Toshiba Portege R830-110
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Portege R830-110 (Portégé R830 Series)Processor: Intel Core i3 2310M
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Display: 13.3 inch, 19:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: no
Weight: 1.468kg
Price: 1199 euro
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Reviews for the Toshiba Portege R830-110
Low cost expert. Light, long battery life, and well put together. With the low end version of the Portégé R830 from Toshiba premium business is now affordable. The question is whether the claims of an ideal picture quality are also true?
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/25/2011
Rating: performance: 50% features: 40% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 30%
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/02/2011
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 75% display: 70% mobility: 91% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 88% emissions: 82%
Comment
Intel HD Graphics 3000: Integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The HD 3000 is the faster (internally GT2 called) version with 12 Execution Units (EUs).
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
2310M:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.1 GHz and features the Turbo Boost 2.0 only for the graphics card (650/1100MHz).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
13.3": This is a common display format for subnotebooks. Netbooks, UMPC and some subnotebooks have tinier displays. Nevertheless, the majority of standard laptops has a higher format. The advantage of a small display is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the small display needs few energy, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is a bit exhausting for the eyes, especially with high resolutions.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.468 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.
Toshiba: Toshiba Corporation is a multinational conglomerate manufacturing company, headquartered in Japan. The company's main business is in Infrastructure, Consumer Products, and Electronic devices and components. Toshiba-made Semiconductors are among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. Toshiba is one of the biggest international notebook-manufacturer. There exist many reviews for Toshiba models.
86%: This is a good rating above average. Nevertheless you should not forget, that 10-15% of all notebook-models get a better rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
