Toshiba Portégé R500-121 Intel® Core™2 Duo U7700 Laptop 30.7 cm (12.1") 2 GB DDR2-SDRAM 160 GB HDD Windows Vista Business

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2013-02-14 10:04:02

Average rating:76

Uk has collected 72 expert reviews for Toshiba Portégé R500-121 Laptop 30.7 cm (12.1") Intel® Core™2 Duo U7700 2 GB DDR2-SDRAM 160 GB HDD Windows Vista Business and the average expert rating is 76 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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techradar.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:51

Average rating:80

The Toshiba Portégé R500-125 (£1350 inc. VAT) is one of the most portable laptops weve seen to date, weighing in at just 1.1kg, yet boasting a usable 12.1-inch display. The screen is one of the most unusual things about this laptop, as its a transﬂec...

Lightweight, Good battery life, Generous connectivity, Great feature set...
Doesnt feel very robust, Low performance, Screen wont be to everyones taste...

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goodgearguide.com.au

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2013-02-14 10:03:54

Average rating:70

Working while on the road can be inconvenient if you have to lug around a 15in laptop that weighs 3kg or more, so an ultraportable is the best way to go. For a while now, Toshibas Portege R500 has perhaps been the best ultraportable on the market for...

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

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expertreviews.co.uk

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2013-02-14 10:03:54

Average rating:60

Weve reviewed Toshibas incredibly light Portege R500 before (the 1.1kg R500-11B won a Best Buy award in Labs, Shopper 244), but the R500-126 is the lightest yet, weighing just 780g. This is an incredible feat, and youll barely even notice youre...

pocket-lint.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:54

Average rating:80

A stylish and super-light notebook that will more than meet the need of the travelling businessman...

Light, great battery life, nice design...
Can run slow...
A stylish and super-light notebook that will more than meet the need of the travelling businessman...

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theregister.co.uk

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2013-02-14 10:03:56

Average rating:85

OK, something as small as, say, the Asus Eee you expect not to weigh much, but a full-size machine? No way. Yet the R500 is a 12.1 in laptop with all the features you’d expect from any standard laptop, including a optical drive, built in and ready t...

Toshiba’s Portege R500 is pricey and its construction doesn’t inspire confidence, but you simply can’t argue with how incredibly portable it is. Yes, you can buy cheaper full-size laptops. True, you can get yourself more powerful ones. B...

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pcadvisor.co.uk

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2013-02-14 10:03:56

Average rating:80

Apple may get all the headlines with its super-thin MacBook Air (reviewed here), but Toshibas Portege R500-126 trumps it in many areas. True, it cant compete on thickness - the Toshiba Portege R500-126 is 19.5-25.5mm from thinnest to thickest, whi...

Even in terms of price, the R500 stands up well against the Air once you configure the latter with the 64GB SSD drive, coming in at £1,761 to Apples £2,028. If youre after a usable, super portable machine that weighs hardly anything then the Tos...

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itreviews.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:56

Average rating:0

Pick up Toshibas Portégé R500-10U and youll be stunned by just how little it weighs. On the plus side its remarkably well priced considering that it has a solid state hard drive, but the down side is the overall fragility and rather poor battery li...

zdnet.co.uk

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2013-02-14 10:03:56

Average rating:80

Nothing beats the Toshiba Portégé R500-10U for sheer lightness. It lets itself down slightly due to its flimsy feel, and the battery life could be a bit longer, but its still an astonishing product.

Incredibly lightweight, Comfortable keyboard...
Feels flimsy, Lacks integrated 3G connectivity, Expensive...
Nothing beats the Toshiba Portégé R500-10U for sheer lightness. It lets itself down slightly due to its flimsy feel, and the battery life could be a bit longer, but its still an astonishing product...

pcauthority.com.au

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2013-02-14 10:03:56

Average rating:67

Slim, good-looking and affordable ? and you can even work outside in sunlight. Just note the niggles.

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smarthouse.com.au

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2013-02-14 10:03:56

Average rating:80

One of the first notebooks that run on a Solid State Drive (SSD), the new Toshiba Portégé R500 is lightweight, has a great battery life, and even has that sophisticated look and feel. But are the consumers ready for this next generation flash-based no...

alphr.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:56

Average rating:67

Slim, good-looking and affordable - and you can even work outside in sunlight. Just note the niggles. On the face of it, the Sony TZ12 and the Toshiba Portégé R500 have plenty in common. They weigh practically the same, have similar-sized screens, and...

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Zdnet.com.au

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2013-02-14 10:03:57

Average rating:79

Editors Note: This review is from our sister site, CNET.com. Some models mentioned in this review may not be available in Australia. Perhaps the laptop weve been most looking forward to checking out this year, Toshibas Portege R500 is very close to...

Extremely thin and light, Excellent battery life, Includes optical drive...
No mobile broadband, Optional solid state hard drive drives up price, Limited configuration options...
Toshibas much-anticipated Portege R500 may be the best ultraportable laptop available right now, but mobile broadband is conspicuously absent.

goodgearguide.com.au

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2013-02-14 10:03:57

Average rating:80

Toshiba is touting its Portege R500 as the lightest notebook in the world. At 1.2kg without its power supply, we are inclined to agree. It is slim and stylish, but still manages to include an internal optical drive, an SD card reader and a basic set of...

Weight, Optical drive despite its size, Battery Life...
Screen flexibility The Final Word Although the Toshiba Portege R500 is clearly not a power users choice, its light weight frame, small size and good battery life make it an excellent choice for simple tasks such as email, Web surfing and simple office...
Although the Toshiba Portege R500 is clearly not a power users choice, its light weight 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...

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apcmag.com

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2014-03-31 04:05:00

Average rating:50

Ultraportables are the latest hot-ticket item in the world of laptops, and while the ASUS Eee PC and the Apple MacBook Air are two of the most popular notebooks in that niche, the Toshiba Portege R500 trumps them both in sheer mobility. Weighing a feat...

Extremely lightweight, Builtin mobile broadband, Excellent keyboard...
Flimsy build quality, Lousy performance, Display has very limited viewing angle...

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stuff.tv

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2014-03-31 04:05:01

Average rating:80

If the R500s design and screen had received as much love as its innards, it would have been the perfect ultraportable...

Extremely powerful. Unbelievably light...
Feels a little cheap. Screen not as good as competitors...
If the R500s design and screen had received as much love as its innards, it would have been the perfect ultraportable...

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notebookcheck.net

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2013-02-14 10:03:50

Average rating:87

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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Laptopmag.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:50

Average rating:70

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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brighthub.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:51

Average rating:100

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

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2013-02-14 10:03:53

Average rating:100

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...

apcmag.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:54

Average rating:50

Ultraportables are the latest hot-ticket item in the world of laptops, and while the ASUS Eee PC and the Apple MacBook Air are two of the most popular notebooks in that niche, the Toshiba Portege R500 trumps them both in sheer mobility. Weighing a feat...

Extremely lightweight, Builtin mobile broadband, Excellent keyboard...
Flimsy build quality, Lousy performance, Display has very limited viewing angle...

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asiaone.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:54

Average rating:0

WHEN it was first launched last year, the Portege R500 was the worlds lightest and slimmest PC. It has now substituted its hard-disk storage with a 128 GB solid-state drive (SSD).Both the MacBook Air and Lenovos X300 have 64 GB SSDs. Unlike the MacBo...

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wired.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:54

Average rating:50

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...

geardiary.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:54

Average rating:0

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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pcmag.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:55

Average rating:70

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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eweek.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:55

Average rating:0

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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pcworld.com_techhive.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:55

Average rating:73

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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notebookcheck.net

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2013-02-14 10:03:55

Average rating:86

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

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2013-02-14 10:03:56

Average rating:90

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.

v3.co.uk

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2013-02-14 10:03:56

Average rating:60

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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...

Ruggedpcreview.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:56

Average rating:0

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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trustedreviews.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:56

Average rating:70

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

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2013-02-14 10:03:56

Average rating:70

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...

notebookreview.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:57

Average rating:0

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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computershopper.com

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2013-02-14 10:03:57

Average rating:82

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

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2013-02-14 10:03:57

Average rating:70

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...

stuff.tv

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2013-02-14 10:04:01

Average rating:80

If the R500s design and screen had received as much love as its innards, it would have been the perfect ultraportable...

Extremely powerful. Unbelievably light...
Feels a little cheap. Screen not as good as competitors...
If the R500s design and screen had received as much love as its innards, it would have been the perfect ultraportable...

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