Toshiba Portegé R500

Staying in the spirit of 12 inch ultraportables, here is a quick highlight of the Toshiba Portege R500 aka Dynabook SS RX1. Having experienced this nifty notebook quite a few times, here's my quick take on it.

It is extremely thin. With its 2.4 lbs, it is very light as well. It is quite an achievement that they managed to squeeze in a built-in optical drive. The design is pleasing to the eye, yet a bit bland and not as pretty and professional looking as some of the previous R-series models. Unfortunately, I find it to be too fragile, which obviously is a product of the aforementioned thin and light qualities.

All in all it is definitely a true ultraportable. In many ways it is a great display of engineering which will likely impress many people. But for everyday use and being on the go as I often am, this machine is simply not sturdy enough for my needs. I am however sure that many people do not share my expectations with regard to build quality. And for those, the Toshiba R500 is definitely a winner.

For more information, here are some reviews:
Notebookreview review
TrustedReviews review
PCMag review
Geek review
Cnet review