Toshiba Portégé R Series
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400, Intel Core 2 Duo U7600, Intel Core Duo U2400, Intel Pentium M 753Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
Display: 12.1 inch
Weight: 1.1kg, 1.2kg, 1.3kg, 1.6kg
2600
Average Score: 72.87% - average
Average of 38 scores (from 60 reviews)
mobility: 74%, workmanship: 67%, ergonomy: 74%, emissions: 66%
Toshiba Portégé R200
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Portégé R200Processor: Intel Pentium M 753
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900
Display: 12.1 inch, 4:3, 1024x768 pixels
Weight: 1.3kg
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score: 68.5% - average
Average of 6 scores (from 9 reviews)
40% Ultraportable Notebooks
Source: Wired Magazine 
Toshiba's R200 may be an attractive choice - if aesthetics like glossy metallic trim and soothing blue lights are of the utmost importance to you. Wired: Lightest model in the group. Quick access to ports and control knobs. Tired: Screen is comparably dim and fuzzy. Three-hour, 19-minute battery life is the worst. Price too high for low performance.
kurzer Vergleichstest von Notebook-Modellen; Test nur in der Zeitschrift verfügbar
4 von 10, Preis/Leistung schlecht, Leistung niedrig, Display schlecht, Akkulaufzeit sehr schlecht
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 11/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 40% price: 40% performance: 40% display: 40%
76% Toshiba Portégé R200
Source: Chip.de 
, Length Unknown, Date: 06/05/2006
Rating: Total score: 76% price: 65% performance: 65% features: 74% mobility: 82% ergonomy: 73%
85% Schicke Jubiläums-Variante
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy
, Length Unknown, Date: 05/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 85% price: 75% workmanship: 85%
62% Rechenpower für das Handgepäck
Source: Facts
, Length Unknown, Date: 02/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 62%
Testbericht Toshiba Portege R200
Source: Notebookcheck
online available, Very Long, Date: 01/27/2006
Rating: workmanship: 85%
70% Flachmann-Power
Source: PC Professionell
, Length Unknown, Date: 11/01/2005
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 35%
Toshiba Portégé R200
Source: c't
, Length Unknown, Date: 08/01/2005
Toshiba Portégé R200
Source: Tom's Hardware
online available, Very Long, Date: 08/01/2005
78% Toshiba Portégé R200
Source: PC Welt
online available, Short, Date: 07/01/2005
Rating: Total score: 78% price: 76% performance: 68% features: 62% ergonomy: 91%
Toshiba Portégé R400
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Portégé R400Processor: Intel Core Duo U2400
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 128 MB
Display: 12.1 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score: 68.11% - average
Average of 9 scores (from 17 reviews)
70% Toshiba Portege R400-106 review
Source: PC Advisor
The attractive Toshiba Portege R400-106 ultraportable tablet laptop comes with a sparkling white chassis (wonder where they got that idea from?), with a shiny Toshiba logo on the lid. It's also very tactile, as the Toshiba Portege R400-106 is extremely small and light, at just 304x239x29.5mm and 1.7kg.
The Toshiba Portege R400-106 is certainly sophisticated, both in terms of looks and functionality. If you want a tablet PC this is probably one of the most attractive you'll find, it's light, well built and highly secure, but when it comes to the performance, price ratio it doesn't come out on top.
(von 5): 3.5, Verarbeitung 4.5, Ausstattung 4.5, Preis 2.5
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/19/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 50% features: 90% workmanship: 90%
80% Toshiba Portege R400 tablet PC Review
Source: Pocket Lint
If you’ve ever spent some time with a Tablet PC then you’ll find features you’ll like but more often than not, you’ll come away thinking that it’s just a little too heavy and the battery life doesn’t warrant the extra expense over a standard notebook. Well, Toshiba hasn’t addressed a price issue, as at £1775 (inc. VAT) this is the most expensive tablet we’ve seen in a while but what the company has done is overall the style and power of the machine, turning the R400 into something truly special. Billed by Toshiba as "the symbol of sophistication", it's easy to see why. The crisp black and white look is definitely more sophisticated than the average machine and weighing in at 1.8kg, it’s a machine light enough to carry around with a fair degree of ease. When it comes to usability, we found it well above average.
8 von 10, Display sehr gut, Leistung mäßig, Preis/Leistung mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/17/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 50% performance: 60% display: 90%
60% Toshiba Portege R400-S4931
Source: PC Advisor
The R400-S4931 is stylish, and its side LED and wireless-focused design may be trailblazing. But too many design inconveniences, along with difficult tablet input, make this model one of Toshiba's rare unsuccessful efforts.
minimal ausgestatteter Kurz-Test; online abrufbar
(von 5): 3, Preis/Leistung 2.5, Verarbeitung 4.5, Ausstattung 3.5, Leistung mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/24/2007
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 50% performance: 50% features: 70% workmanship: 90%
68% Toshiba Portege R400-S4931
Source: PC World
This stylish convertible tablet model comes with a handy SideShow LED, but input is difficult and to obtain good battery life you must use a heavy add-on slice. The R400-S4931 is stylish, and its side LED and wireless-focused design may be trailblazing. But too many design inconveniences, along with difficult tablet input, make this model one of Toshiba's rare unsuccessful efforts.
ausführlicher Test mit Geräteaufbau und Testwerten und Bildern; online abrufbar
(von 100): 68, Leistung 72, Ausstattung 69, Preis/Leistung sehr teuer
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/11/2007
Rating: Total score: 68% price: 30% performance: 72% features: 69%
Toshiba Portege R400 Tablet PC Review
Source: Notebookreview.com
The R400 is an innovative Tablet, but it comes with a hefty price tag. It has a solid design that works great in Tablet and notebook mode. There is no flimsy feeling to it and the LED backlit screen is great for watching movies or checking out your favorite photos. The screen is glossy and gives off reflections under bright light conditions, so be aware outdoor use won't work. Overall Toshiba could have gone with a more powerful processor because the system runs a little slow, especially since it has Windows Vista Ultimate. I would have liked it to have a little more performance endurance and less eye candy appeal if you could trade such things off. The R400 does sport the SideShow display, which is a unique feature for the business professional on-the-go, but at the end of the day the high price tag and lack of performance to match that price stand in the way of it being a top-competitor for your average consumer.
umfangreicher Erfahrungsbericht eines Benutzers; online abrufbar
Preis/Leistung teuer, Display zufriedenstellend, Emissionen gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/27/2007
Rating: price: 40% display: 70% emissions: 80%
Toshiba Portege R400 Hands On Review (Video)
Source: Notebookreview.com
I have to admit though, I want the R400 to succeed. It does a lot of great things, but in our view it's version 1 hardware that needs to be improved to find a viable market share. Toshiba put two years of engineering into this product and the work shows. There are a lot of impressive features, but the $2600 price tag and a few questionable design decisions make the R400 a tough purchase.
umfangreicher Erfahrungsbericht eines Benutzers; online abrufbar
Preis/Leistung mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/10/2007
Rating: price: 50%
64% Toshiba Portege R400-S4931 (Core Duo 1.2GHz, 2GB RAM, 80GB HDD)
Source: CNet
The good: Excellent design; secondary OLED display provides useful info when the lid is closed, easy to use EV-DO. The bad: Disappointing performance and battery life; ridiculously expensive. The bottom line: If money is no object for you, the Toshiba Portege R400 is an eye-catching, Windows Vista conversation piece, but the rest of us will want more performance from a system this expensive.
ausführlicher Test mit Geräteaufbau und Testwerten und Bildern; online abrufbar
(von 10): 6.4, Leistung 4, Ausstattung 9, Akkulaufzeit 4, Preis/Leistung extrem teuer
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/08/2007
Rating: Total score: 64% price: 20% performance: 40% features: 90%
Toshiba Portege R400-S4931
Source: PC Mag
Bottom Line: The Toshiba Portégé R400-S4931 is one of the lightest, sexiest convertible tablets I've seen, showcasing many of the neat features found in Windows Vista Ultimate. Pros: Sexy design. Light and forearm-friendly. Vista Ultimate edition. Gorgeous widescreen for media mavens. SideShow LCD display. Integrated EV-DO antenna. Cons: Low-powered. Too many proprietary applications loaded.
ausführlicher Test mit Geräteaufbau und Testwerten und Bildern; online abrufbar
Display mangelhaft, Ausstattung gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/08/2007
Rating: features: 80% display: 50%
70% Toshiba Portégé R400-S4931
Source: Laptop Mag
Toshiba shakes things up with a striking convertible that sports a bright LED display, fast mobile broadband, and a convenient external screen for at-a-glance alerts. We like, not love, the Toshiba Portégé R400-S4931. The design is a bit polarizing, and we think an optical drive should have been integrated. But we appreciate the system's light weight, and on-the-go users will really appreciate the external display for alerts and the fast EV-DO Rev. A connectivity.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar
3.5 von 5, Display gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/08/2007
Rating: Total score: 70% display: 80%
Toshiba's Portégé R400 Has Exciting Features
Source: Tom's Guide
Toshiba's Portégé R400-S4931 Tablet PC is quite impressive in many ways. It looks great and has a range of new and special features that make it an impressive little notebook computer. Though some of its components are less than stellar performers, Vista Ultimate, unbridled by memory resident programs, runs quite fast in both standard and Tablet PC mode. I'll reserve judgment on performance until I've got some memory resident apps to test out and until Vista-ready notebook performance tests are available, but for now I'm high on Vista on notebooks like Toshiba's R400, if you plan to keep your notebook fairly vanilla.
ausführlicher Test mit Geräteaufbau und Testwerten und Bildern; online abrufbar
Leistung mäßig, Ausstattung sehr gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/08/2007
Rating: performance: 60% features: 90%
Schicker Verwandlungskünstler
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 5-6/08
, Length Unknown, Date: 04/18/2008
Rating: price: 40% mobility: 80%
Kompakt, mobil, stark
Source: SFT - 11/07
, Length Unknown, Date: 10/31/2007
Rating: price: 30% ergonomy: 90%
41% Test: Toshiba Portégé R400
Source: PC Welt
online available, Medium, Date: 09/18/2007
Rating: Total score: 41% price: 41% performance: 12% mobility: 17% ergonomy: 57%
80% Toshiba 12" R400 Tablet Laptop Review
Source: notebookforums.com
online available, Very Short, Date: 08/07/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 50% display: 70% mobility: 50%
Test Toshiba Portégé R400 Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck
online available, Very Short, Date: 08/01/2007
Rating: display: 70% mobility: 60% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 50%
80% Toshiba Portege R400
Source: Connect
online available, Very Short, Date: 04/20/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60% performance: 60% features: 80% display: 50% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 80%
Tablets op de testbank
Source: Hardware.info 
, Medium, Date: 03/11/2008
Rating: price: 40% performance: 50% mobility: 80%
Toshiba Portégé R300
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Portégé R300Processor: Intel Core Duo U2400
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 128 MB
Display: 12.1 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 1.2kg
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Toshiba Portege R300 Review
Source: Notebookreview.com
Although the Portege R300 is an unique slimline laptop, in its category it is not the top of the line. The Core Duo technology and 4200RPM hard drive make it less attractive. However, the design will definitely raise eyebrows and the 2-lbs of weight is an extreme advantage for mobility.
umfangreicher Erfahrungsbericht eines Benutzers; online abrufbar
Mobilität gut, Emissionen gut
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/08/2007
Rating: mobility: 80% emissions: 80%
Toshiba Portégé R500
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Portégé R500Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo U7600
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 128 MB
Display: 12.1 inch, 16:10, pixels
Weight: 1.1kg
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score: 75.55% - good
Average of 22 scores (from 32 reviews)
80% Toshiba Portégé R500-125
Source: Techradar
The impressive battery life and ability to work outdoors is likely to appeal to just as many users, however, and if you fall into the latter camp the R500-125 is an excellent laptop.
4 von 5, Mobilität sehr gut, Ausstattung sehr gut, Leistung schlecht, Display schlecht, Verarbeitung mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/09/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 40% display: 90% mobility: 90% workmanship: 50%
50% Toshiba Portege R500: the best ultraportable, until you break it
Source: APC Mag
At $3,630 for this particular configuration (cheaper models are available without built-in WWAN), the R500 is in the same price league as the flagship MacBook Air and Lenovo ThinkPad X300. However, even with the mobile-friendly conveniences of a super-light carry weight and long battery life, the R500’s flimsy build and pokey performance make it feel like a much cheaper laptop.
(von 10): 5, Preis 5, Ergonomie 7, Leistung 4, Verarbeitung schlecht, Mobilität gut, Display mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 50% price: 50% performance: 40% display: 50% mobility: 80% workmanship: 40% ergonomy: 70%
80% A notebook to meet your business demands?
Source: Pocket Lint
The Toshiba Portégé R500-11Z is a fantastic notebook for anyone who needs to use their machine for long periods when away from mains power. Had it delivered a slightly faster performance for the price, this would have scored a slightly higher score. As it is, the R500 is a great all-round ultraportable that just misses out on being ideal.
8 von 10, Mobilität sehr gut, Leistung schlecht, Preis mäßig
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/09/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60% performance: 40% mobility: 90%
70% Toshiba Portégé R500 (SSD)
Source: PC Mag
Toshiba drove the Portégé R500 (SSD)'s weight down to 1.7 pounds, but you'll have to do without an optical drive, work with a smaller battery, and pay for an expensive SSD drive.
3.5 von 5, Leistung mäßig, Preis mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/29/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 50% performance: 60%
73% Toshiba Portege R500-S5002
Source: PC World
It's a feature, not a flaw: You can twist the Toshiba Portégé R500's screen in your bare hands. Pressing the plastic panel on the bottom of the case underneath the hard drive makes it pop inward.
Toshiba does many things right with the Portégé R500--you just can't become too bent out of shape over the twisty.
(von 100): 73, Leistung 51, Ausstattung 80, Preis mäßig, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/07/2008
Rating: Total score: 73% price: 60% performance: 51% features: 80% mobility: 80%
85% Toshiba Portégé R500 slimline laptop
Source: Reg Hardware
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. But the R500 is about delivering a decent computing experience in a casing you can carry in your hand all day, which few other machine can. For us, that makes it a winner.
85%, Preis/Leistung mangelhaft, Verarbeitung schlecht, Mobilität sehr gut, Leistung sehr gut
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/25/2008
Rating: Total score: 85% price: 50% performance: 90% mobility: 90% workmanship: 40%
80% Toshiba Portege R500-126 ultraportable laptop
Source: vnunet.com
Apple may get all the headlines with its super-thin MacBook Air (reviewed here), but Toshiba's Portege R500-126 trumps it in many areas. True, it can't compete on thickness - the Toshiba Portege R500-126 is 19.5-25.5mm from thinnest to thickest, while the Air is a mere 0.4-1.94mm. 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 Apple's £2,028. If you're after a usable, super portable machine that weighs hardly anything then the Toshiba Portege R500-126 will make an excellent travel companion.
(von 5): 4, Verarbeitung 4.5, Ausstattung 3.5, Preis/Leistung 3.5
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/19/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 70% features: 70% workmanship: 90%
79% Toshiba Portege R500-S5003
Source: CNet
When we first saw the Toshiba Portege R500 back in the summer of 2007, it quickly became one of our favorite ultraportable laptops--and one of our favorite laptops overall. Thanks to its small size, light weight, and plentiful extras, the R500 was very close to the final word in ultraportable systems. Toshiba's SSD version of the Portege R500 may be the best ultraportable laptop available right now, and it packs in much of what the MacBook Air lacks while weighing nearly half as much.
7.9 von 10, Mobilität mäßig, Leistung mäßig, Preis/Leistung mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/14/2008
Rating: Total score: 79% price: 50% performance: 60% mobility: 60%
70% Toshiba Portege R500
Source: Laptop Logic
Ultra portables have carved a niche in the laptop world as the sexy and stylish of all laptops out in the market. They’re small and lightweight, making them the perfect travel companion if you’re a power user who is constantly on-the-go. However, as a result of their compact form factor the ultra portable is sometimes limited in its performance and feature sets, making them a product geared more for the travelling businessman. These machines usually have slower performing processors, lack of any video graphics capabilities, and no optical drive built-in in an effort to save battery power and space.
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 impress passersby.
3.5 von 5, Preis/Leistung teuer, Leistung schlecht, Mobilität sehr gut
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/02/2007
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 40% performance: 40% mobility: 90%
67% Toshiba Portégé R500
Source: PC Pro
In 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 share ridiculously tiny dimensions. Both use Intel's ultra-low voltage range of Core 2 Duos and both will happily fit into the very smallest of shoulder bags.
Yet while the Sony costs £2,099 (inc VAT), the Toshiba weighs in at nearly £800 less. If you think that means there's no reason to be tempted by the more expensive Sony, though, think again - the R500's build quality is noticeably less impressive than that of the TZ12. In particular, the Portégé's chassis has a plasticky feel, with a little too much flex in the palmrest for our comfort. As such, the R500 is just that little less reassuring when the time comes to stuffing it in a bag or running for that train. The different scale of budget shows through when it comes to usability, too: the keyboard in particular feels noticeably spongy.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar
4 von 6
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/20/2007
Rating: Total score: 67%
70% Toshiba Portégé R500
Source: Laptop Mag
Toshiba redefines the ultraportable with the thinnest and lightest notebook with a 12.1-inch widescreen display and an optical drive. One look at the Toshiba Portégé R500 and you know you're 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, and we love the full-sized keyboard that doesn't waste even a centimeter of surrounding space. This superthin, superlight machine is easy to grab and go in a hurry. The lack of mobile broadband is a bummer, and the razor-thin display lacks the punch of some other ultraportables, but overall this is a very good laptop for users who care more about portability than sheer power. At its thinnest point, the R500 measures 0.8 inches thick, widening to one inch on the backside. The subtle wedge design makes the notebook easy to slide into a tote bag.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar
3.5 von 5, Leistung exzellent, Display mangelhaft, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/30/2007
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 95% display: 50% mobility: 80%
79% Toshiba Portege R500-S5002
Source: CNet
Perhaps the laptop we've been most looking forward to checking out this year, Toshiba's Portege R500 is very close to the final word in ultraportable systems. Incredibly thin and light, it manages to squeeze a 12-inch display into a package even lighter than Sony's 11-inch VAIO TZ150. While there have been some less expensive ultraportables we've liked recently (such as the Averatec 1579), both the R500 and VAIO TZ are premium products, with configurations ranging from $2,000 to 3,000, thanks to high-end options, including solid state hard drives. While the VAIO and the R500 have similar prices and features, there are trade-offs. We were disappointed by the lack of mobile broadband in our R500, but we also found it offered better performance than the VAIO (largely Sony's fault for packing their system with enough bloatware to slow it to a crawl).
ausführlicher Test mit Geräteaufbau und Testwerten und Bildern; online abrufbar
(von 10): 7.9, Leistung 7, Ausstattung 7, Mobilität 8
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/30/2007
Rating: Total score: 79% performance: 70% features: 70% mobility: 80%
70% Toshiba Portégé R500
Source: PC Mag
Bottom line: The Toshiba Portégé R500 is a 2.4-pound ultraportable that performs the impressive feat of integrating an optical drive, though the system is strictly made for heavy travel schedules and light workloads. Pros: Integrated optical drive at 2.4-pounds. 120GB hard drive. Sleek design. Full-size keyboard. Three USB ports. LED backlights. Cons: DVD burner generates a lot of noise. Mouse buttons can be a nuisance. You'll need to bump the RAM up to 2GB.
eher kurz gehaltener Test; online abrufbar
3.5 von 5
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 70%
Prüfstand Business-Notebooks mit 12 Zoll
Source: Tom's Hardware
online available, Long, Date: 08/11/2008
Rating: price: 40% performance: 80%
Sündhaft teures Kleinod
Source: PC Praxis - 9/08
, Length Unknown, Date: 08/01/2008
Rating: features: 80% mobility: 90% workmanship: 80%
40% Toshiba Portégé R500 (PPR50E-05802MGR)
Source: Chip.de - 8/08
, Very Short, Date: 07/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 40% price: 50%
Leicht ist nicht genug
Source: c't - 15/08
, Long, Date: 07/01/2008
Rating: performance: 80% features: 80% display: 80% mobility: 40% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 70%
Das 820-Gramm-Notebook
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 7-8
, Length Unknown, Date: 06/24/2008
Rating: price: 40% performance: 80% mobility: 60%
Schlank und supermobil!
Source: e-media - 6/08
, Medium, Date: 05/01/2008
Rating: price: 30% mobility: 70%
Toshiba Portégé R500
Source: AON.at
online available, Short, Date: 04/24/2008
Rating: price: 40% display: 80% ergonomy: 80%
Immer dabei!
Source: mobile Zeit - 3/08
, Length Unknown, Date: 04/09/2008
Rating: mobility: 80%
Klein aber oho
Source: Connect - 5/08
, Length Unknown, Date: 04/07/2008
Rating: performance: 80% mobility: 40%
80% Klein aber oho
Source: Connect - 5/08
, Medium, Date: 04/07/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 84% features: 74% mobility: 69% ergonomy: 90%
90% Toshiba Portégé R500 HDD-Version
Source: Notebookjournal
online available, Long, Date: 03/11/2008
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 70% performance: 70% features: 30% display: 10% mobility: 70% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 50% emissions: 50%
80% Toshiba Portégé R500 SSD-Version
Source: Notebookjournal
online available, Medium, Date: 03/03/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60% performance: 50% features: 30% display: 10% mobility: 50% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 50% emissions: 50%
86% Test Toshiba Portégé R500 Subnotebook
Source: Notebookcheck
online available, Long, Date: 03/03/2008
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 62% display: 84% mobility: 88% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 82% emissions: 85%
All you need is the Air?
Source: WCM - 4/08
, Long, Date: 03/01/2008
Rating: price: 40% display: 80% workmanship: 50%
Mobilität in einer neuen Dimension
Source: SFT - 3/08
, Length Unknown, Date: 02/27/2008
Rating: display: 50% mobility: 80% workmanship: 50%
80% Toshiba Portégé R500
Source: ZDNet
online available, Long, Date: 09/28/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 50% mobility: 90%
79% Equipos ultraportátiles: Toshiba Portégé R500-11C
Source: PC Actual 
online available, Short, Date: 08/03/2008
Rating: Total score: 79% price: 75%
84% Toshiba Portégé R500-127
Source: PCM
online available, Short, Date: 05/28/2008
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 69% mobility: 99% ergonomy: 80%
90% Klein wonder - Toshiba Portégé R500
Source: Hardware.info
online available, Medium, Date: 09/03/2007
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 50% performance: 70% mobility: 80%
Toshiba Portégé R600
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Portégé R600 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Display: 12.1 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 1.1kg
Price: 2600 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Portégé R600 (Model)
Average Score: 83% - good
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
83% Toshiba Portégé R600
Source: PC Pro
A super-light laptop with great battery life, but the screen is both its stand-out feature and - for some - its Achilles heel.
5 von 6, Mobilität sehr gut, Display mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 83% display: 50% mobility: 90%
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Toshiba: Toshiba is one of the biggest international notebook-manufacturer. There exist many reviews for Toshiba models. The ratings of German magazines are very positive, but the relation of price and value is evaluated rather average. The ratings according the features and display are also quite well for Toshiba notebooks.
Only older games can be played fluently with these graphics chips (if they were not too demanding). Shared memory graphic cores in this category got the advantage of less heat production and longer battery runtimes. For office, internet, image processing, and video editing tasks these graphics chips are still useable without any restrictions.
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip with shared memory on Mobile Intel 915GM chipset. It is the predecessor of Graphics Media Accelerator 950. The performance can be compared with the Mobile Radeon 9000 (with a 64 bit memory bus).
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on a Mobile Intel 965GM chipset. It is the successor of GMA 950 and features a fully programmable pipeline (supports Aero Glass fully and DirectX 10 with newest drivers). The peformance of the X3100 is clearly better than the GMA 950, still demanding modern games won't run fluently.
Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Pentium M: With Intel chip set (855 or 915) and Intel WLAN also available with the name Centrino (name for the package).
In the comparison very fast per megahertz and very modest with weaknesses in floating point operations.
It is also available as a low voltage version with very small current consumption.
Intel Core Duo: Double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used together by the double. The maximum capacity of 31 watts is only 4 watts more than with the Pentium M (predecessor). Both cores are lowered automatically and independently of each other by speed steps down to 1 GHz. In addition it now supports also SSE3 instructions. At least it is just as fast as a equivalent Pentium M. With applications, which were designed for multi-processors, the performance can be nearly twice as fast as with the Pentium M (e.g. CineBench around 86% fast)
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
12.1: This is the most common display format for subnotebooks and an average size for subnotebooks.
The advantage is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the tiny display has the advantage, that it needs less power, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that reading of texts is very exhausting vor the eyes. High resolutions can hardly be used.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.1 kg:
This subnotebook is one of the most lightweight of all notebooks and can be carried very easily. There exist hardly any models in this extreme class of weight. 7-9 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
1.6 kg:
This sub-notebook weighs less than the average of all notebooks and represents a medium class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 11 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
72.87%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
