Reviews of the Toshiba Portege R500-S5002
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CNET Review
The Good: Extremely thin and light; excellent battery life; includes optical drive.
The Bad: No mobile broadband; optional solid state hard drive drives up price; limited configuration options.
The Bottom Line: Toshiba's much-anticipated Portege R500 may be the best ultraportable laptop available right now, but mobile broadband is conspicuously absent.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 76/100 and users 72/100. Comparing these reviews to 104185 other Laptops reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 93/100 = Excellent.
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pcworld.ca
Review Summary: The R500 is one of the lightest notebooks with its screen size that we've tested, but its overly flexible screen worries us.
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pocket-lint.co.uk
Review Summary: A stylish and super-light notebook that will more than meet the need of the travelling businessman
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pcmag.com
Review Summary: Calling the Toshiba Portégé R500 (SSD) ($2,599 direct) an ultraportable is an understatement. It's 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 course,
Manufacturer: Toshiba
Part number: PPR50U-00V01W
General
- Platform Technology Intel Centrino Duo
- Built-in Devices Speaker, Wireless LAN antenna, Bluetooth antenna
- Embedded Security Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2) Security Chip , Fingerprint reader
- Width 11.1 in
- Depth 8.5 in
- Height 1 in
- Weight 2.4 lbs
- Color Aluminum silver
- Localization United States
- Notebook type Ultraportable (Under 4 lbs.)
- Screen type Wide-screen
- Wireless capabilities 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11 pre-N, Bluetooth
Processor
- Processor Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 / 1.2 GHz
- Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core
- 64-bit processor Yes
- Data bus speed 533 MHz
- Processor features Execute Disable Bit capability
- Chipset type Mobile Intel 945GMS Express
Cache Memory
- Type L2 cache
- Cache size 2 MB
RAM
- Installed Size 1 GB / 2 GB (max)
- Technology DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz
- Memory specification compliance PC2-5300
- RAM configuration features 1 x 1 GB
Environmental Parameters
- Environmental & energy standards compliance EPA Energy Star, EPEAT Gold
- Min Operating Temperature 41 ?F
- Max Operating Temperature 95 ?F
- Humidity Range Operating 20 - 80%
Storage Controller
- Storage controller type Serial ATA/IDE
- Storage Controller / Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA-150
Storage
- Floppy Drive None
- Hard Drive 120 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
- Storage Removable None
- Hard drive type Portable
Optical Storage
- Type DVD?RW / DVD-RAM - Integrated
- CD / DVD read speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
- CD / DVD write speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD?R)
- CD / DVD rewrite speed 10x (CD) / 4x (DVD?RW) / 3x (DVD-RAM)
Optical Storage (2nd)
- 2nd optical storage type None
Card Reader
- Card reader type Card reader
- Supported flash memory cards SD Memory Card
Display
- Display Type 12.1 in TFT active matrix
- Max Resolution 1280 x 800 ( WXGA )
- Widescreen Display Yes
- Features LED-backlit, Transflective
Video
- Graphics Processor / Vendor Intel GMA 950
- Video Memory Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0
- Max Allocated RAM Size 251 MB
Audio
- Audio output type Sound card
- Audio Input Microphone
Multimedia Functionality
- TV Tuner Type None
Input Device(s)
- Input device type Keyboard, Touchpad
Telecom
- Modem None
Networking
- Networking Network adapter
- Networking / Wireless LAN Supported Yes
- Wireless NIC Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
- Data link protocol Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
- Networking standards IEEE 802.11a, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, IEEE 802.11b, Bluetooth 2.0, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 0 ) x Memory, 1 ( 1 ) x PC Card - Type II
- Interfaces 3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x Docking / port replicator - 64 pin docking, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 4 pin FireWire, 1 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x Headphones - Output - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
Miscellaneous
- Features Hard drive I/O control, Toshiba EasyGuard
- Compliant Standards VESA DPMS, ACPI 2.0, Plug and Play
Power
- Power device form factor External
- Voltage Required AC 120/230 V
Battery
- Technology Lithium ion
- Installed Qty 1
- Battery capacity 5800 mAh
- CNET Labs Battery Drain Test: DVD Playback (min) 228
Operating System / Software
- OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Office Ready Includes a preinstalled image of select 2007 Microsoft Office suites. Purchase a Medialess License Kit (MLK) to activate the software.
- Software Toshiba Bluetooth Stack, Toshiba Security Assist, Toshiba Recovery DiskCreator, Google Toolbar, Google Desktop, Adobe Reader 8.0, Toshiba ConfigFree, Google Picasa, Infineon TPM Professional Package 2.0, Computrace, InterVideo WinDVD 8, Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment, Toshiba Assist, Toshiba Management Console, Toshiba Disc Creator, Toshiba Zooming Utility, Drivers & Utilities
Environmental Standards
- EPEAT Compliant EPEAT Gold
- EPA Energy Star Compliant Yes
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 3 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years
Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics'
- Antimony, beryllium, phthalates free no
- Antimony, beryllium, phthalates free (in Greenpeace points) 0
- BFR free product no
- BFR free product (in Greenpeace points) 0
- Components availability (years) 6
- Components availability (years) (in Greenpeace points) 6
- Energy during production analysis yes
- Energy during production analysis (in Greenpeace points) 3
- Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics' manufacturer rating (June 2008) 4.3
- Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics' manufacturer rating (Mar 2008) 7.7
- Idle power/External adapter exceeding Energy Star (%) 12 %
- Idle power/External adapter exceeding Energy Star (%) (in Greenpeace points) 3
- Number of RoHS excemptions used 6
- Number of RoHS excemptions used (in Greenpeace points) 5
- Number of upgradeable parts 1
- Number of upgradeable parts (in Greenpeace points) 1.4
- PVC free product no
- PVC free product (in Greenpeace points) 0
- Power saving criteria fulfilled 1
- Power saving criteria fulfilled (in Greenpeace points) 1
- Power saving information provided yes
- Power saving information provided (in Greenpeace points) 2
- Recyclability rate (%) 75 %
- Recyclability rate (%) (in Greenpeace points) 2
- Shipped with power saving enabled yes
- Shipped with power saving enabled (in Greenpeace points) 2
- Special innovation points 3
- Special innovation points (in Greenpeace points) 6
- Stand-by mode better than Energy Star (%) 46 %
- Stand-by mode better than Energy Star (%) (in Greenpeace points) 10
- Total Adjusted Greenpeace points 4.74
- Upgradeable product yes
- Upgradeable product (in Greenpeace points) 2
- Visibility (amount of website navigation required) 2
- Visibility (amount of website navigation required) (in Greenpeace points) 3
- Warranty given (years) 1
- Warranty given (years) (in Greenpeace points) 1
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