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Spectacular

9.4

out of 10

ravenbow

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The lightest notebook with optical drive in the market

Apr 8, 2008

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Fully functional super light notebook
Cons: Windows Vista
Opinion:
Having owned the classic Toshiba T1000 in the early-90's and having gone through an Acer, Dell and Twinhead I have come full circle and gotten the R500. Lugging a 2.5 kg Dell through an airport is no joke.

It was a choice between a UMPC (Asus Eee), Sony TZ or this. The initial impression was that it was quite flimsy, but the CD drive and screen has survived beng assaulted by my 3 yr old son. There is a Youtube video out there showing how much damage it can take. The battery is enough for a 5 hour plane flight on "power save" mode (ie no CD). The finger recognition software actually works. It does get very hot and one needs to balance it so that the vent is not blocked by your leg.

Sony's keyboard is better - but a full sized keyboard that works beats the cramp-inducing Eee keyboard. The 12 vs 10 in of the ... Read more

Aiz

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it will burn a hole in you pocket.....

Jan 28, 2008

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: good battery life is essential...
Cons: dull design/colour
Opinion:
way too expensive for me...
a good partner for those always on trips

lotmangalonzo

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Ultra portable efficient high-tech

Jan 17, 2008

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: fast
Cons: expensive
Opinion:
i found toshiba products to be highly durable & user friendly

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