put up with a little ..."
August 2007 - PC Pro :
"... noticeable when you pop it on your lap for a spot of train-bound work. Even when simply running Microsoft Word, the R500 gets uncomfortably hot. Toshiba wards off lawsuits from workers with burnt knees by including a warning sticker on the ..."
August 2011 - Computer Shopper :
"... our Windows Media Encoder test. That said, these results are in line with those of other ultraportables. More important, battery life was great, thanks to the miserly CPU and energy-efficient, LED-backlit display. On our DVD rundown test with Vista ..."
June 2009 - About.com :
"... Pros : Very Powerful Performance, Thinnest Ultraportable With Internal DVD On The Market, Very Bright LED Backlit Display. ..."
May 2008 - Ciao :
"... is as bad as everyone says, but is much worse on this computer due to the low spec required for the low weight and great battery life. there is only 1GB of RAM, which is the minimum required for vista, which eats up around 80% of the 1GB. the 1.2GHz ..."
October 2007 - CNet :
"... Good : Weighs almost nothing, Comfortable keyboard - Bad : Feels very flimsy, No 3G ..."
February 2004 - Ciao :
"... A lean machine Recommendable Yes: The Portege R500-100 is a featherweight machine that packs a welterweight punch. Some things are excellent - the ..."
November 2008 - Ciao :
"... Low weighted-laptop and great battery life Recommendable Yes: The R500 is quite a light laptop , though it's not the lightest in the market. It includes a 12inch screen and ..."
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