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The notebook producer, Toshiba, gave the Portégé R500 model an unostentatious look, at the same time sticking to the strentghs that we outlined in our review from March of 2008. Thankfully, the quality of the worksmanship, the design and the material...
The Portégé R500-12P impressed us with its above mentioned strengths. Toshiba has even managed to improve on some of the weaknesses that we had pointed out, such as the weak battery life. Even the now integrated optical drive with a height of 7 millimeter...
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The refresh to the world’s thinnest, lightest 12-inch notebook with an optical drive offers security, durability, and smooth performance.
Very lightweight, Good productivity performance, Sleep and Charge USB port, Plenty of durability and security...
Display has narrow viewing angles, Mushy mouse buttons, SSD isn’t very fast, Underside gets hot...
When Toshiba released the Portégé R500 in July 2007, the company billed it as the world’s lightest 12-inch notebook with an integrated optical drive. The tricked-out Portégé R500-S5007V is even lighter, and packs some welcome upgrades: a 128GB soli...
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The pros and cons of the ultraportable Toshiba Portege R500 ImagesThe Portege R500 is slimmer and lighter than most ultraportables and packs just as much power. It has received EPEAT’s gold environmental rating for low energy consumption and minimum...
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hardwaregeeks.com Updated: 2014-06-21 12:19:36
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Last year we reviewed the Portege R500 and we loved it, we even awarded it our 5 Star Editors Choice Award and said it was the best notebook for mobile professionals. This past July Toshiba announced some revisions to the R500, which upgraded the CPU...
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wired.com Updated: 2014-06-21 12:19:36
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When the Portègè R500 hit in June 2007, it was an impossibly portable ultralight that stood out in a field of also-rans. But with only minimal upgrades since then, the R500 is now having its lunch resoundingly eaten. Its still among the lightest full-...
Amazingly, almost suspiciously, light. Integrated optical drive.
One of the dimmest screens on the market - hard to read if youre not viewing straight on. Pitiful performance running Vista. Scary lack of sturdiness.Clock Rate: 1.2GHz Hard Drive: 120GB RAM: 12GB...
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Sorry about the delay on this, I’ve been a bit swamped recently] I’ve been fortunate enough to have had the chance to try out two excellent ultraportable notebooks recently, the MacBook Air and the Fujitsu P8010. Shortly after the P8010 went b...
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Calling the Toshiba Portégé R500 (SSD) ($2,599 direct) an ultraportable is an understatement. Its almost inconceivable that a laptop can sport a 12-inch screen and a full-size keyboard and yet weigh only 1.7 pounds (yeah, you read that right). Of co...
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.
Toshiba drove the Portégé R500 (SSD)s weight down to 1.7 pounds, but youll have to do without an optical drive, work with a smaller battery, and pay for an expensive SSD drive...
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Toshibas SSD-equipped Portege R500 packs solid performance into a slim 1.72-pound chassis without skimping on peripheral expansion options.Chic, fashionable and distressingly underweight—if there is a supermodel of notebook PCs, the Toshiba Portege R5...
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The R500 is one of the lightest notebooks with its screen size that weve tested, but its overly flexible screen worries us.
Above average battery life, Batterysaving backlight toggle...
Mediocre keyboard, Mousepad buttons awkward for big hands...
The R500 is one of the lightest notebooks with its screen size that weve tested, but its overly flexible screen worries us.
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First Class Travelling. The Portégé R500 can be called a prototype of Toshibas product range. Not only the very interesting equipment - Core 2 Duo U7700 CPU, transreflective LED display, 64 Gigabyte solid state disk, and 3G/UMTS module - hints on this...
Attractive design, Compact size, low weight, Good workmanship, highquality materials, A lot of communication options, UMTS/HSDPA integrated, Spacious, userfriendly keyboard, Transreflective LED display, well fit for outdoor operation...
Touch pad needs getting used to, Moderate picture quality and viewing angles, Fan is always audible, Moderate battery runtime...
Because of advanced notices and the price of the Toshiba Portégés R500 our expectations were high before the review. Testing the Macbook Air, which sets new standards regarding design and workmanship, in parallel, also increased our expectations. Although...
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maximumpc.com Updated: 2014-06-21 12:19:36
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When we first laid eyes on Toshiba’s latest ultraportable, we were in awe of its crazy-thin, crazy-light profile. In the past, such notebooks sacrificed performance to fit into such tiny shells. To combat this performance sag, Toshiba paired its machin...
So, so tiny. Transflective screen rocks! Amazing battery life.
More flexible than we usually like our notebooks.
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v3.co.uk Updated: 2014-06-21 12:19:36
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2 The great weight conundrum 3 Acer Travelmate 6292 review 4 Advent 8112 review 5 Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook P7230 review 6 Hi-Grade Notino D2200 review 7 HP Compaq 2710p review 8 HP Pavilion TX-1260ea review 9 Lenovo Thinkpad X61 review 10 MSI PR200-06...
Outrageously light; lots of ports; blazingly fast hard disk; screen can be used in sunlight...
Flimsy chassis; poor viewing angles; expensive...
Light as a feather, but the plastic casing is worryingly thin for regular commuting...
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These days most notebooks have giant displays, the kind that even desktops didnt have just a few years ago. Those notebooks, of course, are big and rather heavy, and that can be a drag. Thats why computer manufacturers make "ultra-light" notebooks. T...
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Sony's iconic VAIO X505VP notebook remains one of the most special mobile computers I have ever had the pleasure of reviewing. Not only was this machine ridiculously thin, but it was also unbelievably light, weighing in at a feather like 822g. Of course t...
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laptoplogic.com Updated: 2014-06-21 12:19:36
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With the Portege R500, Toshiba might have just brought sexy back with the world’s thinnest and lightest ultra-portable laptop out on the market.
Incredibly thin & lightweight, Builtin optical drive, Sleek and stylish design, Good battery life, Fullsize keyboard...
Expensive, No modem, Monoraul speaker, Limited expandability, Sluggish performance...
Toshiba has really brought out many of the world’s firsts in this ultra-portable machine. It’s currently the thinnest and lightest full-featured ultra-portable you can buy on the market. And with it, you’ll really stand out and i...
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Toshiba recently announced the Portege R500 12.1" widescreen notebook that includes the new Intel Core 2 Duo U7600, and is the first ultraportable laptop to incorporate an optical drive into a system that is less than one inch thick and weighs less tha...
Amazingly thin, Amazingly light, Super thin 7mm optical drive, Reasonable battery life even at maximum screen brightness, Very quiet...
Poor viewing angles and light leakage on screen, Produces too much heat, Build quality is too delicate for everyday use and abuse, Not the best location for the PC card slot (may block optical drive), Performance is too slow for anything but shortterm...
Overall our final impressions of the Toshiba Portege R500 are "enthusiastic," but we cant shake the feeling there is plenty of room for improvement. The R500 represents an impressive first-generation design for the future of the ultra-portab...
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If youve ever lugged around a 7-pound notebook all day, youve probably dreamed of a smaller, lighter model that gave you all the benefits of a big machine: a roomy screen and keyboard, and a built-in optical drive. Well, you were dreamin...
Incredibly thin and light; built-in optical drive; impressive battery life; comfortable keyboard...
Merely adequate performance; no option for built-in Webcam or wireless broadband; only one speaker; case feels too flexible...
Toshibas Portégé R500 is an amazing ultraportable laptop with only a couple of minor shortcomings keeping it from perfection...
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Laptopmag.com Updated: 2014-06-21 12:19:36
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One look at the Toshiba Portege R500 and you know youre in the presence of a breakthrough. Weighing a mere 2.4 pounds, this notebook has all of the makings of a true no-compromise ultraportable. The silver magnesium-alloy chassis is sophisticated chic...
Thinnest notebook to date with 12.1-inch screen, Super light, Big comfortable touchpad and keyboard, Long battery life, Excellent wireless performance...
Narrow viewing angles, No mobile broadband option...
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