Toshiba Portege Review
Toshiba Portege Review
Toshiba is positioning the Portege family as an ultra-light notebook that delivers outstanding performance for students and business folk alike. But criticisms have arouse that suggest they may not be powerful enough for the stringent demands of business 2.0. There’s no doubt the Toshiba Portege is a bargain for the average user looking for a variety of unique add-ons, but can it compete with more business-centric alternatives?
The Portege is available in four models: A600, M750, R500, and R600. There is a pretty big price gap in this line starting at $1,300 for the M750 and A600 moving upwards to around $2,200 for the R600. With a price discrepancy this wide, Toshiba would be wise to break these up into different families of models.
What Makes The Portege Different?
Toshiba touts a variety of selling points for the Portege. The first they call EasyGaurd Technology. Part of this technology is a finger print reader that allows you to place an imprint the notebook instead of endlessly entering passwords. The second part is a variety of security software, including virus protection and the proprietary PC Health Monitor program that continually tests the overall well-being of your system.
The Portege also comes with a high-resolution, backlit display that can spin 360 degrees. This screen makes it easy to show clients your latest project. It’s also convenient for watching movies or YouTube clips.
Following suit with models made popular by Apple and Dell, the Toshiba Portege allows users to express themselves in many colors. Lid colors include Soft Pink, Aluminum Silver, Frosty White, and Cosmic Black.
Finally, one of the coolest features of the Toshiba Portege has to be the built in face-recognition software. Combined with the on-board webcam, you won’t have to worry about anyone without access logging on to your laptop. The software automatically logs you in as soon as you sit in front of web cam. How sweet is that?
The Bottom Line: Cool options like face recognition software and a 360 degree screen separate this notebook from the majority of uninspired laptops out there. The Protege was designed to wow with an abundance of killer options. But demanding users have had harsh criticisms of the product and its lack of overall power for the price. Specs for the Toshiba Protege R600 are listed below:
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor SU9400
Windows Vista
Hard Drive
160GB Hard Drive
3GB PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz SDRAM
DVD Burner
WiFi + Bluetooth
Li-Ion Battery with life up to 7.53 hours
Web cam
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